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I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate iyimithi esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiphe i-potassium eyeqile ngohlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Cabanga ngayo njengesihlungi esikhethekile esisebenza emathunjini akho ukubopha i-potassium eyengeziwe futhi siyikhiphe emzimbeni wakho uma unokuhamba kwamathumbu. Le mithi ibaluleka lapho izinso zakho zingayikhiphi i-potassium eyanele zodwa, okungenzeka ngezifo zezinso noma imithi ethile.
I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate iyimithi ye-resin esebenza njengozibuthe omncane we-potassium emathunjini akho. Kuyimpushana engahlanganiswa noketshezi noma inikezwe njengokumiswa okwenziwe ngaphambili. Uma uthatha le mithi, ihamba ngohlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla ngaphandle kokumuncwa egazini lakho, ithatha i-potassium endleleni.
Umuthi usebenza ngokushintshanisa i-sodium nge-potassium emathunjini akho. Njengoba ihamba ngomgudu wakho wokugaya ukudla, iqoqa i-potassium eyeqile futhi isize umzimba wakho ukuthi uyikhiphe ngendle yakho. Le nqubo isiza ukubuyisela amazinga akho e-potassium ebangeni eliphephile.
Le mithi iphatha i-hyperkalemia, okusho ukuba ne-potassium eningi egazini lakho. Amazinga aphezulu e-potassium angaba yingozi ngoba athinta indlela inhliziyo yakho eshaya ngayo nendlela imisipha yakho esebenza ngayo. Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze le mithi uma ukuhlolwa kwegazi kubonisa ukuthi i-potassium yakho iphezulu kakhulu.
Izimo eziningana zingaholela emazingeni aphezulu e-potassium angase adinge lokhu kwelashwa. Abantu abanezifo zezinso bavame ukudinga le mithi ngoba izinso zabo azikwazi ukuhlunga i-potassium ngempumelelo. Eminye imithi yokucindezela igazi nemithi yenhliziyo nayo ingakhuphula amazinga e-potassium. Ukwengeza, ukushoda kwamanzi okukhulu noma izimo ezithile ze-hormonal zingase zibangele i-potassium ukuthi yakheke ohlelweni lwakho.
Lo muthi usebenza njengomuthi obophela i-potassium olinganiselwe emathunjini akho. Awungeni egazini lakho, ngakho usebenza endaweni emathunjini akho. Izinhlayiya ze-resin zibopha kuma-ion e-potassium futhi ziwakhiphe emzimbeni wakho ngezinyawo zakho.
Le nqubo ithatha amahora ambalwa ukusebenza ngempumelelo. Njengoba umuthi udlula emathunjini akho amancane namakhulu, uqhubeka nokuthatha i-potassium. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uzodinga ukuhlala unamanzi futhi ungase uzwe izinguquko ezinyaweni zakho njengoba umuthi wenza umsebenzi wawo.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile ngomlomo ngamanzi amaningi. Uma uthatha ifomu lempushana, lixube kahle ngamanzi noma olunye uketshezi udokotela wakho aluphakamisayo. Ungayithathi yomile, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuminyanisa noma ukuvaleka emathunjini akho.
Ungawuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuwuthatha nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni isisu esibuhlungu. Abanye abantu bakuthola kulula ukukubekezelela uma kuthathwa ngamanani amancane e-sorbitol noma enye into emnandi, okungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyikhiphe kanye nayo. Hlala uphuza amanzi engeziwe usuku lonke uma uthatha lo muthi ukusiza ekuvimbeleni ukuqunjelwa.
Gcina umuthi ekamelweni lokushisa endaweni eyomile. Uma usebenzisa ifomu eliwuketshezi, lingisa kahle ngaphambi kwesilinganiso ngasinye. Ungaxubi izilinganiso ngaphambi kwesikhathi, njengoba umuthi ungasetha noma ushintshe ukungaguquguquki.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke kulokho okubangela amazinga akho aphezulu e-potassium nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Abanye abantu bayayidinga izinsuku ezimbalwa nje ngesikhathi sesigameko esibukhali, kanti abanye abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona zezinso bangase bayidinge isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-potassium ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile ukuze anqume ukuthi udinga ukwelashwa isikhathi esingakanani.
Uma uyithatha ngenxa yesimo sesikhashana, ungase idinge kuphela kuze kube yilapho amazinga akho e-potassium ejwayeleka. Ezimweni ezingamahlala ngamahlala, udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo noma imvamisa kunokuyeka ngokuphelele. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, njengoba amazinga akho e-potassium angase aphinde anyuke afinyelele emazingeni ayingozi.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela ethile engemihle yokugaya ukudla lapho bethatha lo muthi. Le miphumela yenzeka ngoba umuthi usebenza emathunjini akho futhi ungashintsha indlela umzimba wakho wokugaya ukudla osebenza ngayo. Ukuqonda okukulindele kungakusiza ukuthi uphathe le miphumela kangcono.
Imiphumela evamile engemihle abantu abaningi abahlangabezana nayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela evamile ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokudla ukudla okunefayibha kungasiza ekuphatheni ukuqunjelwa.
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka, futhi kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma uyithola:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kakhulu kodwa ezinzima zingahlanganisa ukuvaleka kwamathumbu noma ukugqoboka. Lezi yizimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha ezibangela ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ukungakwazi ukudlulisa igesi noma indle, nokuphalaza. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Abantu abathile akufanele bathathe lo muthi ngoba kungaba yingozi noma kungasebenzi kubo. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanenkinga enkulu yokuqunjelwa noma ukuvaleka kwamathumbu abakwazi ukuwuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma une:
Abantu abanenhliziyo ehlulekayo badinga ukuqashwa okukhethekile ngoba lo muthi uqukethe i-sodium. Udokotela wakho kungadingeka ukuthi alungise eminye imithi noma akuqaphele eduze uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo. Ngenkathi umuthi ungafakiwe egazini ngokuphawulekayo, kubalulekile ukulinganisa izinzuzo nezingozi ezingaba khona ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Lo muthi uyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Kayexalate iyona evame kakhulu e-United States. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Kionex ne-SPS. Izinhlobo ezivamile nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo nezinhlobo zamagama omkhiqizo.
Zonke izinhlobo zalo muthi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile. Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha elinye ngelinye ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile umkhiqizo othile. Uma uqaphela umehluko endleleni ozizwa ngayo lapho ushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo, yazisa udokotela wakho.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ukwehlisa amazinga e-potassium uma i-sodium polystyrene sulfonate ingakulungele. Imithi emisha efana ne-patiromer (Veltassa) kanye ne-sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma) isebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi emincane yokugaya ukudla. Lezi ezinye izindlela zingase zibe izinketho ezingcono kubantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela i-resin yendabuko.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome izinguquko ekudleni ukusiza ukuphatha amazinga akho e-potassium. Ukunciphisa ukudla okunama-potassium amaningi njengobhanana, ama-orenji, namazambane kungasiza. Kwezinye izimo, ukulungisa eminye imithi ethinta amazinga e-potassium kungase kwanele ukuxazulula inkinga.
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo ezinamazinga aphezulu kakhulu e-potassium, udokotela wakho angase asebenzise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezifana ne-calcium gluconate, i-insulin ene-glucose, noma i-dialysis. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha zisebenza ngokushesha kodwa zivame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni zasemtholampilo.
Zombili le mithi yehlisa amazinga e-potassium, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinhlobo ezihlukene zemiphumela emibi. I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi ibiza kancane, okuyenza ibe yinto yokuqala ejwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, i-patiromer ingase ibangele izinkinga ezimbalwa zokugaya ukudla futhi ayifaki i-sodium ohlelweni lwakho.
I-Patiromer ingase ibe ngcono uma unenhliziyo ehlulekayo noma udinga ukukhawulela ukudla kwe-sodium. Futhi ivame ukubangela ukuqunjelwa okuncane kune-sodium polystyrene sulfonate. Kodwa-ke, i-sodium polystyrene sulfonate isebenza ngokushesha futhi ingase ithandwe ezimweni lapho udinga ukunciphisa i-potassium ngokushesha.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izimo zakho zempilo ezithile, eminye imithi, nokubekezelela lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngomuthi owodwa kunomunye, futhi kungase kuthathwe isikhathi esithile ukuthola okusebenza kahle kuwe.
Yebo, lo muthi uvame ukusetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zezinso futhi ngokuvamile uphephile uma usetshenziswa njengoba uqondiswe. Njengoba abantu abanezifo zezinso bevame ukuba nenkinga yokukhipha i-potassium ngokwemvelo, lo muthi usiza imizimba yabo ukuthi iqede i-potassium eyeqile ngohlelo lokugaya ukudla esikhundleni salokho.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanezifo zezinso badinga ukuqashwa eduze ngoba bangase babe nokungalingani kwamanye ama-electrolyte. Udokotela wakho uzohlola igazi lakho njalo ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium aweli phansi kakhulu nokuthi amanye ama-electrolyte akho ahlala elingana.
Uma uthatha okuningi kunokunqunyiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kunganciphisa amazinga akho e-potassium kakhulu, okungaba yingozi enhliziyweni yakho nasemisipheni yakho. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma utshelwe ngokuqondile ukuthi wenze kanjalo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-potassium ephansi njengobuthakathaka bemisipha, ukukhathala, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu noma uzizwa ungaphilile ngemva kokuthatha umuthi omningi kakhulu, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni ini nokuthi ungakanani.
Thatha umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyona ingozi, kodwa zama ukuthatha umuthi ngokuqhubekayo njengoba uqokiwe. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Misa ukuthatha lo muthi kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungabangela amazinga akho e-potassium anyuke futhi, okungase kube yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umsebenzi wegazi lakho kanye nesimo sakho esiphelele ukuze anqume ukuthi ungasayeka nini ngokuphepha.
Abanye abantu bangayeka uma isimo sabo esibangela ukuthi bangathathi umuthi sithuthuka noma eminye imithi ilungiswa. Abanye abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona zezinso bangase badinge ukuyithatha isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola indlela ephephe kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Lo muthi ungasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi, ngakho-ke ngaso sonke isikhathi tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Ingabopha eminye imithi emathunjini akho, okwenza ingasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa isikhathi noma imithamo yeminye imithi.
Eminye imithi evame ukusebenzisana ihlanganisa ama-antibiotics athile, imithi yegilo, kanye neminye imithi yenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza uhlu lwakho lwemithi futhi enze noma yiziphi izilungiso ezidingekayo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi yonke imithi yakho isebenza kahle ndawonye.
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