Fast and Accurate Exhaled Breath Ammonia MeasurementSteven F. Solga 1, Matthew L. Mudalel 1, Lisa A. Spacek 2, Terence H. Risby 3
1Internal Medicine, St. Luke's University Hospital, 2Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 3Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Ammonia is an important physiologic metabolite relevant to various disease and wellness states. It is also a difficult molecule to measure in breath, which demands particular precautions be taken to obtain accurate results. Not all factors influencing ammonia are known, but progress can be difficult without accounting for these factors.
