Results 1 to 10 of about 143,046 (261)

Breath Tests Used in the Context of Bariatric Surgery [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2022
This review article focuses on the use of breath tests in the field of bariatrics and obesitology. The first part of the review is an introduction to breath test problematics with a focus on their use in bariatrics.
Daniel Karas, Marek Bužga, David Stejskal, Petr Kocna, Pavol Holéczy, Adéla Novotná, Zdeněk Švagera   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Extraoral Halitosis due to Exhaled Acetone in Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Bariatric surgery is widely used and considered as one of the most effective treatments for morbid obesity, but it can be associated with medical and dental adverse side-effects.
Hanadi G Alzahrani, Mohammed A AlSarhan, Abdullah Aldohayan, Fahad Bamehriz, Hamad A Alzoman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Noninvasive ¹³C-Octanoate Breath Test in Assessing the Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: The diagnosis of NASH needs a liver biopsy, an invasive procedure that is not frequently accepted by patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of the 13C-Octanoate breath test (OBT) as a non-invasive surrogate marker to ...
Carmen Fierbinteanu-Braticevici, Ana-Maria Calin-Necula, Vlad-Teodor Enciu, Loredana Goran, Anca Pantea Stoian, Ioan Ancuta, Octav Viasu, Alexandru Constantin Moldoveanu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breath Biomarkers in Diagnostic Applications

Molecules, 2021
The detection of chemical compounds in exhaled human breath presents an opportunity to determine physiological state, diagnose disease or assess environmental exposure.
Y Lan Pham, Jonathan Beauchamp
doaj   +1 more source

Manipulation of breath alcohol tests: Can specific techniques alter breath alcohol content?

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2020
Objective: The most common form of measurement of breath alcohol content (BrAC) is through the use of a diode catheter. This study aims to test the accuracy of breath alcohol analysis through different manipulations.
Brian Kelly, Jason Black, Jill Stoltzfus, Holly A Stankewicz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current and Future Approaches for Diagnosing Small Intestinal Dysbiosis in Patients With Symptoms of Functional Dyspepsia

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
The development and application of next generation sequencing technologies for clinical gastroenterology research has provided evidence that microbial dysbiosis is of relevance for the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal diseases ...
Ayesha Shah, Ayesha Shah, Ayesha Shah, Nicholas J. Talley, Nicholas J. Talley, Gerald Holtmann, Gerald Holtmann, Gerald Holtmann   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real-Time Monitoring of Metabolism during Exercise by Exhaled Breath

Metabolites, 2021
Continuous monitoring of metabolites in exhaled breath has recently been introduced as an advanced method to allow non-invasive real-time monitoring of metabolite shifts during rest and acute exercise bouts.
Martin Osswald, Dario Kohlbrenner, Nora Nowak, Jörg Spörri, Pablo Sinues, David Nieman, Noriane Andrina Sievi, Johannes Scherr, Malcolm Kohler   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breath tests in pediatrics

Clinica Chimica Acta, 2008
In order to reduce the need for invasive diagnostic tests in pediatrics, there has been a rapid development of tests based on the analysis of exhaled air for the investigation of a wide range of conditions. These tests are frequently extensions of procedures that have been developed and more intensively investigated for use in adults.
ANANIA, Caterina, PACIFICO, Lucia, G. OLIVERO, OSBORN, John Frederick, E. BONAIUTO, C. CHIESA   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Interpretation of non-invasive breath tests using ¹³C-labeled substrates - a preliminary report with ¹³C-methacetin

European Journal of Medical Research, 2009
Non-invasive breath tests can serve as valuable diagnostic tools in medicine as they can determine particular enzymatic and metabolic functions in vivo.
Lock JF, Taheri P, Bauer S, Holzhütter HG, Malinowski M, Neuhaus P, Stockmann M   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognóstico pulmonar em prematuros Pulmonary prognosis in preterm infants

Jornal de Pediatria, 2005
OBJETIVO: O aumento da sobrevida de prematuros traz o desafio de lidar com um amplo espectro de doenças pulmonares crônicas, incluindo displasia broncopulmonar, síndrome de Wilson-Mikity e sibilância recorrente. Este artigo discute o prognóstico pulmonar
Luciana Friedrich, Andréa L. Corso, Marcus H. Jones   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source