Yu bin no dɛn tin ya bɔt yu lɔng? Mek wi tok!

Yu dɔn ɛva tink bɔt aw i wɔndaful we wi de blo? Pan ɔl we wi jɔs de blo, big stori de biɛn am. Dis na bikɔs ɔf wan wɔndaful ɔgan na wi bɔdi. Dat na wi lɔng dɛn. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wi padi we dɛn kɔl di lɔng ? Aw i de wok, us sik dɛn i kin gɛt, ɛn aw wi fɔ kia fɔ am? Lɛ wi tɔk insay simpul wɔd dɛn.

Aw yu lɔng dɛn tan lɛk?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, yu lɔng na di tu men ɔgan dɛn we de ɛp yu fɔ blo. Dɛn na rili impɔtant pat pan yu respiratory system. di rεspiretכri sistεm na di kכlekshכn fכ di כgan dεm we de involv insay di כl prכsεs fכ tek in briz, pul di tin dεm we wi nid pan am, εn pul di tin dεm we wi nכ nid.

Yu gɛt tu lɔng , wan de na di rayt say na yu chɛst ɛn wan na di lɛft say. Yu chɛst na di say we de bitwin yu nɛk ɛn yu bɛlɛ. di tu lכng dεm de kכba wit wan kכva we de kכba dεm we dεn kכ l pleura tisu . I tan lɛk buk we gɛt kɔva.

Di rayt lɔng ɛn di lɛft lɔng - lɛk tu brɔda!

Pan ɔl we dɛn tu lɔng ya tan lɛk se dɛn fiba smɔl, sɔm smɔl difrɛns dɛn de.

• Rayt lɔng: Dɛn sheb am to tri pat. wi kכl dεm di כp pat `(Superior lobe)`, di midul pat `(Middle lobe)`, εn di lכw pat `(Inferior lobe)`. I shɔt smɔl pas di lɛft lɔng, bɔt i wayd.
• Lɛft lɔng: I gɛt tu lob dɛn. dεn na di כp lכb `(Superior lobe)` εn di lכw lob `(Inferior lobe)`. Wetin mek yu tink se di wan we de na di lɛft wan smɔl? Di rizin na dat, i gɛt fɔ mek ples fɔ yu at. Di at de na di lɛft say. na dat mek di lεft lכng gεt sכm sכm notch `(Cardiac notch)` fכ mek rum fכ di at. כlso, di lεft lכng gεt sכm εkstenshכn na di tכp we dεn kכl `(Lingula)` , we di rayt lכng nכ gεt.

Us savis di lɔng dɛn de gi wi?

di men wok we di lכng dεm de du na fכ gi wi bכdi di כksijεn we i nid εn fכ dכn di kabכn dayכksayd we i nכ nid. Dis kin apin lɛk 12 to 20 tɛm insay wan minit, ivin we wi jɔs tinap. Imajin, dis wok nɔ de stɔp ivin we wi de slip!

Di wɔndaful joyn fɔ blo

We yu de blo tru yu nos ɔ yu mɔt, di briz kin go fɔs insay di bak pat na yu trot, we na di farinx. Dɔn i kin pas tru di larynx (wi vɔys bɔks) ɛn go insay di trakya (windpaip).

dis winda paip de sheb to tu, lεk di lεta Y. dεn kכl dεm di men brכnkial tyub dεm. Wan tiub de go na di lɛft lɔng, ɛn di ɔda wan de go na di rayt lɔng. Dɛn aywe ya fɔ opin ɔltɛm, we nɔ gɛt swel ɔ mכkus. Na da tɛm de nɔmɔ di lɔng dɛn go ebul fɔ wok fayn fayn wan.

Dɔn dɛn men aywe dɛn ya kin sheb to smɔl smɔl tiub dɛn. Dɛn kɔl dɛn tin ya brɔnki. Dɛn wan ya kin sheb mɔ to smɔl smɔl branch dɛn, we dɛn kɔl brɔnkiɔl . Dɛn brɔnchi ya kin dɔn insay smɔl smɔl ay sak dɛn we tan lɛk grup dɛn we gɛt greps. Dɛn kɔl dɛn tin ya alveoli .

Ɔksijɛn insay, kabon dayɔgzayd kɔmɔt!

Na insay dɛn alveoli ya wan wɔndaful chenj kin apin. di כksijεn we de insay di briz we wi de blo de kכmכt insay di bכdi tru dεn alvεol dεm ya. Dɔn di blɔd we gɛt bɔku ɔksijɛn kin go na di at, usay dɛn kin pɔmp am ɔlsay na di bɔdi. Dis na aw ɔl sɛl kin gɛt ɔksijɛn.

We sɛl dɛn de yuz dis ɔksijɛn fɔ wok, dɛn kin mek kabon dayɔgzayd as dɔti tin. Dɔn dɛn kin put da kabon dayɔgzayd de bak insay di blɔd ɛn kɛr am go na di lɔng dɛn. We wi de blo, dat min se we wi de blo, dis kabon dayɔgzayd de kɔmɔt na di bɔdi.

Di wan dɛn we de gayd di lɔng dɛn

di we aw wi de blo fayn fayn wan fɔ stɔp tin dɛn we de ambɔg di bɔdi fɔ go insay di lɔng dɛn.

• Nasal hairs: Dɛn wan ya de wok lɛk filta we de klin di briz. Dɛn kin trap big big dɔst ɛn insɛkt dɛn, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn, rayt na di nos.
• Mכkus: Dis mכkus de mek di say dεm we di briz de kכmכt wet. I kin trap dɔst ɛn baktri dɛn bak .
• Cilia : Dɛn tin ya tan lɛk brum. Dɛn kin ɛp fɔ push di mucus ɔp ɛn ɛp fɔ pul am kɔmɔt. Wan pan di rizin dɛn we mek fɔ smok kin rili denja na bikɔs dɛn cilia ya nɔ kin wok igen. Dis kin mek yu gɛt mɔ sik na yu lɔng.

Sɔm tin dɛn we kin mek wi sɔprayz bɔt di lɔng dɛn!

Naw, luk dɛn tru tin ya. Sɔntɛm yu nɔ bin dɔn yɛri dɛn tin ya bifo.

• Yu kin liv wit wan lobe na yu lɔng we dɛn pul. Yu nɔ tink se dat na wɔndaful tin? Sɔntɛnde, yu kin liv wit jɔs wan lɔng.
• Di lɔng na di wangren ɔgan na wi bɔdi we de flɔt we dɛn put am na wata!
• We yu de du ɛksɛsayz, yu kin ebul fɔ mek yu lɔng, we na di briz we yu kin blo.
• Na bitwin 300 ɛn 500 milyɔn alviɔl dɛn de na di lɔng dɛn fɔ wan avrej big pɔsin! I nɔ pɔsibul fɔ biliv, nɔto so?

Usay yu lɔng dɛn de? Aw dɛn tan lɛk?

yu lכng dεm de insay di tכraks kכva. Dɛn kin rɛst pan wan big mɔsul we dɛn kɔl dayafragm .

Bɔku tɛm, di lɔng dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi kin gɛt pinkish-grey kɔlɔ. Yu go mɔs dɔn si pikchɔ dɛn bɔt di lɔng dɛn fɔ di wan dɛn we de smok ɛn di wan dɛn we nɔ de smok. Di lɔng dɛn we dɛn kin pwɛl bikɔs dɛn smok kin gɛt dak grey kɔlɔ, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin gɛt blak spat dɛn. Di lɔng dɛn gɛt triangul shep, ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn kin tɔk se dɛn tan lɛk ɛlifant in yes.

Wan big pɔsin in lɔng kin we lɛk wan kilogram pan avɛj. i lכng lεk 9 inch we yu de brith nכmal, εn i de εkspכnd to lεk 10.5 inch we yu de brith dip.

Us sik dɛn kin afɛkt wi lɔng?

Bɔt i sɔri fɔ no se wi lɔng dɛn kin gɛt difrɛn sik dɛn bak . Sɔm dɛn kin smɔl ɛn dɛn kin wɛl kwik kwik wan. Bɔt sɔm kin rili siriɔs ɛn dɛn kin las fɔ lɔng tɛm. Na sɔm pan di sik dɛn we pipul dɛn kin gɛt:

• Asbestosis: Ska we de na di lכng εn di pleura tisu we de kכz we yu inhal di asbest fayb dεm.
• Asma: I nɔ kin izi fɔ blo bikɔs di say dɛn we yu de blo kin smɔl.
• Bronchiectasis: Di brכnkial tyub dεm de swεla, i de mek yu kכf wit phlegmy εn i at fכ brith.
• Bronchitis: Di men sayn na we yu de kɔf. Dis kin bi akyu, we kin kam wantɛm wantɛm ɛn bɛtɛ, ɔ we kin te, we kin te fɔ lɔng tɛm.
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease): Na sik we de go bifo ɛn we nɔ go ebul fɔ chenj.
• Covid-19 `(COVID-19)`: Dis vayral infεkshכn kin mek yu gεt mild to siriכs rεspiretכri sik.
• Krup: Na infεkshכn we de ambɔg yכŋ pikin dεm we nכ rich 5 ia yet.
• Sistik Faybrosis: Na sik we de kɔmɔt pan jɛnɛtiks we de mek di stika tik tik mכkus de gɛda na di lכng dεm εn כda כgan dεm.
• Influenza: Na sik we de mek pɔsin in lɔng we wan vayrɔs kin kam wit.
• Lɔng Kansa: Smok na di big tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis.
• Mesothelioma: Dis na wan kayn kansa bak. I kin apin mɔ we yu inhal asbest fayv.
• Nyumonia: Na infekshɔn na di lɔng. I kin mek wata ful-ɔp di lɔng dɛn ɛn i kin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul.
• Pulmonary Fibrosis: I nɔ kin izi fɔ blo bikɔs ɔf di skata na di lɔng dɛn. Dis nɔ go ebul fɔ mɛn.
• Pulmonary Nodules: Na lכmp dεm we de fכm na di lכng dεm. Bɔrku tɛm, dɛn tin ya nɔr kin gɛt kansa (benign).
• RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus): Na infεkshכn we kin ambɔg yכŋ pikin dεm εn big pipul dεm.
• Tubakulosis: Dis kin afɛkt di lɔng dɛn mɔ, bɔt i kin afɛkt ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi bak.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se pɔrsin gɛt lɔng sik? Aw yu no am?

Di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt lɔng sik kin bi:

• Dispnea: Fɔ fil shɔt fɔ blo ivin if yu tray smɔl.
• Chɛst pen: Chɛst pen we yu de blo ɔ kɔf.
• Kɔf: Ɛspɛshali kɔf we de kɔntinyu, kɔf we de briŋ blɔd wit blɔd.
• Taya: Jɔs fil se yu taya.
• Wiz: Na sawnd we di chɛst kin mek we i de blo.
• Di ankles ɛn fut dɛn kin swel.

Impɔtant: If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ. If yu no am kwik kwik wan, i izi fɔ trit.

Us tɛst dɛn kin du fɔ chɛk if di lɔng dɛn wɛl?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, i go chɛk yu ɛn no sɔm tin dɛn.

Aw di dɔktɔ de chɛk yu

• di lכng dεm dεn de lisin to di lכng dεm wit stεtoskop fכ chεk fכ eni abnכmal sawnd dεm, lεk ``Crackles/Rales'' (sכm sכm pop sawnd dεm), ``Wheezing'' (wan ay-pitch wheezing sawnd), εn ``Stridor'' (wan ay-pitch brith sawnd).
• Di we aw yu de blo kin kɔnt ɔmɔs tɛm yu de blo insay wan minit.
• Dɛn go lisin to yu lɔng ɛn si if chenj de na yu vɔys.
• Pul ɔksimita na smɔl tin we dɛn kin tay pan finga ɛn de mɛzhɔ di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl na di blɔd.

Apat frɔm dis ɛgzam fɔ di bɔdi, di dɔktɔ kin tɛl dɛn fɔ du ɔda tɛst dɛn.

Tek pikchɔ fɔ luk insay - Imaging Tests

Dɛn tɛst ya kin mek di dɔktɔ si aw di sik tan lɛk insay di lɔng dɛn.

• X-ray na di chɛst
• CT skan `(Kɔmpyut Tomografi skan)`
• Ultrasound we dɛn kin yuz
• MRI skan `(Magnetik Rɛsɔnans Imej skan)`

Pulmonary Function Tests (Tɛst dɛm we de chɛk aw di lɔng dɛn de wok fayn fayn wan) .

Dɛn kin kɔl dɛn tin ya bak pulmonary function test. Dɛn kin chɛk aw yu lɔng dɛn kin ebul fɔ blo ɛn ol briz fayn fayn wan.

• Spiromɛtri we dɛn kin du
• Bɔdi Plɛtismografi
• Difyushɔn Tɛsting
• Tɛst fɔ di Nitrik Ɔksayd we dɛn de pul di briz
• Tɛst fɔ di Lɔng Volyum
• Metakolin Inhalashɔn Tɛst
• Siks-Minit Tɛst fɔ Wok

Sɔntɛm dɛn kin gɛt tɛst dɛn bak we dɛn kin du ɔnda anestezi.

Sɔntɛnde dɛn kin put kamɛra insay di lɔng dɛn fɔ luk insay (Bronchoscopy), dɛn kin tek wan pat pan di tisu ɛn chɛk am (Lung Biopsy), ɔ dɛn kin du thoracotomy.Yu kin nid fɔ gɛt tɛst/tritmɛnt we gɛt fɔ du wit fɔ opin yu chɛst, lɛk fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin du dis ɔnda anestezi.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt fɔ di sik dɛn we de na di lɔng?

If yu gɛt wan sik na yu lɔng, yu tritmɛnt go dipen pan di kayn sik we yu gɛt ɛn yu jenɛral wɛlbɔdi. Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin yuz kin bi mɛrɛsin, ɛksesaiz, spɛshal tin dɛn, ɛn ɔpreshɔn.

Mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz

Dɛn kin gi dɛn tin ya as inhala, as nebulizer liquid, as ɔral tablɛt, ɔ as injɛkshɔn.

• Stɛroyd dɛn kin ridyus di swɛlin na di say dɛn we di briz de blo.
• Antibayɔtiks kin trit infɛkshɔn.
• Bronchodilators fɔ mek di say dɛn we di briz de blo big. Dɛn tin ya kin kam insay shɔt-akt ɛn lɔng-akt fɔm dɛn.
• Mucolytics de ɛp fɔ mek di mucus tan ɛn mek am izi fɔ kɔf.
• Impruv di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl wit Ɔksijɛn Tɛrapi .
• Trit kansa wit kemotɛrapi ɛn/ɔ redyushɔn tɛrapi .
• Vaysin fɔ protɛkt frɔm infɛkshɔn.

Ɛksesaiz ɛn aksesɔri dɛn

• Spɛshal we fɔ brith, fɔ ɛgzampul (Pursed Lip Breathing) ɛn (Diaphragmatic Breathing) .
• Airway Clearance Devices , lεk Vest Therapy, de εp fכ kכl mכkus frכm di aywe dεm.

Ɔpreshɔn

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn.

• Fɔ pul wan pat pan wan lɔng (Lobectomy) .
• Fɔ pul tu lob dɛn na wan lɔng (Bilobectomy) .
• Thoracentesis na wan we fɔ pul wata na di lכng.
• Fɔ pul wan lɔng kɔmplit wan (Pneumonectomy) .
• Transplant fɔ di Lɔng .

Wetin wi kin du fɔ mek wi lɔng dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi? (Mɛsej we dɛn kin tek go na os)

Okay, so dis na di pat we impɔtant pas ɔl. Bɔrku tin de wae wi kin du fɔ kip wi lכng hεlth, ɔr fɔ mεnεj lכng sik if wi gɛt am.

• Di fɔs ɛn impɔtant tin na fɔ lɛf fɔ smok if yu lɛf fɔ smok. Na di sem tin kin apin to vaping. Dis na di big gift we yu kin gi yu lɔng.
• Tray fɔ mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi wet. Pipul dɛn we gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi nɔ kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn lɔng.
• Ɛksesaiz ɔltɛm. Bɔt go to yu dɔktɔ bifo yu bigin ɛni ɛksesaiz.
• It it dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi, di rayt amɔnt.
• Drink bɔku wata (pas yu dɔktɔ dɔn stɔp yu fɔ drink wata).
• Gɛt di vaysin dɛn we di dɔktɔ gi yu di rayt tɛm.Fɔ ɛgzampul, influenza vaysin, nyumonia vaysin.
• Wash yu an ɔltɛm ɛn fayn fayn wan. Dis kin ɛp fɔ protɛkt yu frɔm infɛkshɔn.
• Stay fa fawe frɔm pipul dɛn we sik as yu ebul.

Mɛmba se pan ɔl we di we aw wi de blo gɛt we fɔ protɛkt wi, wi lɔng dɛn kin sik. Sɔm kin wɛl kwik kwik wan. Bɔt sɔm kin siriɔs ɛn dɛn kin las fɔ lɔng tɛm. If yu gɛt lɔng tɛm lɔng sik, yu jenɛral dɔktɔ go sɛn yu to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu pulmonɔlɔjis . Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we yu mɛdikal tim gi yu di rayt we. Dɔn yu kin blo izi wan.

` Lכng dεm, Respiratory System, Brith, כksijεn, Lכng sik, Hεlty Lכng dεm, Lכng dεm