Handheld H2 Sensors
Video course: 1.0 credit hours (general) from NANCEAC
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This CEU course is a review and critical appraisal of recent clinically relevant research in the use of handheld H2 sensors. The studies we specifically critically review are below:
- Shortt C, Brief J PWE-098 A pilot validation study of an at-home hydrogen breath test device Gut 2019;68:A219.
- Barahona, Guillermo MD, MBA, MPH1; Moran, Áine BSc2; Bride, Barry Mc2; Villatoro, Luisa MD, MBA, MPH3; Burns, Robert B. BS3; Konings, Bo BSc3; Bulat, Robert S. MD, PhD, MSc, FRCPC4; McKnight, Megan E. MSc, PA-C3; Pasricha, Pankaj J. MBBS, MD1 S1377 Postprandial Breath H2 Using a Portable Handheld App-Connected Device to Predict the Presence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth as Well as the Response to Antibiotic Treatment, The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 – Volume 116 – Issue – p S632 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000779040.66429.bd
- Shrestha A, Prodhan UK, Mitchell SM, Sharma P, Barnett MPG, Milan AM, Cameron-Smith D. Validity of a Portable Breath Analyser (AIRE) for the Assessment of Lactose Malabsorption. Nutrients. 2019 Jul 17;11(7):1636. doi: 10.3390/nu11071636. PMID: 31319625; PMCID: PMC6683064
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Learning Objectives
- Critique the congruence of handheld H2 sensor results to gold standard testing in healthy individuals
- Contrast the results of handheld H2 device to gold standard testing in people suspected of having SIBO
- Hypothesize potential issues with breath testing in terms of false positives
- Extrapolate issues with continuous breath testing
