caffeine breath test

caffeine breath test
(for liver function) a breath test in which the patient is given a dose of caffeine labeled with carbon 13; excessively low levels of labeled carbon dioxide in the patient's breath indicate inadequate metabolism of it by the liver, as in patients who have cirrhosis or who smoke.

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