Device and method for monitoring asthma

A method for monitoring asthma in a subject, comprising:

• providing a device comprising a mouthpiece apparatus, a condensation apparatus and a collection apparatus;
• receiving a subject's breath in said mouthpiece apparatus;
• condensing said breath in said condensation apparatus to form a condensate, said condensate having chemical properties;
• collecting said condensate in said collection apparatus;
• testing said condensate within said collection apparatus to determine said chemical properties;
• and
• evaluating said chemical properties to determine the presence, absence or status of asthma in the subject.

A device for monitoring a respiratory disease in a subject, said device comprising:

• a mouthpiece apparatus configured to receive breath from a subject;
• a condensation apparatus configured for operative connection to said mouthpiece apparatus, and being further configured to condense the subject's breath and produce a condensate having chemical properties;
• and
• a collection apparatus configured for operative connection to said condensation apparatus, said collection apparatus comprising a collection chamber containing means for testing said condensate to determine said chemical properties, wherein the subject's breath may be received, condensed and evaluated in a single device to determine the presence, absence or status of a respiratory disease in the subject, wherein said means for testing said condensate comprises a reagent disposed within said collection chamber.

A device for monitoring a respiratory disease in a subject, said device comprising:

• a mouthpiece apparatus configured to receive breath from a subject;
• a condensation apparatus configured for operative connection to said mouthpiece apparatus, and being further configured to condense the subject's breath and produce a condensate having chemical properties;
• and
• a collection apparatus configured for operative connection to said condensation apparatus, said collection apparatus comprising a collection chamber containing means for testing said condensate to determine said chemical properties, wherein the subject's breath may be received, condensed and evaluated in a single device to determine the presence, absence or status of a respiratory disease in the subject, wherein said means for testing said condensate comprises an electrode monitor, said electrode monitor at least partially disposed within said condensate.