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I-Technetium Tc-99m Carbon iyisithombe esisebenzayo esisetshenziselwa ukusiza odokotela ukuthi babone ukuthi amaphaphu akho asebenza kahle kangakanani. Lolu uhlobo olukhethekile lokuskena olusebenzisa inani elincane lezinto ezisebenzayo ukudala izithombe ezinemininingwane yokunyakaza komoya emaphashini akho. Lolu vivinyo luphephile ngokuphelele futhi lusiza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi lithole izinkinga zokuphefumula noma izimo zamaphaphu ngokunemba okumangalisayo.
I-Technetium Tc-99m Carbon iyisithwebuli esisebenzayo osiphefumulayo njengegesi ngesikhathi sokuskena kwamaphaphu. Ingxenye ethi "Tc-99m" ibhekisela ohlotsheni oluthile lwezinto ezisebenzayo ezikhipha amandla odokotela abangawathola ngamakhamera akhethekile. Cabanga ngayo njengokukhanya okuthambile okusiza ukukhanyisa amaphaphu akho ngaphakathi ukuze odokotela bakwazi ukubona ngqo ukuthi umoya ugeleza kanjani kuwo.
Le nto yakhelwe ngqo izifundo zokungena komoya emaphashini. Uma uyiphefumula, izinhlayiya ezisebenzayo zisabalala emoyeni wakho nasethishini lamaphaphu. Inani lemisebe lincane kakhulu - ngaphansi kakhulu kwalokho ongakuthola ku-X-ray yesifuba noma ngisho nasemisebeni engokwemvelo oyihlangabezayo nsuku zonke.
Odokotela basebenzisa lesi sithombe ukuhlola ukuthi umoya uhamba kahle kangakanani emaphashini akho futhi ufika ezindaweni ezihlukene zethishu yamaphaphu. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi uma besola ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi unezithako zegazi emaphashini akho, izinkinga zokuphefumula ezingamahlalakhona, noma ezinye izimo zamaphaphu ezithinta ukugeleza komoya.
Uvivinyo lusiza ukuxilonga izimo eziningana ezibalulekile ezingathinta ukuphefumula kwakho nempilo yonke:
Udktela wakho angase futhi ancome lolu vivinyo uma uhlangabezana nokuphefumula okungachazeki, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma uma ezinye izivivinyo zamaphaphu zingazange zinikeze izimpendulo ezicacile. Izithombe ezinemininingwane zisiza ekudaleni isithombe esiphelele sempilo yamaphaphu akho.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengamathuluzi okuxilonga alula asebenza ngokulandela indlela yomoya ngamaphaphu akho. Uma uphefumula igesi enomsakazo, ilandela izindlela ezifanayo ezithathwa umoya ovamile ngamaphaphu akho. Izinhlayiya ezinomsakazo zinamathela ezindaweni zangaphakathi zemigudu yakho yomoya kanye nezicubu zamaphaphu.
Ikhamera ekhethekile ebizwa nge-gamma camera ithola amandla akhishwe yilezi zinhlayiya. Ikhamera ithatha izithombe ezibonisa kahle ukuthi igesi ihambe kuphi nokuthi isabalale kanjani ngamaphaphu akho. Izindawo lapho igesi ingafinyeleli kahle zibonakala zimnyama ezithombeni, kuyilapho izindawo ezinokugeleza komoya okuhle zibonakala ziqhakazile.
Izinto ezinomsakazo zinesigamu sokuphila esifushane kakhulu, okusho ukuthi ilahlekelwa ngokushesha umsakazo wayo. Okuningi kuzosuswa emzimbeni wakho kungakapheli amahora angama-24 ngokuphefumula okuvamile kanye nezinqubo zemvelo zomzimba wakho.
Awuthathi lo muthi ngomqondo ovamile - esikhundleni salokho, uwuphefumula ngesikhathi senqubo yezokwelapha elawulwayo. Lolu vivinyo luhlala lwenziwa esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sokuthwebula esikhethekile ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
Ngaphambi kwenqubo, ngokuvamile uzocelwa ukuthi ugweme ukudla ukudla okukhulu amahora angu-2-3 ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ungaphuza amanzi ngokujwayelekile ngaphandle uma udktela wakho ekweluleka ngokuqondile ngenye indlela. Susa noma iyiphi ubucwebe, izinto zensimbi, noma izingubo ezinamacandelo ensimbi endaweni yesifuba sakho, ngoba lezi zingaphazamisa ukuthwebula.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, uzoxhunywa emshinini wokuphefumula oletha igesi enomoya ngendlela ephephile. Ithimba lezokwelapha lizokuqondisa ngezindlela ezithile zokuphefumula ukuqinisekisa ukuthi igesi ifinyelela kuzo zonke izindawo zamaphaphu akho ngempumelelo. Inqubo yonke yokuphefumula ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu engaba ngu-10-15.
Lena akuyona imithi oyithatha ngokuphindaphindiwe - isetshenziswa kuphela ngesikhathi senqubo eyodwa yokuxilonga. Ingxenye yokuphefumula yokuhlolwa ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu engu-10-15, kulandelwe ukuthwebula izithombe okungathatha eminye imizuzu engu-30-45.
Uzophefumula igesi enomoya isikhathi esidingekayo kuphela ukuze uthole izithombe ezicacile zamaphaphu akho. Lapho ukuthwebula izithombe sekuqediwe, akukho ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo noma imithamo ephindwayo. Izinto ezinomoya ngokwemvelo zikhipha emzimbeni wakho emahoreni angama-24 alandelayo.
Uma udokotela wakho edinga ukuthwebula izithombe ezengeziwe esikhathini esizayo, bazohlela i-aphoyintimenti ehlukile. Abantu abaningi badinga kuphela lokhu kuhlolwa kanye, nakuba ezinye izimo zingase zidinge ukuhlolwa okulandelayo ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni emva kwalokho ukuze kuqashwe izinguquko ekusebenzeni kwamaphaphu.
Abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela eceleni evela kule ejenti yokuthwebula izithombe. Inani lezinto ezinomoya lincane kakhulu kangangokuthi umzimba wakho ulisingatha kalula ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinguquko eziphawulekayo endleleni ozizwa ngayo.
Okuhlangenwe nakho okuvamile ngesikhathi nangemva kokuhlolwa kufaka phakathi lezi zinzwa ezilula, zesikhashana:
Lezi zinzwa zivamile futhi ngokuvamile zinyamalala phakathi nehora noma amabili ngemva kokuhlolwa. Ukuphuza amanzi kungasiza nganoma yikuphi ukoma komlomo noma ukucasuka komphimbo.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile, kodwa abasebenzi bezokwelapha bakuqapha eduze kuyo yonke inqubo. Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ngesikhathi noma ngemva kokuhlolwa, tshela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Baqeqeshwe ukubhekana nanoma yiziphi izinkinga ngokushesha nangempumelelo.
Le nto yokuthwebula izithombe iphephile kubantu abaningi, kodwa izimo ezithile zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile noma ezinye izindlela zokuhlola. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuncoma lokhu kuhlolwa.
Ukukhulelwa kudinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe ngoba noma yikuphi ukuchayeka emisebeni, ngisho namanani amancane, kungase kuthinte ingane esakhula. Uma ukhulelwe noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe, tshela udokotela wakho ngokushesha ukuze bakwazi ukucabangela ezinye izindlela eziphephe kakhulu noma banqume ukuthi ukuhlolwa kuyadingeka ngempela yini.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula bangase badinge izinguquko enqaneni ejwayelekile:
Omama abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngesikhathi nodokotela wabo, njengoba amanani amancane ezinto ezinomsakazo angadlulela obisini. Ngokuvamile, odokotela batusa ukumpompa nokulahla ubisi lwebele amahora angu-24 ngemuva kokuhlolwa.
Le ngenzi yokucabanga ngokuvamile ilungiswa entsha eminyangweni yezokwelapha yenuzi esibhedlela kunokuba ithengiswe ngaphansi kwamagama athile omkhiqizo. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase bakhiqize izinto eziyisisekelo ezinomsakazo, kodwa umkhiqizo wokugcina osetshenziselwa ukuhlolwa kwakho uvame ukulungiswa endaweni.
Ungase uzwe abasebenzi bezokwelapha bekhuluma ngayo kalula njengo "Tc-99m study ventilation" noma "lung ventilation scan." Izindlela zokulungiselela zobuchwepheshe zihlelwe ezikhungweni zezokwelapha ukuqinisekisa imiphumela eqhubekayo, ephephile kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlolwa kuphi.
Ezinye izindlela eziningi zokucabanga zingahlola ukusebenza kwamaphaphu, nakuba ngalinye linamandla ahlukene kanye nemikhawulo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile kanye nezidingo zezokwelapha.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa ukuskena kwe-CT ngodayi ohlukile, ongathola amahlule egazi nezinkinga zesakhiwo emaphashini. Ukuskena kwe-MRI ngezinye izikhathi kusetshenziswa, ikakhulukazi kubantu okudingeka bagweme ukuvezwa ngemisebe ngokuphelele. Lezi zindlela zinikeza izithombe ezinemininingwane kodwa azibonisi amaphethini okuhamba komoya ngokusobala.
Ngezimo ezithile, odokotela bangase bancomise izivivinyo zomsebenzi wamaphaphu, okulinganisa ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukuphefumula kahle. Lezi zivivinyo azisebenzisi imisebe kodwa zinikeza ulwazi oluhlukile mayelana nomthamo wamaphaphu nokumelana nokuhamba komoya.
Zombili izivivinyo zifeza izinhloso ezibalulekile kodwa ezihlukene ekuxilongeni izinkinga zamaphaphu. I-Technetium Tc-99m Carbon ihamba phambili ekukhombiseni ukuthi umoya uhamba kanjani emaphashini akho, kuyilapho ukuskena kwe-CT kungcono ekudaluleni izinkinga zesakhiwo njengamathumba noma amahlule egazi.
Ukuskena kokungenisa umoya kusetshenziswa i-Technetium Tc-99m Carbon kunikeza ulwazi oluyingqayizivele mayelana nokusebenza kwamaphaphu okungatholakali ukuskena kwe-CT. Kubonisa ngokuqondile ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye zamaphaphu akho ezithola ukuhamba komoya okwanele nokuthi yiziphi izindawo ezingase zibe nokuvinjelwa noma ukusebenza okuncishisiwe.
Odokotela abaningi basebenzisa zombili izivivinyo ndawonye ukuze bathole umfanekiso ophelele. Ukuskena kokungenisa umoya kubonisa ukusebenza, kuyilapho ukuskena kwe-CT kuveza i-anatomy. Le nhlanganisela isiza ukuxilonga izimo eziyinkimbinkimbi njenge-pulmonary embolism ngokunembile kakhulu kunezivivinyo ngazinye.
Yebo, leli thuluzi lokucabanga ngokuvamile liphephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo. Le nto enomsakazo ayithinti ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho noma isebenzisane nemithi yenhliziyo. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele, okuhlanganisa nanoma yiziphi izinkinga zenhliziyo, ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo esibi esithinta ukuphefumula kwakho, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingase lidingeke ukuthi lilungise inqubo kancane. Bazokuqapha eduze futhi bangase balungise izidingo zokuphefumula ukuze baqinisekise ukunethezeka kwakho nokuphepha ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa.
Ukweqisa ngengozi akunakwenzeka ngoba inani olilitholayo lilawulwa ngokucophelela ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe. Uhlelo lokuletha lwakhelwe ngezici eziningi zokuphepha ukuvimbela ukunikeza izinto eziningi ezinomsakazo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngenani olilitholile, khuluma nethimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Bangakwazi ukubala ngqo ukuthi yini eningi oyivezwe kuyo le nto enomsakazo futhi banikeze isiqondiso esifanele. Esimweni esingavamile sokweqisa, imithi iyatholakala ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede le nto eyengeziwe ngokushesha.
Uma ukuhlolwa kudingeka kumiswe nganoma yisiphi isizathu, ungakhathazeki - lokhu kwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile futhi abasebenzi bezokwelapha balungiselelwe ukubhekana nokuphazamiseka ngokuphepha. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukulandela imiyalelo yeqembu lakho lezokwelapha ngokuzola.
Izizathu ezivamile zokuphazamiseka zihlanganisa izinkinga zemishini, ukungakhululeki kwesiguli, noma ukusabela okungalindelekile. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizoqinisekisa ukuthi noma iyiphi into enomoya we-radioactive iphathwa ngendlela efanele futhi lizinqume ukuthi ngabe ukuhlolwa kungaqalwa kabusha noma kudingeka kuhlelwe kabusha.
Ngokuvamile ungabuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemuva kokuthi ukuhlolwa kuqediwe. Inani elincane lezinto ezinomoya we-radioactive alidingi noma yimiphi imikhawulo ekhethekile emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke, emsebenzini, noma ekuzivoceni.
Emahoreni okuqala angama-24, ungase ufune ukuphuza amanzi engeziwe ukusiza ukukhipha izinto ezinomoya we-radioactive ohlelweni lwakho ngokushesha. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile, uziqhubele ekhaya (ngaphandle kokuthi uthole ukuthuliswa), futhi uhlanganyele namalungu omndeni nezilwane ezifuywayo ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile.
Yebo, lokhu kuhlolwa kuvame ukuba lula kubantu abanesifo sokuzithanda uma kuqhathaniswa nokuskena kwe-MRI. Awuvaliwe endaweni encane - esikhundleni salokho, ulala etafuleni elivulekile ngenkathi uphefumula ngemaski noma umlomo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngemishini yokuphefumula, tshela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Bangachaza kahle ukuthi yini ongayilindela futhi bangase banikeze ukuthuliswa okuncane uma kudingeka. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlolwa kunethezekile kunalokho ababekulindele uma sebeqonda inqubo.
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