Wetin mek yu fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst?

Yu dɔn ɛva gɛt dɔktɔ we tɛl yu fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst? Ɔ yu want fɔ no mɔ bɔt am? Sɔntɛm yu padi ɔ yu fambul dɔn tɛl yu fɔ du wan. So, yu go mɔs gɛt bɔku kwɛstyɔn bɔt wetin na dis chɛst ɛkstrem rayt, wetin mek dɛn kin du am, ɛn aw dɛn kin du am.

Wetin rili na ɛkstrem rayt na di chɛst?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst na tɛst we de tek pikchɔ dɛn fɔ yu at, yu lɔng, ɛn yu chɛst bon dɛn . I tan lɛk se yu de tek foto, bɔt na pikchɔ we de sho wetin de insay yu bɔdi. Sɔntɛnde dɛn kin kɔl am ``Chest Radiograph'', ɔ ``CXR'' fɔ shɔt. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin luk dɛn pikchɔ ya fɔ si if ɛnitin nɔ fayn na yu chɛst.

Us sik ɛn sayn dɛn we pɔsin kin no wit ɛkstrem rayt?

If yu gɛt ɛni sik na yu chɛst, dɔktɔ kin ɔda dis ɛkstrem rayt. Wetin na dɛn sayn ya?

• If yu gɛt pen na yu chɛst .
• If yu gɛt kɔf we nɔ de dɔn , dat min se di kɔf nɔ dɔn stɔp fɔ lɔng tɛm.
• If yu gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo (dyspnea).
• If fiva de wit ɔda sayn dɛn fɔ infekshɔn .

Dis X-ray kin ɛp fɔ no wetin de mek dɛn sik ya, ɛn bak fɔ no if sɔm sik dɛn de, ɔ fɔ si aw wan sik de naw. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Kɔnjɛstiv At Failure
• Kכndishכn dεm lεk εmfysema כ krכnik obstrכktiv pulmonari sik ( COPD ).
• Kansa na di Lɔng
• Nyumonia (Dis na sɔntin we wi kin yɛri ɔltɛm) .
• Tubakulɔsis (TB) .
• Chek if di rib dεm brok na di chεst cavity (Ribcage injuries).

Imajin, if yu fɔdɔm ɛn nak yu chɛst, dis kin rili yusful fɔ si if yu gɛt brok rib.

Aw dis X-ray (CXR) de wok?

Dis na smɔl sayɛns stori, bɔt a go ɛksplen am simpul wan. Wan X-ray mashin kin sɛn wan bim we gɛt raytin tru yu bɔdi. Difrɛn pat dɛn na yu bɔdi we dɛn kɔl tisu, difrɛn pan dɛn tik.

• Fɔ ɛgzampul, yu bon dɛn rili tik , so nɔto bɔku raytin de pas tru dɛn. Na dat mek di bon dɛn kin tan lɛk wayt pan ɛkstrem rayt.
• Bɔt, bikɔs ɛya de insay yu lɔng, dɛn nɔ tik so.So mɔ raytin kin pas tru dɛn. na dat mek di lכng dεm de sho lεk greyish-blak kכla pan εks-ray imej.

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin luk di difrɛn kɔlɔ ɛn shed dɛn we de na dɛn ɛkstrem rayt pikchɔ dɛn ya fɔ no if ɛnitin de we nɔ kɔmɔn ɔ we gɛt sik na yu chɛst ɛn afta dat dɛn kin trit am. Na wan fayn wɔndaful teknɔlɔji, nɔto so?

Aw yu kin pripia bifo yu go fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt (CXR)?

Dis wan na priti izi. No nid fɔ rɛdi fɔ mek dɛn tek ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst. We dɛn dɔn gi yu apɔntinmɛnt, mɛmba dɛn tin ya we yu de go:

• Wear klos we nɔ gɛt natin ɛn we fayn fɔ yu . Tray fɔ minimiz di nɔmba fɔ di mɛtal pat dɛn (e.g. zip, bɔtin, bra huk) na yu klos.
• Rimov ɛni jɔyri (lɛk nɛks, breslɛt, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn) na yu os .
• If yu gɛt bɔdi piercing , aks di X-ray provayda bɔt dɛn ɛn gɛt advays. Dɛn kin aks yu fɔ pul dɛn, bikɔs dɛn mɛtal tin ya nɔ kin sho klia wan na di pikchɔ.

Wetin kin apin we yu gɛt ɛkstrem rayt (CXR)? Nɔ fred!

Fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt na tin we kin apin kwik kwik wan. Na pɔsin we dɛn tren spɛshal wan we dɛn kɔl rediografa kin du dis fɔ yu .

• We yu rich de, sɔntɛm dɛn go aks yu fɔ wɛr ɔspitul klos.
• Dɔn, dɛn go aks yu fɔ pul ɛni nɛks ɔ ɔda tin we dɛn mek wit mɛtal na yu chɛst.
• Bɔku tɛm, we dɛn tek ɛkstrem rayt na di chɛst kin tek lɛk tu pikchɔ dɛn :

1. Fɔ si am bifo: Yu fɔ tinap wit yu chɛst agens di mɛtal plet na di ɛkstrem mashin ɛn yu an dɛn pan yu hip. 2. Sayd view: Yu fɔ tinap wit yu chɛst agens di mɛtal plet na di X-ray mashin ɛn yu fɔ es yu an dɛn ɔp.

• I rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu stil de ɛn ol yu briz we yu de du dis ɛkstrem rayt. Ivin we yu muv ɔ blo smɔl, dat kin mek di pikchɔ nɔ klia. Dɔn yu go gɛt fɔ tek am bak.
• Dis ɔl dis kin tek sɔm minit nɔmɔ , so no rizin nɔ de fɔ mek yu fred.

Wetin kin apin afta dɛn dɔn tek di ɛkstrem rayt?

Afta dɛn dɔn tek di ɛkstrem rayt, di dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu go aks yu fɔ wet fɔ sɔm minit. Dɛn go chɛk fɔ si if di pikchɔ dɛn we dɛn tek klia. If ɛni wan pan di pikchɔ dɛn nɔ klia, i go nid fɔ tek dɛn bak. Dɔn, di dɔktɔ we de mɛn di raytin go sɛn yu ɛkstrem pikchɔ dɛn to dɔktɔ we de mɛn di raytin . Dis na dɔktɔ we spɛshal fɔ luk fɔ ɛkstrem pikchɔ fɔ fɛn tin dɛn we nɔmal ɛn tin dɛn we nɔmal. I go luk di pikchɔ dɛn ɛn rayt ripɔt. Dɔn, yu dɔktɔ go luk di pikchɔ dɛn ɛn di raydiɔlɔjis in ripɔt ɛn ɛksplen to yu di rizɔlt.

Ɛni risk ɔ sayd ɛfɛkt de fɔ dis?

Na smɔl raytin nɔmɔ de na ɛkstrem raytDɔktɔ dɛn kin tray ɔltɛm fɔ yuz di smɔl smɔl raytin we dɛn nid fɔ gɛt gud ɛn klia pikchɔ. So dis nɔ de mek wi gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm.

Mɛmba se, dɔktɔ kin se dɛn fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt bikɔs i biliv se di bɛnifit dɛn we i go gɛt pas di smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we kin apin to am.

Aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek a no di tin dɛn we go apin?

• If nɔto imejensi, yu go ebul fɔ no di X-ray rizɔlt insay wan wik.
• If ɛnitin apin we nɔ izi fɔ du, dɛn kin no di tin dɛn we kin apin insay sɔm minit ɔ ivin sɔm awa .

Wetin mi X-ray rizulyt se?

Yu dɔktɔ go ɛksplen to yu di ɛks-ray rizɔlt. Bɔku tɛm, i go tan lɛk dis:

• Nɔmal chɛst ɛkstrem rayt: I de sho se yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi, klia lɔng, at we gɛt wɛlbɔdi, ɛn klia chɛst kaviti. Nɔ nodul, tumbu, ɔ mas nɔ de we pɔsin kin si. Dat min se ɔltin fayn!
• If yu tek ɛkstrem rayt na yu chɛst we nɔrmal, dat kin sho sɔm tin dɛn we nɔ kɔmɔn. Fɔ ɛgzampul:
• At we dɔn big
• Fluid we de bɔku na yu lɔng dɛn
• Rib dɛn we dɔn brok
• Sist ɔ mas dɛn
• Ɔda tin dɛn we nɔ rayt.

If yu rizɔlt nɔr nɔrmal, yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda ɔda tɛst dɛm (lɛk ``CT scan'' ɔ ``PET scan'') fɔ no mɔ. Nɔr wɔri, dɛn ɔl de fɔ no wetin de apin to yu ɛn gi yu di bɛst tritmɛnt.

Ustɛm a fɔ kɔl di dɔktɔ?

Si dɔktɔ if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya:

• If yu gɛt injuri na yu chɛst (fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu tink se yu gɛt brok rib).
• If yu gɛt pen na yu chɛst we nɔ de dɔn .
• If yu gɛt kɔf we nɔ de chenj .
• If i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo .

Sɔntɛnde lɛk dis, dɔktɔ kin aks yu fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt.

Ɔmɔs pikchɔ dɛn kin tek we dɛn de du ɛkstrem rayt na in chɛst?

כltεm, chεst εks-ray de tek tu pikchכ dεm – wan frכm di fכnt εn wan frכm di sayd. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, di pɔsin we de stɔdi bɔt tɛknɔlɔji kin tek lɛk 4 pikchɔ dɛn . Dis kin min fɔ tek wan we yu de ledɔm na yu bak ɛn wan ɔda wan we yu de ledɔm na yu sayd. Dis kin dipen pan di infɔmeshɔn we di dɔktɔ nid.

I fayn fɔ mek dɛn tek ɛkstrem na mi chɛst if a gɛt bɛlɛ?

Dis rili impɔtant. If yu ivin tink se yu go gɛt bɛlɛ, yu fɔ rili tɛl yu dɔktɔ ɛn di pɔsin we de du di ɛkstrem rayt.Bikɔs if pɔsin gɛt raytin, i kin ambɔg di pikin we de gro, di raytin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ ɛkstrem in chɛst kin rili smɔl, so bɔku tɛm i nɔ kin mek prɔblɛm we i gɛt bɛlɛ . Bɔt dɔktɔ dɛn kin tray fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku raytin te yu bɔn yu pikin. So, yu dɔktɔ go disayd if i nid fɔ tek ɛkstrem rayt bay di sayn dɛn we yu gɛt.

Fɔ dɔn, di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so naw a op se yu geht beta andastan boht wetin na chest X-ray. Fɔ tɔk smɔl:

• X-ray na di chɛst na wan we we nɔ de mek yu fil pen kwik kwik wan (we nɔ de ambɔg yu) fɔ chɛk yu lɔng, at, ɛn chɛst bon dɛn wɛlbɔdi .
• Bɔku tɛm dis na wan pan di fɔs tɛst dɛn we dɔktɔ dɛn kin du fɔ no tin dɛn lɛk brok bon, lɔng sik , ɛn at sik .
• Bay di infɔmeshɔn we dɛn go gɛt frɔm dis, di dɔktɔ go disayd us kayn tritmɛnt fɔ gi yu.

So, if dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ tek ɛkstrem na yu chɛst, nɔ fred ɔ wɔri bɔt am. Mɛmba se na sɔntin we dɛn de du fɔ ɛp yu wɛlbɔdi. If yu gɛt ɛni ɔda kwɛstyɔn, nɔ shem fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ!

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