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Izithasiselo ze-Potassium ziyimithi esiza ukubuyisela amazinga e-potassium anempilo emzimbeni wakho lapho ehlisa kakhulu. Umzimba wakho udinga i-potassium ukuze ugcine inhliziyo yakho ishaya ngokuqinile, imisipha yakho isebenza kahle, nemizwa yakho ithumela amasignali ngempumelelo. Lezi zithasiselo ziza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene njengamaphilisi, uketshezi, noma ama-powder ongawathatha ngomlomo, noma kwezinye izimo, nge-IV uma usosesibhedlela.
Izithasiselo ze-Potassium ziyimithi ebekiwe equkethe i-potassium chloride noma ezinye izinhlobo ze-potassium. Zisebenza njengenethi yokuphepha yokudla okunomsoco lapho izitolo ze-potassium zomzimba wakho ziphela. Cabanga nge-potassium njengomunye wabasebenzi ababalulekile bomzimba wakho - isiza inhliziyo yakho ukumpompa igazi, imisipha yakho ukuzwana, nezinso zakho ukuhlunga imfucuza kahle.
Lezi zithasiselo zihlukile ku-potassium oyithola ngokwemvelo ekudleni okufana nobhanana noma amawolintshi. Izithasiselo ze-potassium ezisezingeni lezokwelapha zigxilile kakhulu futhi zilinganiswa ngokunembile. Udokotela wakho uzikhipha lapho ukuhlolwa kwegazi kubonisa ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium ehle ngaphansi kwebanga elijwayelekile lama-3.5 kuya ku-5.0 milliequivalents ngelitha.
Odokotela babeka izithasiselo ze-potassium ikakhulukazi ukwelapha amazinga aphansi e-potassium, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-hypokalemia. Lokhu kwenzeka kaningi kunokuba ungacabanga, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi ethile noma unezimo ezithile zempilo. I-potassium ephansi ingakwenza uzizwe ubuthakathaka, ukhathele, noma ibangele imisipha ukuthi iqine eziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Nawa amazwi amakhulu lapho udokotela wakho angase ancome izithasiselo ze-potassium:
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela baphinda banikeze izithasiselo ze-potassium ukuvimbela amazinga aphansi ukuthi angaveli endaweni yokuqala. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma uqala umuthi omusha owaziwayo ukuthi uthinta amazinga e-potassium.
Izithasiselo ze-Potassium zisebenza ngokushintsha ngokuqondile i-potassium umzimba wakho olahlekelwe yiyo noma ongakwazi ukuyimunca kahle ekudleni. Uma usuphuze isithasiselo, uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lumunca i-potassium igcine egazini lakho, lapho iya khona emangqamuzaneni kuwo wonke umzimba wakho. Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi onamandla aphakathi nendawo osebenza ngokuqhubekayo kunokuthi unikeze ukukhululeka okusheshayo.
Ngaphakathi kwamangqamuzana akho, i-potassium isebenza njengomdlali obalulekile ekugcineni ibhalansi efanele yama-fluids kanye nezindleko zikagesi. Imisipha yenhliziyo yakho incike kulokhu kulinganisela ukuze ishaye ngesigqi esiqhubekayo. Eminye imisipha yakho idinga i-potassium ukuze ihlehle futhi iphumule kahle, yingakho amazinga aphansi avame ukubangela ukuqaqamba noma ubuthakathaka.
Isithasiselo asisebenzi ngobusuku obubodwa - ngokuvamile kuthatha izinsuku eziningana kuya emavikini okusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo ukuze kubuyiselwe amazinga akho e-potassium ekuqheleni. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngemivivinyo yegazi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi isithasiselo sisebenza ngempumelelo futhi amazinga akho akanyuki phezulu kakhulu.
Ukuphuza izithasiselo ze-potassium ngendlela efanele kubalulekile kokubili ekusebenzeni nasekulondekeni. Amafomu amaningi omlomo kufanele athathwe nengilazi yamanzi egcwele nokudla ukuvimbela isisu ukuthi singakhathazeki. Ukudla kusiza uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla ukuthi lumunce i-potassium kancane kancane futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuba nesicanucanu noma ukucasuka kwesisu.
Uma uthatha amaphilisi, wagwinye wonke - ungaligayi, ulihlafune, noma uliqhekeze ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Amaphilisi akhishwe isikhathi eside aklanyelwe ukuthi ancibilike kancane esiswini sakho, futhi ukuwaqhekeza kungakhipha i-potassium eningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Kuma-liquid noma amafomu e-powder, wahlanganise kahle ngamanzi noma ijusi njengoba kuqondiswe kulebula.
Isikhathi sibalulekile futhi. Zama ukuthatha isithasiselo sakho se-potassium ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kulula ukukuthatha ekuseni noma kusihlwa. Uma uthatha imithamo eminingi usuku lonke, yihlukanise ngokulinganayo ukuze unike umzimba wakho isikhathi sokumunca umthamo ngamunye kahle.
Ubude besikhathi ozodinga ngaso izithasiselo ze-potassium buqondana ngokuphelele nokuthi yini ebangela amazinga akho e-potassium aphansi ekuqaleni. Uma uthatha ama-diuretics e-blood pressure, ungase udinge izithasiselo ze-potassium uma nje uselele kulowo muthi. Lokhu kungaba izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka, ngokugadwa njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amazinga akho ahlala ezinzile.
Ezimweni zesikhashana njengokululama ekuguleni noma inkambo emfushane yomuthi oqeda i-potassium, ungase udinge kuphela izithasiselo amasonto ambalwa. Udokotela wakho uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ahlolisise amazinga akho e-potassium futhi anqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka isithasiselo.
Ungayeki ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-potassium ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa, futhi ukuyeka kungazumayo kungabangela ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium ehlise futhi. Udokotela wakho angase anciphise kancane kancane umthamo wakho noma akuqhubekisele kwenye indlela yokugcina amazinga e-potassium enempilo.
Abantu abaningi bazamela kahle izithasiselo ze-potassium, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, zingabangela imiphumela engemihle. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela eminingi engemihle imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela isithasiselo. Ukuqonda okungase kulindeleke kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngokuthatha umuthi wakho.
Imiphumela evamile engase ikuthinte ihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala isithasiselo. Ukusithatha nokudla namanzi amaningi kuvame ukusiza ukunciphisa imiphumela engemihle ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela engemihle engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Qaphela izimpawu zokuthi amazinga akho e-potassium angase abe phezulu kakhulu, njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ubuthakathaka obukhulu bemisipha, noma ukuluma ezandleni nasemilenzeni yakho. Uma uzwa ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Izithasiselo ze-potassium aziphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo zizenza zibe yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuzinikeza. Abantu abanezifo zezinso badinga ukuqapha okukhethekile ngoba izinso ezilimele zingase zingakwazi ukususa i-potassium eningi emzimbeni ngempumelelo.
Akufanele uthathe izithasiselo ze-potassium uma une:
Eminye imithi ingase ihlangane ngendlela eyingozi nezithasiselo ze-potassium. Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, ikakhulukazi ama-ACE inhibitors, ama-potassium-sparing diuretics, noma izithasiselo zosawoti eziqulathe i-potassium. Lezi zinhlanganisela zingabangela amazinga akho e-potassium ukuthi anyuke kakhulu.
Izithasiselo ze-potassium zitholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba eziningi zidayiswa njengezinhlobo ezivamile. Amagama ajwayelekile omkhiqizo afaka i-Klor-Con, K-Dur, Micro-K, kanye ne-Slow-K ngamaphilisi akhishwe isikhathi eside. Amafomu olwelo angase athengiswe ngaphansi kwamagama afana ne-Kaon noma i-K-Lyte.
Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathele indawo uhlobo olujwayelekile lwe-potassium chloride, olusebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo zomkhiqizo. Umehluko omkhulu uvame ukuba ekugcotshweni noma endleleni yokukhishwa kwamaphilisi, kodwa isithako esisebenzayo sihlala sifana. Uma unezinkathazo ngokushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo, xoxa ngalokhu nomkhemisi wakho noma udokotela.
Ngenkathi izithasiselo ze-potassium zivame ukuba yindlela eqondile yokubhekana ne-potassium ephansi, ezinye izindlela ezingase zisebenze kuye ngesimo sakho. Ukwandisa ukudla okunothile nge-potassium ekudleni kwakho kungasiza ukugcina amazinga uma esebuyiselwe, nakuba ukudla kuphela akuvamile ukuhlinzeka nge-potassium eyanele yokwelapha ukushoda okukhulu.
Ezinye izindlela zokudla zihlanganisa ubhanana, ama-orenji, amazambane, isipinashi, nama-avocado. Nokho, uzodinga ukudla amanani amakhulu alokhu kudla ukuze uqondanise okuqukethwe kwe-potassium kusithasiselo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi alungise eminye imithi oyithathayo uma ibangela ukulahleka kwe-potassium, okungenzeka ukuthi kunciphise isidingo sakho sezithasiselo.
Kwezinye izimo, ukushintshela ohlotsheni oluhlukile lomuthi wokucindezela igazi noma ukulungisa umthamo we-diuretic yakho yamanje kungasiza ukugcina amazinga akho e-potassium yemvelo. Ezinye izinto ezithatha indawo kasawoti eziqulathe i-potassium nazo zingahlinzeka ngokwengeza okuthile, kodwa kufanele zisetshenziswe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha.
Izithasiselo ze-potassium ne-magnesium zisebenzela izinjongo ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho, ngakho ukuqhathanisa ngokuqondile akufani nokuqhathanisa ama-apula nama-apula. I-Potassium ngokuyinhloko isiza ngesigqi senhliziyo, ukusebenza kwemisipha, nokulinganisela kwamanzi, kuyilapho i-magnesium isekela impilo yamathambo, ukusebenza kwemizwa, nokukhiqizwa kwamandla. Umzimba wakho udinga womabili amaminerali ukuze usebenze kahle.
Okuthakazelisayo, ukushoda kwe-magnesium ngezinye izikhathi kungenza kube nzima ngomzimba wakho ukugcina amazinga afanele e-potassium. Uma ushoda kuwo womabili amaminerali, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuthatha zombili izithasiselo. Nokho, izithasiselo ze-potassium zenzelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha amazinga aphansi e-potassium, kuyilapho izithasiselo ze-magnesium zibhekana nokushoda okuhlukene.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ngokuphelele kulokho okubonisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi lakho nokuthi yiziphi izimpawu ozibonayo. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi yisiphi isithasiselo, noma inhlanganisela yezithasiselo, efanele isimo sakho esithile.
Izithasiselo ze-potassium zingaphepha futhi zibe usizo kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa zidinga ukugadwa ngokucophelela kwezokwelapha. Inhliziyo yakho incike ezingeni elifanele le-potassium ukuze igcine isigqi esiqhubekayo, futhi kokubili okuncane kakhulu nokuningi kakhulu kungadala izinkinga. Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzogada amazinga akho e-potassium ngokucophelela ngezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile.
Abantu abanenhliziyo ehlulekayo noma labo abathatha imithi ethile yenhliziyo badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Eminye imithi yenhliziyo ingathinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo i-potassium, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa imithamo noma isikhathi. Ungalokothi uqale noma uyeke izithasiselo ze-potassium ngokwakho uma unesifo senhliziyo - hlala usebenza nethimba lakho lezempilo ukuze uqinisekise ukwelashwa okuphephile, okuphumelelayo.
Uma ngengozi uthatha isithasiselo se-potassium esiningi kakhulu, ungangeni ekuphathekeni kabi, kodwa sikubheke njengento ebalulekile. Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngokushesha ukuze ubike okwenzekile nokuthi uthathe okungakanani okwengeziwe. Bangasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ngabe udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokuya ngesimo sakho somuntu ngamunye nezimo zempilo.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-potassium eningi kakhulu, njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ubuthakathaka bemisipha, ukuzwa ukuluma ezandleni noma ezinzwaneni zakho, noma isicanucanu. Uma uzwa ubuhlungu besifuba, ubuthakathaka obukhulu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gwema ukuthatha ezinye izithasiselo ze-potassium uze ukhulume nochwepheshe wezempilo.
Uma udlula umthamo wesithasiselo sakho se-potassium, si thathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kungasondeli isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Uma kungaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa omthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo owudlulile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngasikhathi sinye ukuze ulungise umthamo owudlulile.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyingozi, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke ocingweni lwakho noma ukuthatha isithasiselo sakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nomunye umsebenzi wansuku zonke njengekusasa. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana namasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ungayeka ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-potassium lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium azinzile futhi imbangela ekhona isixazululiwe. Lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yakamuva yokuhlolwa kwegazi kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge izithasiselo ze-potassium isikhathi eside uma beqhubeka nokuthatha imithi enciphisa i-potassium noma benemibandela engapheli ethinta amazinga e-potassium. Abanye bangase bazidinge okwesikhashana nje ngenkathi belulama ekuguleni noma belungisa emuthini omusha. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo olulungele isimo sakho esithile futhi aqaphe ukuqhubeka kwakho endleleni.
Amavithamini amaningi namaminerali angathathwa ngokuphepha ngezithasiselo ze-potassium, kodwa isikhathi kanye nokuhlanganiswa kubalulekile. I-Calcium, i-magnesium, namavithamini amaningi ngokuvamile awaphazamisi ukumuncwa kwe-potassium. Kodwa-ke, ukuthatha izithasiselo eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela isisu esibuhlungu, ngakho-ke ungase ufune ukuzihlukanisa usuku lonke.
Njalo tshela udokotela wakho kanye nosokhemisi mayelana nazo zonke izithasiselo ozithathayo, okuhlanganisa amavithamini, amakhambi, kanye nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemithi kadokotela. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zingathinta ukuthi isithasiselo sakho se-potassium sisebenza kahle kangakanani noma zikhuphule ingozi yemiphumela emibi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakusiza ukuthi udale inqubo yesithasiselo ephephile, esebenzayo ehlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zakho zokudla okunempilo.
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