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I-Technetium Tc-99m exametazime injection ngumuthi one-radioactive osetshenziselwa ukusiza odokotela ukuthi babone ngaphakathi ebuchosheni bakho futhi bathole izinkinga zokugeleza kwegazi. Le ejenti ekhethekile yokuthwebula izithombe iqukethe inani elincane lezinto ezi-radioactive ezisiza ukudala izithombe ezinemininingwane yobuchopho bakho ngesikhathi sokuskena kwezokwelapha.
Ungase uthole lo mjovo uma udokotela wakho edinga ukuhlola ukushaywa unhlangothi, izifo zobuchopho, noma ezinye izimo ezithinta ukugeleza kwegazi ebuchosheni bakho. Into ene-radioactive yenzelwe ukuthi iphephe ukusetshenziswa kwezokwelapha futhi iphuma emzimbeni wakho ngokwemvelo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Odokotela basebenzisa lo mjovo ikakhulukazi ukuhlola ukugeleza kwegazi ebuchosheni bakho ngokuskena okubizwa nge-SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography). Umuthi usiza ukuhlonza izindawo lapho ukugeleza kwegazi kungancishiswa noma kuvinjwe.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome leli test uma ukhombisa izimpawu zokushaywa unhlangothi, uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingachazeki ze-neurological, noma uma bedinga ukuhlola izifo zobuchopho. Lo mjovo ungasiza odokotela ukuthi bahlole izinhlobo ezithile ze-dementia noma bahlole ukusebenza kobuchopho ngemva kokulimala ekhanda.
Kwezinye izimo, lo muthi usetshenziselwa ukuthola izifo zesisu noma ukuvuvukala emzimbeni wakho. I-tracer ene-radioactive ihamba ngegazi lakho futhi iqoqane ezindaweni lapho amaseli amhlophe egazi elwa khona nokutheleleka.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokunamathela kumaseli akho amhlophe egazi futhi ulandele ukugeleza kwegazi lakho emzimbeni wakho wonke. Uma usujovwe, i-tracer ene-radioactive ihamba ngegazi lakho futhi ingene emgqonyeni wakho wobuchopho lapho ukugeleza kwegazi kujwayelekile.
I-technetium ikhipha inani elincane lemisebe engabonwa amakhamera akhethekile ngesikhathi sokuskena kwakho. Izindawo ezinokugeleza kwegazi okuhle zizovela ngokugqamile ezithombeni, kuyilapho izindawo ezinokujikeleza okubi zibonakala zimnyama.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengento yokuxilonga enobumnene ngoba isebenzisa inani elincane lezinto ezinomsakazo. Ukuvezwa emisebeni kufana nalokho ongase ukuthole kwezinye izivivinyo zokuthwebula izithombe zezokwelapha njengokuskena kwe-CT.
Uzothola lo muthi njengomjovo ngqo emthanjeni engalweni yakho, ngokuvamile esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sokuthwebula izithombe. Uchwepheshe wezempilo oqeqeshiwe uzohlala ekunikeza lo mjovo, futhi awukwazi ukuwuthatha ekhaya.
Ngaphambi komjovo wakho, akudingeki ukuthi uzile noma ugweme ukudla, kodwa udokotela wakho angase akunike imiyalelo ethile mayelana nemithi okufanele uyigweme. Kufanele uphuze amanzi amaningi ngaphambi nangemva kwenqubo ukuze usize izinso zakho zisebenze izinto ezinomsakazo.
Umjovo ngokwawo uthatha imizuzu embalwa nje, kodwa uzodinga ukulinda imizuzu engama-30 kuya emahoreni amabili ngaphambi kokuba ukuskena kwakho kuqale. Lesi sikhathi sokulinda sivumela umuthi ukuthi usatshalaliswe kahle emzimbeni wakho nasebuchosheni.
Uzothola lo mjovo kanye kuphela ngesifundo ngasinye sokuthwebula izithombe esiyalelwe udokotela wakho. Lena akuyona imithi oyithatha njalo noma ngesikhathi esithile.
Izinto ezinomsakazo ngokwemvelo ziphuma emzimbeni wakho phakathi kwamahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48 ngomchamo wakho. Udokotela wakho uzohlela ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo ukuze axoxe ngemiphumela yakho yokuskena, kodwa ngeke udinge eminye imijovo ngaphandle kwalapho ukuskena okusha kudingeka esikhathini esizayo.
Uma udokotela wakho edinga ukuphinda isifundo sokuthwebula izithombe, ngokuvamile bazolinda izinsuku eziningana kuya emavikini phakathi kwemijovo ukuze banciphise ukuvezwa kwakho emisebeni.
Abantu abaningi ababi nazinye izinkinga ezivela kulolu jovo ngoba inani lezinto ezinomoya elikhiqizayo lincane kakhulu. Uma izinkinga zenzeka, zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana.
Izinkinga ezivamile ongase uzibone zihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukunyamalala emahoreni ambalwa futhi azidingi ukwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingahlanganisa ukusabela komzimba, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba zihlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okukhulu.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bazizwa benesiyezi, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma izinguquko emfutheleni wegazi. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha ngokucophelela ngemuva komjovo ukuze libheke noma yikuphi ukusabela okungavamile.
Akufanele uthole lo mjovo uma ukhulelwe noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe. Izinto ezinomoya eziyingozi zingalimaza ingane esakhulayo, ngakho udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezinketho zokuthwebula ezingezinye uma ulindele.
Uma uncelisa, uzodinga ukukhipha ubisi lwakho lwebele bese ululahla amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 ngemuva komjovo. Lokhu kuqapha kuqinisekisa ukuthi azikho izinto ezinomoya eziyingozi ezifinyelela ingane yakho ngobisi lwebele.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile ngoba imizimba yabo icubungula izinto ezinomoya eziyingozi kancane. Udokotela wakho uzolungisa isikhathi sokuskena kwakho uma unezinkinga zezinso.
Kufanele futhi utshele udokotela wakho uma unokungezwani okwaziwayo emithini noma kuma-ejenti okuqhathanisa, nakuba ukusabela komzimba kulolu jovo kungavamile.
Lo muthi waziwa kakhulu ngegama lomkhiqizo elithi Ceretec emazweni amaningi. Ungase futhi ukubone kubhekiselwa kuwo njenge-HMPAO (hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime) emadokhumentini ezokwelapha.
Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase basebenzise amagama ahlukile kancane, kodwa isithako esisebenzayo sihlala singashintshi. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola imithi efanele ngaphandle kokucatshangelwa igama lomkhiqizo elithile elisetshenzisiwe.
Igama elivamile elithi technetium Tc-99m exametazime yilokho ozokubona ngokuvamile emarekhodini akho ezokwelapha kanye nemibhalweni yomshuwalense.
Ezinye izindlela zokulandela ngomkhondo ezinemisebe zingahlinzeka ngolwazi olufanayo lokucabanga ngobuchopho, kuye ngokuthi udokotela wakho udinga ukubona ini. I-Technetium Tc-99m bicisate ingenye inketho esebenza ngendlela efanayo ezifundweni zokugeleza kwegazi ebuchosheni.
Ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zokucabanga ngobuchopho, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuskena kwe-fluorine-18 FDG PET, okukhombisa ukukhula kobuchopho esikhundleni sokugeleza kwegazi. Ukuskena kwe-MRI ngama-ejenti okuqhathanisa kungahlinzeka ngemifanekiso enemininingwane yobuchopho ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izinto ezinemisebe.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zindlela ezihlukile kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nolwazi oludingwa udokotela wakho ukuze enze ukuxilongwa. Indlela ngayinye yokucabanga inezinzuzo zayo kanye nemikhawulo yayo.
Lo mjovo unikeza izinzuzo eziyingqayizivele zezinhlobo ezithile zokucabanga ngobuchopho, ikakhulukazi lapho odokotela bedinga ukubona amaphethini okugeleza kwegazi ngesikhathi sangempela. Kubaluleke kakhulu ekuxilongweni ukushaywa unhlangothi ezigabeni zazo zokuqala lapho ezinye izindlela zokucabanga zingase zingabonisi imiphumela ecacile.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuskena kwe-CT, i-technetium Tc-99m exametazime inikeza imininingwane enemininingwane ngomsebenzi wobuchopho esikhundleni sokwakheka nje. Kodwa-ke, ukuskena kwe-MRI kungase kukhethwe ukubheka i-anatomy yobuchopho ngemininingwane emikhulu.
Inzuzo enkulu yomjovo ukukwazi kwawo ukukhombisa izinguquko zokusebenza ebuchosheni bakho ezingase zingabonakali kwezinye izinhlobo zokuhlolwa. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthwebula izithombe ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho nokuthi yini abayidingayo ukuze bathole ukuxilongwa.
Yebo, lo mjovo ngokuvamile uphephe kubantu abanezimo zenhliziyo. Umthamo we-radioactive uphansi kakhulu futhi awuthinti ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho. Kodwa-ke, kufanele utshele udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izinkinga zenhliziyo ngaphambi kwenqubo.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile ngesikhathi nangemva komjovo ukuze liqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho. Uma unezifo zenhliziyo ezinzima, bangase bathathe izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuphepha noma balungise isimiso sokuskena.
Ukweqisa akavamile kakhulu ngoba ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe bahlala bebala futhi benikeza umthamo oqondile owudingayo. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola okuningi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Izimpawu zokuthola izinto eziningi ze-radioactive zingabandakanya isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma ukuzizwa ungaphilile. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokubheka eduze futhi lingase lincomende ukuphuza uketshezi olwengeziwe ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede izinto ezingeziwe ngokushesha.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokuthwebula izithombe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha ukuqokwa kwakho. Izinto ze-radioactive zilungiselelwe ngokuqondile isikhathi sakho esihleliwe, ngakho ukubambezeleka kungathinta ikhwalithi yokuskena kwakho.
Ngokuvamile uzodinga ukuhlela kabusha ngolunye usuku kunokumane ufike sekwephile. Isikhungo sokuthwebula izithombe sizosebenza nawe ukuthola isikhathi esisha esikahle sokuqokwa esihambisana neshejuli yakho.
Ngokuvamile ungakwazi ukubuyela emisebenzini yakho ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemuva kokuthi ukuskena kwakho kuqediwe. Inani elincane lezinto ezinomsakazo alikhawuleli umsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke noma ikhono lakho lokusebenza.
Nokho, kufanele uphuze amanzi amaningi amahora okuqala angu-24 ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede izinto ezinomsakazo ngokushesha. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile futhi uthathe imithi yakho ejwayelekile ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngenye indlela.
Uzoba nenani elincane kakhulu lezinto ezinomsakazo emzimbeni wakho cishe amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48, kodwa lokhu akubeki engozini abanye abaseduze nawe. Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme ukuxhumana namalungu omndeni noma osebenza nabo.
Njengokuzivikela okwengeziwe, ungase ufune ukukhawulela ukuxhumana okuseduze nabesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nezingane ezincane amahora ambalwa ngemuva komjovo wakho. Izinto ezinomsakazo ziphuma emzimbeni wakho ngokwemvelo ngomchamo wakho ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.
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