Carbon 14 How to Breathe

Carbon-14 breath test refers to carbon-14 breath test. The insufflation process of carbon-14 breath test includes keeping an empty stomach, taking the marker and waiting, and exhaling.

1. Keeping an empty stomach

Before performing carbon-14 breath test, it is necessary to follow the doctor's instructions to stop eating and drinking to prevent the accuracy of subsequent examination results.

2. Taking the marker and waiting

. Before the test begins, the doctor will give the subject a liquid or capsule containing a small amount of carbon-14 marker orally, and then need to wait for a period of time to allow it to be fully metabolized.

3. Exhalation.

At the end of the waiting time, the subject needs to exhale gas and collect the exhaled gas through a special exhalation device, usually a bag or pipe containing adsorbent.