title: [Breath tests--a clarification of the topic].
abstract: Breath tests represent a new class of diagnostic tests to be used in gastroenterologic diagnostics. The breath tests depend basically on the quantification of either hydrogen gas or labeled carbon dioxide in the expired air. The main indications are presented and the limitations of the tests are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinik, Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beglinger
mesh_terms: D001944:Breath Tests / Q000379:methods*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006859:Hydrogen
vernacular_title: Atemteste--eine Flurbereinigung.