Lɛ wi lan bɔt Kadiak Kateshɔn insay wan simpul we!

Yu dɔn ɛva go si dɔktɔ bikɔs yu chɛst de pen ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɛn dɛn tɛl yu se yu nid fɔ gɛt ‘Cardiac Catheterization’? Yu go dɔn fred smɔl we yu yɛri dis nem. Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil frayd we yu yɛri di wɔd ‘put sɔntin na yu at’. Bɔt fɔ tru, i nɔto big tin lɛk aw wi kin tink, ɛn i nɔto sɔntin we wi fɔ fred. Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis simpul we tide, ɛn fɛn ansa to ɔl di kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu gɛt na yu maynd.

Wetin na Kadiak Kateshɔn?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis nɔto ɔpreshɔn we pɔsin kin du fɔ opin in at. Dis na spɛshal tɛst fɔ chɛk aw yu at de wok. I tan lɛk se yu de luk insay yu at.

We dɛn de du dis, dɔktɔ kin put wan tiub we rili tan ɛn we kin chenj (kateta) tru wan vein we de na yu an ɔ yu groin ɛn go insay yu at. Dis tiub de mek di dɔktɔ si klia wan aw di korona at, di blɔd vesel dɛn we de gi blɔd to di at, ɛn di chɛmba dɛn na di at.

Ɛni kayn tɛst de fɔ dis?

Yɛs, tu men kayn dɛn de. I dipen pan di blɔd vesel usay dɛn put di kateshɔn ɛn di pat pan di at we dɛn de chɛk.

Wetin mek dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ du dis tɛst?

Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de we mek yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ du dis tɛst.

• Fɛn di rayt tin we kin mek yu gɛt pen na yu chɛst ɔltɛm ɔ yu at kin bit fayn .
• Chek fɔ si if di blɔd vesel dɛn na di at dɔn blok ɔ if i gɛt prɔblɛm wit di at valv dɛn .
• Tek wan smɔl pat pan di at mɔsul fɔ tɛst (bayopsi) .
• Luk pan kɔndishɔn dɛn we de mek di at mɔsul wik (cardiomyopathy) .
• Chek fɔ ay blɔd prɛshɔn na di blɔd vesel dɛn we kɔnɛkt to di lɔng dɛn (pulmonary hypertension) .
• Gɛt infɔmeshɔn we dɛn nɔ bin ebul fɔ fɛn pan ɔda tɛst dɛn (lɛk ECG, Echo).
• Dis tɛst impɔtant fɔ no di bɛst tritmɛnt. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if dɛn fɔ du angioplasty , put stent , ɔ korona at baypas graftin (CABG) .

Aw dis kin wok? Wetin kin apin insay?

we di kateshכn de nia di at, dεn de injεkt wan spεshal wata (kכntrast mεtirial) insay di bכdi vεsul dεm tru am. Bikɔs dis wata kin si klia wan pan ɛkstrem rayt, di dɔktɔ kin wach di blɔd we de flɔ insay di at in blɔd vesel dɛn layv pan ɛkstrem rayt fim dɛn we dɛn tek di sem tɛm (dɛn kɔl dis korona angiogram ).

Frɔm dɛn ɛkstrem pikchɔ dɛn ya, di dɔktɔ kin:

• Fɛn di rayt say we di blɔd vesel dɔn blok ɔ smɔl .
• Eksamin di saiz ɛn shep fɔ di at in chɛmba ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn.
• Chek fɔ ɛni ol ɔ blɔd we nɔ kɔmɔn ɛnisay na di at.

Sɔntɛnde, di dɔktɔ kin du ɔda tritmɛnt bak we i de du dis tɛst. Dis min se if dɛn no se prɔblɛm de, i pɔsibul fɔ mek dɛn sɔlv am wantɛm wantɛm.

• Angioplasty: Fɔ opin bak blɔd vesel we dɔn blok bay we yu de blo am wit sɔntin lɛk balyɔn.
• Fɔ put stent: Fɔ put smɔl tin we tan lɛk mɛsh insay di blɔd vesel we dɔn opin fɔ mek i nɔ lɔk igen.
• Valvuloplasty: Fɔ opin wan at valv we dɔn smɔl.

Aw lɔng dis go tek?

Di tɛst insɛf kin tek lɛk 30 minit nɔmɔ . Bɔt i kin tek tɛm bak fɔ rɛdi yu fɔ di tɛst ɛn fɔ mek dɛn de wach yu afta di tɛst. So ɔl togɛda, yu kin gɛt fɔ de na ɔspitul fɔ 5-9 awa ɔ mɔ . So, ɛkspɛkt fɔ de na ɔspitul ɔl di de di de we yu gɛt dis tɛst.

Wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt bifo, di tɛm ɛn afta di tɛst?

I rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu no bɔt dis prɔses bifo tɛm.

Bifo di tɛst

• Dɛn go advays yu fɔ lɛf fɔ it ɔ drink fɔ 6-8 awa bifo di tɛst.
• Yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ stɔp ɔ chenj di doz fɔ sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek fɔ sɔm tɛm (espɛshali di wan dɛn we de mek yu blɔd tan).
• Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni alɛji we yu gɛt ɛn ɔl di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de yuz.
• We yu go na ɔspitul, dɛn go gi yu spɛshal klos fɔ wɛr.
• dεn kin put wan kanula (IV layn) insay wan vein na di an fכ gi mεdikeshכn εn wata.
• Fɔ wach aw yu at de bit, dɛn kin put ilɛktrɔd dɛn we tan lɛk stika na yu chɛst. Dɛn kin kɔnɛkt dɛn tin ya to wan EKG mashin.
• Dɛn go gi yu wan mild sedative fɔ rilaks yu. Bɔt yu kɔnshɛns ɛn yu kin yɛri wetin di dɔktɔ de tɔk.

We dɛn de du di tɛst

• di say we dεn go put di kateshכn (an כ groin) dεn de numb am wit sכmכl nidul.
• afta dat dεn kin pas di kateshכn tru di vein to di at. Yu kin fil smɔl prɛshɔn na dis tɛm, bɔt yu nɔ go fil pen .
• We dɛn injɛkt di kɔntrast fluid fɔ luk insay di at, yu kin fil wam smɔl . Dis go go insay sɔm sɛkɔn dɛn.
• Dɛn go aks yu fɔ ol yu briz fɔ sɔm tɛm we yu de tek di ɛkstrem rayt.
• We dɛn dɔn fɔ du di tɛst, dɛn kin pul di kateshɔn.

Afta di tɛst

• Dɛn kin put di kateshɔn ɛn tay di say tayt wan fɔ mek blɔd nɔ kɔmɔt.
• If yu du am wit an: Yu nid fɔ kip yu an stret fɔ lɛk wan awa so. Yu kin waka.
• If dɛn bin du am na di groin: Yu go nid fɔ ledɔm na bed wit yu leg stret fɔ sɔm awa (lɛk 2-6) fɔ mek yu nɔ blɔd.
• Yu nid fɔ drink bɔku wata fɔ ɛp di kɔntrast wata fɔ kɔmɔt na yu bɔdi kwik kwik wan.
• Bɔku tɛm yu kin go na os di sem de, bɔt sɔntɛnde dɛn kin aks yu fɔ de na ɔspitul fɔ wan nɛt.
• Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ drayv motoka we yu de go os , yu nid pɔsin fɔ kɛr yu go na os.
• Yu fɔ avɔyd fɔ es ebi ebi tin dɛn ɛn fɔ wok tranga wan fɔ sɔm dez.
• Yu kin shaw, bɔt i nɔ fayn fɔ sok di wund insay wata (e.g., was, swim) fɔ wan wik.

Wetin na di bad tin dɛn we kin apin we dis kin apin?

Jɔs lɛk ɛni ɔda mɛrɛsin, sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn de we kin apin, bɔt mɛmba se siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm .

• Wan alɛji fɔ di kɔntrast fluid ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin.
• Blɔd, brus, ɔ infɛkshɔn na di say we dɛn put di kateshɔn.
• Di at we nɔ de bit.
• Lɔw blɔd prɛshɔn.
• Na smɔl risk de fɔ mek blɔd klɔt, at atak, ɔ strok.
• di kidni dεm we dεn dכn pwεl (especially pan pipul dεm we gεt kidni sik we bin de bifo).

We yu nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya afta yu dɔn go bak na os, tɛl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

• If yu gɛt fiva .
• If yu fil se yu diziz ɔ yu de fil fɔdɔm.
• If di say we dɛn put di kateshɔn swel, i de fil pen, ɔ if blɔd ɔ ɔda wata lik frɔm de .
• If yu gɛt nyu chɛst pen ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo .
• If yu si se yu gɛt kɔlɔ chenj, yu nɔ de fil fayn, ɔ yu de kol na yu an ɔ yu leg (na di say we dɛn put di kateshɔn).

If yu de gɛt sɔm kayn sik wae tan lɛk hat atak ɔr strok, nɔr west tɛm ɛn go na ɔspitul in Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm.