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I-Ipratropium kanye ne-albuterol inhalation kuyisidakamizwa esihlanganisiwe esisiza ukuvula imigudu yakho yomoya uma unzima ukuphefumula. Lo muthi ophefumulwayo usebenza ngokukhulula imisipha ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala, okwenza kube lula ukuthi umoya ungene futhi uphume emaphashini akho.
Uma wena noma othile omkhathalelayo enikezwe lo muthi, cishe ubhekene nesimo sokuphefumula esithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ukuqonda ukuthi le mithi isebenza kanjani kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe mayelana nokuphatha izimpawu zakho futhi ubuyele emisebenzini oyithandayo.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zama-bronchodilators asebenza ndawonye ukuthuthukisa ukuphefumula kwakho. I-Albuterol iyi-beta-2 agonist esheshayo ekhulula ngokushesha imisipha ebushelelezi emgudwini wakho womoya, kuyilapho i-ipratropium iyi-anticholinergic evimba izimpawu ezithile zemizwa ezibangela ukuqina komoya.
Cabanga ngemigudu yakho yomoya njengamashubhu engadi angakwazi ukucindezela uma unezinkinga zokuphefumula. I-Albuterol isebenza njengokukhulula isiqeshana esicindezela ishubhu, kuyilapho i-ipratropium isiza ukuvimbela imisipha ukuthi ingaqini endaweni yokuqala. Ngokubambisana, bakha ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu kunanoma yimuphi umuthi onganikeza wodwa.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala njengesixazululo se-nebulizer osiphefumulayo ngomshini okhethekile, noma njenge-metered-dose inhaler eletha umuthi ngqo emaphashini akho. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi iyiphi ifomu elisebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Lo muthi unikezwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isifo sokuvinjelwa kwamaphaphu esingamahlala-khona (COPD), okuhlanganisa izimo ezinjengokukhwehlela okungamahlala-khona kanye ne-emphysema. Lusiza ekuphatheni ubunzima bokuphefumula obuqhubekayo obuhambisana nalezi zimo, okwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke iphatheke kalula.
Udkt wakho angase futhi anikeze le nhlanganisela ngezinhlaselo ezinzima ze-asthma lapho imithi eyodwa inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele. Ezindaweni zasemtholampilo, ivame ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zokuphefumula ukuze kuvulwe ngokushesha imigudu yomoya futhi kuthuthukiswe ukugeleza komoya-mpilo.
Abanye abantu abanezimo zamaphaphu ezinye ezibangela ukuncipha kwemigudu yomoya nabo bangazuza kulokhu kwelashwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzohlola amaphethini akho okuphefumula kanye nezimpawu ukuze anqume ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini isimo sakho.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokuhlanganiswa kwe-bronchodilator okuphakathi nendawo okusebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho. Ingxenye ye-albuterol iqala ukusebenza ngemizuzu embalwa ngokukhulula ngokuqondile imisipha ebushelelezi ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya, inikeze ukukhululeka okusheshayo uma uphefumula kanzima.
I-Ipratropium isebenza kancane kodwa inikeza imiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside ngokuvimba ama-acetylcholine receptors emigudwini yakho yomoya. I-Acetylcholine iyisithunywa samakhemikhali esitshela imisipha yakho yomoya ukuthi iqine, ngakho ukuvimba lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela le mpendulo yokuqina.
Inhlanganisela idala lokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi umphumela we-synergistic, okusho ukuthi imithi emibili isebenza kangcono ndawonye kunalokho ezingakwenza zodwa. Ngokuvamile uzoqaphela imiphumela ye-albuterol kuqala, kulandelwe ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo okuvela ku-ipratropium emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo.
Indlela eqondile yokuthatha lo muthi incike ekutheni usebenzisa i-nebulizer noma i-inhaler. Ukuze uthole ukwelashwa nge-nebulizer, ngokuvamile uzoxuba inani elibekiwe ngesisombululo se-saline esingenazo izinto eziphilayo futhi usiphefumulele ngemaski noma umlomo cishe imizuzu engu-10-15.
Uma usebenzisa i-inhaler, yinyakazise kahle ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa ngakunye bese ulandela indlela ethile udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi akukhombise yona. Thatha ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane, okujulile bese ubamba umuthi emaphashini akho cishe imizuzwana engu-10 ngaphambi kokukhipha umoya ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ufika emoyeni omncane.
Awudingi ukuthatha lo muthi nokudla, kodwa ukuba negilasi lamanzi eduze kungasiza uma umuthi wenza umlomo wakho uzizwe womile. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukugeza umlomo wabo ngamanzi ngemva kokusebenzisa i-inhaler ukuze bavimbele ukucasuka komphimbo.
Abantu abaningi banikezwa lo muthi izikhathi ezingu-3-4 ngosuku, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe kumaphethini akho okuphefumula nobukhulu bezimpawu. Kubalulekile ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Ubude bokwelashwa buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Kubantu abane-COPD, lokhu kungase kube ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside ozokusebenzisa njalo ukuze ulawule izimpawu eziqhubekayo futhi uvimbele ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Uma uyisebenzisela i-asthma noma izinkinga eziphuthumayo zokuphefumula, udokotela wakho angase ayinikeze isikhathi esifushane kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka. Abanye abantu bayayidinga kuphela ngezinkathi ezithile lapho izinkinga zabo zokuphefumula ziba zimbi, kanti abanye badinga ukwelashwa unyaka wonke.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi usawudinga yini. Bazophinda baqaphele noma yiziphi izinguquko kumaphethini akho okuphefumula noma ukusebenza kwamaphaphu wonke ukuze ulungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha njengoba kudingeka.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, futhi kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzizwa ukhathazekile ngayo:
Iningi lale miphumela liyalawuleka futhi alidingi ukuyeka imithi. Ukuphuza amanzi njalo nokuwasha umlomo wakho ngemva kwemithamo ngayinye kungasiza ngomlomo owomile nokucasuka komphimbo.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ayivamile, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okumele uyibheke ukuze uthole usizo uma kudingeka. Udokotela wakho unikeze lo muthi ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Ngenkathi lo muthi usiza abantu abaningi ukuthi baphefumule kalula, awufaneleki kuwo wonke umuntu. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwunikeza ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Kufanele utshele udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izimo zempilo ezikhona ngaphambi kokuqala lokhu kwelashwa, njengoba ezinye izimo zidinga ukuqapha okukhethekile noma ukulungiswa komthamo:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo, njengoba imiphumela ezinganeni ezisakhulayo ingaqondakali ngokugcwele. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi ngabe izinzuzo zokuphefumula zidlula yini noma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona.
Uma unezinto ezithile ezikuzondayo ku-atropine, ipratropium, albuterol, noma yimiphi imithi efanayo, qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Noma ngabe awukaze ube nezinkinga ngale mithi ethile, ukusho noma yiziphi izinto ezikuzondayo emithini kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwakho.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emikhiqizo, i-Combivent ne-Combivent Respimat okuyizona ezivame ukunqunywa. I-Combivent Respimat iyithuluzi elisha lokuphefumula elingadingi ukuxhumana phakathi kokucindezela nokuphefumula, okwenza kube lula kubantu abaningi ukulisebenzisa ngempumelelo.
Ungase futhi ubone lo muthi ubizwa nge-DuoNeb uma unqunywe njengesixazululo se-nebulizer. Izinhlobo ze-generic ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo, ngokuvamile ngentengo ephansi.
Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathele izinhlobo ezihlukene noma izinhlobo ze-generic ngokuya ngomshuwalense wakho. Zonke izinhlobo ezivunyelwe yi-FDA ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo, ngakho-ke ungakhathazeki uma ukupakisha kubukeka kuhluke kulokho okujwayele ukukwenza.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuzama izingxenye ngazinye ngokuhlukana ukuze abone ukuthi eyodwa isebenza kangcono kune-combination.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-bronchodilator zihlanganisa i-formoterol ne-budesonide, noma i-salmeterol ne-fluticasone, enikeza imiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside kodwa ithatha isikhathi eside ukuqala ukusebenza. Lezi zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukwelashwa kokugcinwa esikhundleni sokukhululeka okusheshayo.
Kubantu abane-COPD, imithi emisha efana ne-tiotropium noma i-olodaterol inikeza umthamo kanye ngosuku futhi ingase ilungele kunokwelashwa okuningi kwansuku zonke. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izimpawu zakho ezithile, indlela yokuphila, neminye imithi lapho encoma ezinye izindlela.
Kubantu abaningi abanezinkinga zokuphefumula eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinkulu, le nhlanganisela isebenza ngempumelelo kune-albuterol yodwa. Ukwengezwa kwe-ipratropium kunikeza ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside futhi kungasiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi ngokushesha.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abantu abane-COPD bavame ukuzwa ukulawulwa okungcono kwezimpawu kanye nezimo eziphuthumayo zokuphefumula ezingavamile uma besebenzisa le nhlanganisela uma iqhathaniswa nokwelashwa okunesithako esisodwa. Imithi emibili iqondise izindlela ezihlukene emoyeni wakho, idala indlela yokwelapha ebanzi.
Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu benza kahle nge-albuterol yodwa, ikakhulukazi uma benezimpawu ezilula noma beyisebenzisa ngezikhathi ezithile. Udokotela wakho uzosiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ngabe udinga izinzuzo ezengeziwe zokuhlanganiswa noma ngabe ukwelashwa okulula kungasebenza kahle.
Lo muthi ungasetshenziswa ngabantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa kudingeka ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngudokotela wakho. Isithako se-albuterol singakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, okungase kube ngukukhathazeka uma unezimo ezithile zenhliziyo.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi aqaphe izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi njalo. Abantu abaningi abanezifo zenhliziyo basebenzisa lo muthi ngokuphepha, kodwa kubalulekile ukubika noma yikuphi ukucasuka esifubeni, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okukhulu, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungavamile kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Uma ngengozi uthatha ngaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, ungangeni ekuqeqeshweni, kodwa qaphela ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Izimpawu ezivamile zokweqisa umthamo zifaka ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukuthuthumela okukhulu, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukukhathazeka okukhulu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha uma unezimpawu ezinzima noma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunokuba kubekiwe. Ngezimpawu ezilula zokweqisa umthamo, phuza amanzi amaningi futhi uphumule endaweni ethule ngenkathi uqapha izimpawu zakho.
Gcina umkhondo wokuthi uthathe nini umthamo owengeziwe ukuze ukwazi ukutshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangase batusa ukweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe noma ukulungisa isikhathi sakho ukuze ubuyele emgqeni ngokuphepha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Esimeni esinjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nesimiso sakho esivamile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kukulimaze, kodwa zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo ukuze uthole ukulawulwa okungcono kakhulu kwezimpawu. Uma uphuthelwa imithamo ngenxa yemiphumela emibi noma ezinye izinkathazo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezixazululo ezingenzeka.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ikakhulukazi uma ubulokhu uwusebenzisa njalo nge-COPD noma isifuba esingamahlalakhona. Ukuyeka ngokuzumayo kungaholela ekubhebhethekeni kwezimpawu noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukunciphisa noma ukuyeka umuthi ngokusekelwe ekuhlolweni komsebenzi wamaphaphu akho, ukulawulwa kwezimpawu, nempilo yakho yonke. Abanye abantu bangakwazi ukunciphisa kancane umthamo wabo, kanti abanye badinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa isikhathi eside.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ekwenza ufune ukuyeka, xoxa ngezindlela ezingezinye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kunokuyeka wedwa. Ngokuvamile zikhona izindlela zokulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho ukuze kube lula ukukubekezelela ngenkathi usavikelekile ekuphefumuleni kwakho.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi, kodwa udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukuqapha eduze. Izinkinga zokuphefumula ezingelashwanga ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa zingaba yingozi kuwe nomntwana wakho kunengozi yemithi engaba khona.
Udkt wakho angase alungise umthamo wakho noma ancome ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wena nomntwana wakho nenza kahle. Ungayeki ukuthatha imithi yokuphefumula echazwe ngoba ukhathazekile ngokukhulelwa ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngezindlela ezingezinye nodokotela wakho.
Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa noma uthola ukuthi ukhulelwe ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze ubuyekeze uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa futhi wenze noma yiziphi izinguquko ezidingekayo.
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