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  1. Sweat electrolytes test 
    Sweat electrolytes is a test that measures the level of chloride in sweat. Sweat chloride test is the standard test used to ... A colorless, odorless chemical that causes sweating is applied to a ... An electrode is then attached to the spot. A weak electrical ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003630.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Sweating 
    Sweating is the release of liquid from the body's sweat glands. This liquid contains salt. This process is also called perspiration. Sweating helps your body stay cool. Sweat is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003218.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Absence of sweating 
    An abnormal lack of sweat in response to heat may be harmful because sweating allows heat to be released from the body. The medical term ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003219.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Hyperhidrosis 
    ... is a medical condition in which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably. People with hyperhidrosis may sweat even when the temperature is cool or when ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007259.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Skin - clammy 
    Clammy skin is cool, moist, and usually pale . ... Clammy skin may be an emergency. Call your health care provider or 911 or the local emergency ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003216.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Cancer treatment: dealing with hot flashes and night sweats 
    ... cancer treatments can cause hot flashes and night sweats. Hot flashes are when your body suddenly feels ... In some cases, hot flashes can make you sweat. Night sweats are hot flashes with sweating at ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000826.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Iontophoresis 
    ... article discusses the use of iontophoresis to decrease sweating by blocking sweat glands. ... is thought that the process somehow plugs the sweat glands and temporarily prevents you from sweating. Iontophoresis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007293.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Sweat test (image) 
    The sweat electrolyte test is a test that measures the level of chloride in sweat. In children, increased sodium and chloride concentrations in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1939.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Sweat test (image) 
    The sweat electrolyte test is performed to determine the amount of chloride that is excreted in sweat from the body during a certain period of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9955.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Dehydration 
    ... body may lose a lot of fluid from: Sweating too much, for example, from exercising in hot ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000982.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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