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Ukukhwehlela kwe-pneumonia kuvame ukuzwakala kujule, kunamanzi, futhi kunomthethumo. Kuvame ukuvela esifubeni kunasezintanyeni futhi kuvame ukuphuma isithwele esijiyile. Ungase uzwe nemisindo yokugqashuka, yokuqhuma, noma yokugunguleka lapho uphefumula kakhudlwana noma ukhwehlela. Le misindo yenzeka ngoba uketshezi noma umuncu kuye kwaqoqana ezindaweni zomoya zamaphaphu, futhi umoya kufanele ucindezelwe ngaleyo micu ukuze ungene uphume.
Nokho, ukukhwehlela kuphela akukwazi ukuqinisekisa i-pneumonia. Kodwa ukuqonda ukuthi kubukeka kanjani, nokuthi kuhluka kanjani kwezinye izikhwehlela, kungakusiza uqaphele lapho kukhona into ebucayi kakhulu engenzeka.
Izikhwehlela eziningi ezivela emkhuhlanweni noma ekuthelekeni okuncane kwezindlela zokuphefumula ezingenhla kuvame ukuvela ekucasukeni ezintanyeni. Zivame ukuba yomile, zishaye noma zibe nzulu. Ukukhwehlela kwe-pneumonia kuhlukile ngezinye izindlela.
Okokuqala, kuvame ukuba nomphumela. Lokho kusho ukuthi kuphuma isithwele. Lesi sithwele sivame ukuba sijiyile futhi singaba phuzi, siluhlaza, noma sibe nsundu. Ezimweni ezibucayi kakhulu, singaba nomsipha noma sibe nemithambo yegazi. Izinguquko zombala zenzeka ngoba ukutheleleka kubangela ukuvuvukala kude emaphaphu, futhi umzimba uthumela amasosha omzimba ukuba alwe nawo.
Okwesibili, ukukhwehlela kuvame ukuba kujule futhi kuqhubeke. Kuvame ukuvela emoyeni ongaphansi kunasezintanyeni. Kungakwenza ukhathele, futhi kuvame ukuqina lapho uphefumula kakhudlwana, uhleka, noma ulala phansi. Ngokungafani nokukhwehlela okuhlobene nomkhuhlanwe okudlula isonto, ukukhwehlela kwe-pneumonia kuyahlala futhi kungaqina ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Lapho udokotela elalelisisa amaphaphu akho ngelisiqobolisi, baye bahlole imisindo eyi-abnormal ethile. Ukuqonda le misebe kungakusiza uqonde ukuthi kwenzakalani ngaphakathi esifubeni sakho.
Nansi imisindo eyinhloko ehambisana ne-pneumonia:
Ngeke ukwazi ukuzwa imisindo eminingi ngaphandle kwelisiqobolisi. Kodwa uma ukwazi ukuzwa ukugqashuka noma ukuduma lapho uphefumula noma ukhwehlela ngaphandle kwemishini yezokwelapha, lowo ngumsindo wokuthi ukuqoqeka koketshezi kungase kube kubalulekile.
Yebo, ukukhwehlela nemisindo yamaphaphu kungahluka ngokuya ngesimbangela sokutheleleka. Lena ingenye yezizathu abaqeqeshiwe abanakekela kakhulu ukuthi ukukhwehlela kubukeka kanjani nokuziphatha kwako.
I-Bacterial pneumonia ivame ukukhiqiza ukukhwehlela okubonakala kakhulu. Kuvame ukuba kujule, kunamandla, futhi kuphume isithwele esijiyile, esinemibala. Imisindo yamaphaphu ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ama-crackles, ama-rhonchi, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukukhwehlela. Umkhuhlane uvame ukuba phezulu futhi ukuqala kungaba ngesikhathi esisodwa.
I-Viral pneumonia kuvame ukuqala ngokukhwehlela okomile okungancipha kancane kancane kube nomphumela. Ukukhwehlela kungazwakala njengokukhalipha okungapheliyo kunokuduma okujule, okumanzi kwe-bacterial pneumonia. Ngokujwayelekile izimpawu zingafana nomkhuhlanwe omubi, nomkhuhlane, ubuhlungu bekhanda, ubuhlungu bemisipha, nokubuthakathaka ngaphezu kokukhwehlela.
I-Walking pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumonia) iyisimo esibuthakathaka esivame ukubangela ukukhwehlela okomile, okuhlala njalo ngaphandle kwesithwele esiningi. Ukukhwehlela kungahlala kodwa ngokuvamile akunamandla noma ukuzwakala okujule. Abantu abane-walking pneumonia bavame ukuzizwa bekwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke.
Lona umbuzo ojwayelekile kakhulu ngoba zombili i-pneumonia ne-bronchitis zibangela ukukhwehlela. Umehluko ubalulekile ngoba i-pneumonia ngokuvamile ibucayi kakhulu futhi ingadinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
I-Bronchitis ukuvuvukala kwemibhobho ye-bronchial, imizila yokuphefumula enkulu eya emaphaphu. Ukukhwehlela okuvela ku-bronchitis kungaba nomanzi noma komile futhi kungaphuma isithwele esicacile noma esimhlophe. Kodwa ngokuvamile kuswele umsindo ojule, oduma, onamanzi omkhulu owenziwa yi-pneumonia. I-Bronchitis futhi ngokuvamile ayibangi imisindo yokugqashuka noma yokuvuvukala ezwiwa ngelisiqobolisi.
I-Pneumonia ihlanganisa ama-sac omoya ngokwawo. Ngoba ukutheleleka kungena kude ezicukwini zamaphaphu, imisindo iyabonakala kakhulu. Isithwele sivame ukuba sijiyile futhi sibe nombala ongajwayelekile. Futhi i-pneumonia ingazama ukuba nomkhuhlane ophakeme, ubuhlungu esifubeni obuqina lapho uphefumula, kanye nokuphefumula okunzima.
Uma ukukhwehlela kwe-bronchitis kuhlala isonto elingeziwe futhi kuqala ukuzwakala kunamanzi, kujule, noma kubuhlungu, lokho kungaba yisibonakaliso sokuthi kube yi-pneumonia.
Ukukhwehlela akwenzeki ngasesodwa. I-Pneumonia kuvame ukuza neqembu lezimpawu ezikanye zenze isithombe esicacile. Ngaphezu kokukhwehlela, ungase futhi uqaphele:
Kubantu asebekhulile, izimpawu zingazibukeka ngokuhlukile. Umkhuhlane ungase ube ngaphansi noma ungabikho, futhi ukudideka noma izinguquko ezingalindelekile ekuziqwashiseni kungaba yisiqalo. Ezinganeni ezincane kakhulu, izimpawu zingafaka ukuphefumula okusheshayo, ukububula, noma ubunzima bokudla kunokukhwehlela okwejwayelekile.
Ngenkathi umsindo wokukhwehlela ungavusa ukusola, i-pneumonia yenziwa ngokuhlanganiswa kwezindlela. Udokotela wakho uzolalelisisa amaphaphu akho ngelisiqobolisi futhi ahlole ama-crackles, ama-rhonchi, noma izindawo zemisindo yokuphefumula encishisiwe. Bangase futhi benze izivivinyo zokuhamba kwezwi, bakubize ukuba uthi "ishiyamunye" ngenkathi belalelisisa ukuthi umsindo uhamba kanjani esifubeni sakho. Amaphaphu agcwele uketshezi adlulisela umsindo ngokuhlukile kunamaphaphu anempilo.
Isithombe sephepha lesifuba iyithuluzi elivamile elisetshenziselwa ukuqinisekisa i-pneumonia. Izivivinyo zegazi, i-pulse oximetry, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isampula ye-sputum zingasetshenziswa ukukhomba isimbangela nokuqondisa ukwelashwa.
Uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kujule, kuyaqhubeka, futhi kuphuma isithwele esinemibala noma esinezibhamu, ungayilindi. Funa ukwelashwa ikakhulukazi uma kuza nomkhuhlane ongaphezu kuka-101 degrees Fahrenheit, ubuhlungu esifubeni obuqina lapho uphefumula, noma ukuphefumula okunzima.
Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abadala abangaphezu kuka-65, izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2, nanoma ubani onezifo ezingapheli njengezifo zenhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, noma uhlelo lokuzivikela olubuthakathaka. Kulezi zigaba, i-pneumonia ingase yande ngokushesha, futhi ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi kwenza umehluko omkhulu.
Ukukhwehlela okwaqala njengengxenye yomkhuhlanwe noma umkhuhlanwe bese kuyaqina kungazelelwe ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa nakho kuyisibonakaliso esibomvu. Lolo hlobo luvame kakhulu ku-pneumonia yesibili futhi kufanele luphakamise ukuvakashela udokotela wakho.
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