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I-Hemin iyimithi ekhethekile kadokotela equkethe insimbi futhi inikezwa nge-IV ngokuqondile egazini lakho. Le mithi yenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha izimo ezingavamile kodwa eziqatha ezibizwa ngokuthi i-acute porphyrias, ezenzeka lapho umzimba wakho unenkinga yokwenza into ebizwa ngokuthi i-heme ebalulekile emangqamuzaneni egazi anempilo.
Cabanga nge-hemin njengemithi yokuhlenga eqondiwe engena lapho ukukhiqizwa kwe-heme yomzimba wakho kwemvelo kuhamba kabi. Akuyona imithi ozohlangana nayo emithini yansuku zonke, kodwa kulabo abayidingayo, i-hemin ingasindisa impilo ngempela ngokusiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi ezinqubweni zomzimba ezibalulekile.
I-Hemin isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukuhlaselwa okukhulu kwe-porphyria, ikakhulukazi i-acute intermittent porphyria, i-hereditary coproporphyria, kanye ne-variegate porphyria. Lezi yizimo ezingavamile zofuzo lapho umzimba wakho ungenzi kahle i-heme, okuholela ekwakhekeni kwezinto ezinobuthi ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-porphyrins.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa okukhulu kwe-porphyria, ungase uzwe ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ngisho nezimpawu ze-neurological njengokudideka noma ubuthakathaka bemisipha. I-Hemin isebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho i-heme ewudingayo, esiza ukuvala ukukhiqizwa ngokweqile kwala ma-porphyrins ayingozi.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele i-hemin uma unezifo eziphindaphindayo ezinomthelela omkhulu ezingeni lakho lempilo. Kwezinye izimo, ingasetshenziswa ngokuvimbela kubantu abahlangabezana neziqephu ezivamile, ezinzima.
I-Hemin isebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho uhlobo lwe-heme olungalusebenzisa kalula. Uma une-porphyria, indlela yokukhiqiza i-heme yomzimba wakho iyaphazamiseka, okubangela ukusekelwa kwezinto eziphakathi eziphenduka ezinobuthi.
Ngokukunika i-hemin ngomjovo, umuthi empeleni utshela umzimba wakho ukuthi wehlise imizamo yawo yokwenza i-heme ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwalawo ma-porphyrin compounds ayingozi abangela izimpawu zakho. Kufana nokuhlinzeka ngendlela esheshayo edlula ngengxenye eyonakele yenqubo yokukhiqiza yomzimba wakho.
I-Hemin ithathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngoba ithinta ngokuqondile izinqubo eziyisisekelo zamaseli. Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwamahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 ngemva kokuphathwa, nakuba abanye abantu bengase baqaphele ukuthuthuka ngokushesha.
I-Hemin inikezwa kuphela ngomjovo ngabasebenzi bezempilo esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ekhaya noma ngomlomo. Umuthi uza njengempushana okumele ixutshwe namanzi ahlanzekile futhi inikezwe ngomugqa we-IV ngaphezu kwemizuzu eyi-15 kuya kwengama-30.
Ngaphambi kokufakwa kwakho, ithimba lakho lezempilo cishe lizokwethula umugqa we-IV futhi lingakunika imithi ukuvimbela imiphumela engemihle engaba khona. Akudingeki ukuthi uzile ukudla ngaphambi kokuthola i-hemin, futhi akukho mingcele ethile yokudla, nakuba ukuhlala unamanzi kahle ngaso sonke isikhathi kusiza.
Ukufakwa ngokwako ngokuvamile kunikezwa kanye ngosuku izinsuku ezingafika kwezine, kuye ngokuthi ukuhlaselwa kwakho kunzima kangakanani nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze ngesikhathi nangemva kokufakwa ngakunye ukuze libheke noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula.
Abantu abaningi bathola i-hemin izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-4 ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa kwe-porphyria okukhulu. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekutheni izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha kangakanani nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola inqubekela phambili yakho nsuku zonke futhi angase amise ukwelashwa uma izimpawu zakho ziqala ukuxazulula kakhulu. Abanye abantu bazizwa ngcono ngemva komthamo owodwa noma emibili nje, kanti abanye bangase badinge inkambo ephelele yezinsuku ezine.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-hemin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ilawuleka ngaphansi kokuqashwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuzixazulula yona noma ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha eduze futhi linganikeza ukwelashwa ukusiza ukulawula noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ingabandakanya:
Ngenkathi le miphumela emibi engathi sína ingavamile, idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uzobe usesikhungweni sezokwelapha lapho lezi zingabonakala ngokushesha futhi zelashwe.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kakhulu kodwa ezingathi sína zingabandakanya ukungezwani komzimba okukhulu noma izinguquko ezinkulu zamakhemikhali egazi. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqeqeshwe ukubheka lezi futhi liphendule ngokushesha uma zenzeka.
I-Hemin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ilungile yini kuwe. Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezinto ezingezwani ne-hemin noma ezinye zezinto zayo akufanele bathole lo muthi.
Udktela wakho uzoba oqaphele kakhulu uma unezimo ezithile ezingenza i-hemin ibe yingozi kuwe. Lokhu kuhlanganisa isifo esibi sezinso, izifo ezithile zokuphuma kwegazi, noma umlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu emithini equkethe insimbi.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba ukuphepha kwe-hemin ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa kungaqinisekiswanga ngokugcwele. Udktela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ezingaba khona ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi uma ukulesinye salezi zimo.
Abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile ze-porphyria ezingasabeli ku-hemin, njengezinye izinhlobo ze-cutaneous porphyria, ngokuvamile ngeke babe ngabazongenela lo muthi.
Igama le-brand elitholakala kakhulu le-hemin e-United States yi-Panhematin. Lena yindlela ama-hospitela amaningi nezikhungo zezokwelapha ezisebenzisa ngayo lapho zithatha iziguli ezihlaselwa yi-acute porphyria.
Ezinye izindawo zingase zibe namagama e-brand ahlukene noma izindlela zokulungiselela, kodwa isithako esisebenzayo sihlala sifana. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukulungiswa okufanele ngaphandle kokucatshangelwa kwegama le-brand elithile.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-hemin zingase zitholakale kwezinye izindawo, kodwa udktela wakho uzokhetha inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekutholakaleni nasezidingweni zakho ezithile zezokwelapha.
Ngokuhlaselwa kwe-acute porphyria, i-hemin ivame ukuba yindlela yokwelapha yokuqala, kodwa kunezinye izindlela udktela wakho angazicabangela. I-Givosiran iyimithi entsha engasiza ekuvikeleni ukuhlaselwa kubantu abane-acute intermittent porphyria, nakuba isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-hemin.
Izinyathelo zokunakekela ezisekelayo nazo zibalulekile futhi zingase zihlanganise ukuphathwa kobuhlungu, uketshezi lwe-IV, nemithi yokulawula isicanucanu nokuhlanza. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi zindlela zokwelapha ezisekelayo zodwa zingasiza ekuphatheni ukuhlaselwa okulula.
Ukuvimbela ukuhlaselwa okuzayo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukugwema izinto ezaziwayo ezibangela lokhu, ukugcina ukudla okunempilo, nokuphatha ingcindezi. Abanye abantu bayazuza ekufakweni kwe-glucose njalo noma kwamanye amaqhinga okuvimbela.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho i-hemin ingatholakali noma ingafaneleki, ezinye izinhlanganisela ezifana ne-heme ziye zasetshenziswa, kodwa lezi zivame ukucatshangelwa kuphela ezimweni eziphuthumayo.
I-Hemin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengezinga legolide lokwelapha ukuhlaselwa okukhulu kwe-porphyria ngoba iqondisa ngqo inkinga eyisisekelo ngokuhlinzeka nge-heme umzimba wakho oyidingayo. Ivame ukusebenza kangcono kunezindlela zokwelapha ezisekelayo kuphela ekuhlaselweni okumaphakathi kuya kokukhulu.
Uma iqhathaniswa nemithi emisha efana ne-givosiran, i-hemin isebenza ngokushesha ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa okukhulu, kuyilapho i-givosiran igxile kakhulu ekuvikeleni ukuhlaselwa okuzayo. Zisebenzela izinhloso ezihlukene, futhi abanye abantu bangazuza kuzo zombili izindlela.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwe-hemin nezinye izindlela zokwelapha kuncike ezintweni eziningana, okuhlanganisa ubukhulu bokuhlaselwa kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi yini etholakalayo esikhungweni sakho sokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzochaza indlela engase ikusize ngokushesha nangokuphepha.
Ekuhlaselweni okulula, ukunakekelwa okusekelayo kuphela kungase kwanele, kodwa ezigabeni ezinzima kakhulu, indlela eqondiwe ye-hemin ivame ukuhlinzeka ngokusheshayo nokuqeda okuphelele.
I-Hemin idinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela kubantu abanezifo zezinso ngoba ingathinta okwesikhashana ukusebenza kwezinso. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokucophelela ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva kokwelashwa.
Uma unezinkinga ezinzima zezinso, ungase ukwazi ukuthola i-hemin ngokuqapha okwengeziwe futhi mhlawumbe ulungise umthamo. Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo sezinso esinzima, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulinganisa izinzuzo nezingozi ngokucophelela okwengeziwe.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuqubuka okukhulu, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ikhanda elibuhlungu elingazelelwe ngesikhathi sokufakwa kwe-hemin, yazisa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungaba yizimpawu zokuphendula okukhulu komzimba noma ezinye izinkinga.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uzobe usesikhungweni sezokwelapha lapho lezi zimphendulo zingabonakala ngokushesha futhi zelashwe. Ithimba lakho lezempilo liqeqeshwe ukuphatha lezi zimo futhi linemithi ephuthumayo etholakalayo.
Akufanele ushayele ngokushesha ngemva kokuthola i-hemin, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezane nemiphumela emibi efana nesiyezi, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma ukukhathala. Abantu abaningi abathola i-hemin bagula kakhulu ekuhlaselweni kwabo kwe-porphyria futhi badinga isikhathi sokululama.
Udokotela wakho uzokwazisa ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nokushayela. Lesi sinqumo sincike ekutheni uzizwa kanjani nokuthi ngabe uke waba nemiphumela emibi emithini yini.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka ezimpawini zabo kungakapheli amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 beqala ukwelashwa nge-hemin. Abanye abantu bazizwa ngcono ngisho nangaphambi kwalokho, kanti abanye bangase bathathe inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ukuze babone ukuthuthuka okukhulu.
Ubuhlungu besisu, obuvame ukuba yisimpawu esibi kakhulu, ngokuvamile buthuthuka kuqala. Ezinye izimpawu ezinjengokucanuzela kwenhliziyo nemiphumela ye-neurological kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuthi zixazululwe ngokuphelele.
Ukuthi uzoyidinga yini i-hemin futhi kuncike esimweni sakho ngasinye nokuthi ungakwazi kangakanani ukuphatha izimbangela zakho ze-porphyria. Abanye abantu banokuhlaselwa okukodwa noma okubili kuphela empilweni yabo, kanti abanye bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuphindaphindiwe.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuphatha lwesikhathi eside olungabandakanya ukugwema izinto eziqalisayo, imithi yokuvimbela, noma ukuba nohlelo olulungele ukuhlaselwa okuzayo. Umgomo uwukunciphisa isidingo sokwelashwa kwe-hemin okuphindaphindiwe ngenkathi ekugcina uphilile futhi ukhululekile.
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