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Ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial (ILD) kubhekisela eqenjini leemeko ezibangela ukuvuvukala nokwenzakala emathanjeni amancane omphefumulo nomoya. Cabanga ngakho njengomphefumulo wakho othuthukisa amaqatha ahlwempuzekile, aqinile, okwenza kube nzima ukuba umoya uhambe kusuka emphefumulweni wakho uye egazini lakho.
Le meko ithonya i-interstitium, okuyinkundla yethishu ebuthakathaka ezungezile futhi isekela amabhegi omoya wemphefumulo wakho. Uma le tishu ivuvukala noma ilimala, imphefumulo yakho ayikwazi ukusebenza kahle njengoba kufanele.
Isimpawu esivamile kakhulu ongase uyibone kuqala ukungaphefumuli kahle, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi semisebenzi yomzimba efana nokunyuka izitebhisi noma ukuhamba entabeni. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba imphefumulo yakho isebenza kanzima ukuthola umoya emzimbeni wakho.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ezingase zithuthuke kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane ngezinyanga noma iminyaka, kungakho abantu abaningi ekuqaleni bebaphika njengezimpawu zokuguga noma ukungabi semweni.
Kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-200 zobuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial, kodwa ngokuvamile ziwela ezinhlotsheni ezinkulu. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuxilongwa kwakho nezinketho zokwelapha.
Izinhlobo ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinhlobo ezingavamile zihlanganisa i-lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), ethonya ikakhulukazi abesifazane, ne-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, evame ukuhlotshaniswa nokubhema. Uhlobo ngalunye lunephethini yalo yokuthuthuka nendlela yokwelapha.
Izimbangela zobuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial zihlukahluka kakhulu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi odokotela abakwazi ukubona isiqalo esithile. Uma kungekho sizathu esingatholakala, kubizwa ngokuthi “idiopathic,” okusho nje ukuthi “okungaziwa umsuka wawo.”
Ukuvezwa komkhathi nomsebenzi kuyizimbangela ezivamile ezingalimaza ithishu yemphefumulo wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi:
Imithi ethile ingase futhi iqalise ukuvuvukala kwemphefumulo, kufaka phakathi imithi ethile yokwelapha i-chemotherapy, imithi yenhliziyo, ne-antibiotics. Isimo sokuzimela komzimba njenge-rheumatoid arthritis noma i-scleroderma ingabangela ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuzimela sihlasele ithishu yemphefumulo enempilo.
Izici zofuzo zingenza abanye abantu babe sengozini enkulu yokuthuthukisa i-ILD, ikakhulukazi uma amalungu omndeni ebe neemeko ezifanayo zemphefumulo. Ukubhema kukhulisa kakhulu ingozi yakho futhi kungenza ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial obukhona bube bukhulu.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokungaphefumuli kahle okuqhubekayo okungathuthuki ngokuphumula, ikakhulukazi uma kuphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ukubheka kusenesikhathi kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekulawuleni le meko ngokuphumelelayo.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Shaya ucingo ucele usizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nokungaphefumuli kahle okukhulu ngokuphumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma uma izindebe zakho noma ama-fingernails ephenduka oluhlaza. Lezi zimpawu zibonisa ukuthi amazinga akho okufinyelela umoya angase aphansi kakhulu futhi adinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Izinto eziningi zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezikhulisa ingozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa le meko. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela lapho kungenzeka khona.
Ubudala nobulili kudlala indima ebalulekile, njengoba i-ILD ivame ukuthonya abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50, ngezinhlobo ezithile eziyinhloko kubantu besilisa noma abesifazane:
Ukuvezwa emsebenzini kukhulisa kakhulu ingozi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebenza emigodini, ukwakha, ukulima, noma ukukhiqiza. Ngisho nokuvezwa okufushane kodwa okukhulu ezintweni eziyingozi ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukulimala kwemphefumulo okuthuthuka eminyakeni eminingi kamuva.
Ngenkathi abantu abaningi abane-interstitial lung disease bekwazi ukugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila enhle ngokwelashwa okufanele, le meko ingabangela izinhlanganisela ezinkulu uma ingalashwa noma uma ithuthuka ngokushesha.
Izinhlanganisela ezinkulu kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezinkulu zihlanganisa ukutheleleka okukhulu ngenxa yokunciphisa ukuvikela kwemphefumulo ne-pulmonary embolism. Ukulandelela njalo yiqembu lakho lokukhathalela kwezempilo kusiza ukubamba lezi zinhlobo kusenesikhathi lapho zilawuleka kakhulu.
Ngenkathi ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izinhlobo zobuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial, ikakhulukazi lezo ezinamalungu omndeni, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho ngokuqeda izinto ezaziwayo nokugcina impilo enhle jikelele.
Izindlela zokuvikela ezisebenza kakhulu zigxile ekuvikeleni imphefumulo yakho ekudalweni kwezinto eziyingozi:
Uma usebenza emisebenzini engozi enkulu njengokumba imigodi, ukwakha, ukulima, noma ukukhiqiza, ukuhlolwa njalo komsebenzi wemphefumulo kungasiza ukubona ukushintsha kusenesikhathi ngaphambi kokuthi izimpawu zivele. Ukubona kusenesikhathi kuvame ukubangela imiphumela emihle kakhulu nezinketho zokwelapha eziningi.
Ukuxilonga ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial kudinga ukuhlanganiswa kwezivivinyo ngoba izimpawu zingafana neemeko eziningi zemphefumulo. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngomlando wezokwelapha ophelele nokuhlolwa komzimba, egxila ezindleleni zakho zokuphefumula nemisindo yemphefumulo.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ukuhlolwa okuyinhloko okuhlukahlukene:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ayalele i-echocardiogram ukuhlola umsebenzi wenhliziyo yakho, njengoba ubuthakathaka bolunge bungathinta inhliziyo yakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlolwa kwe-genetic kunconywa uma kunomlando womndeni wesifo semphefumulo.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ingathatha amasonto ambalwa noma izinyanga, njengoba odokotela bedinga ukukhipha ezinye izimo futhi banqume uhlobo oluthile lwe-ILD olukhona kuwe. Le ndlela eqaphelayo iqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ukuphathwa kobuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial kugxile ekuthuthukiseni ukuqhubeka kwesifo, ukulawula izimpawu, nokugcina ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila. Indlela ethile ixhomeke kuhlobo lwe-ILD olukhona kuwe nokuthi luthuthuke kangakanani lapho luxilongwa.
Imithi yiyona ndawo yokuqala yokwelapha izinhlobo eziningi ze-ILD:
Izinhlelo zokuvuselela imphefumulo zihlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa komzimba, amasu okuphefumula, nemfundo ukukusiza ulawule imisebenzi yansuku zonke ngokuphumelelayo. Lezi zinhlelo zingathuthukisa kakhulu ukukhuthazela kwakho nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Ngezinye izimo eziqalile, ukutshalwa kwemphefumulo kungacatshangelwa uma unempilo eyanele yokwelashwa futhi uhlangabezana nezindinganiso ezithile. Le nketho ingasindisa impilo yabantu abanesifo esithuthuka ngokushesha.
Ukulawula ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial ekhaya kuhilela ukwenza ukulungiswa kwesitayela sokuphila esekela impilo yemphefumulo wakho nokuphila kahle kwakho. Ukushintsha okuncane emikhunjweni yakho yansuku zonke kungenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo.
Amasu okuphefumula nokulondoloza amandla kuwusizo kakhulu:
Ukwenza izinguquko ezindaweni zakho zokuhlala kunganciphisa ukuvuvukala kwemphefumulo nokwenza ukuphefumula kube lula. Gcina indawo yakho yokuhlala iphefumule kahle, sebenzisa abahlanzi bomoya uma kudingeka, futhi ugweme iziphefumulo ezinamandla noma abahlanzi bamakhemikhali.
Ukuzivocavoca okuthambile okuvamile, njengoba kuvunyelwe udokotela wakho, kusiza ukugcina amandla emisipha nokufaneleka kwenhliziyo. Ngisho nokuhamba okufushane noma ukwelula okulula kungaba usizo uma kwenziwa njalo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yodokotela kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi kakhulu ekuhambeni kwakho futhi kunikeza iqembu lakho lokukhathalela kwezempilo ulwazi olubalulekile ngesimo sakho. Ukulungiselela okuhle kungabangela ukulinganiswa okuchane kakhulu nezisombululo zokwelapha ezinhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buthana nolwazi olubalulekile ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wezokwelapha:
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukukusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluxoxiwe ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti. Ukuba nomuntu omunye okhona kungaba usizo kakhulu lapho uxoxa ngezinketho zokwelapha eziyinkimbinkimbi noma imiphumela yokuhlola.
Bhala phansi imibuzo yakho ebaluleke kakhulu ngaphambili, njengoba kulula ukuyiwukhohlwa ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti. Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma kukhona okungacaci.
Ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial buhlanganisa iqembu elikhulu leemeko ezibangela ukuvuvukala kwemphefumulo nokwenzakala, kodwa ngokuxilongwa okufanele nokuphathwa, abantu abaningi bangagcina ikhwalithi yokuphila enhle. Ukuqaphela izimpawu kusenesikhathi nokukhathalela kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kubalulekile ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Ngenkathi i-ILD ingaba yimeko enzima, ukuthuthuka ekuqondeni nasekuphathweni kuye kwathuthukisa ithemba kulabo abaningi abagulayo. Ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokukhathalela kwezempilo, ukulandela izinhlelo zokwelapha, nokwenza ukulungiswa kwesitayela sokuphila okufanele kungakusiza ulawule le meko ngokuphumelelayo.
Khumbula ukuthi isipiliyoni ngasinye somuntu nge-ILD sihlukile, futhi lokho okusebenza komunye umuntu kungase kungasebenzi komunye. Hlala uhlanganyela neqembu lakho lokukhathalela, buza imibuzo, futhi unganqikazi ukufuna ukwesekwa uma ulikhona.
Cha, ubuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial abubulali njalo. Ngenkathi ezinye izinhlobo ezifana nokuqina kwemiphunga okungaziwa zithambekele ekuthuthukeni ngokushesha, abantu abaningi abane-ILD baphila iminyaka eminingi ngokwelashwa nokuphathwa okufanele. Ithemba lihlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo oluthile lwe-ILD, ukuthi luxilongwa nini, nokuthi uphendula kanjani ekwelapheni.
Okwamanje, asikho isilondolozi sezinhlobo eziningi zobuthakathaka bolunge lwe-interstitial, kodwa ukwelashwa kunganciphisa kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokwenza ikhwalithi yokuphila ibe ngcono. Ezinye izinhlobo ezibangelwa izinto ezithile zingase zithuthuke lapho ukuvezwa kususwa. Ukuqondiswa kokwelapha kugxile ekulawuleni izimpawu, ukuthuthukisa ukuqhubeka kwesifo, nokugcina ikhono lakho lokwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Izinga lokuqhubeka lihlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwe-ILD nezici zomuntu. Ezinye izinhlobo ziyaqhubeka kancane eminyakeni eminingi, kanti ezinye ezifana ne-acute interstitial pneumonia zingase zibe zimbi ngokushesha ngamasonto noma izinyanga. Ukuqina kwemiphunga okungaziwa ngokuvamile kuqhubeka eminyakeni engu-2-5, kodwa lokhu kungase kuhluke kakhulu phakathi kwabantu.
Yebo, ukuzivocavoca okufanele kungaba usizo kakhulu kubantu abane-interstitial lung disease. Izinhlelo zokuvuselela imphefumulo ezihlanganisa ukuzivocavoca okuqondiswayo zingathuthukisa ukukhuthazela kwakho, zinciphisa ukungaphefumuli kahle, futhi zithuthukise ikhwalithi yokuphila. Noma kunjalo, ukuzivocavoca kufanele kulungiswe ngesimo sakho esithile futhi kulandelelwe ochwepheshe bezempilo.
Akuwona wonke umuntu onobunzima bolunge lwe-interstitial odinga ukwelashwa komoya, kodwa kungase kudingeke njengoba isimo siqhubeka. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela amazinga akho okufinyelela umoya ngezivivinyo zegazi ne-pulse oximetry. Uma amazinga akho okufinyelela umoya ewa ngaphansi kwezindinganiso ezithile, umoya ongezelelwe ungakusiza uzizwe ukhulu futhi avikele inhliziyo yakho nezinye izitho ekubeni limale.
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