Breath analysis for clinical diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring / editors, Anton Amann, David Smith.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Amann, Anton.

Smith, David.

Conference Name:

Conference on Breath Gas Analysis for Medical Diagnostics (2004 : Dornbirn, Austria)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis--Congresses.

Diagnosis.

Breath tests--Congresses.

Breath tests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (557 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; London : World Scientific, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes how the analysis of the trace gases in exhaled breath can be used for non-invasive clinical diagnosis of disease and for monitoring the effectiveness of therapy. This approach offers an important addition to the diagnostic techniques available to medicine, having the advantage that on-line breath analysis can provide information to the clinician immediately and thus facilitate rapid diagnosis and treatment. The book is a compilation of contributions to a conference held in Dornbirn, Austria, 23-26 September 2004 on various aspects of this new topic. Written by the foremost

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; Part A. New Analytical Techniques; Part B. Nitric Oxide, Carbon Monoxide, and Ethane; Part C. Broadly-Based Studies; Part D. Focused Studies; Part E. Use of Isotopes; Part F. Animal Studies; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Breath gas analysis for medical diagnostics.

ISBN:

9786611898083

9781281898081

1281898082

9789812701954

9812701958

OCLC:

476063262