Анализ выдыхаемого воздуха как способ диагностики и мониторинга хронической обструктивной болезни легких

Currently more and more attention is paid to human breath analysis for different diseases. This review covers the major works devoted to exhaled breath analysis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the possibility of early diagnosis and monitoring of these patients on basis of their gas excretion analysis are discussed. Application of spectrometry for human breath analysis makes it easier to see phenotypes of COPD. That helps to choose the correct treatment. Noninvasiveness of methods of breath analysis allows considering them as perspective and valuable for diagnostics in clinical proceeding.