So yafunu ayɛ wo yaw kɛse pɛn na woakɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn na wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔfrɛ no ‘amylase’? Anaasɛ obi wɔ w’abusua mu a wanya osuahu a ɛte saa pɛn? Ebia edin no bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ hu kakra. Nanso nokwarem no ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye. Enti, dɛn ne amylase sɔhwɛ yi? Dɛn nti na wɔyɛ? Momma yɛmfa nsɛm a ɛnyɛ den nka ho asɛm.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne amylase?

Amylase yɛ enzyme bi a ɛwɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, enzyme yɛ protein bi a ɛboa ma nnuru ahorow kɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Adwuma titiriw a amylase enzyme yi yɛ ne sɛ ɛbɛboa ma carbohydrates, kyerɛ sɛ, starches, a ɛwɔ aduan a yedi mu no yam.

Wɔyɛ saa amylase enzyme yi wɔ mmeae abien titiriw wɔ yɛn nipadua mu:

1. Pancreas: Saa akwaa ketewaa a ɛwɔ yɛn yafunu mu yi na ɛma amylase pii.

2. Wɔ nnompe mu ntini a ɛwɔ ano no mu: Saa amylase yi na ɛboa ma wofi ase yɛ aduan bere a yɛde aduan kɔ yɛn anom no.

Mpɛn pii no, yɛwɔ amylase kakraa bi pɛ wɔ yɛn mogya ne yɛn nsu mu. Ɛno yɛ ade a ɛfata. Nanso sɛ saa dodow yi dɔɔso sen sɛnea ɛte daa esiane akwahosan ho haw bi nti a, ɛyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ so yiye.

Dɛn nti na oduruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ amylase nhwehwɛmu?

Nneɛma atitiriw pii nti na oduruyɛfo betumi ahyɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Wɔkamfo nhwehwɛmu yi kyerɛ titiriw sɛ wosusuw sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ wo dwensɔtwaa mu a.

Hwɛ pon a ɛwɔ aseɛ ha no na woahu nneɛma titire a enti wɔkamfo sɔhwɛ yi kyerɛ.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie me ho ma sɔhwɛ yi?

Wo duruyɛfo bɛma wo akwankyerɛ pɔtee ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Saa akwankyerɛ ahorow no akyi a wubedi ho hia yiye na ama woanya nea efi mu ba no pɛpɛɛpɛ .

• Mmuadadi: Ebia wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ wotwe wo ho fi aduan anaa anonne ho nnɔnhwerew 8 kosi 12. Saa bere yi mu no, wɔtaa ma wo kwan sɛ wonom nsu nkutoo.
• Kwati nsa: Ɛsɛ sɛ wokwati nsa a wobɛnom koraa nnɔnhwerew 24 ansa na woayɛ sɔhwɛ no.
• Hwɛ nnuru a worenom no yiye: Eyi ho hia paa. Nnuru bi a worenom betumi aka wo amylase dodow. Enti, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka biribiara a worenom ho asɛm akyerɛ wo duruyɛfo , sɛ́ ɛyɛ aduru a wɔkyerɛw ma wo anaa nnuru a wɔtɔn a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu.

Nnuru a ehia sɛ wɔhwɛ so titiriw

Sɛ wode nnuru a edidi so yi redi dwuma a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka ho asɛm akyerɛ wo duruyɛfo.

• Aspirin a wɔde di dwuma
• Nnuru a wɔfrɛ no corticosteroids
• Nsu a wɔde yɛ nnuru (Diuretics) .
• Nnuru a wɔde kum ɛyaw te sɛ Indomethacin
• Opioid yɛ nnuru a ano yɛ den a wɔde kum ɛyaw.
• Nnuru a wɔde siw awo ano (Nnuru a wɔde siw nyinsɛn ano) .

Sɛnea wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ no

Akwan abien na ɛwɔ hɔ a wobɛfa so ahwɛ wo amylase dodow: mogya mu nhwehwɛmu (Serum Amylase) ne nsu mu nhwehwɛmu (Urine Amylase).

Mogya mu Nhwehwɛmu

Eyi te sɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a anka wobɛyɛ no ara pɛ. Wobetumi awie wɔ simma kakraa bi pɛ mu.

1. Nea edi kan no, ɔyarehwɛfo anaa lab technician bɛkyekyere tourniquet bi atwa wo nsa ho ahyia wɔ wo nsateaa atifi.

2. Afei, wɔde nsa a wɔde popa baabi a wɔfaa mogya no ho tew.

3. Afei, wɔde ade a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye hyɛ wo ntini mu. Ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo yaw kakra wɔ saa bere yi mu.

4. Wɔboaboa mogya dodow a wɔhwehwɛ ano gu afiri bi a wɔde abɔ ade no ho mu.

5. Awiei koraa no, woyi ade no na wɔde kotoku asinasin bi gu baabi a ɛbɛkɔ so akura mu. Afei wɔde plaster ketewaa bi gu baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ fɛ.

Nsuo mu Nhwehwɛmu

Ɛtɔ da bi a wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ fa nsuo a ɛwɔ wo mu ma. Ebetumi ayɛ nea wɔde yɛ pɛnkoro, anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ nsu a wɔaboaboa ano wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 mu. Di anammɔn yi akyi na woanya nhwɛsode a ɛho tew (catch a ɛho tew).

1. Nea edi kan no, fa samina hohoro wo nsa yiye.

2. Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wohohoro wo nsu a ɛkɔ wo nsu mu no ho.

• Sɛ woyɛ ɔbarima a: Hohoro ɔbarima no ano yiye.
• Sɛ woyɛ ɔbea a: Hohoro were a atwa awotwaa no ho ahyia no ho, na popa fi anim kosi akyi .

3. Fi ase tow nsu, na fa nsu kakraa bi a edi kan no gu tiafi mu.

4. Afei, gyae nsu a wobɛtow no kakra, kura kuruwa titiriw a lab no de ama no wɔ nsu a ɛretu no ase, na boaboa dodow a ɛho hia no ano.

5. Hohoro wo nsa yiye bio bere a woafa nhwɛsode no awie no.

6. Fa kuruwa yi kɔ lab ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

So asiane ahorow bi wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi?

Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho koraa. Asiane akɛse biara nni hɔ.

• Ebia akuru bi bɛba baabi a wɔatow no. Eyi ankasa bɛsa yare wɔ nna kakraa bi mu.
• Ɛntaa mma koraa sɛ ntini no betumi ahonhon kakra. Sɛ eyi ba a, sɛ wode bɛhyɛ nsu a ɛyɛ hyew mu a, ebetumi ama wo ho atɔ wo.
• Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkwati apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi bere a wɔatwe wo mogya awie no.

Asiane biara nni nsu mu nhwehwɛmu mu.

Dɛn na nea efi mu ba no ka?

Mpɛn pii no wubetumi anya wo sɔhwɛ ho amanneɛbɔ wɔ da koro anaa nnanu ntam.

Dɛn ne gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛfata?

Ebia gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛyɛ daa no bɛsakra kakra wɔ lab biara mu, nanso eyinom yɛ gyinapɛn ahorow a wɔtaa gye tom:

• Mogya a wɔde hwɛ: Ɛwɔ 30 – 110 U/L (Units per Liter) ntam.
• Nsuo nhwɛsoɔ: Ɛwɔ 2.6 – 21.2 IU/h ntam (Amanaman ntam nsɛsoɔ dɔnhwerew biara).

Na sɛ amylase dodow no dɔɔso anaasɛ ɛba fam nso ɛ?

Sɛ wo amylase dodow dɔɔso anaasɛ ɛba fam sen sɛnea ɛte daa a, ebetumi akyerɛ sɛ wowɔ akwahosan tebea bi.

• Sɛ bo a ɛsom no yɛ kɛse a: Ɛda adi kɛse sɛ eyi fi ɔhaw bi a ɛwɔ wo dwensɔtwaa mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, dwensɔtwaa mu yare).
• Sɛ bo a ɛsom no sua a: Ebia eyi fi ɔhaw bi a ɛwɔ dwensɔtwaa, mmerɛbo, anaa asaabo mu, anaa tebea bi te sɛ Cystic Fibrosis.

Nanso kae sɛ, wuntumi nhu yare biara denam saa bo yi nkutoo a wobɛhwɛ so. Wo duruyɛfo no benya nsɛm a edi mu denam wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow, w’akwahosan ho abakɔsɛm, ne nea efi nhwehwɛmu afoforo mu ba a obesusuw ho no so. Enti mma wo ho nnpopo bere a wuhu gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛwɔ amanneɛbɔ no mu no. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nsusuw biribiara ho.