The anti-CCP test is able to detect the autoantibodies against citrullinated proteins which have a relatively high sensitivity (reportedly between 50 and 75 percent) for rheumatoid arthritis and extremely high specificity (about 90 percent) for rheumatoid arthritis.
The Lactic Acid Plasma Test, or Lactate Test, measures the amount of lactate in the blood to determine if a patient has lactic acidosis.he test may be ordered at prescribed intervals to monitor lactate levels. The Lactate Test is also known as Lactic Acid, Plasma Lactate, and L-Lactate. Patients will be instructed to fast prior to this blood test and be in a resting state.
The lactulose hydrogen breath test has been evaluated as a diagnostic test for small-bowel bacterial overgrowth using the 14C-glycocholate breath test for comparison.Twenty-seven patients with suspected bacterial overgrowth and 37 control patients were studied.he lactulose breath test is a simple and promising diagnostic test for the detection of small-bowel bacterial overgrowth and, unlike the 14C-glycocholate test, has the advantage of being able to distinguish bacterial overgrowth from ileal disease. [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE].