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I-Ethacrynic acid iyimithi enamandla kadokotela esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede uketshezi oluningi ngokwandisa ukukhiqizwa komchamo. Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-loop diuretics, asebenza ngqo ezinso zakho ukuze akhiphe amanzi nosawoti owengeziwe emzimbeni wakho uma izimo ezinjengokuhluleka kwenhliziyo noma isifo sezinso zibangela ukwakheka okuyingozi koketshezi.
I-Ethacrynic acid iyimithi enamandla ye-diuretic udokotela wakho ayinikezayo uma umzimba wakho ubamba uketshezi oluningi kakhulu. Cabanga ngayo njengokhiye ovula ikhono lezinso zakho lokuhlunga amanzi nosawoti owedlulele ngempumelelo enkulu kunokujwayelekile.
Le mithi ithathwa njengenye yama-diuretics anamandla atholakalayo, okusho ukuthi isebenza ngokushesha futhi ngamandla ukuze ikhiphe uketshezi ohlelweni lwakho. Ngokungafani namanye amaphilisi amanzi athambile, i-ethacrynic acid igcinelwe izimo lapho udinga ukususwa okukhulu koketshezi, njengoba uketshezi luqongelela emaphashini akho, esiswini, noma emilenzeni ngenxa yezimo ezingathi sína zezokwelapha.
Odokotela banikeza i-ethacrynic acid ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukugcinwa koketshezi okubangelwa ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo, isifo sesibindi, noma izinkinga zezinso. Lapho inhliziyo yakho, isibindi, noma izinso zingasebenzi kahle, uketshezi lungakha ezindaweni ezingafanele, okubangela ukuvuvukala nobunzima bokuphefumula.
Le mithi isiza ukuphatha izimo eziningana ezithile lapho ukwakheka koketshezi kuba yingozi. Iziguli ezihluleka inhliziyo zivame ukuthuthukisa uketshezi emaphashini azo noma emilenzeni, okwenza kube nzima ukuphefumula futhi kubangele ukuvuvukala okungakhululeki. Abantu abanesifo sesibindi se-cirrhosis bangase baqongelele uketshezi esiswini sabo, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-ascites.
Udkt. wakho angase futhi anqume i-ethacrynic acid ngenxa yesifo sezinso uma ezinye izidakamizwa eziqeda amanzi emzimbeni zingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele. Ngezikhathi ezithile isetshenziswa ezimweni eziphuthumayo lapho ukususwa kwamanzi okusheshayo kudingeka ukuvimbela izinkinga ezinzima njengobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukucindezela kwenhliziyo.
I-Ethacrynic acid isebenza ngokuvimba ingxenye ethile yesistimu yokuhlunga izinso zakho ebizwa ngokuthi i-loop of Henle. Lesi senzo sokuvimba sivimbela izinso zakho ukuthi zingamunci kabusha i-sodium ne-chloride, amaminerali amabili avame ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ubambe amanzi.
Lapho lawa maminerali engakwazi ukumuncwa kabusha, akhishwa emchameni wakho, futhi amanzi alandela wona emzimbeni wakho. Le nqubo yenzeka ngokushesha, ngokuvamile kungakapheli ihora ngemva kokuthatha umuthi, futhi imiphumela ingahlala amahora amaningana.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengonamandla uma uqhathaniswa nezinye izidakamizwa eziqeda amanzi emzimbeni. Ngenkathi izidakamizwa ze-thiazide eziqeda amanzi emzimbeni zisebenza ngobumnene engxenyeni ehlukile yezinso, i-ethacrynic acid idala ukwanda okukhulu ekukhiqizweni komchamo, yingakho odokotela beyisebenzisela izinkinga ezinkulu zokugcinwa kwamanzi.
Thatha i-ethacrynic acid ngendlela udokotela wakho ayinqume ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku ngokudla ukunciphisa isisu esicasulayo. Umuthi usebenza kahle uma uthathwa nokudla noma ukudla okulula, njengoba lokhu kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uwumunce kahle futhi kunciphisa imiphumela emibi yokugaya ukudla.
Uzofuna ukuthatha imithamo yakho ekuseni, okungcono ekuseni noma emini, ukuze ugweme ukuvama ukuchama ebusuku. Uma uthatha imithamo emibili ngosuku, yahlukanise ngamahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi umthamo wesibili awusondeli kakhulu ngesikhathi sokulala.
Njalo gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinketho ezingezinye.
Udktela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewunyusa kancane kancane ngokusekelwe endleleni umzimba wakho osabela ngayo. Ungalokothi ulungise umthamo wakho wedwa, ngisho noma uzizwa sengathi udinga imithi eningi noma encane.
Ubude besikhathi ozothatha ngaso i-ethacrynic acid buqondene ngokuphelele nesimo sakho esiyisisekelo nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emthini. Abanye abantu bayayidinga izinsuku ezimbalwa nje ngesikhathi sokwenzeka okukhulu kokugcinwa kwamanzi, kanti abanye badinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ngezimo ezingapheli.
Uma uyithatha ngenxa yokuhluleka kwenhliziyo noma isifo sezinso esingapheli, ungase udinge ukuqhubeka nomuthi izinyanga noma iminyaka. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha intuthuko yakho ngokuhlolwa okuvamile, ukuhlolwa kwegazi, nokuhlolwa kwezimpawu zakho ukuze anqume ubude obufanele besimo sakho.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-ethacrynic acid ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi amanzi akheke futhi ngokushesha, okungenzeka kuholele ezinkingeni ezinzima njengobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukuvuvukala okuyingozi.
Njengayo yonke imithi enamandla, i-ethacrynic acid ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ihlobene nesenzo esiqinile se-diuretic somuthi futhi ngokuvamile ihlanganisa izinguquko emanzini omzimba wakho kanye nokulinganisela kwamaminerali.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, kusukela kokuvamile kuya kokungavamile:
Lezi zinto ezivamile zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi, kodwa kufanele uzibikele udokotela wakho ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ezinye izinto ezingavamile kodwa eziyingozi kakhulu ezibangelwa imithi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa isiyezi esikhulu noma ukuquleka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, imisipha eqinile kakhulu, noma ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa okukhulu.
Ngokuvamile, i-ethacrynic acid ingabangela ukulimala kwezinso, ikakhulukazi uma ukhathala kakhulu. Izimpawu zalokhu zihlanganisa ukuchama okuncane kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, ukuvuvukala okuba kubi kunokuba ngcono, noma ukuzizwa ungaphilile kakhulu.
I-Ethacrynic acid ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile noma izimo kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma bawuse ngokuqapha okukhulu.
Akufanele uthathe i-ethacrynic acid uma usuvele ukhathele kakhulu noma unamazinga aphansi kakhulu e-sodium noma i-potassium egazini lakho. Umuthi ungenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi futhi zibe yingozi empilweni.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso ezingakhiqizi umchamo (isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-anuria) akufanele bathathe lo muthi. Uma izinso zakho ziyekile ngokuphelele ukusebenza, ukwengeza i-diuretic ngeke kusize futhi kungadala ukulimala.
Nansi ezinye izimo lapho i-ethacrynic acid ingase ingafaneleki:
Udokotela wakho uzophinda aqaphele ngokuqoka lo muthi uma unesifo sikashukela, i-gout, i-lupus, noma uma usumdala, njengoba lezi zimo zingandisa ingozi yezinkinga.
I-Ethacrynic acid itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Edecrin e-United States. Lena inguqulo yomkhiqizo evame kakhulu ukunqunywa, nakuba izinhlobo ezivamile zingase zitholakale.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakutshela ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo, futhi ungabuza udokotela wakho uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nokushintsha phakathi kwamafomu omkhiqizo nawajwayelekile.
Uma i-ethacrynic acid ingakulungele, eminye imithi yokukhipha amanzi ingase isebenze esimweni sakho. Udokotela wakho angakhetha ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zokukhipha amanzi ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nesimo sezokwelapha.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-loop ezifana ne-furosemide (Lasix) noma i-bumetanide (Bumex) zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-ethacrynic acid kodwa zingase zibe namaphrofayili ahlukene emiphumeleni emibi. I-Furosemide iyisidakamizwa se-loop esivame kakhulu ukunqunywa futhi singazanywa kuqala ezimweni eziningi.
Ukuze ugcine uketshezi oluncane, udokotela wakho angase acabangele izidakamizwa ze-thiazide ezifana ne-hydrochlorothiazide noma i-chlorthalidone. Lezi zisebenza ngobumnene kunezidakamizwa ze-loop kodwa zingase zingabi namandla ngokwanele ekwakhekeni okukhulu koketshezi.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela bahlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zokukhipha amanzi noma bazisebenzise kanye neminye imithi yokuhluleka kwenhliziyo efana ne-ACE inhibitors noma ama-beta-blockers ukuze bathole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
I-Ethacrynic acid ne-furosemide zombili ziyizidakamizwa ezinamandla ze-loop, kodwa akudingeki ukuthi zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi kunomunye nomunye - zihlukile nje amathuluzi ezimweni ezihlukene. Udokotela wakho ukhetha phakathi kwabo ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile zezokwelapha nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani.
I-Furosemide inqunywa kaningi ngoba isitholakala isikhathi eside futhi odokotela banolwazi olwengeziwe ngayo. Ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala yokukhetha kubantu abaningi abadinga isidakamizwa esinamandla, futhi isebenza kahle eningi leziguli.
I-Ethacrynic acid ingase ikhethwe uma i-furosemide ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele, ibangela imiphumela emibi, noma uma unezifo ezithile zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile. Abanye abantu basabela kangcono emuthini owodwa kunomunye, futhi udokotela wakho angazama womabili ukuze abone ukuthi yini esebenza kangcono kuwe.
Yomibili imithi inokuphumelela okufanayo ekususeni uketshezi oluningi, kodwa ingase ibe nemiphumela ehlukile. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokusebenza kwezinso zakho, isimo sokuzwa, neminye imithi oyithathayo lapho ukhetha phakathi kwazo.
I-Ethacrynic acid ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo nokulungiswa kwemithamo. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo ngemivivinyo yegazi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi umuthi awubangeli umonakalo owengeziwe ezinso.
Abantu abanezifo zezinso eziphakathi nendawo bangazuza ku-ethacrynic acid lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele. Kodwa-ke, uma isifo sakho sezinso sinzima noma uma ungaqedi umchamo, lo muthi ngokuvamile awuphephile ukuwusebenzisa.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngemithamo ephansi futhi ayinyuse kancane kancane ngenkathi eqaphela ukusebenza kwezinso zakho. Bazophinda baqaphe amazinga akho e-electrolyte kaningi ngoba isifo sezinso singenza ukungalingani kube nokwenzeka kakhulu futhi kube yingozi kakhulu.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-ethacrynic acid eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela ukoma okukhulu, ukwehla okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi, nokungalingani okukhulu kwe-electrolyte.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya isiyezi esikhulu, ukuquleka, ukoma okukhulu, ukuchama okuncane kakhulu noma ukungachami, imisipha eqinile, noma ukudideka. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ungazami ukwelapha ukweqisa umthamo ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi noma ukuthatha eminye imithi. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha badinga ukuhlola isimo sakho futhi bangase badinge ukukunikeza uketshezi lwe-IV noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukuze kubuyiselwe ibhalansi yomzimba wakho ngokuphepha.
Uma weqa umthamo we-ethacrynic acid, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo owuqeqile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile – ungangeni imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Njengoba i-ethacrynic acid yandisa ukuchama, gwema ukuthatha umthamo owuqeqile sekwephuzile emini, njengoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukulala kwakho ngohambo oluningi lokuyolanda endlini yokugezela. Uma weqa umthamo wasekuseni futhi sekuhlwile, ngokuvamile kungcono ukulinda kuze kube ngakusasa ekuseni.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengokusetha ama-alamu ocingweni noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithamo ngokuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekuphatheni isimo sakho ngempumelelo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-ethacrynic acid uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Isikhathi sincike esimweni sakho esiyisisekelo nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Uma unikezwe i-ethacrynic acid ngenxa yesimo sesikhashana njengokwakheka koketshezi ngemva kokuhlinzwa, ungase ukwazi ukuyeka uma uketshezi seluphelile futhi umzimba wakho usululame. Nokho, uma unesifo esingamahlalakhona njengokuhluleka kwenhliziyo, ungase udinge ukuqhubeka nomuthi isikhathi eside.
Udktela wakho uzokwehlisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho kunokuthi awumise kungazelelwe, ikakhulukazi uma ubulokhu uwuthatha isikhathi eside. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni ukuthi uketshezi lungaqongeleki futhi ngokushesha futhi kunika umzimba wakho isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala noma ukuphuza amanani amancane kuphela ngenkathi uthatha i-ethacrynic acid. Kokubili utshwala kanye nalolu hlobo lomuthi kungadala isiyezi nokwehla kwengcindezi yegazi, futhi ukukuhlanganisa kungenza le miphumela ibe mibi kakhulu.
Utshwala bungaphazamisa nekhono lomzimba wakho lokugcina ibhalansi efanele yamanzi, okungase kwenze isimo sakho esingaphansi sibe sibi kakhulu noma kunciphise ukusebenza kokwelashwa kwakho.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, yenza kanjalo ngokucophelela kakhulu futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Qala ngamanani amancane futhi ungaluphuzi utshwala uma usuvele uzizwa unesiyezi noma unomuzwa wokukhathala emithini yakho.
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