A Sweat Chloride Test Is Performed in a 14-Year-Old Child

question 6

Multiple Choice

A sweat chloride test is performed in a 14-year-old child who has adrenal insufficiency. What effect can this condition have on the results of this diagnostic test?

• A) It can produce a false-positive sweat test.
• B) It can generate a false-negative sweat test.
• C) Adrenal insufficiency can cause either a false-positive or a false-negative result.
• D) Adrenal insufficiency has no known effect on the result of a sweat test.

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