title: An assessment of gastric emptying by breathalyser.
abstract: 1 A breathalyser has been used to measure blood alcohol levels at short intervals to produce an absorption curve which we have shown is reproducible. 2 Changes in the rate of absorption which reflect changes in gastric emptying times produced by metoclopromide and propantheline have been demonstrated. 3 The breathalyser technique described appears to offer a simple method of studying the effects of drugs on the rate of gastric emptying.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Brimingham.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Finch
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitchard