Lab Ce MLT Practice Question and Answers with Explanations

1. The measurement of sodium and chloride in the sweat is the most useful test for the diagnosis of what condition/disease? Steatorrhea Direct determination of the exocrine secretory capacity of the pancreas .Cystic fibrosis Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: Cystic fibrosis Feedback Measurement of the sodium and chloride concentration in sweat is the most useful test in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Significantly elevated concentrations of both ions occur in more than 99% of affected patients.The definitive test for steatorrhea (failure to digest or absorb fats) is the quantitative fecal fat analysis.The secretin/CCK (cholecystokinin) test is the direct determination of the exocrine secretory capacity of the pancreas.Pancreatic cell tumors, which overproduce gastrin, are called gastrinomas; they cause Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and can be duodenal in origin