DIAGNOSTIC-IMPORTANCE OF BREATHED OUT AIR ANALYSIS IN ALCOHOLISM

The new highly effective method of alcoholism diagnosis was proposed. It included gas-chromatography analysis of breathed out air. The alcoh olism was diagnosed if ethane and paraldehyde in this air to be less t han 0,47 nM 0,20 nM respectively, pentane level was more that 0,47 nM while ethanol content was found in the range of 0,73 - 1,96 nM. If eth ane concentration proved to be higher that 0,47 nM alcoholism diagnosi s was established when ethylene level was found between 0,01 - 0,19 nM . The assay's diagnostic Importance was confirmed by observation of 44 alcoholic patients as well as 26 healthy male individuals which did n ot consume alcohol.