We dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du CT skan (Computed Tomography), yu kin fred smɔl ɛn want fɔ no mɔ, nɔto so? Na nɔmal tin fɔ kwɛstyɔn lɛk "Wetin na am? I go at? Wetin mek dɛn de du am?" fɔ kam na wi maynd. So tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wetin na CT skan, wetin kin apin wit am, ɛn aw wi fɔ rɛdi fɔ am insay wan simpul we we pɔsin kin ɔndastand.
Wetin rili na CT skan?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, CT skan tan lɛk ɛkstrem rayt, ɛn dɛn kin yuz am fɔ luk insay yu bɔdi. Bɔt we yu de tek ɛkstrem rayt ɔltɛm, i jɔs de mek yu gɛt flat pikchɔ we dɛn tek frɔm wan say. Insay CT skan, wan spɛshal mashin kin rɔn rawnd yu ɛn tek bɔku bɔku ɛkstrem rayt pikchɔ dɛn frɔm difrɛn angul dɛn. Dɔn kɔmpyuta kin jɔyn ɔl dɛn pikchɔ dɛn ya fɔ mek yu bɔdi si yu bɔdi tri dimɛnshɔnal (3D), ivin di ɔgan dɛn ɛn bon dɛn.
Imajin, if yu luk yu chɛst wit ɛkstrem rayt ɔltɛm, tin dɛn lɛk di lɔng ɛn at go tan lɛk se dɛn ɔl kɔba. Bɔt we yu tek CT skan, yu kin si ɛni wan pan dɛn ɔgan ya apat ɛn rili klia. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl dis bak CAT skan. CT tinap fɔ `(Kɔmpyut Tomografi)`, ɛn CAT tinap fɔ `(Kɔmpyut Akshal Tomografi)`. Ilɛk aw i bi, dɛn tin ya na di sem tɛst.
Wetin wi kin si wit CT skan?
CT skan kin si klia wan dɛn pat ya na yu bɔdi:
- Bɔn dɛn (bɔn dɛn) .
- Mɔsul dɛn
- di כgan dεm we de insay (lεk di lכng, at, liva, kidni) .
- Blɔd vesel dɛn (blɔd veins) .
Us kayn sik dɛn we CT skan kin ɛp fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt?
CT skan kin rili ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ no difrɛn sik dɛn ɛn injury dɛn. Na sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn ya:
- Sɔm kayn kansa ɛn tumbu dɛn we nɔ gɛt kansa (Benign tumors) .
- Fraktrɔs (bɔn dɛn we brok, sprain) .
- At sik
- Blɔd we de klɔt
- Intestinal sik dεm (e.g., `(Appendicitis)`, `(Diverticulitis)`, intestinal obstrכkshכn, `(Crohn in sik)`)
- Kidni ston dɛn
- Injury na di bren (lɛk we pɔsin in ed wund) .
- Spinal kɔd injuri (spinal kɔd injuri) .
- Blɔd we de kɔmɔt insay pɔsin in bɔdi
Imajin se yu fɔdɔm wantɛm wantɛm ɛn nak yu ed tranga wan. Dɔn di dɔktɔ go want fɔ no gud gud wan if ɛni blɔd ɔ swel de insay di ed. Na da tɛm de CT skan kin rili impɔtant.
Aw wi fɔ pripia bifo dɛn du CT skan?
Yu dɔktɔ go ɛksplen ɔl wetin yu nid fɔ no bifo yu du CT skan, bɔt na dis kin apin:
- Plan fɔ kam bifo smɔl pas di tɛm we yu bin dɔn plan fɔ kam. Di dɔktɔ go tɛl yu us tɛm fɔ kam.
- Fɔ di CT skanNɔ it ɛnitin fɔ 4 awa bifo dat.
- Drink klia wata nɔmɔ lɛk wata, ti, ɛn frut jus (we dɛn filta) fɔ tu awa bifo yu skan.
- Wear fayn klos. Rimov mɛtal jɔyri (lɛk iaring, nɛks, ring) ɛn klos we gɛt mɛtal. Di ɔspitul kin gi yu spɛshal klos fɔ wɛr.
Wetin na CT skan wit kɔntrast? (CT Skan wit Kɔntrast)
Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin yuz spɛshal wata (lɛk mɛrɛsin) fɔ mek sɔm pat dɛn na di bɔdi, ɔgan dɛn, ɔ blɔd vesel dɛn we dɛn si pan CT skan klia mɔ. Dɛn kɔl dis `(Kɔntrast matirial)` . Dɛn kin gi am tu we dɛn:
1. Intravenous (IV): Dɛn kin injɛkt dis wata insay wan vein tru wan kanula, jɔs lɛk salin.
2. Ɔral kɔntrast: Sɔntɛnde, mɔ we yu de chɛk pat dɛn na di bɔdi lɛk di intestin, dɛn kin gi yu wata fɔ drink (fɔ ɛgzampul, barium swɛla).
dis `(Contrast material)` de mek dכkta dεn si sכm tisu dεm, כgan dεm, εn bכdi vεsul dεm rili klia wan. I de mek am izi fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt sik. `(IV kɔntrast)`, we dɛn kin gi insay di bɛlɛ, kin kɔmɔt na di bɔdi we yu de pis insay 24 awa.
Atikul prεparashכn fכ CT wit kכntrast:
If yu de du CT skan we yu de yuz kɔntrast matirial, yu go nid fɔ no sɔm ɔda tin dɛn:
- Blɔd tɛst: Dɛn kin aks yu fɔ mek dɛn du yu blɔd tɛst bifo yu CT skan. Mek shɔ se yu dɔktɔ no if i sef fɔ yu fɔ gɛt di kɔntrast matirial.
- Fɔ mek yu nɔ it ɛn drink: Fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt nauses ɛn vɔmit we dɛn de gi yu di kɔntrast matirial, dɛn go aks yu fɔ drink klia wata nɔmɔ fɔ 4 awa bifo dɛn skan yu. Ɛgzampul dɛn: sup brot (we nɔ gɛt ɔyl), ti (na grɛn nɔmɔ), kɔfi (we nɔ gɛt milk ɛn shuga), frut jus we dɛn dɔn filta fayn fayn wan, jelatin, ɛn sɔm klia, swit drink dɛn (lɛk jinja ale).
- Alɛji mɛrɛsin: If yu gɛt alɛji to di kɔntrast matirial we dɛn yuz fɔ CT skan (we gɛt ayodin), dat min se if yu dɔn gɛt alɛji to sɔntin we fiba am trade, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu spɛshal mɛrɛsin dɛn (lɛk stɛroyd ɛn antihistamin) fɔ tek di nɛt bifo di skan ɛn di mɔnin we dɛn de skan. Yu fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis ɛn gɛt prɛskrishɔn fɔ dɛn. (Tu kayn kɔntrast ɛjɛn de we dɛn kin yuz fɔ MRI skan ɛn wan we dɛn kin yuz fɔ CT skan. We yu gɛt alɛji to wan nɔ min se yu gɛt alɛji to di ɔda wan.)
- Kɔntrast fluid: If dɛn gi yu kɔntrast fluid fɔ drink , yu fɔ drink am jɔs lɛk aw di dɔktɔ tɛl yu, ɛn di tɛm we dɛn tɛl yu.
Wetin kin apin we dɛn de du CT skan?
We yu de du di tɛst, yu go ɔltɛm ledɔm pan say we tan lɛk bed (`(Table)`). If yu tɛst nid `(Kɔntrast matirial)`, wɛlbɔdi wokman go injɛkt am na yu vein. We dɛn gi dis `(Contrast)`, sɔm pipul dɛnYu kin fil smɔl ɔt ɔ yu kin fil lɛk mɛtal na yu mɔt. Dis na nɔmal tin, nɔ wɔri.
We di skan bigin, na dis kin apin:
- Wan big mashin we shep lɛk donut (`(Doughnut-shaped scanner)`) de go insay di bed we yu de insay.
- Insay dis tɛm, yu fɔ stil de as yu ebul, bikɔs we yu de muv, dat kin mek di pikchɔ dɛn nɔ klia.
- Sɔmtɛm dɛn go aks yu fɔ ol yu briz fɔ shɔt tɛm, bɔku tɛm fɔ shɔt tɛm, lɛk 15-20 sɛkɔn.
- Di mashin kin tek pikchɔ fɔ di pat pan di bɔdi we di dɔktɔ want fɔ si. Nɔ lɛk MRI skan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan), CT skan nɔ de mek bɔku nɔys, i kwayɛt.
- We dɛn dɔn fɔ du di tɛst, di bed kin kɔmɔt bak na di mashin.
Aw lɔng CT skan kin tek?
Bɔku tɛm, CT skan kin tek lɛk wan awa so. Bɔt bɔku pan da tɛm de na fɔ pripia. Di rial skan insɛf nɔ kin tek 10 ɔ 15 minit. Wans di dɔktɔ gi yu di okay – we min se afta di skan dɔn dɔn ɛn di pikchɔ dɛn dɔn gɛt gud kwaliti – yu kin go du yu nɔmal biznɛs.
Ɛni sayd ɛfɛkt de we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du CT skan?
Di CT skan insɛf nɔ kin mek big big sayd ɛfɛkt. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt smɔl smɔl sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn frɔm di kɔntrast matirial. Fɔ ɛgzampul:
- Nɔs ɛn vɔmit
- Ed de at
- Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt
Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya kin bɛtɛ afta sɔm tɛm.
Ustɛm wi go no di rizɔlt fɔ di CT skan?
I kin tek bitwin 24 ɛn 48 awa fɔ gɛt di rizɔlt fɔ yu CT skan. Wan dɔktɔ we de stɔdi bɔt raydio (dɔktɔ we spɛshal pan CT skan ɛn ɔda ɛkstrem rayt) go luk yu skan pikchɔ dɛn ɛn rayt ripɔt bɔt wetin dɛn fɛn. Bɔt if ɛnitin apin we nɔ izi fɔ du, lɛk na ɔspitul ɔ imejensi rum, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gɛt di rizɔlt insay lɛk wan awa so.
Afta di raydiɔlɔjis ɛn yu dɔktɔ rivyu di rizɔlt, dɛn go gi yu ɔda apɔntinmɛnt ɔ kɔl yu fɔ tɔk bɔt di ditil dɛm.
Yu tink se CT skan sef?
Dɔktɔ dɛn se bɔku pan di CT skan dɛn nɔ bad . CT skan nɔ bad bak fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn. We dɛn du dɛn pan pikin dɛn, dɔktɔ dɛn kin ridyus di doz fɔ ridyus di raytin we dɛn kin gɛt.
Lɛk ɛkstrem rayt, CT skan kin yuz smɔl smɔl ayɔnayz raytin fɔ tek pikchɔ. Na sɔm pan di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam wit dis raytin:
- Risk fɔ gɛt kansa:Tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin yuz redyushɔn, lɛk ɛkstrem rayt ɛn CT skan, kin tink se di risk fɔ gɛt kansa bɔku smɔl. Bɔt di difrɛns so smɔl dat i nɔ kin izi fɔ mɛzhɔ am kɔrɛkt wan.
- Alɛji: Sɔntɛnde, yu kin gɛt alɛji to di kɔntrast matirial. Dis kin bi smɔl ɔ i kin siriɔs. Na dat mek wi de aks if yu dɔn gɛt ɛni alɛji bifo.
If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ tin we de mɔna yu bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin to yu wɛlbɔdi we yu de du CT skan, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt am opin wan. Dɛn kin ɛksplen am to yu ɛn ɛp yu fɔ disayd fɔ du sɔntin di rayt we.
A kin du CT skan if a gɛt bɛlɛ?
If yu gɛt bɛlɛ, ɔ yu tink se yu kin gɛt bɛlɛ, yu fɔ rili tɛl yu dɔktɔ. CT skan fɔ yu bɛlɛ ɛn yu bɛlɛ kin mek yu pikin we nɔ bɔn yet gɛt sɔm raytin. Bɔt bɔku tɛm, di mɔni nɔ kin bɔku fɔ mek i du bad to di pikin. כlso, CT skan fכ כda pat dεm na yu bכdi (e.g., ed, chεst) nכ de put nכ risk to di pikin we de bכn. Bɔt i go fayn fɔ mek yu tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis ɛn gɛt advays.
Fɔ dɔn, sɔm tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .
Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil smɔl fred ɛn wɔri we yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du CT skan (Computed Tomography). Bɔt mɛmba se, CT skan na:
- Wan tɛst we nɔ gɛt pen.
- Di risk kin rili smɔl.
- I kin rili ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ no bɔku difrɛn sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt.
If yu gɛt kɔrɛkt diagnosis, dat go ɛp yu dɔktɔ fɔ disayd di bɛst tritmɛnt fɔ yu. So, nɔr frayd fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔr tin wae de mɔna yu. Dɔn bak, aks bɔt ɔda tɛst dɛn we yu kin du. Dɔn yu kin ɔndastand dis klia wan.
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