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I-Etelcalcetide iyimithi esiza ukulawula amazinga e-calcium egazini lakho lapho amagciwane akho e-parathyroid engasebenzi kahle. Yenzelwe ngqo abantu abanesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona abase-dialysis futhi abaye bathuthukisa isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-secondary hyperparathyroidism. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi omnene okhuluma ngamagciwane akho e-parathyroid ukuthi azole lapho esebenza kanzima kakhulu, okwenzeka kaningi lapho izinso zakho zingakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wazo wokuhlunga udoti egazini lakho.
I-Etelcalcetide iyimithi eyenziwe ngendlela yokufakelwa elingisa i-hormone yemvelo emzimbeni wakho ebizwa ngokuthi i-calcimimetic. Isebenza ngokubopha kuma-calcium-sensing receptors emagciwaneni akho e-parathyroid, okuyizindlala ezincane ezine entanyeni yakho ezisiza ukulawula amazinga e-calcium egazini lakho. Lapho lezi zindlala zizwa i-calcium eningi kunalokho ezikutholayo ngempela, zinciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwazo kwe-parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Le mithi ingeyeqembu lezidakamizwa ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-calcimimetics, futhi inikezwa ngokuqondile emgudwini wakho wegazi ngomugqa we-IV ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho kwe-dialysis. Le mithi yaziwa nangegama layo lomkhiqizo elithi Parsabiv, futhi yakhelwe ngqo ukuthi isebenze kahle nenqubo ye-dialysis esivele isiza izinso zakho ukuthi zihlunga udoti emzimbeni wakho.
I-Etelcalcetide isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-secondary hyperparathyroidism kubantu abadala abanesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona abase-hemodialysis. I-Secondary hyperparathyroidism yenzeka lapho izinso zakho zingakwazi ukucubungula kahle i-vitamin D futhi zisuse i-phosphorus egazini lakho, okubangela ukuthi amagciwane akho e-parathyroid asebenze isikhathi esengeziwe ekukhiqizeni i-parathyroid hormone eningi kakhulu.
I-Etelcalcetide isebenza ngokuthi "ikhohlise" amagciwane akho e-parathyroid ukuthi acabange ukuthi kukhona i-calcium eningi egazini lakho kunalokho okukhona ngempela. Ihlanganisa nezamukeli ezikhethekile zokuzwa i-calcium kula magciwane, okwenza anciphise ukukhiqizwa kwawo kwe-parathyroid hormone. Le yindlela eqondiswe ngqo ekhomba imbangela eyinhloko yokungalingani kwamahomoni kunokumane ilaphe izimpawu.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela futhi usebenza ngokushesha uma ususemhlabeni wakho. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa okuthile okungathatha amasonto ukukhombisa imiphumela, i-etelcalcetide ingaqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ngemva komthamo wakho wokuqala. Kodwa-ke, kungase kuthathe amasonto amaningana okwelashwa okuvamile ukubona izinzuzo ezigcwele emiphumeleni yakho yokuhlolwa kwegazi kanye nempilo yonke yamathambo.
Okwenza lo muthi usebenze ngempumelelo ukuthi wenzelwe ukusebenza kanye nokwelashwa kwakho kwe-dialysis. Isikhathi kanye nomthamo kulungiswa ngokuqondile ukuze kusebenze nenqubo ye-dialysis, okusiza ukuthuthukisa ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
I-Etelcalcetide inikezwa njengomjovo ngqo egazini lakho ngomugqa wakho wokufinyelela we-dialysis ekupheleni kweseshini ngayinye ye-hemodialysis. Ngeke kudingeke ukuthi uthathe lo muthi ekhaya noma ukhumbule ukuthatha amaphilisi - ithimba lakho le-dialysis lizokuphatha wona njengengxenye yenqubo yakho yokwelashwa kwe-dialysis ejwayelekile.
Umuthi uvamise ukunikezwa kathathu ngesonto, okuhambisana neshejuli ejwayelekile ye-hemodialysis elandelwa abantu abaningi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizowujova emgqeni wakho we-dialysis ngemizuzu embalwa yokugcina yeseshini yakho ye-dialysis, lapho igazi lakho libuyiselwa emzimbeni wakho. Lesi sikhathi sisiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo enkulu ngemithi yakho.
Njengoba uthola i-etelcalcetide esikhungweni se-dialysis, akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokusebenzisana kokudla noma isikhathi sokudla. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukugcina ishejuli yakho ejwayelekile ye-dialysis futhi ungeqi amasheya, ngoba lokhu kuzothinta ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani. Ithimba lakho le-dialysis lizokuqapha eduze ngesikhathi nangemva kwemithamo ngayinye ukuze liqinisekise ukuthi uyayibekezelela kahle imithi.
Ubude besikhathi ozodinga ngaso i-etelcalcetide buxhomeke ekutheni ilawula kahle kangakanani amazinga akho e-parathyroid hormone nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emithini. Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka naleli khambi uma nje beku-dialysis futhi benokungasebenzi kahle kwe-hyperparathyroidism yesibili, okusho ukuthi kuvame ukuba yingxenye yesikhathi eside yohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga egazi lakho njalo, ngokuvamile ehlola i-parathyroid hormone yakho, i-calcium, kanye namazinga e-phosphorus njalo emavikini ambalwa ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma amazinga akho esezinzile. Uma amazinga akho e-PTH ehla afinyelele ebangeni elinempilo futhi ahlale lapho, ungase ukwazi ukunciphisa imvamisa yemithamo, kodwa cishe uzodinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa okuthile.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukuyeka i-etelcalcetide uma bethola ukufakelwa izinso, njengoba izinso ezinempilo zingalawula kangcono amazinga e-calcium ne-phosphorus ngokwemvelo. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokubonisana eduze nethimba lakho lezempilo, elizocabangela isimo sakho sempilo ngasinye kanye nemigomo yokwelapha.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-etelcalcetide ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi iyalawuleka, kanti imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi ebikwa kaningi ihlanganisa isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, kanye nohudo, okuthinta cishe u-10-15% wabantu abathatha lo muthi. Ungase futhi uzwe imisipha iqina, ikakhulukazi ezandleni zakho, ezinyaweni, noma ebusweni, okungenzeka uma amazinga e-calcium akho ehla kakhulu. Abanye abantu babika ukuzwa bekhathele noma benomuzwa wokuba nezinhlungu zekhanda, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingahlanganisa ukuqina kwemisipha okukhulu noma ama-cramps, ukuba ndikindiki noma ukuzwa ukuluma emlonyeni wakho noma eminweni yezandla nezinyawo, kanye nezinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukukhombisa ukuthi amazinga e-calcium akho ehle kakhulu, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-hypocalcemia. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nethimba lakho le-dialysis noma udokotela ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kakhulu kodwa engathi sína ihlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, okungase kubangele ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okukhulu. Ukutheleleka kwepheshana eliphezulu lokuphefumula kanye nokugcinwa kwamanzi nakho kubikiwe kwabanye abantu. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha eduze ukuze libone le miphumela futhi lilungise ukwelashwa kwakho uma kudingeka.
I-Etelcalcetide ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi kunezimo eziningana lapho udokotela wakho engase ancome indlela yokwelapha ehlukile. Abantu abanamazinga e-calcium aphansi kakhulu (i-hypocalcemia) akufanele bathathe lo muthi, njengoba ungenza amazinga e-calcium ehle nakakhulu, okungaba yingozi.
Uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba ne-etelcalcetide noma yiziphi izithako zayo, akufanele uthole lo muthi. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ikakhulu labo abanomlando wezinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma bangase bangabi ngabazali abahle balokhu kwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuncoma i-etelcalcetide.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-etelcalcetide ngaphandle kwalapho izinzuzo zizikhulu ngokusobala kunezinhlaka, njengoba kukhona idatha yokuphepha elinganiselwe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Uma uncelisa, uzodinga ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho ukuthi ngabe izinzuzo zomuthi zidlula yini noma yiziphi izingozi ezingase zibe khona kumntwana wakho. Abantu abanesifo esibi sesibindi bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ungakaqali ukuhlanza izinso kodwa unesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona, i-etelcalcetide ayikufanele. Lo muthi wenzelwe ngokuqondile abantu abathola ukwelashwa kwe-hemodialysis futhi abaye bathuthukisa i-hyperparathyroidism yesibili ngenxa yesifo sabo sezinso.
I-Etelcalcetide ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Parsabiv, elenziwa yi-Amgen. I-Parsabiv iyona kuphela inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo le-etelcalcetide etholakala njengamanje e-United States nakwamanye amazwe amaningi. Uma uthola lo muthi esikhungweni sakho sokuhlanza izinso, cishe uzobizwa nganoma yiliphi igama - etelcalcetide noma Parsabiv.
Umuthi uza ngama-vial asetshenziswa kanye aqukethe amandla ahlukene, ngokuvamile ama-2.5 mg, 5 mg, noma 10 mg nge-vial. Ithimba lakho lokuhlanza izinso lizosebenzisa amandla afanele ngokuya ngemiyalelo kadokotela wakho nezidingo zakho zokwelashwa. Ama-vial aklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa ngokushesha ngemva kokuvulwa futhi afomulwe ngokuqondile ukuze asetshenziswe ngemithambo yegazi ngesikhathi sokuhlanza izinso.
Uma i-etelcalcetide ingakulungele, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezinye ze-hyperparathyroidism yesibili okungenzeka udokotela wakho azicabangele. Enye indlela ejwayelekile i-cinacalcet (igama lomkhiqizo i-Sensipar), okuyimithi yomlomo esebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-etelcalcetide kodwa ithathwa njengamaphilisi kunokuthi inikezwe ngomthambo.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa ama-analog we-vitamin D afana ne-calcitriol noma i-paricalcitol, asiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-calcium ngempumelelo. Abanye abantu bayazuza kuma-phosphorus binders, okuyimithi ethathwa nokudla ukunciphisa ukumuncwa kwe-phosphorus ekudleni. Ezimweni ezinzima, ukususwa ngokuhlinzwa kwamadlala e-parathyroid asebenzayo ngokweqile (i-parathyroidectomy) kungase kucatshangelwe.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nendlela yakho yokuphila, eminye imithi oyithathayo, ukuthi ukwamukela kanjani ukwelashwa okuhlukene, kanye namanani akho athile elebhu lapho encoma indlela engcono kakhulu kuwe. Abanye abantu benza kahle ngokuhlanganiswa kokwelashwa kunomuthi owodwa.
Kokubili i-etelcalcetide ne-cinacalcet ziyindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo ye-hyperparathyroidism yesibili, kodwa ngamunye unamathuba ahlukile angase enze omunye ukufaneleke kakhulu kuwe kunomunye. I-Etelcalcetide inikezwa ngesikhathi se-dialysis, okusho ukuthi akudingeki ukhumbule ukuthatha amaphilisi ekhaya, futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu encane kune-cinacalcet.
I-Cinacalcet, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ithathwa njengomuthi womlomo, abanye abantu abakuthandayo ngoba ibanika ukulawula okwengeziwe esimisweni sabo sokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, i-cinacalcet ivame ukubangela isicanucanu nokuhlanza, futhi idinga ukuthathwa nokudla ukuze isebenze kahle. Abanye abantu futhi bakuthola kunzima ukukhumbula ukuthatha amaphilisi ngokuqhubekayo.
Ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi womabili amakhambi asebenza ngendlela efanayo ekwehliseni amazinga e-parathyroid hormone, kodwa i-etelcalcetide ingase isebenze ngokushesha kancane futhi ibangele imiphumela emibi emincane emathunjini. Ukukhetha phakathi kwawo kuvame ukuncika ezintweni ozithandayo, ukubekezelela kwakho imiphumela emibi, kanye nezinto ezingokoqobo njengokukwazi kwakho ukukhumbula imithi yansuku zonke.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nobubi bekhambi ngalinye ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho, okuhlanganisa ezinye izimo zakho zempilo, imithi oseyithathayo, kanye nemigomo yakho yokwelashwa.
I-Etelcalcetide ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokuxhumana eduze nethimba lakho lezempilo. Umuthi ungathinta amazinga akho e-calcium, okungase kuphazamise ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho, ngakho-ke abantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezikhona badinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuhlola ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho kaningi futhi angase alungise umthamo wakho kancane kancane uma unomlando wezinkinga zenhliziyo. Kubalulekile ukutshela ithimba lakho le-dialysis nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezihlobene nenhliziyo ozitholayo, njengobuhlungu besifuba, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ukuphefumula kanzima, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Uma ngengozi uthola i-etelcalcetide eningi, into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala uzolile futhi wazise ngokushesha ithimba lakho le-dialysis noma udokotela. Ukweqisa kungabangela amazinga akho e-calcium ukuthi ehlise kakhulu, okungaholela ekubeni nemisipha, ukuba ndikindiki, ukuluma, noma izinguquko ekushayeni kwenhliziyo.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo cishe lizofuna ukukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi lingahlola amazinga e-calcium yegazi lakho kaningi. Bangase futhi bakunikeze izithasiselo ze-calcium noma balungise ukwelashwa kwakho kwe-dialysis ukusiza ukulungisa noma yikuphi ukungalingani. Izimo eziningi zokweqisa zingalawulwa ngempumelelo ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo okusheshayo.
Uma uphuthelwa iseshini ye-dialysis futhi ngenxa yalokho uphuthelwa umthamo we-etelcalcetide, ungazami ukukwenza ngokuthatha imithi eyengeziwe eseshini yakho elandelayo. Vele uqhubeke nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokulinganisa esimisweni sakho esilandelayo esijwayelekile se-dialysis futhi wazise iqembu lakho lezempilo ukuthi uphuthelwe umthamo wangaphambilini.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyona ingozi, kodwa zama ukungakwenzi umkhuba, njengoba ukuqina kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga akho e-parathyroid hormone ezinzile. Uma udinga ukuphuthelwa yi-dialysis ngenxa yezizathu zezokwelapha noma izimo eziphuthumayo, xhumana nesikhungo sakho se-dialysis ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uxoxe ngezinketho zokuhlela kabusha.
Akufanele neze uyeke ukuthatha i-etelcalcetide ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho kuqala. Lo muthi ngokuvamile udingeka uma nje unokungasebenzi kahle kwe-hyperparathyroidism yesibili futhi use-dialysis. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela amazinga akho e-parathyroid hormone ukuthi anyuke futhi, okungaholela ezinkingeni zamathambo nezinye izinkinga.
Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ukuyeka umuthi uma amazinga akho e-PTH eba phansi kakhulu, uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela engemihle engabekezeleleki, noma uma uthola ukufakelwa izinso. Noma yiziphi izinguquko ohlelweni lwakho lokwelapha kufanele zenziwe kancane kancane futhi ngokugadwa ngokucophelela kwamazinga egazi lakho.
I-Etelcalcetide ingase ihlangane neminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo ethinta amazinga e-calcium emzimbeni wakho. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukutshela udokotela wakho ngamaphilisi e-calcium, amaphilisi e-vitamin D, neminye imithi esetshenziselwa ukwelapha amathambo kanye nezifo zamaminerali.
Lo muthi ungase futhi uhlangane neminye imithi yenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi leyo ethinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo. Njalo nikeza ithimba lakho le-dialysis nodokotela uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa, izithasiselo, nemikhiqizo etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela oyithathayo. Bangakusiza ukuthi ulawule noma yikuphi ukuxhumana okungase kube khona futhi ulungise imithamo uma kudingeka.
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