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I-Tobramycin inhalation iyimithi elwa namagciwane ekhethekile oyiphefumulela ngqo emaphashini akho ngomshini wokuphefumula noma i-inhaler. Le ndlela eqondiswe ngqo ivumela imithi ukuthi ifinyelele ngqo lapho idingeka kakhulu khona - emoyeni wakho nasethishini lamaphaphu - ngenkathi inciphisa ukuchayeka emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Cabanga ngayo njengokuletha imithi ngqo emthonjeni wokutheleleka, njengokufaka ukhilimu wendawo esilondeni sesikhumba kunokuthatha iphilisi. Le ndlela yokuletha ngqo yenza i-tobramycin inhalation isebenze ngempumelelo ekwelapheni izifo ezingamahlalakhona zamaphaphu ezingase zingasabele kahle emithini elwa namagciwane yomlomo.
I-Tobramycin inhalation iyimithi elwa namagciwane enamandla evela emndenini we-aminoglycoside ekhethekile ukuthi iphefumulelwe ngqo emaphashini akho. Umuthi uza njengesixazululo sokuphefumula noma njenge-powder inhaler eyomile, kuye ngomuthi wakho othize.
Lolu hlobo lwe-tobramycin luhluke kuhlobo olujovwayo ongase uluthole esibhedlela. Ifomu lokuphefumula lenzelwe ukusebenza endaweni emzimbeni wakho wokuphefumula, okusho ukuthi lingalwa nezifo emaphashini akho ngaphandle kokuthinta umzimba wakho wonke njengoba imithi elwa namagciwane yomlomo noma ye-IV ingase yenze.
Umuthi usebenza ngokuphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwenza amaprotheni abalulekile abawadingayo ukuze basinde futhi bazale. Lapho amagciwane engakwazi ukukhiqiza lawa maprotheni abalulekile, ekugcineni ayafa, okuvumela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi asuse ukutheleleka ngempumelelo.
I-Tobramycin inhalation ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukwelapha izifo zamaphaphu ezingamahlalakhona ezibangelwa amagciwane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibangelwa yi-Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Leli gciwane elithile laziwa ngokumelana nemithi eminingi ejwayelekile elwa namagciwane futhi lingabangela izifo eziqhubekayo, ezinzima ukuzelapha.
Umuthi uvame kakhulu ukusetshenziselwa abantu abane-cystic fibrosis abathola izifo ezingapheli zamaphaphu. I-Cystic fibrosis idala amafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo emaphashini aba yindawo yokuzalanisa amagciwane, okwenza lezi zifo zibe yinselele ekwelashweni ngama-antibiotics avamile.
Udkt wakho angase futhi akubhalele ukuhogela i-tobramycin uma une-bronchiectasis, isimo lapho imigudu yakho yomoya iba banzi futhi inezibazi ngokungavamile. Lokhu kudala amaphakethe lapho amagciwane angacasha futhi azale khona, okuholela ezifweni eziphindaphindayo ezidinga ukwelashwa okuqondiwe.
Kwezinye izimo, abahlinzeki bezempilo basebenzisa lo muthi kwezinye izifo ezingathi sína zokuphefumula lapho amagciwane ebonakale emelana nokwelashwa kokuqala. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile igcinelwe izimo lapho izinzuzo zicacile ukwedlula izingozi ezingaba khona.
Ukuhogela i-Tobramycin kuthathwa njenge-antibiotic eqinile, eqondiwe esebenza ngokuphazamisa ukwakheka kwamaprotheni amagciwane. Uma uhogela umuthi, uqonda ngqo ezicutshini zamaphaphu akho lapho ungathola khona ukugxila okuphezulu khona kanye lapho isifo sikhona.
Umuthi ubopha ezingxenyeni ezithile zama-ribosomes amagciwane - izimboni ezincane ngaphakathi kwamagciwane ezenza amaprotheni. Ngokuvimba le nqubo yokwenza amaprotheni, i-tobramycin empeleni ilambisa amagciwane izinto ezibalulekile azidingayo ukuze ziphile futhi zizale.
Okukwenza lokhu kuqondiswa kusebenze kakhulu ukuthi kuletha ukugxila okuphezulu kakhulu kwe-antibiotic emaphashini akho kunokuba kungenzeka ngama-antibiotics omlomo noma ngisho ne-IV. Lokhu kwanda kokugxila kusiza ukunqoba ukumelana kwamagciwane futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ngisho nezifo eziqine kakhulu zitholwa ngomthamo oqinile owanele ukuze ziqedwe.
Umuthi uvamise ukuqala ukusebenza ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, nakuba ungase ungazizwa ungcono ngokushesha. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokukhipha amagciwane afile futhi ulungise noma yimuphi umonakalo ukutheleleka okungenzeka ukudalile emaphashini akho.
Ukwenza i-tobramycin inhalation ngendlela efanele kubalulekile ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle kakhulu emithini yakho. Umuthi kufanele uphefumulwe usebenzisa umshini we-nebulizer noma i-inhaler ekhethekile yomuthi owomile, kuye ngokuthi udokotela wakho uqoke yiphi ifomu.
Uma usebenzisa isixazululo se-nebulizer, uzodinga ukuthela inani eliqokiwe enkomishini ye-nebulizer bese uphefumula ngokujwayelekile ngomlomo kuze kube yilapho wonke umuthi uphefumulwe. Lokhu kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-15-20 ngomthamo ngamunye.
Ngoba i-inhaler yomuthi owomile, uzodinga ukulayisha ikhaphule enyameni bese uphefumula ngamandla ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuthi oyingxenye yomuthi ufinyelela emaphashini akho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma usokhemisi uzokukhombisa indlela efanele, njengoba ihluke kuma-inhaler ajwayelekile e-asthma.
Isikhathi semithamo yakho sibaluleke kakhulu. Abantu abaningi bathatha i-tobramycin inhalation kabili ngosuku, ngemithamo ehlukaniswe ngokulinganayo ngangokunokwenzeka - ngokuvamile amahora angu-12 ngaphandle. Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emaphashini akho.
Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthatha lo muthi nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba uwuphefumulela ngqo emaphashini akho kunokumgwinya. Kodwa-ke, kuvame ukusiza ukuhlanza umlomo wakho ngamanzi ngemva komthamo ngamunye ukuze uvimbele noma yiziphi izinsalela zomuthi ekubangeni ukucasuka komphimbo.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho kwe-tobramycin inhalation kuncike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emithini. Abantu abaningi balandela okubizwa ngokuthi
Le ndlela yokuhamba ngebhayisikili isiza ekuvikeleni amagciwane ukuthi angakhuli ukumelana nomuthi ngenkathi inika umzimba wakho ikhefu ekuvezweni okuqhubekayo kwama-antibiotic. Ngesikhathi sezikhathi ezingekho emjikelezweni, udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwamaphaphu akho kanye namazinga okutheleleka ukuze anqume ukuthi isikhathi sokuthi uqale nini umjikelezo olandelayo.
Abanye abantu abane-cystic fibrosis bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nale ndlela yokuhamba ngebhayisikili izinyanga noma iminyaka, kuye ngempilo yabo yonke nokuthi basabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Abanye bangase badinge imijikelezo embalwa kuphela ukuze basuse ukutheleleka kwabo ngokuphelele.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola njalo inqubekela phambili yakho ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zokusebenza kwamaphaphu, amasiko e-sputum, nokuqapha izimpawu zakho. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekutheni ukutheleleka kubuye kube namandla kunakuqala.
Njengayo yonke imithi, ukuhogela i-tobramycin kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe. Ukuqonda okungase kulindelwe kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngokwelashwa kwakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlobene nenqubo yokuphefumula uqobo futhi ngokuvamile ithinta uhlelo lwakho lokuphefumula nezwi.
Imiphumela emibi evamile abantu abaningi abayitholayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela evamile ivame ukungabonakali njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi ezinsukwini zokuqala kuya emavikini okwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ingenzeka kodwa ayivamile. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi kufaka:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha kunokulinda ukuqokwa kwakho okulandelayo.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingabandakanya izinkinga zezinso noma ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa okuqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma uke waba nokuchayeka ngaphambilini kuma-antibiotics e-aminoglycoside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lokhu ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile nokuhlolwa kokuzwa ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ngenkathi ukuphefumula kwe-tobramycin kuvamile ukuthi kuphephile kubantu abaningi abakudingayo, abanye abantu kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma bawusebenzise ngokuqapha okukhulu. Udokotela wakho uzochaza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuwubhala.
Akufanele uthathe ukuphefumula kwe-tobramycin uma wazi ukuthi une-allergy ku-tobramycin noma kunoma iyiphi enye i-antibiotics ye-aminoglycoside efana ne-gentamicin noma i-amikacin. Noma ngabe awukaze ube ne-tobramycin ngaphambili, tshela udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izindlela ozithathe ngaphambilini kuma-antibiotics afanayo.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha badinga ukuqapha okukhethekile noma bangadinga ukugwema lo muthi ngokuphelele. Lezi zimo zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola izinzuzo ezingaba khona uma ziqhathaniswa nezingozi uma unesinye salezi zimo, futhi angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma ukuqapha okwengeziwe.
Ubudala bungaba yisici ekunqumeni ukuthi ukuhogela i-tobramycin kufanelekile yini. Izingane ezincane kakhulu kanye nabantu abadala asebekhulile bangase babe nobucayi obukhulu emiphumeleni yomuthi, ikakhulukazi ekuzweni nasekusebenzeni kwezinso.
Ukuhogela i-Tobramycin kuyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye linamafomula ahlukile kancane noma izindlela zokulethwa. Amagama omkhiqizo avamile kakhulu afaka i-TOBI, Bethkis, kanye ne-Kitabis Pak yezixazululo ze-nebulizer.
I-TOBI Podhaler iyisiphefumulisi esomile esiza ngesimo samaphilisi owafaka kudivayisi ekhethekile yokuphefumula. Lolu hlobo lungaba lula ngabanye abantu ngoba aludingi umshini we-nebulizer futhi kuthatha isikhathi esincane ukulawula.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umkhiqizo othile kanye nefomula esekelwe ezidingweni zakho, umshwalense, kanye nezintandokazi zakho. Zonke izinhlobo ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo, nakuba indlela yokulethwa kanye nokugxila kungahluka kancane.
Uma ukuhogela i-tobramycin kungakulungele noma kungahlinzeki ngemiphumela eyanele, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingase zicatshangelwe. Udokotela wakho uzohlola isimo sakho esithile ukuze anqume indlela engcono kakhulu.
Ezinye izibulali-magciwane eziphefumulwayo ezingaba ezinye izinketho zifaka i-aztreonam yokuhogela (Cayston) noma i-colistin yokuhogela. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-tobramycin kodwa zingasebenza kahle ezinhlotsheni ezifanayo zokutheleleka ngamagciwane.
Kwabanye abantu, izibulali-magciwane zomlomo njenge-ciprofloxacin noma i-azithromycin zingase zisetshenziswe zodwa noma zihlanganiswe nokwelashwa okuhogelwayo. Lezi zibulali-magciwane zesistimu zingaba usizo lapho ukutheleleka kusabalele noma lapho imithi ehogelwayo ingabekezeleleki kahle.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase ancome ama-antibiotics e-IV, ikakhulukazi uma ukutheleleka kwakho kunzima noma uma ulele esibhedlela. Le ndlela ingahambisa imithi eningi emzimbeni wakho wonke, yize ngokuvamile idinga ukuqashwa okuningi.
Kokubili ukuphefumula i-tobramycin kanye ne-colistin yokuphefumula kuyizindlela zokwelapha ezisebenzayo zokutheleleka kwamaphaphu okukhulu, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono ezimweni ezihlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezintweni eziningi ezithinta isimo sakho.
I-Tobramycin ivame ukusebenza kahle kakhulu ngokumelene ne-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, okuyinto evame kakhulu ukuhloselwa lezi zindlela zokwelapha. Kuye kwahlolisiswa kabanzi futhi inerekhodi elide lokusetshenziswa kubantu abane-cystic fibrosis nezinye izimo zamaphaphu ezingapheli.
I-Colistin, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ingase ithandwe lapho amagciwane esezakhele ukumelana ne-tobramycin noma uma uke waba nezinkinga zangaphambilini zokubekezelela ama-antibiotics e-aminoglycoside. Isebenza ngendlela ehlukile, okwenza isebenze ngokumelene namanye amagciwane ukuthi i-tobramycin ingakwazi ukuwaqeda.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nemiphumela yakho yamasiko amagciwane, umlando wokwelashwa wangaphambilini, nezinto eziyingozi zomuntu ngamunye lapho ekhetha phakathi kwale mithi. Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela bangase bashintshane phakathi kwama-antibiotics ahlukene aphefumulwayo ukuvimbela ukumelana ukuthi kungathuthuki.
Ukuphefumula i-Tobramycin kungena esigabeni sokukhulelwa D, okusho ukuthi kunobufakazi bengcuphe enganeni ekhulayo, kodwa izinzuzo zingase zidlule izingozi ezimweni ezithile. Ama-antibiotics e-aminoglycoside afana ne-tobramycin angase athinte ukuzwa komntwana nokuthuthukiswa kwezinso.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, xoxa lokhu ngokucophelela nodokotela wakho. Bazohlola ubunzima bokutheleleka kwamaphaphu akho uma kuqhathaniswa nezingozi ezingase zibe khona enganeni yakho. Kwezinye izimo, ingozi yokutheleleka okungelashwanga ingase ibe nkulu kunezingozi zemithi.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma udinga ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-tobramycin ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha imithi ebekiwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha, njengoba ukutheleleka okungelashwanga kungase kubeke engozini enkulu wena nomntwana wakho.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-tobramycin inhalation eningi kunomthamo obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Nakuba ukweqisa emithini ehlanganiswayo kungavamile kunezithako zomlomo, kusabalulekile ukuthola iseluleko sochwepheshe.
Izimpawu zokuthi ungase usebenzise okuningi zihlanganisa ukukhwehlela okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, isiyezi, noma izinguquko ekuzweni. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ngemva kokusebenzisa imithi eyengeziwe, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukuze uthole ireferensi yesikhathi esizayo, hlola kabili umthamo wakho ngaphambi kokuwusebenzisa futhi ucabangele ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho ukuze usize ukuvimbela ukusebenzisa imithi ngengozi. Uma usebenzisa i-nebulizer, qiniseka ukuthi ulinganisa isixazululo ngendlela efanele ngamathuluzi anikeziwe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-tobramycin inhalation, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma kukhona okungenani amahora angu-6 kuze kube umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi ugcina amazinga afanele emithi emaphashini akho ngaphandle kokuthola okuningi ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke ngempela kulimaze ukwelashwa kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Cabangela ukusetha ama-alamu ocingo noma ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokukhumbuza imithi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-tobramycin inhalation uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi angase athuthukise ukumelana nomuthi.
Abantu abaningi balandela ishejuli yokujikeleza lapho bethatha umuthi izinsuku ezingama-28, bese beyeka izinsuku ezingama-28 ngaphambi kokuqala futhi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zomsebenzi wamaphaphu namasiko amagciwane ukuze anqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka ukwelashwa unomphela.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ekhathazayo, ungayeki umuthi ngokwakho. Kunalokho, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uxoxe ngokuthi ngabe ukulungiswa kohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa kungakusiza yini ukuthi ukwazi ukubekezelela umuthi kangcono.
Yebo, ungahamba ngenkathi uthatha i-tobramycin inhalation, kodwa kudinga ukuhlela okuthile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ungagcina ishejuli yakho yokwelashwa. Uma usebenzisa i-nebulizer, uzodinga ukuletha imishini yakho futhi uqinisekise ukuthi unokufinyelela kukagesi lapho uya khona.
Ukuze uhambe ngomoya, thwala imithi yakho ekuphaketheni layo lokuqala ngelebula lakho likadokotela libonakala kahle. Ungase udinge ukwazisa ezokuphepha ngemishini yakho ye-nebulizer, futhi kuyasiza ukuba nencwadi evela kudokotela wakho echaza isidingo sakho sezokwelapha semishini.
Cabangela ukuletha imithi eyengeziwe uma kwenzeka ukubambezeleka kohambo, futhi ucwaninge ngezikhungo zezokwelapha lapho uya khona uma udinga usizo. Ifomu le-dry powder inhaler (TOBI Podhaler) lingaba lula kakhulu ekuhambeni ngoba alidingi imishini kagesi.
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