Diagnosing GORD in Respiratory Medicine

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is increasing in prevalence and is highly associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, non-specific, expensive, or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Timms, Chris J., Yates, Deborah H., Thomas, Paul S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Materias:
Pharmacology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811465
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2011.00040
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Sumario:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is increasing in prevalence and is highly associated with several lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. Current diagnostic methods are imperfect, being insensitive, non-specific, expensive, or invasive. An accurate diagnosis of GORD can aid effective treatment and have 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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