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Uvivinyo lomfutho wegazi lukala amandla egazi elicindezela ezindongeni zemithambo yakho njengoba inhliziyo yakho iphampa. Cabanga ngakho njengokuhlola umfutho wamanzi emapayipini asekhaya lakho - sifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umfutho ulungile, awuphakeme kakhulu noma uphansi kakhulu. Lolu vivinyo olulula, olungenabuhlungu lunikeza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nempilo yenhliziyo yakho futhi lusiza ekubambeni izinkinga ezingaba khona ekuqaleni lapho kulula ukuzilawula.
Uvivinyo lomfutho wegazi lukala izinombolo ezimbili ezibalulekile ezisitshela ukuthi isistimu yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo isebenza kahle kangakanani. Uvivinyo lusebenzisa i-cuff evuvukayo engalweni yakho ukuze imise ukuhamba kwegazi okwesikhashana, bese ikhipha kancane umfutho ngenkathi ilalele ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho.
Uvivinyo lusinika izilinganiso ezimbili: umfutho we-systolic (inombolo engenhla) kanye nomfutho we-diastolic (inombolo engezansi). Umfutho we-systolic ukala amandla lapho inhliziyo yakho ishaya futhi ikhipha igazi. Umfutho we-diastolic ukala umfutho lapho inhliziyo yakho iphumula phakathi kokushaya.
Umfutho wegazi ukalwa ngamamitha e-mercury, abhalwe njenge-mmHg. Ukufunda okuvamile kungase kubukeke njenge-120/80 mmHg, esikushoyo njengokuthi "120 phezu kwama-80." Lezi zinombolo zisiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde ukuthi inhliziyo yakho isebenza kanzima kakhulu noma ngabe imithambo yakho yegazi idinga ukunakekelwa.
Uvivinyo lomfutho wegazi lusiza ukuthola umfutho wegazi ophezulu (i-hypertension) kanye nomfutho wegazi ophansi (i-hypotension) ngaphambi kokuba zibangele izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile awunawo ama-symptoms, okumenza athole isidlaliso esithi "umbulali othule," ngakho-ke ukuhlolwa njalo kuyindlela yakho engcono yokuzivikela.
Udokotela wakho usebenzisa lezi zivivinyo ukuze aqaphe impilo yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo futhi ahlulele ingozi yakho yesifo senhliziyo, unhlangothi, nezinkinga zezinso. Uma usuvele unomfutho wegazi ophezulu, ukuhlolwa njalo kusiza ukulandelela ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kusebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe kudingeka ukulungiswa.
Lolu vivinyo lusiza futhi ukuhlola ezinye izimo zempilo ezingathinta umfutho wegazi, njengesifo sikashukela, isifo sezinso, noma izifo ze-thyroid. Izinto eziningi zingathinta umfutho wakho wegazi, okuhlanganisa imithi, amazinga okucindezeleka, nezinketho zokuphila, ngakho ukuqapha kusiza ukudala isithombe esiphelele sempilo yakho.
Uvivinyo lomfutho wegazi luyashesha, lulula, futhi alibuhlungu nhlobo. Uzohlala buthule esihlalweni ngezinyawo zakho zithe njo phansi futhi ingalo yakho isekelwe ezingeni lenhliziyo. Umhlinzeki wezempilo uzoqhubela i-cuff enomoya engalweni yakho engenhla, ngaphezulu nje kwendololwane yakho.
Nakhu okwenzekayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, isinyathelo ngesinyathelo:
Amahhovisi amaningi manje asebenzisa ama-monitor edijithali akhukhumala futhi akhiphe umoya ngokuzenzakalelayo ngenkathi ebonisa izinombolo zakho esikrinini. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa azidingi ukuthi othile alalele nge-stethoscope.
Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza ukuqinisekisa imiphumela enembile, ngakho udokotela wakho uthola isithombe esicacile somfutho wakho wangempela wegazi. Okubalulekile ukudala izimo ezibonisa isimo sakho esijwayelekile, sokuphumula kunokuthi kube nokukhuphuka kwesikhashana okuvela emisebenzini yansuku zonke.
Nawa amasu angakusiza ukuthi uthole ukufundwa okunembile kakhulu:
Uma uzizwa ukhathazekile ngokuqokwa, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangathatha isikhathi esengeziwe ukukusiza uphumule, ngoba ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka kungakhuphula okwesikhashana umfutho wegazi lakho futhi kuthinte ukunemba kwemiphumela yakho.
Ukuqonda izinombolo zakho zomfutho wegazi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe indima esebenzayo empilweni yakho. I-American Heart Association inikeza izigaba ezicacile ezikusiza ukuthi wazi ukuthi umi kuphi nokuthi yiziphi izenzo ezingaba usizo.
Nakhu ukuthi abahlinzeki bezempilo bahumusha kanjani ukufundwa komfutho wegazi:
Khumbula ukuthi ukufunda okukodwa okuphezulu akusho ngempela ukuthi unomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukufunda okuningi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukuze uthole isithombe esinembile, ngoba umfutho wegazi uguquguquka ngokwemvelo usuku lonke.
Umfutho wegazi olungile kubantu abadala abaningi ungaphansi kuka-120/80 mmHg, okukhombisa ukuthi inhliziyo yakho nemithambo yegazi zisebenza kahle ngaphandle kokucindezela. Lolu hlu ngokuvamile lisho ukuthi unengozi ephansi yesifo senhliziyo, unhlangothi, nezinye izinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Kodwa-ke, "okungcono kakhulu" kungahluka kancane kuye ngeminyaka yakho, impilo yonke, nezinye izimo zezokwelapha. Abanye abadala asebekhulile bangenza kahle ngezinombolo eziphakeme kancane, kanti abantu abanesifo sikashukela noma isifo sezinso bangase badinge ukulawulwa okuqinile ngemigomo ephansi.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosiza ekunqumeni umgomo wakho siqu ngokusekelwe kuphrofayili yakho yezempilo. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengomlando wakho womndeni, imithi yamanje, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo zezempilo ukuze bathole uhla lomfutho wegazi oluphephe kakhulu futhi olungokoqobo kuwe.
Uma umfutho wakho wegazi uphakeme kunokulungile, unezinketho eziningi eziphumelelayo zokuwuthoba ngokwemvelo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinguquko zendlela yokuphila zivame ukwenza umehluko omkhulu, futhi ungaqala ukubona ukuthuthuka kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa.
Nansi izindlela eziphumelela kakhulu ezingasiza ukwehlisa umfutho wakho wegazi:
Uma izinguquko zendlela yokuphila zinganele, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi. Abantu abaningi badinga inhlanganisela yemikhuba enempilo kanye nemithi ukuze bafinyelele umfutho wegazi abawufunayo, futhi lokho kujwayelekile futhi kuyasebenza.
Ukuqonda izici eziyingozi zakho kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivikela ukuze uvikele impilo yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Ezinye izici awukwazi ukuzishintsha, kodwa ezinye eziningi zingaphansi kokulawula kwakho ngokukhetha indlela yokuphila kanye nokuphathwa kwezokwelapha.
Nazi izici ezingakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa umfutho wegazi ophezulu:
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha nazo zikhuphula ingozi yakho, okuhlanganisa isifo sikashukela, isifo sezinso, kanye ne-sleep apnea. Izindaba ezikhuthazayo ukuthi ngisho noma unezici eziningana eziyingozi, ukuthatha isinyathelo sokubhekana nalezo ongazilawula ngokuvamile kwenza umehluko obalulekile.
Akukho ukucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu noma eliphansi okuyinto enhle - ufuna ukucindezela kwegazi lakho kube phakathi nendawo enempilo. Zombili lezi zinto ezedlulele zingadala izinkinga, nakuba ukucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu kuvamile ukuba yingozi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu (i-hypertension) kuphoqa inhliziyo yakho ukuba isebenze kanzima futhi kungalimaza imithambo yakho ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi. Lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ukushaywa unhlangothi, isifo sezinso, nezinye izinkinga ezingathi sína. Nokho, ukucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu kuvamile ukuthi kuthuthuke kancane kancane futhi kungalawulwa ngempumelelo ngemithi.
Ukucindezela kwegazi eliphansi (i-hypotension) kungadala isiyezi, ukuquleka, nokuwa, ikakhulukazi uma usukuma ngokushesha. Nakuba ngokuvamile kungabi yingozi njengokucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu, ukucindezela kwegazi eliphansi kakhulu kunganciphisa ukugeleza kwegazi ezingxenyeni zomzimba wakho nasebuchosheni, okubangela ukukhathala nokudideka.
Umgomo uwukugcina ukucindezela kwegazi ebangeni elijwayelekile lapho inhliziyo yakho ingapompa ngempumelelo ngaphandle kokuzikhandla, futhi izitho zakho zomzimba zithola ukugeleza kwegazi okwanele. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi uthole ukulinganisela okufanele esimweni sakho.
Ukucindezela kwegazi eliphansi kuba yinkinga uma kubangela izimpawu noma kuvimbela izitho zakho ukuthi zingatholi igazi elanele nomoya-mpilo. Nakuba abantu abaningi abanokucindezela kwegazi eliphansi ngokwemvelo bezizwa kahle, abanye bangase babe nezimpawu ezingakhululeki noma eziyingozi.
Nawa amathuba okuba khona okungaba khona okucindezela kwegazi eliphansi:
Ezimweni ezinzima, umfutho wegazi ophansi kakhulu ungaholela ekushokeni, isimo esisongela impilo lapho izitho zakho zingatholi igazi elanele. Lokhu akuvamile kodwa kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha ngezimpawu ezinjengokudideka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okubuthakathaka, nokuphefumula okusheshayo.
Umfutho wegazi ophezulu uvame ukubizwa ngokuthi "umbulali othule" ngoba ungalimaza umzimba wakho iminyaka ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezisobala. Ukucindezela okwengeziwe okuqhubekayo kuqeda inhliziyo yakho nemithambo yegazi, okuholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zempilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nazi izinkinga ezinkulu ezingavela kumfutho wegazi ophezulu ongawelashwa:
Izindaba ezikhuthazayo ukuthi lezi zinkinga zivame ukuvikeleka ngokuphathwa okufanele komfutho wegazi. Noma ngabe uke waba nomfutho wegazi ophezulu iminyaka eminingi, ukuwulawula kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yalezi zinkinga ezinkulu.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma unokufundwa komfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuqhubekayo, uhlangabezana nezimpawu zomfutho wegazi ophansi kakhulu, noma unezinkinga ngempilo yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kubalulekile noma ngabe uzizwa kahle, ngoba izinkinga zomfutho wegazi zivame ukungabi nazimpawu.
Nazi izimo ezithile lapho kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo:
Uma uqapha umfutho wegazi lakho ekhaya, letha ilogi yakho ekuqokweni ukuze udokotela wakho abone amaphethini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi benze izinqumo ezingcono kakhulu zokwelashwa esimweni sakho esithile.
Yebo, ukuhlolwa komfutho wegazi kuyithuluzi elihle kakhulu lokuthola izinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi kusenesikhathi. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu uyisici esikhulu esiyingozi sesifo senhliziyo, futhi ukuwuthola kusenesikhathi kuvumela ukwelashwa okungavimbela ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ukushaywa unhlangothi, nezinye izinkinga.
Nokho, ukuhlolwa komfutho wegazi kuphela akutholi zonke izinkinga zenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izivivinyo ezinjenge-EKG, i-echocardiogram, noma ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele sempilo yenhliziyo yakho, ikakhulukazi uma unezimpawu noma ezinye izici eziyingozi.
Yebo, umfutho wegazi ophansi ngokuqinisekile ungabangela ukukhathala nokukhathala. Uma umfutho wegazi lakho uphansi kakhulu, izitho zakho nemisipha yakho ayitholi igazi elinokuthwala umoya-mpilo owanele, okungakwenza uzizwe ubuthakathaka, ukhathele, futhi ungenamandla.
Ukukhathala lokhu kuvame ukuba kubi kakhulu ekuseni noma uma usukuma ngokushesha. Uma uhlangabezana nokukhathala okuqhubekayo kanye nesiyezi noma ezinye izimpawu, kufanelekile ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho ukuthola ukuthi ingabe umfutho wegazi ophansi yilo okubangela.
Nakanjani. Ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, nokwesaba kungakhuphula okwesikhashana umfutho wegazi lakho, into eyaziwa ngegama elithi "i-white coat syndrome." Yingakho abahlinzeki bezempilo bevame ukuthatha izilinganiso eziningi futhi bangase bakucele ukuthi uphumule imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.
Uma ukhathazeke kakhulu ngokuqokwa kwezokwelapha, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho. Bangathatha isikhathi esengeziwe ukukusiza uzizwe ukhululekile, noma bangase batusa ukuqapha umfutho wegazi ekhaya ukuze bathole izilinganiso endaweni ekhululekile.
Abantu abadala abaningi kufanele bahlolwe umfutho wegazi okungenani kanye njalo eminyakeni emibili uma umfutho wegazi labo ujwayelekile (ngaphansi kuka-120/80 mmHg). Uma unomfutho wegazi ophakeme noma ezinye izinto eziyingozi, udokotela wakho cishe uzotusa ukuqapha njalo.
Abantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu, isifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, noma isifo sezinso ngokuvamile badinga ukuhlolwa njalo - ngezinye izikhathi njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa noma kaningi uma beqala ukwelashwa okusha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzotusa isimiso esifanele esisekelwe ezidingweni zakho zempilo.
Yebo, ama-monitor omfutho wegazi asekhaya angaba nembe kakhulu uma esetshenziswa ngendlela efanele futhi uma ukhetha idivayisi eqinisekisiwe. Funa ama-monitor avunyelwe yi-American Heart Association noma i-British Hypertension Society.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela enembile ekhaya, qiniseka ukuthi i-cuff ilingana kahle, landela izinyathelo zokulungiselela ezifanayo njengoba ungazenza ngesivivinyo somtholampilo, futhi uthathe imiphumela eminingi ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Letha imonitha yakho yasekhaya esikhathini sakho sokuhlolwa udokotela ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uyiqhathanise nemishini yabo futhi uqinisekise ukuthi isebenza kahle.
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