Diagnosing GORD in respiratory medicine
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is increasing in prevalence and is associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, nonspecific, expensive or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment with a signific...
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doaj-30d1a1934bd648b7be6ee195eb1f405a2020-11-25T00:24:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122011-07-01210.3389/fphar.2011.0004010863Diagnosing GORD in respiratory medicineChris James Timms0Paul S. Thomas1Paul S. Thomas2Deborah H. Yates3UNSWUNSWPrince of Wales HospitalSt Vincent’s HospitalGastroesophageal reflux disease is increasing in prevalence and is associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, nonspecific, expensive or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment with a significant clinical impact. Novel methods such as exhaled breath condensate analysis and electronic nose technology have the potential to improve the accuracy of diagnosing GORD.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2011.00040/fullAsthmaCOPDbreath analysisGastroesophageal reflux diseasepepsin |
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Diagnosing GORD in respiratory medicine |
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Diagnosing GORD in respiratory medicine |
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Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease is increasing in prevalence and is associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, nonspecific, expensive or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment with a significant clinical impact. Novel methods such as exhaled breath condensate analysis and electronic nose technology have the potential to improve the accuracy of diagnosing GORD. |
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Asthma COPD breath analysis Gastroesophageal reflux disease pepsin |
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