I-echocardiogram isebenzisa amaza omsindo ukwenza izithombe zenhliziyo. Lo viwo oluvamile lungabonisa ukugeleza kwegazi ngenhliziyo nangama-valve enhliziyo. Uchwepheshe wakho wezempilo angasebenzisa izithombe ezivela kuloluviwo ukuthola isifo senhliziyo nezinye izimo zenhliziyo. Amanye amagama aloluviwo yi:
I-echocardiogram yenziwa ukuhlola inhliziyo. Uvivinyo lubonisa ukuthi igazi lihamba kanjani emakhameni enhliziyo nasezibalazweni zenhliziyo. Ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo bangayala lo mvivinyo uma unezinhlungu esifubeni noma ubunzima bokuqeda umoya.
I-Echocardiography isebenzisa amaza omsindo angonakali, abizwa ngokuthi yi-ultrasound. Amaza omsindo awabi naliphi na izingozi ezaziwayo emzimbeni. Ayikho imiklamo ye-X-ray. Ezinye izingozi ze-echocardiogram kuncike ohlelweni oluhlolwayo. Uma une-echocardiogram eqondile ye-transthoracic, ungase uzizwe ungakhululekile lapho i-ultrasound wand icinezela isifuba sakho. Ukuqinisa kuyadingeka ukwenza izithombe ezinhle kakhulu zenhliziyo. Kungase kube khona ingozi encane yokusabela ekubunjweni kokuphambana. Abanye abantu bathola ubuhlungu behlombe, izikhathi zikhanda noma isihlungu. Uma kusabela, ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngokushesha, ngenkathi usesesikhathini sokuhlolwa. Ukusebenza okukhulu okuqabukile kunqabile kakhulu. Uma une-echocardiogram ye-transesophageal, umlomo wakho ungase ubuhlungu amahora ambalwa kamuva. Ngokungavamile, umphunga osetshenziswayo kuloluvivinyo ungase uqede ngaphakathi komlomo. Ezinye izingozi ze-TEE zihlanganisa: Ubunzima bokuginya. Izwi elibuthakathaka noma elihlaba. Ukugqwala kwemisipha yomlomo noma imiphunga. Ukopha okuncane endaweni yomlomo. Ukulimala kwamazinyo, ama-gums noma izindebe. Umgodi esibindini, obizwa ngokuthi yi-esophageal perforation. Ukushona kwenhliziyo, okuthiwa yi-arrhythmias. Ukuphefumula okuvela kwemithi esetshenziswayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Imithi enikezwa ngesikhathi se-echocardiogram yokucindezela ingase ibe nomthelela wesikhashana wokushona noma okungavamile kwenhliziyo, ukuzwela, ukucindezela kwegazi eliphansi noma ukusebenza okukhulu. Izinhlungu ezinkulu, njengokuhlushwa kwenhliziyo, kunqabile.
Ukuthi ulungiselela kanjani i-echocardiogram kuncike ohlotsheni oluenziwayo. Hlela ukuthi uthathwe ekhaya uma uthola i-transesophageal echocardiogram. Awukwazi ukuqhuba ngemuva kokuhlolwa ngoba ngokuvamile uthola imithi yokukunciphisa.
I-echocardiogram yenziwa esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sezempilo. Ngokuvamile uyakucelwa ukuba ukhulule izingubo ezingaphezulu komzimba wakho bese uguqula ube yigqoka lesibhedlela. Uma ungena ekamelweni lokuhlolwa, ochwepheshe bezempilo banamathisela izicucu ezinamathelayo esifubeni sakho. Ngezinye izikhathi zibekwa ezinyaweni nazo. Izinzwa, ebizwa ngokuthi ama-electrodes, ziqapha ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho. Loluvivinyo lubizwa ngokuthi i-electrocardiogram. Kubizwa ngokuvamile ngokuthi i-ECG noma i-EKG. Okufanele ukulindele ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwe-echocardiogram kuncike ohlotsheni oluthile lwe-echocardiogram ezenziwayo.
Ulwazi oluvela ku-echocardiogram lungabonisa: Ukushintsha ubukhulu benhliziyo. I-Valves yenhliziyo ebuthakathaka noma eyonakele, ukucindezela kwegazi okuphezulu noma ezinye izifo zingabangela ukuba izindonga zenhliziyo zibe zinzima noma amakamelo enhliziyo akhule. Amandla okupompa. I-Echocardiogram ingabonisa ukuthi igazi elingakanani eliphuma ekamelweni lenhliziyo eligcwele ngesikhathi sokubetha kwenhliziyo. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-ejection fraction. Uvivinyo lubonisa nokuthi igazi elingakanani eliphompwa yinhliziyo ngomzuzwana. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukukhipha kwenhliziyo. Uma inhliziyo ingapompi igazi elanele izidingo zomzimba, izimpawu zokwehluleka kwenhliziyo zivela. Ukonakala kwemisipha yenhliziyo. Uvivinyo lungabonisa ukuthi udonga lwenhliziyo lusingatha kanjani ukupompa igazi. Izindawo zodonga lwenhliziyo ezihamba kancane zingase zibe yizona ezonakele. Ukonakala okunjalo kungase kube ngenxa yokushoda koksijini noma ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo. Isifo se-valve yenhliziyo. I-Echocardiogram ingabonisa ukuthi ama-valve enhliziyo avuleka futhi avala kanjani. Uvivinyo luvamise ukusetshenziswa ukuhlola ama-valve enhliziyo aleakayo. Lingasiza ekuxilongeni isifo se-valve njengokubuyela emuva kwe-valve yenhliziyo kanye ne-stenosis ye-valve. Izinkinga zenhliziyo ezikhona ekuzalweni, ebizwa ngokuthi ukungapheleli kwenhliziyo okungokwemvelo. I-Echocardiogram ingabonisa ukushintsha kwesakhiwo senhliziyo kanye nama-valve enhliziyo. Uvivinyo luphinde lusetshenziswe ukubuka ukushintsha okukhona ezinxubeni phakathi kwenhliziyo nama-blood vessels amakhulu.
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