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I-Rubidium Rb-82 iyisitholi esinomsakazo esisetshenziswa ezivivinyweni zokuthwebula izithombe zenhliziyo ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-PET scans. Le mithi ekhethekile isiza odokotela ukuthi babone ukuthi igazi lihamba kanjani ngomgudu wemisipha yenhliziyo yakho ukuze kutholwe ukuvaleka noma ukulimala okungenzeka kungabonakali ezivivinyweni ezivamile.
Uma wamukela le mithi, ihamba ngomgudu wegazi lakho futhi iqoqana ngesikhashana emithanjeni yenhliziyo enempilo. Isignali yomsakazo ekhipha idala izithombe ezinemininingwane esiza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi liqonde kahle ukuthi inhliziyo yakho isebenza kahle kangakanani.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuxilonga isifo semithambo yenhliziyo, esenzeka lapho imithambo yegazi enikezela inhliziyo yakho iba mncane noma ivaleke. Lolu vivinyo lokuthwebula izithombe lungabamba izinkinga ngaphambi kokuthi ube nezimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu besifuba noma ukuphefumula kanzima.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome lolu vivinyo uma unezinto eziyingozi zesifo senhliziyo, njengesifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma umlando womndeni wezinkinga zenhliziyo. Lolu vivinyo lusiza ikakhulukazi abantu abangakwazi ukuzivocavoca emshinini wokugijima ukuze benze izivivinyo zokucindezeleka zendabuko.
Le mithi iphinde isetshenziselwe ukuhlola ukuthi ukwelashwa kwesifo senhliziyo kusebenza kahle kangakanani. Uma uke waba nezinqubo ezinjenge-angioplasty noma ukuhlinzwa kwe-bypass, udokotela wakho angasebenzisa lokhu kuthwebula izithombe ukuze abone ukuthi igazi manje lihamba kahle kangakanani emsipheni wenhliziyo yakho.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 isebenza ngokulingisa i-potassium, amaminerali amaseli enhliziyo yakho awamukela ngokwemvelo. Uma ifakwe emgudwini wakho wegazi, amaseli emisipha yenhliziyo enempilo athatha ngokushesha lesi sitholi esinomsakazo, kuyilapho izindawo ezilimele noma ezinganikezwanga kahle zamukela okuncane.
Isignali yomsakazo evela ku-Rb-82 ibuthakathaka futhi ihlala isikhathi esifushane, okwenza iphephe ukusetshenziswa ekuxilongeni. Lesi sitholi sinempilo yesigamu emfushane kakhulu yemizuzwana engama-75 kuphela, okusho ukuthi ilahlekelwa yingxenye yomsakazo wayo njalo ngeminithi elilodwa namashumi amahlanu nambili.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 inikezwa njalo ngomthambo ngabasebenzi bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sokuthwebula izithombe. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ekhaya, futhi akudingi ukulungiswa okukhethekile ngakho mayelana nokudla noma isiphuzo.
Ngaphambi kwenqubo yakho, uzocelwa ukuthi ugweme i-caffeine amahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-24, njengoba ingaphazamisa ingxenye yokucindezeleka yokuhlolwa. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ikhofi, itiye, ushokoledi, nezinye iziphuzo ezithambile. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngenye indlela, ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekunikeza imiyalelo ethile.
Umjovo ngokwawo uthatha imizuzwana embalwa nje, futhi uzolala unganyakazi etafuleni lokuskena ngenkathi ikhamera ye-PET ithatha izithombe. Inqubo yonke ngokuvamile ithatha amahora angu-2 kuya kwangu-3, nakuba isikhathi sokuskena sangempela sifushane kakhulu.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 inikezwa kanye kuphela ngeseshini yokuthwebula izithombe, futhi ngeke kudingeke uqhubeke nokuyithatha ekhaya. Umuthi ususwa ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngenxa yokuphila kwawo okufushane kakhulu.
Uma udokotela wakho edinga ukulandelela izithombe esikhathini esizayo, uzothola omunye umthamo owodwa ngalolo hambo. Abantu abaningi badinga kuphela lolu hlobo lokuhlolwa kwenhliziyo kanye, nakuba abanye bengase badinge ukuqapha ngezikhathi ezithile kuye ngesimo senhliziyo yabo.
I-tracer yomsakazo empeleni inyamalala ohlelweni lwakho ngokwemvelo futhi ngokushesha, ngakho-ke asikho isidingo sezinqubo ezikhethekile zokuyisusa emzimbeni wakho.
Abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela emibi evela ku-Rubidium Rb-82 ngoba inikezwa ngamanani amancane kakhulu futhi isuka emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha. Izimpawu ezivame kakhulu zithambile futhi zesikhashana, zihlala imizuzu embalwa kuphela.
Nawa amanye amaphutha ongase uwathole ngesikhathi noma ngemuva nje kokujovwa kwakho:
Lezi zimo ngokuvamile zithambile futhi ziyazixazulula ngokwazo ngemizuzu embalwa. Ithimba lezokwelapha elikuqaphile lizobe lilungele ukukusiza uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukungakhululeki.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína iyivelakancane kakhulu kodwa ingabandakanya ukusabela komzimba. Uma uba nezimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi, ithimba lezokwelapha lizosabela ngokushesha ngokwelashwa okufanele.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abadala abaningi, kodwa abanye abantu kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma baxoxe ngezinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile nodokotela wabo. Abesifazane abakhulelwe akufanele bathole le tracer ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngempela, njengoba imisebe ingalimaza ingane ekhulayo.
Abesifazane abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngesikhathi nodokotela wabo, njengoba amanani amancane omsebe angadlulela obisini. Ungase udinge ukukhipha bese ulahla ubisi lwebele amahora ambalwa ngemuva kwenqubo.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukuqapha okukhethekile, njengoba imizimba yabo ingase icubungule umuthi ngendlela ehlukile. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngaphambi kokuncoma leli test.
Uma unenhliziyo ehlulekayo noma izinkinga ezithile zesigqi senhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona. Ingxenye yokucindezeleka yokuhlolwa ingase idinge ukuguqulwa noma ukugwenywa ngokuphelele.
I-Rubidium Rb-82 itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi CardioGen-82, okuyisistimu yokukhiqiza esetshenziswa kakhulu ezikhungweni zezokwelapha. Lolu hlelo lukhiqiza i-tracer enomsakazo endaweni lapho idingeka khona ukuze uthole ukuhlolwa kwakho kokucabanga.
Ungase futhi uzwe abasebenzi bezokwelapha bekhuluma ngayo kalula njenge "Rb-82" noma "i-rubidium chloride Rb-82." Lezi zonke ziyimithi efanayo, izindlela nje ezihlukene zokuyiqamba emithini.
Uhlelo lwe-generator olukhiqiza le tracer lukhiqizwa yi-Bracco Diagnostics, futhi yizona zinto ezijwayelekile ezisetshenziswa ezibhedlela eziningi kanye nezikhungo zokuthwebula izithombe ezenza ukuskena kwe-cardiac PET.
Ezinye izivivinyo zokuthwebula izithombe zingahlola ukusebenza kwenhliziyo, nakuba ngasinye sinamandla ahlukene kanye nemikhawulo. Izivivinyo zokucindezeleka zendabuko ezisebenzisa ukuzivocavoca noma imithi efana ne-dobutamine zingahlola ukusebenza kwenhliziyo ngaphandle kwama-tracer e-radioactive.
Ezinye izinto zokuthwebula izithombe zenuzi zihlanganisa i-Thallium-201 kanye ne-Technetium-99m, ezisetshenziswa ekuskeneni kwe-SPECT kunokuba kuskenwe kwe-PET. Lezi zivivinyo zithatha isikhathi eside futhi zingase zingahlinzeki ngezithombe ezinemininingwane njengokuskena kwe-Rb-82 PET.
I-Cardiac MRI kanye ne-CT angiography ezinye izindlela ezingezona eze-radioactive ezingabonisa ukwakheka kwenhliziyo nokusebenza. Kodwa-ke, lezi zivivinyo zingase zingatholi izinkinga ezincane zokugeleza kwegazi ngempumelelo njengokuthwebula izithombe nge-PET nge-Rb-82.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthwebula izithombe ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nolwazi abaludingayo ukuze benze izinqumo zokwelapha.
Ukuskena kwe-Rubidium Rb-82 PET ngokuvamile kunikeza izithombe ezicacile, ezinemininingwane eningiliziwe kune-Thallium-201 SPECT scans. Ubuchwepheshe be-PET buveza izithombe ezinokulungiswa okuphezulu ezingathola izindawo ezincane zokugeleza kwegazi elibi enhliziyweni yakho.
Ukuskena kwe-Rb-82 nakho kuyashesha kakhulu kunezifundo ze-Thallium. Ngenkathi ukuskena okuphelele kwe-Rb-82 PET kuthatha amahora angu-2-3, ukuthwebula izithombe ze-Thallium kuvame ukudinga amahora angu-4-6 futhi ngezinye izikhathi kunwetshwa ezinsukwini ezimbili.
Ukuvezwa kwemisebe evela ku-Rb-82 ngokuvamile kuphansi kune-Thallium-201, okwenza kube yindlela ephephe kakhulu ezigulini eziningi. Impilo emfushane kakhulu ye-Rb-82 isho ukuthi i-radioactivity inyamalala emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha okukhulu.
Noma kunjalo, i-Thallium-201 itholakala kabanzi futhi ayibizi kune-Rb-82 PET imaging. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi izinga lesithombe elidingekayo, ukutholakala, kanye nezindleko lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
Yebo, i-Rubidium Rb-82 ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. I-tracer ngokwayo ayihlangani namazinga kashukela egazini noma imithi yesifo sikashukela, ngakho ungaqhubeka nokuthatha imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela njengoba kunqunywe.
Noma kunjalo, uma ukuhlolwa kwakho kufaka isici sokucindezeleka ngemithi, udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze. Ezinye izidakamizwa zokuhlola ukucindezeleka zingathinta amazinga e-glucose yegazi, nakuba lokhu kuvamile ukuba kube mnene futhi okwesikhashana.
Ukweqisa nge-Rubidium Rb-82 ngengozi akunakwenzeka ngoba imithi ibalwa ngokucophelela futhi inikezwe ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe besebenzisa imishini eqondile. Uhlelo lwejenereyetha lunemithetho yokuphepha eyakhelwe ngaphakathi ukuvimbela ukuletha imithamo engalungile.
Uma ukhathazekile ngomthamo wakho, khuluma nethimba lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Bangakwazi ukukuqapha nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo uma kudingeka, nakuba izinkinga ezinzima ezivela ekweqiseni zivamile kakhulu.
Uma uphuthelwa ukuqokwa kwakho kokuthwebula izithombe, xhumana nesikhungo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze usethe kabusha. Njengoba i-Rb-82 ikhiqizwa endaweni lapho idingeka, ukuphuthelwa ukuqokwa kwakho akumosheli imithi elungiswe ngaphambili.
Zama ukuhlela kabusha ngokushesha uma udokotela wakho e-oda lokhu kuhlolwa ukuze kuhlolwe ngokushesha ubuhlungu besifuba noma ezinye izimpawu zenhliziyo. Ukubambezeleka ekuxilongweni kungase kubambezele izinqumo ezibalulekile zokwelapha.
Ungaqhubeka nemisebenzi yakho ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemva kokuskena kwakho kwe-Rb-82 PET. I-tracer enomoya iyanyamalala emzimbeni wakho kungakapheli amahora ambalwa, ngakho-ke akukho mingcele yokuba seduze nomndeni, okuhlanganisa izingane nabesifazane abakhulelwe.
Ungashayela uye ekhaya ngemva kokuhlolwa ngaphandle uma uthole imithi yokudambisa ukukhathazeka, okungavamile. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bejwayelekile ngokuphelele futhi bangabuyela emsebenzini noma eminye imisebenzi ngosuku olufanayo.
Yebo, ungaskenwa ngokushesha nge-Rb-82 PET kaningi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma udokotela wakho ekuncoma ukuthi uqaphele isimo senhliziyo yakho. Umthamo ophansi wemisebe kanye nempilo emfushane yenza ukuhlolwa okuphindaphindiwe kuphephe.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ukuvezwa kwemisebe eqoqekile evela kuyo yonke imihlolwe yokuthwebula izithombe lapho enquma ngokuskena okulandelayo. Bazolinganisa izinzuzo zokuqapha impilo yenhliziyo yakho ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona ekuvezweni kwemisebe okuphindaphindiwe.
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