Chair(s): James D. Chalmers, Myrofora Goutaki, Chiara Premuda
Session type: Guidelines session
Amelia Shoemark
Session content
Lucy Dixon
Michele Manion
Replay
What is primary ciliary dyskinesia and why make the diagnosis?
Amelia Shoemark
Replay
Stefano Aliberti
Amelia Shoemark
Amjad Horani
James D. Chalmers
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Session aims
to discuss the impact of a diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia on management and for patients who are referred for diagnostic testing, genetic testing and transmission electron microscopy to confirm a diagnosis, evidence for use of adjunct tests (high-speed video microscopy, immunofluorescence and nasal nitric oxide) in primary ciliary dyskinesia diagnosis, strategies for diagnostic testing in a resource-limited setting, unmet needs and future directions.