Wetin de apin insay yu at? Mek wi fain out wit Cardiac Imaging.

Yu dɔn ɛva wɔnda wetin de apin insay wi at? Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ dɛn kin nid fɔ si aw yu at de rili klia. Tide wi go tɔk bɔt sɔm spɛshal we dɛn we dɛn kin yuz pan dɛn kayn tin ya. Dis na wetin wi kin jɔs kɔl `(Cardiac Imaging)` ɔ at imej. Nɔ wɔri, dis nɔto big tin, lɛ wi ɛksplen am wan bay wan.

Wetin na kadyak imej?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, kadyak imej na wan tin we de tek pikchɔ fɔ yu at ɛn di tin dɛn we de arawnd am. I tan lɛk se yu tek foto, bɔt i difrɛn smɔl. I kin ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ si if yu at wɛl ɔ if prɔblɛm de. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak cardiovascular imaging, bɔt di minin na di sem.

Wetin na di men we dɛn fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn na di at?

Bɔku we dɛn de we dɛn kin yuz fɔ chɛk di at. Di dɔktɔ go disayd us we fɔ yuz di pɔsin, i go disayd us we fɔ du am. Lɛ wi luk di men we dɛn fɔ du am:

• Echocardiogram - wi kin kɔl am "Echo" fɔ shɔt: Bɔrku pipul dɔn yɛri bɔt dis.
• Cardiac computed tomography (CT) skan: Dis na wan kayn skan bak.
• Nyuklia kadyak strɛs tɛst: Dis kin yuz smɔl smɔl redioaktiv tin.
• Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT): Dis na wan kayn nyuklia tɛst bak we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt.
• Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET): Dis na ɔda nyuklia tɛst bak.
• korona angiogram כ lεft hat kateshכn ("at cath"): dis de luk di at dεm we de go na di at.
• Cardiac MRI: Dis na MRI skan, bɔt na wan we spɛshal fɔ di at.
• Multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan: Dis de chɛk bak aw di at de wok.

Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ dɛn kin du tu ɔ tri pan dɛn tɛst ya togɛda. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn kin du CT skan ɛn korona angiogram, ɔ PET ɛn CT skan togɛda fɔ mek yu ɔndastand mɔ bɔt aw yu at de.

Us tɛm dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du tɛst fɔ mek yu gɛt pikchɔ dɛn bɔt yu at?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz dɛn tɛst ya fɔ sɔm rizin dɛn. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan wetin dɛn bi:

• Skrin fɔ di at kɔndishɔn bifo ɛni at sik kam.
• Diagnose hat kondishon for fain out exactly us hat sik yu don get.
• If pɔsin gɛt at atak, luk aw dɛn dɔn pwɛl in at.
• Sɔm pipul kin gɛt sɔm kayn sik lɛk chɛst pen ɛn at fɔ blo. Fɛn ɔda tin dɛn we de mek i apin.
• We dɛn de trit pɔsin we gɛt at sik, dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya bak fɔ wach if di tritmɛnt go bɛnifit di at ɔ nɔ go bɛnifit am.

Imajin se yu jɔs gɛt smɔl pen na yu chɛst. If di dɔktɔ sɔprayz se na sɔntin we gɛt fɔ du wit di at, i kin du tɛst lɛk dis.

Us at sik dɛn kin no wit dɛn tɛst ya?

Dɛn kayn we ya fɔ tek pikchɔ na di at kin ɛp fɔ no ɛn kɔntrol bɔku at prɔblɛm dɛn, lɛk:

• Aritmia: Dis min se di at nɔ kin bit ɔltɛm.
• Koronari at sik: Di at we de gi blɔd to di at de blok.
• Hat atɔk: Na dis dɛn kin kɔl at sik.
• At nɔ de wok fayn: Di at wik ɛn i nɔ ebul fɔ pɔmp inof blɔd to di bɔdi.
• di at kכndyushכn dεm we pikin dεn kin gεt εn we dεn bכn pikin dεm: fכ egzampl, sכm chenj dεm na di strכkchכ fכ di at.
• At valv sik: Sik we de pan di valv dεm na di at.
• Pɛrikardia sik: Sik dɛm we de na di tin we de rawnd di at.

Naw lɛ wi tɔk bɔt sɔm pan dɛn men tɛst ya smɔl mɔ.

Wetin na Echocardiogram (Echo)?

εkokadyogram de yuz ay frikכnshכn sawnd wev dεm (sawnd dεm we wi nכ kin yεri) we dεn kכl כltra saund fכ tek pikchכ fכ di at. Dis kin mek pikchɔ dɛn we tan lɛk vidio bɔt di at in chɛmba dɛn, di valv dɛn, di wɔl dɛn, ɛn di blɔd vesel dɛn. wan spɛshal kayn ɛko we dɛn kɔl Doppler echocardiogram kin mɛzhɔ bak aw blɔd de flɔ tru ɛni chɛmba na di at.

Echocardiogram kin ɛp fɔ no aw di at de pɔmp blɔd fayn fayn wan ɛn aw di at pwɛl bad bad wan, if ɛni wan de. I kin no bak se prɔblɛm de wit di at valv, infekshɔn, blɔd we de rɔtin, ɔ ol na di at. Bɔku tɛm, at dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz dis tɛst bikɔs i kin gi bɔku infɔmeshɔn we yu nɔ yuz redyushɔn.

Wetin na Kadiak Kɔmpyuta Tomografi (Kadiak CT) skan?

Wan kadyak CT skan de yuz kɔmpyuta fɔ mek ditayli pikchɔ dɛn bɔt di at bay we dɛn tek sɔm ɛkstrem rayt. Dis kin mek dɛn ebul fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn na difrɛn lɛvul dɛn ɛn na difrɛn say dɛn. Dɛn kin si dɛn pikchɔ ya dairekt ɔ dɛn kin mek dɛn lɛk tri dimɛnshɔnal pikchɔ dɛn, we kin mek dɛn ebul fɔ si di at ɛn di say dɛn we de rawnd am frɔm difrɛn angul dɛn.

Yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du CT skan fɔ luk fɔ di at we dɔn blok ɔ di strɔkchɔral prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di at. Sɔmtɛm dɛn kin du dis if ɔda tɛst nɔr gi inof infɔmeshɔn. Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn yu at ɛn di wan dɛn we de mɛn yu at (we kin du at ɔpreshɔn bay we dɛn de yuz smɔl smɔl tiub dɛn) kin yuz dis fɔ mek map fɔ yu at fɔ ɛp yu fɔ disayd if yu na gud kandidet fɔ ɔpreshɔn ɔ ɔda tritmɛnt.

Wetin na nyuklia kadyak strɛs tɛst?

dis de yuz wan redioaktiv tin we dεn kכl ``tracer'' fכ luk di bכdi fכ fכlכ insay εn rawnd yu at. yu dכkta de injεkt dis ``tracer'' insay wan vein na yu bכdi, εn afta dat i de yuz spεshal kεmεra fכ tek pikchכ fכ yu at. Dɛn kin du dis tɛst wan tɛm we yu de rɛst ɛn bak afta yu dɔn du ɛksɛsayz (fɔ ɛgzampul, bay we yu de rɔn pan tredmil).

dis tεst dεn kכl am bak ``Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)''.

Sɔm kayn nyuklia kadyak strɛs tɛst dɛn de bak:

• Kadyak PET (positron emission tomografi) skan
• Cardiac SPECT - singl-fɔtɔn ɛmishin kɔmpyuta tomografi

Wetin na kadyak PET skan?

PET skan na nyuklia imej tɛst bak, lɛk aw wi bin dɔn tɔk ɔp. I de yuz bak wan redioaktiv traysa. dis traysa de abzכp insay di say dεm we sik na di at. Dɔn di PET kamɛra kin no di say dɛn we dɛn dɔn absɔb di traysa.

wan kadyak PET skan de mεntal luk pan di mεtabolik fכnshכn fכ di at tisu. I kin no se di at dɔn pwɛl, lɛk di ska tisu, afta pɔsin gɛt at atak. Dɛn kin yuz am bak fɔ tɛst di at strɛs. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin du PET skan togɛda wit CT skan.

Wetin na kadyak `(SPECT)` skan?

SPECT skan na nyuklia imej tɛst bak. i de yuz wan redioaktiv traysa fכ luk di bכdi fכ fכlכ εn di mεtabolism na di at tisu. Di dɔktɔ kin injɛkt di traysa insay wan vein, dɔn i kin travul go na di at. Di SPECT kamɛra kin no di say dɛn we dɛn dɔn absɔb di traysa.

Wetin na korona angiogram?

Koronari angiogram na spɛshal X-ray tɛst we dɛn kin du we dɛn de put kateshɔn na di at. Insay dis tɛst, yu dɔktɔ kin put wan lɔng, tin tiub (we dɛn kɔl kateta) insay wan big vein na yu groin ɔ yu an ɛn trɛd am tru yu at. Dɔn, dɛn kin put wan spɛshal day insay yu blɔd tru di tiub. Wan X-ray mashin kin tek pikchɔ dɛn fɔ di day we i de travul tru di blɔd vesel dɛn we de rawnd yu at.Dis tεst de mεntal chεk fכ di at dεm we kכlכg כ blכk. Tink bɔt am lɛk we yu de chɛk fɔ si if dɔti dɔn stɔp insay wata paip.

Wetin na Kadyak MRI?

We dɛn kin du MRI na di at, dɛn kin yuz redio wev ɛn magnet instead fɔ yuz raytin fɔ skan di at. MRI kin tek pikchɔ dɛn we rili ditayli . I de sho di pat dɛn na di at klia wan ɛn sho aw dɛn de wok fayn fayn wan. I kin ɛp fɔ no bɔku tin dɛn bay we i de luk fɔ damej pan di at, lɛk ska tisu ɔ inflamɛns.

Wetin na MUGA skan?

MUGA skan de luk di wok we di lכw chεmba dεm na di at (dεn kכl dεm di vεntrikl dεm) de du. Dɛn kin kɔl dis skan bak raydionyuklayd ventrikulografi.

Insay dis tɛst, dɔktɔ kin injɛkt wan redioaktiv traysa insay wan vein. Wan spɛshal kamɛra kin no dis raytin ɛn yuz am fɔ mek pikchɔ dɛn we de muv we de sho aw di at de bit. MUGA skan de tek pikchɔ fɔ di at sɔm patikyula tɛm dɛn, ɛvri tɛm we i bit.

Dis tεst de mכsu di ejekshכn frakshכn. Dis na di bכdi we di at de pכmp kכmכt εvri tεm we i de bit. Dɔktɔ dɛn nɔ de yuz dis tɛst bɔku tɛm igen, bɔt na wan we fɔ mɛzhɔ di at in pawa fɔ pɔmp. Bɔrku tɛm dɛn kin yuse am fɔ mɛzhɔ di ejekshɔn frakshɔn ɔltɛm we dɛn de trit am fɔ lɔng tɛm wit drɔgs we kin mek pɔsin gɛt at sayd ɛfɛkt, lɛk kemotɛrapi fɔ kansa.

Aw wi fɔ rɛdi fɔ tɛst lɛk dis?

Yu dɔktɔ go ɛksplen aw fɔ pripia fɔ di patikyula tɛst we yu de du. Dɛn instrɔkshɔn ya kin gɛt tin dɛn lɛk:

• Nɔ it, drink, ɛn mɛrɛsin we gɛt kafin (lɛk kɔfi ɛn ti) we yu de du strɛs tɛst ɛn korona angiogram.
• We yu de go fɔ kadyak `(CT)` skan ɛn kadyak `(MRI)`, lɛf yu jɔyri na os.
• We yu de go fɔ du MRI na yu at, pul ɛnitin we gɛt mɛtal lɛk tin fɔ ɛp yu fɔ yɛri (if i pɔsibul), glas, ɛn hairpin.
• Wear fayn klos we nɔ gɛt mɛtal pat.

Dɔn bak, yu fɔ rili tɛl yu dɔktɔ dɛn dɛn tin ya:

• Bɔt ɔl di ɔda sik dɛn we yu gɛt.
• Bɔt ɔl di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek (ilɛksɛf na dɔktɔ gi yu, yu bay am na famasi, tin dɛn we yu go yuz fɔ mek yu bɔdi fayn, ɔ ivin drɔgs if yu yuz dɛn).
• If yu gɛt ɛni mɛrɛsin we dɛn put insay yu bɔdi, lɛk pesmɛka, mɛkanikal valv, pin, ɔ stik.
• If yu get eni metal pies insaid yu bodi, na dat.
• Dat min se, if yu gɛt bɛlɛ.

Dis infɔmeshɔn rili impɔtant fɔ mek di dɔktɔ du di tɛst sef wan.

Ɛni risk de pan dɛn tɛst ya?

Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tɛst ya we dɛn kin du fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn na di at nɔ kin sef . Dɛn nɔ de invayd ɔ dɛn nɔ de invayd smɔl. Bɔt, na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt alɛji fɔ di day dɛn we dɛn yuz fɔ sɔm pan di tɛst dɛn. Bɔt, dis nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm.

Mɛmba se ɔl dɛn tɛst ya kin tek pikchɔ fɔ yu at, blɔd vesel, ɛn di tin dɛn we de rawnd am, luk aw blɔd de flɔ na yu at, ɛn gɛt klia pikchɔ bɔt yu at in wɛlbɔdi.

Fɔ dɔn, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl

At skan na valyu tin wae de ɛp dɔktɔ dɛm fɔ ɔndastand aw yu at de ɛn ɛp yu fɔ kɔntrol yu sik. If yu dɔktɔ se yu fɔ du tɛst, nɔ fred fɔ aks dɛn wetin mek ɛn wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt. Fɔ kia fɔ yu at na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl.

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