Utilizing Exhaled Breathe Condensate Collection to Study Ion Regulation in Cystic Fibrosis
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-01-01
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Summary
Our aims were to determine if exhaled breath condensate (EBC) could detect differences in ion
regulation between cystic fibrosis (CF) and healthy and measure the effect of the albuterol
on EBC ions in these populations. We hypothesized EBC chloride and sodium would be lower in
CF patients at baseline and that albuterol would decrease EBC sodium and increase EBC
chloride.