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I-Oxymorphone injection iyimithi enamandla kadokotela ye-opioid enikezwa ngqo emthanjeni wakho noma emisipheni ukuze kulawulwe ubuhlungu obukhulu. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-opioid analgesics, asebenza ngokuvimba izimpawu zobuhlungu ebuchosheni bakho nasemgogodleni. Lolu hlobo olujovwayo ngokuvamile lugcinelwe izilungiselelo zasemtholampilo lapho udinga khona ukukhululeka ngokushesha, okunamandla kobuhlungu ukuthi eminye imithi ayikwazanga ukukunikeza.
I-Oxymorphone injection iyimithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu ye-opioid eyenziwe ngendlela yokwenziwa enikezwa ngqo egazini lakho noma emsipheni. Lolu uhlobo olugxilile lokukhululeka kobuhlungu olusebenza ngokushesha kakhulu kunezibhebhe noma iziqeshana ngoba ludlula ngokuphelele uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
Le mithi inamandla kakhulu kunezinye izidambisi zobuhlungu ongase uzijwayele. Eqinisweni, inamandla cishe izikhathi eziyi-10 kune-morphine, okusho ukuthi ngisho nemithamo emincane inganikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu kobuhlungu. Ngenxa yala mandla, abahlinzeki bezempilo bayisebenzisa ngokucophelela kakhulu futhi kuphela uma ezinye izinketho zokuphatha ubuhlungu zingasebenzanga kahle ngokwanele.
Uhlobo lokujova luvumela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi lilawule ngqo ukuthi ungakanani umuthi owutholayo nokuthi usebenza ngokushesha kangakanani. Lokhu kunemba kukwenza kube yigugu ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sezinqubo zezokwelapha, ngemva kokuhlinzwa okukhulu, noma lapho kulawulwa izimo zobuhlungu ezingapheli eziqine kakhulu ezidinga ukunakwa ngokushesha.
I-Oxymorphone injection inikezwa ukulawula ubuhlungu obukhulu obudinga ukukhululeka okunamandla, okusebenza ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le mithi uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuthinta kakhulu izinga lakho lempilo futhi abuzange busabele kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu lapho lo muthi ubonakala usiza zihlanganisa ukululama ngemuva kokuhlinzwa okukhulu njengokushintshwa kwamalunga, izinqubo zenhliziyo, noma ukuhlinzwa kwesisu. Ifomu lomjovo lisebenza ngokushesha ukuphatha ubuhlungu obukhulu obuvame ukulandela lezi zinqubo, likusize uphumule futhi uqale inqubo yakho yokuphola ngokunethezeka okwengeziwe.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo nabo basebenzisa umjovo we-oxymorphone ukuphatha izimo zobuhlungu obungapheli obukhulu. Lokhu kungabandakanya ubuhlungu bomdlavuza obuthuthukile, ukuqubuka okukhulu kwe-arthritis, noma ezinye izimo zesikhathi eside lapho ubuhlungu sebuqede amandla. Kulezi zimo, umjovo unikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo lapho uhlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokuphatha ubuhlungu ludinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe.
Ngezinye izikhathi, lo muthi usetshenziswa ngesikhathi sezinqubo zezokwelapha lapho udinga ukuhlala uqaphele kodwa ukhululekile. Umjovo ungasiza ukuphatha ubuhlungu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuthile kokuxilonga noma izinqubo ezincane zokuhlinzwa, okuvumela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi lisebenze ngempumelelo ngenkathi likugcina ukhululekile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Umjovo we-Oxymorphone usebenza ngokunamathela kuma-receptors athile ebuchosheni bakho nasemgogodleni obizwa ngokuthi ama-opioid receptors. Lapho umuthi unamathisela kula ma-receptors, uvimba izimpawu zobuhlungu ezihamba zisuka endaweni elimele noma ethintekile ziye ebuchosheni bakho, empeleni uphazamisa umlayezo wobuhlungu ngaphambi kokuba uwuzwe.
Lona umuthi onamandla kakhulu okhiqiza ukukhululeka okunamandla kobuhlungu. Cabanga ngakho njengokwehlisa ivolumu ohlelweni lwe-alamu yobuhlungu bomzimba wakho. Ngenkathi imbangela eyinhloko yobuhlungu bakho ingase isekhona, ubuchopho bakho buthola izimpawu ezibuthakathaka kakhulu ngakho, okukuvumela ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile futhi usebenze kangcono.
Ifomu lomjovo lisebenza ngokushesha ngoba lingena ngqo emgudwini wakho wegazi. Ngemizuzu yokuthola umjovo, cishe uzoqaphela ukuthi ubuhlungu buqala ukwehla. Lesi senzo esisheshayo senza ukuthi sibe yigugu ikakhulukazi ezimweni eziphuthumayo noma uma udinga ukukhululeka ngokushesha ebuhlungwini obukhulu.
Ngaphandle kokunciphisa ubuhlungu, i-oxymorphone iphinda ithinte nezinye izingxenye zesimiso sakho sezinzwa. Ingakwenza uzizwe ukozile, ukhululekile, noma ujabule kancane. Le miphumela ijwayelekile kodwa futhi yingakho ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo likuqapha eduze uma uthola lo muthi.
I-Oxymorphone injection inikezwa njalo ochwepheshe bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe ezindaweni zezokwelapha ezinjengezibhedlela, imitholampilo, noma izikhungo zokuhlinzwa. Ngeke uzinikeze lo muthi wena ekhaya, njengoba kudinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo kanye nokulinganisa okunembile okungahlinzekwa kuphela ochwepheshe bezokwelapha ngokuphepha.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma umthamo oqondile ngokuya ngezinto eziningana ezihlanganisa isisindo sakho, izinga lobuhlungu, ukusetshenziswa kwangaphambilini kwe-opioid, kanye nesimo sempilo yakho esiphelele. Bazoqala ngomthamo ophansi osebenzayo bese belungisa njengoba kudingeka ukuze baphathe ubuhlungu bakho ngenkathi benciphisa imiphumela emibi.
Umjovo unganikezwa ngezindlela ezahlukene kuye ngesimo sakho. Ngokuvamile, ufakwa emthanjeni ngomugqa we-IV, onikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu okusheshayo. Ngezikhathi ezithile unikezwa njengomjovo emsipheni wakho, okuthatha isikhathi eside ukusebenza kodwa kusahlinzeka ngokuphathwa kobuhlungu okuphumelelayo.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze ngemuva komjovo ngamunye. Bazohlola ukuphefumula kwakho, umfutho wegazi, kanye nokuphendula kwakho konke ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngokuphepha. Lokhu kuqapha kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi sehora lokuqala ngemuva komjovo lapho imiphumela yomuthi iqinile.
Ubude besikhathi sokwelashwa nge-oxymorphone injection buqondile ngesimo sakho sezokwelapha kanye nezidingo zokuphathwa kobuhlungu. Abantu abaningi bathola lo muthi isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile esisuka emahoreni ambalwa ngesikhathi senqubo kuya ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuhlinzwa okukhulu.
Ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, ungase uthole imijovo izinsuku eziyi-2-5 ngenkathi umzimba wakho uqala inqubo yawo yokuqala yokuphola. Njengoba ubuhlungu bakho buqala ukulawuleka, ithimba lakho lezempilo cishe lizokushintshela emithini yomlomo yokwelapha ubuhlungu noma ezinye izindlela zokuphatha ubuhlungu ezingaqini kakhulu.
Uma ubhekene nezimo zobuhlungu ezingapheli, udokotela wakho angase asebenzise umjovo we-oxymorphone njengengxenye yesu elibanzi lokuphatha ubuhlungu. Kulezi zimo, ungase uthole imijovo ngezikhathi ezithile lapho ubuhlungu bakho buqina kakhulu, kodwa akuvamile ukusetshenziswa njengokwelashwa kwansuku zonke kwesikhathi eside ngenxa yamandla awo kanye nethuba lokuncika.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqhubeka nokuhlola ukuthi usadinga yini leli zinga lokuphathwa kobuhlungu. Bazosebenza nawe ukunciphisa kancane kancane imvamisa kanye nomthamo njengoba isimo sakho sithuthuka, ngaso sonke isikhathi beqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala ukhululekile ngenkathi unciphisa ngokuphephile ukuchayeka kwakho emithini enamandla ye-opioid.
Njengayo yonke imithi enamandla, umjovo we-oxymorphone ungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungalixwayisa nini ithimba lakho lezempilo nganoma yiziphi izinkathazo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi:
Le miphumela evamile ngokuvamile imane nje yesikhashana futhi iyaphathwa ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo okuvela eqenjini lakho lezokwelapha.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, nakuba ingavamile uma imithi iqashwe kahle:
Ithimba lakho lezempilo likuqapha ngokuqondile le miphumela emibi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi izinguquko zokuphefumula, yingakho lo muthi unikezwa kuphela ezindaweni zezokwelapha.
Ngezinye izikhathi, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela engavamile engemihle efana namaphupho acacile, izinguquko zemizwa, noma ukuqina kwemisipha. Nakuba kungavamile, le miphumela ibalulekile ukubika eqenjini lakho lezokwelapha ukuze bakwazi ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokufanele.
Abanye abantu kufanele bagweme umjovo we-oxymorphone ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezinzima. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokucabangela lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile esimweni sakho esithile.
Akufanele uthole umjovo we-oxymorphone uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula njenge-asthma enkulu, isifo esingamahlalakhona sokuvimbela amaphaphu (COPD) esimweni esibucayi, noma ezinye izimo ezenza kube nzima ukuphefumula. Umuthi ungenza ukuphefumula kwakho kuhambe kancane, okungase kube yingozi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi labo abanomfutho wenhliziyo ohamba kancane noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo okukhulu, bangase badinge ukugwema lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola impilo yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nomjovo we-oxymorphone.
Uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi noma izinso, lo muthi kungenzeka awukufanele. Umzimba wakho usebenzisa i-oxymorphone ngalezi zitho, futhi ukungasebenzi kahle kungaholela ekwakhekeni okuyingozi komuthi emzimbeni wakho.
Ukukhulelwa kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba imithi ye-opioid ingakuthinta wena nomntwana wakho osakhula. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa.
Labo abanomlando wokusebenzisa izidakamizwa noma ukulutheka badinga ukuhlolwa okucophelelayo. Ngenkathi ukuphathwa kobuhlungu kubalulekile, udokotela wakho uzocabangela ezinye izindlela noma ukuqapha okuthuthukisiwe uma unomlando wokulutheka utshwala, izidakamizwa, noma eminye imithi ye-opioid.
Ukujova i-oxymorphone kuyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Opana iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo ye-oxymorphone ejovwayo ayisatholakali kakhulu ezindaweni eziningi, futhi izikhungo eziningi zezempilo manje zisebenzisa izinguqulo ezivamile zomuthi.
Ukujova i-oxymorphone ejwayelekile kuqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi kusebenza ngendlela efanayo nenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenzisa noma iyiphi inguqulo etholakalayo esikhungweni sabo, futhi ungethemba ukuthi zombili izinguqulo ezivamile nezigama zomkhiqizo zihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza.
Inguqulo ethile yegama lomkhiqizo noma ejwayelekile oyitholayo ngeke ithinte umphumela wakho wokwelashwa. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ithimba lakho lezempilo lisebenzisa umthamo ofanele kanye nemithetho yokuqapha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imuphi umenzi okhiqize umuthi.
Imithi eminingi ehlukile inganikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu okufana nokujova i-oxymorphone, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase acabangele lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nesimo sezempilo.
Ukujova i-morphine kuvame ukuba yindlela yokuqala okucatshangelwayo, njengoba itholakala kabanzi futhi iqondwa kahle ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Ngenkathi ingasebenzi kangako kune-oxymorphone, i-morphine inganikeza ukukhululeka okuhle kobuhlungu ezimweni eziningi futhi inerekhodi elide lokusetshenziswa okuphephile.
Umjovo we-hydromorphone (Dilaudid) ungenye inketho enamandla ye-opioid esebenza ngendlela efana ne-oxymorphone. Ilungele ikakhulukazi abantu abaye baba nokuhlangenwe nakho okuhle ngalo muthi esikhathini esidlule noma abadinga ukulawulwa kobuhlungu okunembile kakhulu.
Ukuze kube nobuhlungu obuncane, udokotela wakho angase ancome umjovo we-fentanyl, osebenza ngokushesha okukhulu kodwa isikhathi esifushane. Lokhu kungaba kuhle ngobuhlungu benqubo noma uma udinga ukukhululeka okusheshayo okungadingeki ukuthi kuhlale amahora amaningi.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-opioid zihlanganisa imithi efana ne-ketorolac (Toradol) yobuhlungu obuvuvukalayo, noma izindlela ze-anesthesia zesifunda njengamabhuloki emizwa. Lezi zindlela zingahlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu okuhle ngaphandle kwezingozi ezihambisana nemithi ye-opioid.
Umjovo we-oxymorphone unamandla kune-morphine, okusho ukuthi unikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obuqinile ngemithamo ephansi. Kodwa-ke, "kungcono" kuncike esimweni sakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezidingo zakho ezithile zokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-oxymorphone amandla ayo - cishe inamandla izikhathi eziyi-10 kune-morphine. Lokhu kusho ukuthi udinga amanani amancane ukuze uzuze izinga elifanayo lokukhululeka kobuhlungu, okungaba usizo uma uzwela emithini eminingi noma uma unobuhlungu obukhulu obungazange busabele kahle kwamanye ama-opioid.
I-Morphine, nokho, inezinzuzo zayo. Isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka, ngakho abahlinzeki bezempilo banolwazi oluningi lokuphatha imiphumela yayo nemiphumela emibi. Itholakala kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile ibiza ngaphansi kwe-oxymorphone.
Abanye abantu bayayibekezelela kangcono imithi eyodwa kunenye. Ungase ube nemiphumela emibi embalwa nge-oxymorphone, kuyilapho omunye umuntu engase enze kangcono nge-morphine. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho ngaphambilini ngemithi yobuhlungu lapho enza lesi sinqumo.
Zombili le mithi ziyizinketho ezinhle kakhulu zokuphatha ubuhlungu obukhulu uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele. Inketho "engcono" yilena ekunikeza ukukhululeka okwanele kobuhlungu ngenkathi ibangela imiphumela emibi embalwa ezimweni zakho ezithile.
Ukujova i-oxymorphone kungasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ezigulini eziningi zezinhliziyo, kodwa kudinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo kanye nokulungiswa kwemithamo. Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nethimba lokuphatha ubuhlungu bazosebenzisana ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isimo senhliziyo yakho sicatshangelwa ohlelweni lwakho lokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Umuthi ungathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi, ngokuvamile ubangele ukuthi yehle kancane. Eziningi ezigulini zezinhliziyo, lokhu akuyona inkinga, kodwa labo abanomfutho wegazi ophansi kakhulu noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane bangase badinge ezinye izindlela zokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Uma unenhliziyo ehlulekayo, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha ngokucophelela okwengeziwe, njengoba imithi ye-opioid ngezinye izikhathi ingathinta ukuphefumula kwakho, okuthinta umsebenzi wenhliziyo yakho. Izinzuzo zokukhululeka kobuhlungu zivame ukwedlula lezi zingozi uma ziphathwa kahle.
Njengoba ukujova i-oxymorphone kunikezwa kuphela ochwepheshe bezempilo ezindaweni zezokwelapha, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zomuthi omningi kakhulu, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha litholakala ngokushesha ukukusiza.
Izimpawu zokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uthole umuthi omningi kakhulu zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane kakhulu, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo bakuqapha ngokuqondile lezi zimpawu futhi banemithi efana ne-naloxone (Narcan) etholakala ngokushesha ukuguqula imiphumela ye-opioid uma kudingeka.
Uma uzizwa ubuthuntu ngokungavamile noma ubona izinguquko ekuphefumuleni kwakho, yazisa umhlengikazi wakho noma udokotela ngokushesha. Ungakhathazeki ngokuba yisicefe - bafuna ukwazi nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo ukuze bakwazi ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho ngendlela efanele.
Njengoba ukujova i-oxymorphone kuphathwa ochwepheshe bezempilo ngeshejuli, ngeke uphuthelwe imithamo uqobo. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lilandela ishejuli ehlelwe ngokucophelela ngokusekelwe emazingeni obuhlungu bakho nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Uma uzwa ubuhlungu bakho bubuya ngaphambi komthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangahlola ukuthi ngabe udinga umthamo ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ishejuli yokulinganisa ehlukile, noma amasu engeziwe okulawula ubuhlungu.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizolungisa ishejuli yakho yokujova ngokusekelwe ekutheni uphendula kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Abanye abantu badinga imithamo njalo emahoreni ambalwa, kanti abanye benza kahle ngokujova okungavamile.
Ungayeka ukujova i-oxymorphone lapho umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo enquma ukuthi ubuhlungu bakho bungalawulwa ngokwelashwa okungagxili kakhulu. Lesi sinqumo senziwa njalo yithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokusekelwe emazingeni obuhlungu bakho, inqubekela phambili yokuphola, nesimo sakho esiphelele.
Abantu abaningi badlulela ngaphandle kokujova i-oxymorphone kancane kancane. Udokotela wakho angase anciphise imvamisa yokujova kuqala, bese ekushintshela emithini yobuhlungu yomlomo, futhi ekugcineni ezinkethweni ezingaphezu kwe-counter njengoba ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka nokuthuthuka.
Uma ubelokhu uthola imijovo izinsuku eziningana, ithimba lakho lezempilo linganciphisa umthamo kancane kancane kunokuthi uyeke kungazelelwe. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu zokuhoxisa futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala ukhululekile kuyo yonke le nkathi.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa ze-opioid, umjovo we-oxymorphone unomkhuba wokulutheka ngokomzimba nokulutheka, ikakhulukazi uma isetshenziswa isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele ukuphatha ubuhlungu bezokwelapha obusemthethweni, ingozi ivamise ukulawuleka.
Ukuncika ngokomzimba, lapho umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi, kwehluke ekuluthekeni. Abantu abaningi abathola umjovo we-oxymorphone wokuphatha ubuhlungu besikhashana abathuthukisi ukulutheka, ikakhulukazi uma umuthi uqashwe ngokucophelela futhi uncishiswa kancane kancane.
Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlola izici eziyingozi zokulutheka ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi likuqaphe kuyo yonke. Bazosebenza ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu obanele ngenkathi benciphisa ukuchayeka kwakho emithini ye-opioid noma nini lapho kungenzeka.
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