To stimulate sweating for a quantitative sweat chloride test,_____ is iontophoresed into the skin.

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Pilocarpine is a drug that stimulates sweat production by activating muscarinic receptors in the sweat glands. It is commonly used in the quantitative sweat chloride test to obtain a sample of sweat that can be analyzed for chloride concentration. Chloride ion is then measured by the laboratory, which gives an indication of how well the patient's body is regulating salt and water balance. The other options, chloride, epinephrine, and alcohol, do not stimulate sweat production and are not used in the quantitative sweat chloride test.

To Stimulate Sweating for a Quantitative Sweat Chloride Test,_____ Is