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I-Metaproterenol iyimithi ye-bronchodilator esiza ukuvula imigudu yakho yomoya uma unzima ukuphefumula. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesifuba somoya, isifo esingamahlalakhona sokuvinjwa komoya (COPD), noma ezinye izimo zokuphefumula ezenza imigudu yakho yomoya iqine noma ivuvukale.
Le mithi isebenza ngokukhulula imisipha ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya, okwenza kube lula ukuthi umoya ungene futhi uphume emaphashini akho. Cabanga ngayo njengokunikeza izindlela zakho zokuphefumula indawo eyengeziwe yokusebenza kahle uma zizwa zicindezelwe noma zivinjelwe.
I-Metaproterenol ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-beta-2 agonists, aqondise ngqo imisipha emgudwini wakho womoya. Uma uhogela le mithi, iya ngqo emaphashini akho lapho idingeka kakhulu.
Le mithi iza njengesixazululo esihogelwayo osiphefumulayo ngomshini we-nebulizer. Le ndlela yokuletha ivumela imithi ukuthi ifinyelele emgudwini wakho womoya ngokushesha nangempumelelo, ngokuvamile inikeze impumuzo ngemizuzu yokusetshenziswa.
Ithathwa njenge-bronchodilator esebenza ngesikhathi esifushane, okusho ukuthi inikeza impumuzo esheshayo kodwa ayihlali isikhathi eside njengeminye imithi yokuphefumula. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi ingena kanjani ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa olujwayelekile.
I-Metaproterenol isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha izinkinga zokuphefumula ezibangelwa yisifuba somoya, i-COPD, nezinye izimo zamaphaphu. Kuyasiza uma imigudu yakho yomoya iba mncane noma ivaleke, okwenza kube nzima ukuphefumula ngokujwayelekile.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le mithi uma uhlangabezana nokuhoshoza, ukuphefumula kanzima, ukuqina kwesifuba, noma ukukhwehlela okuhlobene nesimo sakho sokuphefumula. Ingasetshenziswa kokubili ukwelapha izinkinga zokuphefumula ezingazelelwe kanye nengxenye yomkhuba wokwelashwa ojwayelekile.
Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-metaproterenol ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca noma ukuchayeka ezintweni ezivame ukubangela izinkinga zokuphefumula. Le ndlela yokuvimbela ingasiza ukugcina imigudu yakho yomoya ivulekile uma wazi ukuthi uzoba sezimweni ezivame ukwenza kube nzima ukuphefumula.
I-Metaproterenol isebenza ngokubopha kuma-receptors athile emisipha ebushelelezi ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya. Uma inamathisela kula ma-receptors, ithumela amasignali emisipha ukuthi iphumule futhi iyeke ukucindezela izindima zakho zokuphefumula.
Lokhu kuphumula kuvumela imigudu yakho yomoya ukuthi ivuleke kakhulu, idale isikhala esiningi somoya ukuthi ungene futhi uphume kalula emaphashini akho. Umuthi futhi usiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala emoyeni wakho, okungaholela ebunzimeni bokuphefumula.
Njenge-bronchodilator enamandla aphakathi nendawo, i-metaproterenol isebenza kubantu abaningi kodwa ingase ingabi namandla njengeminye imithi emisha. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi ngabe inamandla afanele yini izidingo zakho zokuphefumula.
I-Metaproterenol ithathwa ngokuphefumula kusetshenziswa umshini we-nebulizer, oguqula umuthi oluketshezi ube yinkungu enhle oyiphefumulayo. Ngokuvamile uzosebenzisa lo muthi izikhathi ezi-3-4 ngosuku, noma njengoba udokotela wakho ekuqondisa.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ngakunye, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uqinisekise ukuthi imishini yakho ye-nebulizer ihlanzekile. Thela inani lomuthi elinconyiwe enkomishini ye-nebulizer, bese unamathisela umlomo noma imaski.
Nakhu ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani i-nebulizer yakho ngendlela efanele:
Ungathatha i-metaproterenol ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa gwema ukudla ukudla okukhulu ngaphambi kokwelashwa ngoba lokhu kungakwenza uzizwe ungakhululekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kokuphefumula.
Ubude besikhathi ozosebenzisa ngaso i-metaproterenol buxhomeke esimweni sakho sokuphefumula kanye nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Abanye abantu bayayisebenzisa izikhathi ezimfushane ngesikhathi sokugqashuka, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge njengengxenye yohlelo lokuphatha isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe nokuthi udinga ukuqhubeka yini, ukulungisa umthamo, noma ukuzama ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Ungayeki ukuthatha i-metaproterenol ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Uma uthola ukuthi udinga ukusebenzisa i-metaproterenol yakho kaningi kunokuba unqunyelwe, noma uma ingakunikezi ukukhululeka njengoba yayenza, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukuthi isimo sakho sokuphefumula siyashintsha futhi singase sidinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-metaproterenol ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyibone ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivame ukwenzeka ngoba i-metaproterenol ingashukumisa ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho ngaphandle kwemigudu yakho yomoya. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le miphumela emibi iyaphathwa futhi yesikhashana.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya ubuhlungu besifuba, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ukwanda kwezinkinga zokuphefumula. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba ku-metaproterenol, okungabandakanya ukuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, noma isiyezi esikhulu. Ukusabela komzimba akuvamile kodwa kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
I-Metaproterenol ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo bangase badinge ukugwema lo muthi noma bawusebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe.
Kufanele utshele udokotela wakho uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo ngaphambi kokuqala i-metaproterenol:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi i-metaproterenol ingasetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi, kubalulekile ukuba nale ngxoxo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abantu abanomzimba ngaphandle kwe-metaproterenol noma imithi efanayo akufanele basebenzise lo muthi. Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho nganoma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba emithini onakho ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha.
I-Metaproterenol itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Alupent ingenye yezinto ezaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi uyibone ithengiswa njenge-Metaprel, nakuba ukutholakala kungahluka ngendawo nangemithi.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-metaproterenol nazo ziyatholakala, eziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibize ngaphansi kwezinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo. Udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo engcono kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo noma i-generic oyisebenzisayo, umuthi usebenza ngendlela efanayo. Nokho, abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase basebenzise izithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile kancane, ngakho yazisa udokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko lapho ushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo.
Uma i-metaproterenol ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezingama-bronchodilator ezitholakalayo. Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukukushintshela kwenye i-bronchodilator esebenza ngokushesha noma enye ekwazi ukusebenza isikhathi eside.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zokwelapha zihlanganisa i-albuterol (evame ukuba yikhetho lokuqala lokuthola ukukhululeka okusheshayo), i-levalbuterol, noma imithi esebenza isikhathi eside njenge-salmeterol noma i-formoterol. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho sokuphefumula, ukuthi udinga kangaki ukukhululeka, nokuthi usabela kanjani emithini ehlukene.
Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngemithi ehlanganisiwe ehlanganisa kokubili i-bronchodilator kanye nomuthi olwa nokuvuvukala. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola uhlelo lokwelapha olusebenza kahle kakhulu ezidingweni zakho.
Kokubili i-metaproterenol ne-albuterol ziyizidakamizwa eziphumelelayo ze-bronchodilator, kodwa i-albuterol ngokuvamile ithathwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala kwabantu abaningi abanezinkinga zokuphefumula. I-Albuterol ivame ukusebenza ngokushesha futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa kubantu abaningi.
Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu basabela kangcono ku-metaproterenol, ikakhulukazi uma beke baba nezinkinga nge-albuterol esikhathini esidlule. I-Metaproterenol ingase ibe yindlela enhle uma uke waba nemiphumela eminingi emibi evela ku-albuterol noma uma ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele.
Umuthi
I-Metaproterenol ingathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi, ngakho-ke abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ngokucophelela izinzuzo zokwelapha izinkinga zakho zokuphefumula uma ziqhathaniswa nezingozi ezingase zibe khona enhliziyweni yakho.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase akuqale ngomthamo ophansi noma akuqaphele eduze lapho uqala ukwelashwa. Bangase futhi bancomise imithi enye ethambile ohlelweni lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-metaproterenol eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungezwa imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe efana nokuthuthumela okukhulu, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukukhathazeka okukhulu. Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini - kungcono ukufuna iseluleko ngokushesha. Uma unezimpawu ezinzima njengobuhlungu besifuba noma ubunzima bokuphefumula obubi kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, funa usizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo.
Uma udlula umthamo we-metaproterenol obekiwe, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo odluliwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo odluliwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi noma ubuze usokhemisi wakho mayelana nabahleli bamaphilisi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-metaproterenol ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono, ukuyeka ngokuzumayo umuthi kungaholela ekubhebhethekeni kwezinkinga zokuphefumula noma ezinye izinkinga.
Udkt wenu uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi kuliphi ithuba eliphephile lokunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ukuyeka ngokuphelele imithi. Lesi sinqumo sisekelwe ekutheni isimo sakho sokuphefumula silawulwa kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe wenze ezinye izinguquko ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
I-Metaproterenol ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha neminye imithi yokuphefumula, kodwa udkt wakho udinga ukuxhumanisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle ndawonye, kanti ezinye zingase zandise imiphumela emibi noma zinciphise ukusebenza kahle.
Njalo tshela udkt wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, izithasiselo, nezinye izinto zokuphefumula. Bazokusiza ukuthi uqonde isikhathi esingcono kakhulu kanye nezinhlanganisela zezidingo zakho ezithile.
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