Patent ID: 8317718
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B,A61K

Abstract:
1. A method of assessing digestive functions of a patient, wherein the digestive functions include digestive functions that occur post-stomach, the method comprising: concurrently administering a breath test and a scintigraphy test that measure gastric emptying in a stomach, wherein the breath test and the scintigraphy test have a diagnostic concordance to one another, wherein the breath test uses a label incorporated into proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; obtaining a breath test result, the breath test result being either normal or abnormal; obtaining a scintigraphy test result, the scintigraphy test result being either normal or abnormal; and classifying the patient's digestive functions as normal, stomach abnormal, or post-stomach abnormal, wherein said normal classification is used when both the breath test result and the scintigraphy test result are normal, wherein said stomach abnormal classification is used when both the breath test result and the scintigraphy test result are abnormal, and wherein said post-stomach abnormal classification is used when the breath test result is abnormal and the scintigraphy test result is normal.