The 2016 Fayette, Iowa, population is 1,491. There are 1,009 people per square mile (population density). The median age is 22.6. The US median is 37.4. 25.71% of people in Fayette, Iowa, are married. 6.22% are divorced.
During the sweat test , medicine that causes a person to sweat is applied to the skin (usually on the arm or thigh). The sweat is then collected on a paper or a gauze pad, and the amount of salt chemicals in the paper or gauze is measured in a lab. Generally, chloride (sweat chloride) is measured.
Test Overview. A sweat test measures the amount of salt chemicals (sodium and chloride) in sweat. It is done to help diagnose cystic fibrosis. Normally, sweat on the skin surface contains very little sodium and chloride. People with cystic fibrosis have 2 to 5 times the normal amount of sodium and chloride in their sweat.