Biology:Breath test
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Short description: Tests done on air exhaled from lungs
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| Breath test | |
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 A person taking a Breathalyser test | |
| MeSH | D001944 |
A breath test is a type of test performed on air generated from the act of exhalation.[1]
Types include:
- Breathalyzer – by far the most common usage of this term relates to the legal breath test to determine if a person is driving under the influence of alcohol.
- Hydrogen breath test – it is becoming increasingly common for people to undertake a medical test for clinical diagnosis of dietary disabilities such as fructose intolerance, fructose malabsorption, lactose intolerance and lactulose intolerance.
- The presence of Helicobacter pylori (in peptic ulcer disease) can be tested for with the urea breath test.
- Exhaled nitric oxide is a breath test that might signal airway inflammation such as in asthma.
- Breath tests for diseases have been developed for early detection of lung cancer, breast cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis and many others, to serve as an adjunct to existing medical tests. A trial will commence at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England to confirm the efficacy of these breath tests.[2] Phase II and Phase III clinical studies by Menssana Research, Inc. in the United States are also under way.[3]
See also
- Breath diagnostics
- Breath gas analysis
References
- ↑ Breath+Tests at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ Beer, Gabriella (January 3, 2019). "A breath test with the goal of detecting multiple cancers is ready to start trials". Cancer Research UK. https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2019/01/03/a-breath-test-with-the-goal-of-detecting-multiple-cancers-is-ready-to-start-trials/. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Menssana Research, Inc.". https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/229962. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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