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He lāʻau antibiotic ʻo Levofloxacin i kauoha ʻia e ke kauka a no ka hui o nā lāʻau i kapa ʻia ʻo fluoroquinolones. Hiki i kāu kauka ke kauoha i kēia lāʻau lapaʻau ke loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi maʻi bacteria e pono ai ka lāʻau ikaika, e like me ka pneumonia, nā maʻi urinary tract, a i ʻole nā maʻi ʻili.
Hana kēia antibiotic ma ka hoʻōki ʻana i ka bacteria mai ka hana hou ʻana i kā lākou DNA, kahi e pale ai iā lākou mai ka hoʻonui ʻana a me ka laha ʻana i loko o kou kino. E noʻonoʻo e like me ka wāwahi ʻana i ka hiki o ka bacteria ke hana hou, e ʻae ana i kāu ʻōnaehana pale e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā germs i koe me ka ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi.
Hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻo Levofloxacin i nā maʻi bacteria like ʻole ke hoʻoholo kāu kauka e pono ʻoe i kahi antibiotic ikaika. He mea maikaʻi loa ia i kekahi mau ʻano bacteria e hoʻoulu ai i nā maʻi koʻikoʻi i nā ʻāpana like ʻole o kou kino.
Hiki i kāu mea mālama ola ke kauoha i ka levofloxacin no nā maʻi hanu e like me ka pneumonia, bronchitis, a i ʻole sinusitis ke hoʻokumu ʻia kēia mau kūlana e ka bacteria ma mua o nā viruses. Hiki i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ke mālama i nā maʻi urinary tract, me nā maʻi kīkī paʻakikī i pane ʻole i nā antibiotics ʻē aʻe.
Hoʻohana pū nā kauka i ka levofloxacin no nā maʻi ʻili a me nā maʻi ʻiʻo palupalu, e like me ka cellulitis a i ʻole nā ʻeha i loaʻa i ka maʻi. I kekahi mau hihia, hiki ke kauoha ʻia no kekahi mau maʻi i hoʻouna ʻia e ka moekolohe a i ʻole ma ke ʻano he māhele o ka mālama ʻana i nā kūlana koʻikoʻi e like me ka hōʻike ʻana i ka anthrax.
He mea nui e hoʻomaopopo ʻo ka levofloxacin wale nō e hana ana i nā maʻi bacteria, ʻaʻole nā maʻi viral e like me ke anu maʻamau a i ʻole ka maʻi flu. E hoʻoholo kāu kauka inā hoʻokumu ʻia kāu mau hōʻailona e ka bacteria ma mua o ke kau ʻana i kēia lāʻau lapaʻau.
Ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo Levofloxacin he antibiotic ikaika e kuhikuhi ana i ka bacteria ma ko lākou wahi nāwaliwali loa. Hana ia ma ka ālai ʻana i ʻelua mau enzymes nui e pono ai ka bacteria e kope a hoʻoponopono i kā lākou DNA.
I ka wā e hoʻāʻo ai nā bacteria e hoʻonui, pono lākou e hana i nā kope o kā lākou mea genetic. Hoʻopilikia ʻo Levofloxacin i kēia hana ma ka hoʻōki ʻana i nā enzymes i kapa ʻia ʻo DNA gyrase a me topoisomerase IV mai ka hana ʻana i kā lākou hana. Me ka ʻole o kēia mau enzymes e hana pono ana, ʻaʻole hiki i nā bacteria ke hana hou a make hope.
ʻO kēia hana e hana ai ʻo levofloxacin i mea kūpono loa i nā bacteria gram-positive a me gram-negative. Hiki i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ke kiʻekiʻe maikaʻi i nā ʻiʻo kino like ʻole, me nā māmā, nā puʻupaʻa, a me ka ʻili, ʻo ia ke kumu e hana maikaʻi ai no nā maʻi i kēia mau wahi.
Ma muli o kona ikaika a me ka laulā, mālama maʻamau nā kauka i ka levofloxacin no nā maʻi koʻikoʻi a i ʻole i ka wā i hana ʻole ai nā lāʻau antibiotic ʻē aʻe.
E lawe iā levofloxacin e like me ke kauoha a kāu kauka, maʻamau hoʻokahi manawa i ka lā i ka manawa like i kēlā me kēia lā. Hiki iā ʻoe ke lawe me ka ʻole o ka meaʻai, akā ʻo ka lawe ʻana me ka meaʻai e kōkua i ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka ʻōpū inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kekahi.
E ale i ka papa holoʻokoʻa me ke aniani wai piha. Mai ʻoki, nau, a i ʻole e wāwahi i ka papa, no ka mea, hiki i kēia ke hoʻopilikia i ka hana ʻana o ka lāʻau lapaʻau i kou kino. Inā ʻoe e lawe ana i ka hopena waha, e ana pono me ka mea ana i hāʻawi ʻia.
Eia kekahi mau alakaʻi nui e hahai ai i ka wā e lawe ana iā levofloxacin:
Kōkua kēia mau hana i ka hōʻoia ʻana e komo pono kou kino i ka lāʻau lapaʻau a hoʻemi i ka pilikia o nā hopena ʻaoʻao.
Aia ke ana o kāu lapaʻau levofloxacin ma ke ʻano a me ke koʻikoʻi o kāu maʻi. Lawe ka hapa nui o nā kānaka i ia mea no 5 a 14 mau lā, akā e hoʻoholo kāu kauka i ka lōʻihi pololei ma muli o kou kūlana.
No nā maʻi ʻaʻaʻa mimi ʻaʻole paʻakikī, pono paha ʻoe i 3 mau lā o ka lapaʻau. Eia naʻe, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā maʻi e like me ka pneumonia a i ʻole nā maʻi ʻili paʻakikī e koi ana i 7 a 14 mau lā o ka therapy.
He mea nui e hoʻopau i ka papa holoʻokoʻa o nā lāʻau antibiotic, ʻoiai inā hoʻomaka ʻoe e maikaʻi ma hope o kekahi mau lā. ʻO ka hoʻōki ʻana i ka wā mua hiki ke ʻae i ka bacteria e ola a hiki ke hoʻomohala i ke kūʻē ʻana i ka lāʻau. Hiki i kēia ke paʻakikī i nā maʻi e hiki mai ana.
Hiki i kāu kauka ke hoʻoponopono i ka lōʻihi o ka lapaʻau ma muli o ke ʻano o kou pane ʻana i ka lāʻau a inā paha e hoʻomaikaʻi ana kāu mau hōʻailona. Mai hoʻolōʻihi a hoʻopōkole paha i kāu papa lapaʻau me ka ʻole e kūkākūkā mua me kāu mea mālama ola.
E like me nā lāʻau lapaʻau a pau, hiki i ka levofloxacin ke hana i nā hopena ʻaoʻao, ʻoiai ʻaʻole i ʻike nā kānaka a pau iā lākou. ʻO ka hapa nui o nā hopena ʻaoʻao he maʻalahi a hele aku i ka wā e hoʻoponopono ai kou kino i ka lāʻau.
ʻO nā hopena ʻaoʻao maʻamau āu e ʻike ai:
He maʻalahi a he manawa pōkole kēia mau hōʻailona. ʻO ka lawe ʻana i ka lāʻau me ka meaʻai hiki ke kōkua i ka hōʻemi ʻana i nā hopena ʻaoʻao e pili ana i ka ʻōpū.
ʻAʻole maʻamau nā hopena ʻaoʻao koʻikoʻi, akā pono lākou i ka mālama olakino koke. E kelepona koke i kāu kauka inā ʻike ʻoe:
Hiki i nā hopena ʻaoʻao kakaʻikahi akā koʻikoʻi ke komo i ka pōʻino o nā aʻalolo, nā pilikia o ke ake, a i ʻole nā hopena maʻi maʻi koʻikoʻi. ʻOiai ʻaʻole maʻamau kēia mau mea, he mea nui e ʻike iā lākou a e ʻimi i ke kōkua olakino inā ʻike ʻoe i nā hōʻailona ʻano ʻē.
ʻAʻole kūpono ʻo Levofloxacin no nā mea a pau, a e noʻonoʻo pono kāu kauka i kāu moʻolelo olakino ma mua o ke kau ʻana. Pono kekahi poʻe e pale i kēia lāʻau lapaʻau ma muli o ka piʻi ʻana o nā pilikia o nā hopena ʻaoʻao koʻikoʻi.
ʻAʻole pono ʻoe e lawe iā levofloxacin inā he maʻi ʻoe iā ia a i ʻole nā lāʻau antibiotic fluoroquinolone ʻē aʻe e like me ciprofloxacin a i ʻole moxifloxacin. E haʻi i kāu kauka e pili ana i nā hopena maʻi maʻi i nā lāʻau antibiotic, ʻoiai inā he maʻalahi lākou.
Pono ka poʻe me kekahi mau maʻi olakino i ka noʻonoʻo kūikawā:
Pono nā wahine hāpai e pale i ka levofloxacin ke ʻole ka maikaʻi ma mua o nā pilikia, no ka mea, hiki iā ia ke hoʻopilikia i nā iwi a me nā hui o ka pēpē e ulu ana. Hiki nō hoʻi i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ke hele i loko o ka waiū umauma, no laila pono nā makuahine hānai e kūkākūkā i nā koho ʻē aʻe me kā lākou kauka.
Hiki i nā mākua ʻelemakule ke pilikia i nā pilikia tendon a pono e hoʻohana i ka levofloxacin me ka akahele hou. E kaupaona kāu kauka i kēia mau mea i ka wā e hoʻoholo ai inā kūpono kēia antibiotic iā ʻoe.
Loaʻa ʻo Levofloxacin ma lalo o nā inoa inoa like ʻole, ʻo Levaquin ka mea i ʻike nui ʻia. ʻO nā inoa inoa ʻē aʻe e komo pū ana me Quixin no nā kulu maka a me nā ʻano generic like ʻole i loaʻa i ka mea hana like.
Hana pono ʻo levofloxacin generic e like me nā mana inoa inoa a pinepine ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi. Hiki i kāu kauka lapaʻau ke haʻi iā ʻoe i ka mana āu e loaʻa nei a pane i nā nīnau e pili ana i nā ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā inoa.
Inā loaʻa iā ʻoe ka inoa inoa a i ʻole ka mana generic, aia i loko o ka lāʻau lapaʻau ka mea hana like a hana like i loko o kou kino. Hiki i kāu kauka a i ʻole ka mea lapaʻau ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻomaopopo i ka koho e kūpono loa no kou kūlana a me ka uhi ʻinikua.
Inā ʻaʻole kūpono ʻo levofloxacin iā ʻoe, hiki i kekahi mau lāʻau antibiotic ʻē aʻe ke mālama i nā maʻi like. ʻO ke koho maikaʻi loa e pili ana i kāu maʻi kikoʻī, ka mōʻaukala olakino, a me nā maʻi āu e loaʻa ai.
No nā maʻi hanu, hiki i nā koho ʻē aʻe ke komo i ka azithromycin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, a i ʻole doxycycline. Hana ʻokoʻa kēia mau lāʻau antibiotic ma mua o levofloxacin a ʻoi aku paha ka maikaʻi no kekahi poʻe a i ʻole nā ʻano maʻi.
No nā maʻi maʻi urinary tract, hiki i kāu kauka ke noʻonoʻo i ka nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, a i ʻole fosfomycin. Makemake pinepine ʻia kēia mau lāʻau no nā UTI maʻalahi a loaʻa paha nā hopena ʻaoʻao liʻiliʻi.
E koho kāu mea mālama ola i ke koho maikaʻi loa e pili ana i nā hopena moʻomeheu ke hiki, e ʻike ai i ka bacteria kikoʻī e hana ana i kāu maʻi a me nā lāʻau antibiotic e hana maikaʻi loa ana iā ia.
ʻO Levofloxacin a me ciprofloxacin nā lāʻau antibiotic fluoroquinolone e hana like, akā loaʻa iā lākou kekahi mau ʻokoʻa e hiki ai i kekahi ke kūpono no kou kūlana. ʻAʻole ʻoi aku kekahi ma mua o kekahi.
Makemake pinepine ʻia ʻo Levofloxacin no nā maʻi hanu no ka mea hana maikaʻi ia i nā bacteria e hana pinepine ai i ka pneumonia a me ka bronchitis. Loaʻa nō hoʻi iā ia ka maʻalahi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i hoʻokahi manawa i ka lā, hiki ke maʻalahi ke hoʻomanaʻo e lawe.
Ua koho pinepine ʻia ʻo Ciprofloxacin no nā maʻi maʻi urinary tract a me kekahi mau ʻano maʻi gastrointestinal. Ua lōʻihi ka noho ʻana a loaʻa iā ia ka noiʻi hou aku no kekahi mau maʻi.
Aia ke koho ma waena o kēia mau lāʻau i nā mea e like me ke ʻano o ka maʻi, ka bacteria i pili, kāu moʻolelo olakino, a me nā pilina lāʻau lapaʻau. E noʻonoʻo kāu kauka i kēia mau mea a pau i ke koho ʻana i ka antibiotic kūpono loa no kāu kūlana.
Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Levofloxacin e ka poʻe me ka maʻi diabetes, akā pono ia i ka nānā pono ʻana. Hiki i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ke hoʻopilikia i nā pae kōpaʻa koko, i kekahi manawa e hoʻonui loa a i ʻole haʻahaʻa loa, ʻoi aku hoʻi i ka poʻe e lawe ana i nā lāʻau diabetes.
Inā loaʻa iā ʻoe ka maʻi diabetes, makemake paha kāu kauka e nānā i kāu kōpaʻa koko i ka wā e lawe ana ʻoe i ka levofloxacin. Pono ʻoe e nānā i nā hōʻailona o nā loli kōpaʻa koko, e like me ka piʻi ʻana o ka make wai, ka mimi pinepine ʻana, a i ʻole ka luhi a i ʻole ka haʻalulu.
E hōʻike i kāu mea mālama ola e pili ana i kāu mau lāʻau diabetes a pau, me ka insulin, no ka mea, pono paha lākou e hoʻoponopono i kāu mau ʻāpana no ka manawa. Mai hooki i ka lawe ʻana i kāu mau lāʻau diabetes me ka ʻole e kamaʻilio mua me kāu kauka.
Inā lawe hewa ʻoe i ka nui o ka levofloxacin ma mua o ka mea i kauoha ʻia, e hoʻokaʻaʻike koke i kāu kauka a i ʻole ke kikowaena mana ʻawa. Mai kali e ʻike inā maikaʻi ʻoe, no ka mea, ʻaʻole paha e ʻike koke ʻia kekahi mau hopena overdose.
Hiki i ka overdose ke kumu i nā hōʻailona e like me ka nausea koʻikoʻi, ka luaʻi, ka maʻi maʻi, ka ʻūlū, a i ʻole ka huikau. I nā hihia koʻikoʻi, hiki iā ia ke hoʻopilikia i kāu puʻuwai a i ʻole ke kumu i nā hopu ʻana, ʻo ia ke kumu he mea nui ka loaʻa ʻana o ke kōkua olakino.
I ka wā e kāhea ai ʻoe i ke kōkua, e lawe pū i ka hue lāʻau lapaʻau me ʻoe i hiki iā ʻoe ke haʻi pololei iā lākou i ka nui āu i lawe ai a me ka manawa. Inā hiki, e lawe mai i ka hue me ʻoe i ka lumi pilikia a i ʻole ke keʻena o ke kauka.
Inā ua hala ʻoe i kahi mahele o levofloxacin, e lawe koke ia ke hoʻomanaʻo ʻoe, ke ʻole ua kokoke ka manawa no kāu mahele i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e hiki mai ana. I kēlā hihia, e lele i ka mahele i hala a e lawe i kāu mahele e hiki mai ana i ka manawa maʻamau.
Mai lawe i ʻelua mahele i ka manawa hoʻokahi a i ʻole e lawe i ka lāʻau lapaʻau keu e hoʻoponopono ai i kahi mahele i hala. Hiki i kēia ke hoʻonui i kou pilikia o nā hopena ʻaoʻao me ka ʻole e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka maikaʻi o ka hana ʻana o ka antibiotic.
Inā poina pinepine ʻoe i nā mahele, e hoʻāʻo e hoʻonohonoho i kahi ʻōhua kelepona a i ʻole e lawe i kāu lāʻau lapaʻau i ka manawa like i kēlā me kēia lā ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o kāu hana maʻamau. Kōkua ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau i ka mālama ʻana i nā pae paʻa o ka antibiotic i loko o kou kino.
Pono ʻoe e hooki i ka lawe ʻana iā levofloxacin ke haʻi aku kāu kauka iā ʻoe, ʻoiai inā manaʻo ʻoe ua maikaʻi loa. He mea nui ka hoʻopau ʻana i ke ala i kuhikuhi ʻia no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe loa ʻana i ka maʻi a me ka pale ʻana i ke kūpaʻa antibiotic.
Hoʻomaka ka hapa nui o nā kānaka e manaʻo maikaʻi i loko o 2-3 mau lā o ka hoʻomaka ʻana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau, akā aia paha nā bacteria i nā helu liʻiliʻi. ʻO ka hooki ʻana i ka wā mua hiki ke ʻae i kēia mau bacteria e hoʻonui hou a lilo paha i mea kūpaʻa i ka antibiotic.
Inā ʻoe e ʻike nei i nā hopena ʻaoʻao e hopohopo nei iā ʻoe, e kamaʻilio me kāu kauka e pili ana inā pono ʻoe e hoʻomau i ka lāʻau lapaʻau. Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻoponopono i kāu lapaʻau a i ʻole e hoʻololi iā ʻoe i kahi antibiotic ʻē aʻe, akā mai hana i kēia hoʻoholo iā ʻoe iho.
ʻOiai ʻaʻole pili pololei ka waiʻona me levofloxacin, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka pale ʻana a i ʻole ka kaupalena ʻana i ka waiʻona i ka wā e lawe ana i kekahi antibiotic. Hiki i ka waiʻona ke keakea i ka hiki o kou kino ke hakakā i ka maʻi a hiki ke hoʻonui i kekahi mau hopena ʻaoʻao.
Ma ka inu ʻana i ka waiʻona i ka wā e lawe ana i ka levofloxacin e hoʻonui paha i kou pilikia o ka wiliwili, ka hiamoe, a i ʻole ka ʻōpū. Hiki nō hoʻi ke hoʻolohi i kou ola ʻana ma ka hoʻopilikia ʻana i ka maikaʻi o kou hiamoe a me ka hana ʻana o ka ʻōnaehana pale.
Inā koho ʻoe e inu, e hana me ke ana a e nānā i kou manaʻo. Inā ʻike ʻoe i nā hōʻailona maʻamau ʻole a i ʻole nā hopena ʻaoʻao, e hooki i ka inu ʻana a e hoʻokaʻaʻike i kāu mea mālama ola no ke alakaʻi.
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