Yu dɔn ɛva tink se di tu men blɔd vesel dɛn we de kɛr blɔd go na yu bren de na di tu say dɛn na yu nɛk? Yɛs, na dɛn tin ya wi kin kɔl di carotid arteries. If as tɛm de go, tin dɛn lɛk fat kam insay dɛn blɔd vesel ya ɛn blok, blɔd kin ambɔg di flɔ to di bren, ɛn dis kin mek i gɛt siriɔs sik lɛk strok. So, tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan tɛst we rili simpul, we nɔ gɛt pen, ɛn we nɔ gɛt risk we go ɛp yu fɔ no di rayt kɔndishɔn fɔ dɛn vessel ya.
Wetin na karotid ɔltra saund?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis tan lɛk ɔltra saund skan we mama we de bɔn pikin kin gɛt. Bɔt dɛn kin du dis wan na ɔl tu di say dɛn na yu nɛk instead na yu bɛlɛ. Dis tɛst nɔ de yuz ɛni raytin. Bifo dat
, i de yuz ay frikyuɛnsi sawnd wev fɔ mek wan pikchɔ we de insay yu karotid at we de sho na kɔmpyuta skrin. Wan ɔda spɛshal we de we dɛn kɔl
Doppler ultrasound . I kin si klia wan aw blɔd de muv kwik kwik wan ɛn aw i de muv fayn fayn wan na yu at. I tan lɛk se yu de wach wata we de flɔ tru paip.
Wetin mek yu want fɔ du skan lɛk dis?
Yu dɔktɔ go ɔda dis skan mɔ fɔ chɛk fɔ si if blɔd dɔn klot ɔ if di plek dɔn bɔku na yu karotid at. Dɛn plek ya kin mek di at smɔl smɔl ɛn leta i kin blok am kpatakpata. Dis kin mek yu gɛt mɔ strok. Yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du dis tɛst pan dɛn tin ya:
| Rizin fɔ di skan | Wan simpul ɛksplen |
|---|
| Fɔ gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn ɔ kɔlɔstrel | dis tu kכndyushכn dεm na di men tin we de mek fεt de dכn na di atεri wכl dεm. |
| Fɔ gɛt strok ɔ TIA bifo tɛm | Dis kin ɛp fɔ no wetin mek i dɔn gɛt strok bifo, big ɔ smɔl, ɔ transient ischemic attack (TIA). |
| Fɔ gɛt dayabitis | Dayabitis kin pwɛl di blɔd vesel dɛn ɛn i kin mek dɛn smɔl. |
| Fɔ gɛt famili histri bɔt at sik ɔr strok | Di risk kin go ɔp bak bikɔs ɔf di jɛnɛtik inflɔwɛns. |
| Fɔ yɛri wan sawnd we nɔ kɔmɔn (bruit) we dɛn put di stetɔskɔp oba di karotid at | we di atεri sכmtεm, yu kin yεri “shhh...” sawnd as bכdi de fכlכ tru am. Dis na sayn fɔ se yu dɔn blok. |
| Bifo Dɛn Du Kɔrona At Baypas Ɔpreshɔn | I impɔtant fɔ no di kɔndishɔn fɔ di blɔd vesel dɛn we de gi blɔd to di bren bifo dɛn du di ɔpreshɔn. |
| Afta dɛn dɔn trit am fɔ we wan at de smɔl | Dis kin nid fɔ si if di tritmɛnt dɔn wok fayn ɛn if i de kam bak. |
Aw a kin pripia bifo di skan?
Dis na di bɛst pat.
No spɛshal pripia nɔ de fɔ dis skan. Yu nɔ nid fɔ stɔp fɔ it ɔ tek ɛni mɛrɛsin (bɔt chɛk wit yu dɔktɔ fɔ mek shɔ se). Bɔt i kin izi fɔ yu if yu mɛmba tu ɔ tri tin dɛn:
- Wear klos we nɔ tay ɛn we fayn ɛn we gɛt wayd nɛklayn. If yu wɛr tayt klos we de kɔba yu nɛk, yu go nid fɔ wɛr ɔspitul klos.
- Nɔ wɛr big nɛks ɔ iaring. Dɛn tin ya kin ambɔg di skan .
Wetin kin apin we dɛn de du di skan? I rili simpul!
Di tɛst kin tek lɛk
30 to 45 minit so . Imajin yusɛf de ledɔm rili stil na bed na di ɛgzam rum. 1.
Fɔ put jel: Fɔs, di sonografa go put transparent jel na di sayd dɛn na yu nɛk. I kin fil lɛk se i wam smɔl. Dis jel de ɛp di sawnd wev dɛn fɔ pas tru yu skin ɛn go insay yu at. 2.
Skan: Dɔn, i go put wan smɔl tin we yu kin ol na yu an (transducer) na yu nɛk ɛn muv am bak ɛn biɛn. Dis divays de sɛn sawnd wev dɛn ɛn pik di wev dɛn we de kam bak. Dɔn kɔmpyuta kin chenj dis infɔmeshɔn to pikchɔ. 3.
Stay stil: Fɔ mek yu gɛt di bɛst rizɔlt, i impɔtant fɔ de stil as yu ebul we yu de skan. 4.
Yu tink se eni saon go de? Nɔ sawnd nɔ de we dɛn de du ɔltra saund ɔltɛm. Bɔt di tɛm we di Doppler pat, we de luk aw di blɔd de flɔ, yu kin yɛri wan ritmik “s...s...s...” sawnd. Dat na di sawnd we blɔd de flɔ insay yu at. Natin nɔ de fɔ wɔri bɔt. We di skan dɔn, dɛn go gi yu tawɛl fɔ was di jel. Dɔn yu kin go na os lɛk aw yu kin go. No spɛshal rɛst nɔ nid fɔ de.
Ɛni risk de pan dis?
No risk nɔ de fɔ dis tɛst. No pen nɔ de. No raytin nɔ de . Yu kin fil smɔl prɛshɔn we dɛn prɛs di divays na yu nɛk, bɔt nɔ pen nɔ de atɔl. So nɔ fred dis.
Wetin di ripɔt se? Lɛ wi ɔndastand di tin dɛn we kin apin
Di ripɔt we yu dɔktɔ go gɛt go mɔs tɛl yu ɔmɔs pan yu karotid at dɔn blok. Dɛn kin sho am as pasɛnt.
- Nɔmal Rizɔlt: Dis min se nɔ big big smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl. Dis na gud nyus!
- Abnɔmal Rizult: Dis min se sɔm digri we de blok na wan ɔ ɔl tu yu at. Dɛn kɔl dis fat we de bɔku . Dis kכndyushכn de mek di risk fכ strכk bכku.
If di tin dɛn we kin apin nɔ kin fayn, wetin yu kin du nɛks?
Nɔ wɔri. Ivin if blɔk de, bɔku tin dɛn de we dɛn kin du fɔ am. Di tritmɛnt dipen pan aw di blɔk dɔn blo ɛn di sayn dɛm wae yu de gɛt. Na yu
dɔktɔ kin disayd ɔl dis .
If blɔk de we nɔ rili bad:
Dis tɛm ya, di dɔktɔ nɔ go go fɔ ɔpreshɔn. Bifo dat, i go tɛl yu fɔ chenj di we aw yu de liv yu layf ɛn fɔ tek mɛrɛsin.
- Di chenj dɛn we pɔsin kin chenj di we aw pɔsin de liv in layf:
- Kɔntrol di it : Ridyus it dɛn we gɛt bɔku ɔyl, sɔl, ɛn shuga, ɛn it mɔ vɛjitebul, frut, ɛn it dɛn we gɛt fayv.
- Ɛksesaiz: Gɛt di abit fɔ du simpul ɛksesaiz, lɛk fɔ waka ɛvride.
- Klof fɔ smok : If yu smok, i kin pwɛl di at dɛn bad bad wan .
- Di kayn mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz:
- Mεdikal dεm we de dכn kכlestכl (e.g., statin ) .
- Mεdisin dεm we de mek blɔd nɔ kכl (e.g. Aspirin, Clopidogrel ) .
- Blɔd prɛshɔn mɛrɛsin ( Antihypertensives ) .
If sɔntin de we de blok we rili bad:
If di at dɔn blok bad bad wan, we min se i pas 50%-60%, ɛn yu de gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn bak, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du wan pan dɛn tritmɛnt ya.
- Carotid Endarterectomy: Dis na ɔpreshɔn. lεk fכ pul wan blכk na paip, dεn de opin di at εn dεn de pul di fεt layεr (plak) we de insay.
- Angioplasty and Stenting: Dis min se yu fɔ blo wan balɔ insay di at we dɔn smɔl fɔ mek i big. Dɔn, dɛn kin put wan smɔl tin we tan lɛk mɛsh ( stent ) fɔ mek i nɔ lɔk igen.
Sɔntɛnde, if di karotid ɔltrasɔund nɔ ebul fɔ gɛt kɔmplit pikchɔ (fɔ ɛgzampul, if wan pat pan di at dɔn blok wit bon), yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du ɔda skan, lɛk
CT ɔ
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) .
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Carotid ultrasound na wan skan we rili sef ɛn we nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen we de chɛk aw di at dɛn we de na di nɛk we de kɛr blɔd go na di bren de.
- Dis kin ɛp fɔ no if di at dɛn dɔn blok kwik kwik wan we kin mek pɔsin gɛt strok.
- Di tɛst nɔ nid spɛshal pripiamɛnt, ɛn no risk ɔ sayd ɛfɛkt nɔ de.
- Dipen pan di tɛst rizɔlt, di tritmɛnt kin inklud fɔ chenj in layf, fɔ tek mɛrɛsin, ɔ if nid de, ɔpreshɔn.
- Ɔltɛm tɔk bɔt yu tɛst rizɔlt ɛn di tritmɛnt we yu go gɛt tumara bambay wit yu dɔktɔ . Dɛn go gi yu di bɛst we fɔ gayd yu.
Carotid Ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, nek skan, strok, at blok, plek, Doppler skan, atεrosklεrosis
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