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I-14C-Urea iyimithi ekhethekile yokuxilonga esetshenziselwa ukuthola amagciwane athile esiswini abizwa ngokuthi i-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Lokhu akuyona imithi yokwelapha - iyithuluzi lokuhlola elisiza odokotela ukuthi bathole ukuthi ngabe unayo yini leli gciwane elivamile elingabangela izinkinga zesisu.
Ukwenza ngcono ukuhlolwa kukwenza uphuze isixazululo esiqukethe i-urea elinelebula elinomaka ophephile we-radioactive. Uma amagciwane e-H. pylori ekhona esiswini sakho, aqeda i-urea futhi akhiqize i-carbon dioxide oyiphefumulayo, engabe isilinganiswa.
I-14C-Urea isetshenziselwa ngokuqondile ukuxilonga izifo ze-H. pylori esiswini sakho. Leli gciwane livamile ngokumangalisayo futhi lingabangela izilonda zesisu, i-gastritis (ukuqubuka kwesisu), nezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome lolu vivinyo uma unezinhlungu zesisu eziqhubekayo, ukusha kwenhliziyo, isicanucanu, noma ezinye izimpawu ezisikisela ukuthi une-H. pylori infection. Lolu vivinyo lusiza ngoba lungathola izifo ezisebenzayo, hhayi nje ukuthi ngabe wake wavezwa yini amagciwane ngaphambili.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela basebenzisa lolu vivinyo ukuhlola ukuthi ngabe ukwelashwa kwe-H. pylori kusebenze ngempumelelo yini. Kuthathwa njengenye yezindlela ezinembile kakhulu zokuqinisekisa ukuthi ngabe amagciwane asakhona yini ngemuva kokuqeda ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic.
I-14C-Urea isebenza ngenqubo ehlakaniphile yezinto eziphilayo esebenzisa indlela amagciwane e-H. pylori aziphatha ngayo. Amagciwane akhiqiza i-enzyme ebizwa nge-urease, eqeda i-urea ibe yi-ammonia ne-carbon dioxide.
Uma uphuza isixazululo se-14C-Urea, siya esiswini sakho. Uma amagciwane e-H. pylori ekhona, aqeda ngokushesha i-urea enelebula. I-carbon dioxide ekhiqizwayo iqukethe umaka we-radioactive, otheni uwuphefumule ngamaphaphu akho.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo baqoqa amasampula akho okuphefumula ngezikhathi ezithile futhi balinganise i-carbon dioxide enomsakazo. Uma kutholakala amanani amakhulu, kuqinisekisa ukuthi amagciwane e-H. pylori aphila ngempela esiswini sakho.
Kuzodingeka ukuthi uzile ukudla okungenani amahora angu-6 ngaphambi kokuthatha i-14C-Urea, okusho ukuthi akukho ukudla noma iziphuzo ngaphandle kwamanzi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi uyeke nini ukudla nokuphuza.
Uvivinyo ngokuvamile luhlanganisa ukuphuza inani elincane le-14C-Urea solution elixutshwe namanzi. Uzoziphuza le ngxube ngokushesha, ngokuvamile ngemizuzu embalwa. Isixazululo ngokuvamile asinawo ukunambitheka noma sinokunambitheka okuncane kakhulu.
Ngemva kokuphuza isixazululo, kuzodingeka ukuthi unikeze amasampula okuphefumula ngokuphefumulela emasakeni akhethekile okuqoqa noma amashubhu. Lawa masampula ngokuvamile aqoqwa ngemizuzu engu-10, 20, kanye no-30 ngemva kokuphuza isixazululo. Kubalulekile ukulandela isikhathi ngqo njengoba umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekuyala.
Ngesikhathi sokulinda, kufanele uhlale buthule futhi ugweme imisebenzi eqinile yomzimba. Ezinye izindawo zingase zikwenze ulale phansi noma uphumule esihlalweni esinethezekile phakathi kokuthathwa kokuphefumula.
I-14C-Urea iwukuhlolwa okukodwa kokuxilonga, hhayi umuthi oqhubekayo. Inqubo yonke yokuhlola ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu engaba ngu-30 kuya kwengu-60 kusukela ekuqaleni kuya ekugcineni.
Uzoziphuza isixazululo kanye kuphela ngesikhathi sakho sokuvakasha. Ngemva kokuhlinzeka ngamasampula okuphefumula adingekayo, ukuhlolwa kuqediwe. Akunasidingo sokuthatha imithamo eyengeziwe noma ukuqhubeka nanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa okuhlobene ne-14C-Urea ngokwayo.
Uma imiphumela yakho yokuhlolwa ikhombisa ukutheleleka nge-H. pylori, udokotela wakho uzobe esenquma ukwelashwa okufanele ngama-antibiotics. Ungase udinge ukuphinda ukuhlolwa kokuphefumula emasontweni noma ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenze ngempumelelo.
I-14C-Urea ngokuvamile iphephile kakhulu futhi ayinayo imiphumela emibi. Abantu abaningi ababi naziphendukelo ezingezinhle ngesikhathi noma ngemuva kokuhlolwa.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi yesikhashana. Lokhu kungabandakanya:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zixazululeka ngokushesha futhi azidingi ukwelashwa. Ukuvezwa kwemisebe evela kulolu hlolojikelele kuphansi kakhulu - ngaphansi kakhulu kwalokho ongakuthola ku-X-ray yesifuba.
Imiphumela emibi ebucayi ayivamile kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma uhlangabezana nokungazizwa kahle okukhulu, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ngemuva kokuhlolwa.
I-14C-Urea ayinconyelwe abesifazane abakhulelwe ngenxa yengxenye yayo enomoya, yize ukuvezwa kuncane. Uma ukhulelwe noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe, tshela umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.
Omama abancelisa izingane nabo kufanele bagweme lolu hlolojikelele. Izinto ezinomoya zingadlulela obisini lwebele isikhashana. Uma uncelisa, udokotela wakho angase ancome olunye uhlobo lokuhlolwa noma asikisele ukuyeka ukuncelisa okwesikhashana.
Abantu abathathe imithi ethile muva nje bangase badinge ukulinda ngaphambi kokuba baluthathwe lolu hlolojikelele. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzobuyekeza imithi yakho yamanje kanye nomlando wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi ngabe udinga ukuyeka yini imithi ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.
Izivivinyo zokuphefumula ze-14C-Urea ziyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, kanti i-PYtest ingenye esetshenziswa kakhulu. Izikhungo zezempilo ezihlukene zingase zisebenzise imikhiqizo ehlukene, kodwa zonke zisebenza ngomgomo ofanayo oyisisekelo.
Amanye amalabhorethri alungisa ama-14C-Urea solutions awo alandela izimiso ezijwayelekile. Umkhiqizo othile noma ukulungiswa akuthinti kakhulu ukunemba kokuhlolwa noma okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwazisa ukuthi yikuphi ukuhlolwa abakusebenzisayo, nakuba ukulungiswa kanye nenqubo kuhlala kufana kakhulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umkhiqizo uthini.
Izivivinyo eziningana ezingezinye zingathola izifo ze-H. pylori uma i-14C-Urea ingakulungele. Ukuhlolwa kokuphefumula kwe-13C-Urea kusebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa kusebenzisa ikhabhoni engeyona i-radioactive, okwenza iphephe kubantu abakhulelwe kanye nezingane.
Izivivinyo zegazi zingathola ama-antibody e-H. pylori, kodwa azikwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezifo zamanje nezangaphambilini. Izivivinyo ze-antigen yesitulo zingenye inketho engathola izifo ezisebenzayo ngaphandle kokuvezwa kwe-radioactive.
Kwabanye abantu, odokotela bangase batusa i-endoscopy ephezulu ene-tissue biopsy. Lokhu kuhilela ukufaka ithumbu elincanyana, eliguquguqukayo elinekhamera esiswini sakho ukuze lihlole ngokuqondile izicubu futhi lihlole amagciwane.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokusiza ukuthi ukhethe ukuhlolwa okufanele kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nezintandokazi.
Zombili izivivinyo zokuphefumula ze-14C-Urea ne-13C-Urea zinembile kakhulu ekutholeni izifo ze-H. pylori. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi i-14C isebenzisa i-isotope ye-radioactive kanti i-13C isebenzisa i-isotope ezinzile, engeyona i-radioactive.
I-14C-Urea isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukunemba kwayo. Ivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi kancane futhi itholakala kabanzi ezikhungweni eziningi zezempilo.
I-13C-Urea ithandwa kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, izingane, nanoma ubani ofuna ukugwema ngisho nokuchayeka okuncane emisebeni. Inembe ngendlela efanayo kodwa idinga imishini eyinkimbinkimbi ukuze ihlaziye amasampula okuphefumula.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma ukuhlolwa okufanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho. Zombili izivivinyo zithathwa njengezindinganiso zegolide zokuxilongwa kwe-H. pylori.
Yebo, i-14C-Urea ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Nokho, uzodinga ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezidingo zokuzila ukudla, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi yesifo sikashukela engase ibangele ushukela ophansi egazini.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukulungisa isikhathi somuthi wakho noma ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze ngaphambi nangemva kokuhlolwa. Isikhathi sokuzila ukudla sifushane, ngakho-ke abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela bangakwazi ukuqeda ukuhlolwa ngokuphepha.
Uma ngengozi udla noma uphuza okuthile ngaphandle kwamanzi ngaphambi kokuhlolwa kwakho kwe-14C-Urea, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Ukudla kungathinta imiphumela yokuhlolwa futhi kungase kudingeke ukuthi kuhlelwe kabusha.
Ungazami ukuqhubeka nokuhlolwa uma ungazilanga kahle. Ukudla okusesiswini sakho kungaphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokucubungula i-urea, okungenzeka linikeze imiphumela engamanga.
Uma uzwa isicanucanu esincane noma isiyezi ngemva kokuthatha i-14C-Urea, hlala buthule futhi uphefumule ngokujwayelekile. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuhlobana nokuzila ukudla futhi zizothuthuka uma usukwazi ukudla futhi ngemva kokuhlolwa.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nesicanucanu esikhulu, ukuhlanza, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Nakuba izimo ezinzima zingavamile kakhulu, ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukubheka nethimba lakho lezokwelapha uma ukhathazekile.
Ngokuvamile ungadla futhi uphuze ngendlela ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemva kokunikeza isampula lakho lokuphefumula lokugcina. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwazisa uma ukuhlolwa sekuqediwe futhi ukhululekile ukuqhubeka nokudla kwakho okuvamile.
Abantu abaningi bazizwa belambile kakhulu ngemva kokuzila ukudla, ngakho-ke ungase ufune ukuba nesnakhi esilula noma ukudla okulungile. Qala ngento ethambile esiswini sakho, ikakhulukazi uma uzwe isicanucanu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa.
Imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwe-14C-Urea ivamise ukutholakala phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini elilodwa, kuye ngesikhathi sokucubungula elebhu yesikhungo sakho sezempilo. Ezinye izikhungo ezinkulu zezokwelapha zingase zibe nemiphumela etholakala ngokushesha.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuthinta ngemiphumela futhi axoxe ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo. Uma i-H. pylori itholakele, bazoncoma izinketho zokwelashwa ezifanele. Uma ukuhlolwa kungalungile, bangase bahlole ezinye izimbangela zezimpawu zakho.
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