We yu dɔktɔ se, "Lɛ wi du at skan," yu bin de fred smɔl, nɔto so? We wi tink bɔt ‘skan’, wi kin tink bɔt big mashin ɛn sɔntɛnde tɛst dɛn we kin mek wi fil pen. Bɔt nɔ fred. Di kayn at skan we dɛn kin du mɔ, we dɛn kɔl di echocardiogram, na wan tɛst we rili simpul ɛn we nɔ kin mek pɔsin fil pen. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk wetin i rili bi, wetin mek dɛn du am, ɛn aw dɛn du am.
Wetin na Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) na ɔltra saund skan we de tek sɔm pikchɔ dɛn, lɛk fim, bɔt yu at. Yu go dɔn yɛri bɔt skan fɔ uman dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ in pikin dɛn. Dis na tɛst bak we dɛn kin yuz sawnd wev.
di wכd 'transthoracic' min "tru di chεst." Dis min se dɛn kin du di tɛst akɔdin to di say we yu chɛst de. Dis na di mכst kכmכn εn di fכs tכp fכ echocardiogram.
Dis kin mek di dɔktɔ si klia wan aw yu at de bit, di 4 chɛmba dɛn na di at, di 4 valv dɛn na di at, ɛn di big blɔd vesel dɛn we de kɔnɛkt to di at. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, dɛn nɔ de yuz ɛni raytin.
Wetin mek di dɔktɔ de aks mi fɔ du dis TTE tɛst?
Bɔku rizin dɛn de we mek dɔktɔ go aks yu fɔ mek dɛn du dis tɛst. Tri men rizin dɛn de we mek dɛn kin du dis.
| Rizin fɔ tɛst | Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan... |
|---|---|
| Fɔ chɛk di at wɛlbɔdi | Bifo ɔ afta dɛn no se yu gɛt ɛni at sik, ɔr fɔ si aw yu at de ansa to tritmɛnt. |
| Fɔ fɛn di tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt di sik | Tink bɔt if sɔm pan yu sayn dɛm (e.g. chɛst pen, shɔt briz) kin bi bikɔs ɔf at prɔblɛm. |
| Ditekshɔn fɔ sik ɛn kɔnfɔmeshɔn | Chek fɔ ɛnitin we yu tink se gɛt at sik ɛn if na so i bi, no ustɛm dɛn bi. |
Wetin rili dis skan de luk na di at?
Imajin se wan mɛkanik de chɛk motoka in injin. Wit dis skan, di dɔktɔ kin si bɔku tin bɔt aw yu at de wok.
- If di at valv dεm de wok fayn fayn wan: di at gεt fכ valv dεm we de wok lεk doa. Dɛn tin ya kin mek blɔd go na wan say nɔmɔ. Dis de chɛk if dɛn valv ya de opin ɛn lɔk fayn fayn wan, ɔ if blɔd de lik bak.
- Aw di at de pɔmp blɔd fayn fayn wan: Yu at tan lɛk pɔmp we de pɔmp blɔd ɔlsay na yu bɔdi. I de mɛzhɔ aw da pɔmp de wok fayn fayn wan.
- di blכd fכ fכlכ spid εn di prεshכn insay di at: Dis de gi yu aidia fכ di spid εn prεshכn we di bכdi de fכlכ tru di chεmba dεm εn valv dεm na di at.
- di sayz εn shep fכ di at chεmba dεm: Yu kin chεk if di at wכl dεm tik כ di chεmba dεm dכn big.
Us sik dɛn kin no bay we dɛn de du TTE tɛst?
Dis simpul tɛst kin no bɔku siriɔs tin dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit at kwik kwik wan. Dat na di valyu we i gɛt pas ɔl.
| Di sik we dɛn kin no bɔt di mɛrɛsin | Wan shɔt introdukshɔn |
|---|---|
| Di tin dɛm wae kin mek yu gɛt sɔm kayn sik lɛk wae yu de fil pen na yu chɛst ɛn yu nɔr de blo fayn | Fɔ no if dɛn sik ya na bikɔs ɔf at prɔblɛm. |
| Damej to di hat afta hat atak | Fɔ no if ɛn aw bɔku damej dɔn apin to di at mɔsul bikɔs ɔf at atak. |
| At we nɔ de wok fayn | Wan sik wae de mek di at nɔr kin ebul fɔ pɔmp inof blɔd to di bɔdi. |
| Di sik we de mek pɔsin gɛt at valv | Kכndishכn dεm lεk we di valv dεm de sכmtεm, we dεn nכ de kכloz fayn, כ we blכd de lik. |
| Di at kɔndishɔn dɛn we dɛn bɔn wit | Fɔ no di ol ɔ ɔda tin dɛn we nɔ fayn na di at we de we dɛn bɔn am. |
| Blɔd kin klɔt ɔ tumor na di at | Fɔ chɛk fɔ si if blɔd dɔn klɔt ɔ if yu gɛt tumbu dɛn we nɔ gɛt kansa na di at. |
Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin TTE ɛn TEE?
Yu go dɔn yɛri bɔt wan ɔda wan we dɛn kɔl TEE. Dɛn tu tin ya na kayn ɛko tɛst.
- TTE (Transthoracic Echocardiogram): Dis na di tɛst we wi de tɔk bɔt pas ɔl, we dɛn kin du na di say we di chɛst de . Insay dis, dɛn nɔ de put natin insay di bɔdi.
- TEE (Transesophageal Echocardiogram): Dis min se yu fɔ put smɔl tiub (endoscope) insay di mɔt ɛn pas am dɔŋ di εsophagus fɔ tek pikchɔ fɔ di at. Bikɔs di εsophagus de rili nia di at, sɔmtɛm i kin sho tin dɛn we nɔ klia pan TTE.
Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ go fɔs du TTE tɛst. Na if di infɔmeshɔn we dɛn gɛt frɔm dat nɔ inof ɔ if sɔntin nid fɔ luk mɔ dip wan dɛn go rifer yu to TEE tɛst.
A nid fɔ pripia ɛnitin bifo di tɛst?
Dis na di bɛst pat. Yu nɔ nid fɔ du ɛni spɛshal tin fɔ rɛdi fɔ dis tɛst.
- Yu kin it ɛn drink wata nɔmal wan.
- If yu gɛt ɛni mɛrɛsin we yu de tek ɛvride, yu kin tek am lɛk aw yu kin tek am.
So yu nɔ nid fɔ wɔri bɔt dis tɛst ɔ chenj di tin dɛn we yu de du ɛvride.
Okay, naw tel mi wetin de hapun wen yu du di test...
Dis tɛst kin tek lɛk wan awa so, ɛn insay da tɛm de, sɔm tin dɛn we rili simpul kin apin.
1. Fɔ ledɔm na bed:Dɛn go aks yu fɔ ledɔm na bed na ɛgzam rum.
2. Ilɛktrod: Dɛn kin put smɔl smɔl stika dɛn na yu chɛst na bɔku say dɛn. Dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya fɔ rayt aw yu at de bit we dɛn de du di tɛst, we fiba ECG.
3. Fɔ put jel: Neks, di sonografa go put spɛshal jel na yu chɛst. I go fil kol smɔl. Dis jel de ɛp di sawnd wev dɛn fɔ travul tru yu skin bɛtɛ.
4. Skan: Nεks, dεn de put wan sכmכl divays (transducer) we lεk maykrofon oba di jel εn muv bak εn go bifo kכros di chεst. Dis divays de sɛn sawnd wev to di at ɛn rikodɔ di wev dɛn we de kam bak.
5. Chenj posishun: Somtaims, yu fit tok tins laik to ton to yu lef, tek dip briz, and hol am fo som taim. Dis go ɛp yu fɔ si di difrɛn pat dɛn na yu at klia wan.
Na dat nɔmɔ kin apin. Yu nɔ go fil ɛni pen. Sɔntɛnde, if yu want fɔ si di blɔd we de flɔ na yu at klia wan, dɛn kin put smɔl kanula insay wan vein na yu an ɛn dɛn kin injɛkt wan spɛshal wata (kɔntrast day). Dis nɔ de du fɔ ɔlman.
We di tɛst dɔn, dɛn go was di jel ɛn pul di stika dɛn. Afta dat, yu kin go stret na os. No prɔblɛm nɔ de ilɛksɛf na yusɛf de drayv.
Ɛni risk de pan dis? Yu tink se i go mek i fil bad?
Agen, no risk nɔ de na dis TTE tɛst.
- Dis nɔ de yuz redioaktiv tin dɛn lɛk ɛkstrem rayt.
- Di bɔdi nɔ gɛt ilɛktrik.
- If yu fɔ injɛkt di kɔntrast day we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, yu nɔ go fil ɛni pen we yu de skan, pas fɔ mek yu fil smɔl we yu de pul di blɔd.
So, dis na tɛst we rili sef.
Ustɛm a go gɛt di ripɔt?
Di tɛknishian we de du di tɛst de tek di skan pikchɔ dɛn ɛn sɛn dɛn to spɛshal dɔktɔ (cardiologist). Da dɔktɔ de kin stɔdi di pikchɔ dɛn ɛn mek wan ripɔt. Bɔku tɛm, i kin tek wan ɔ tu dez fɔ mek di dɔktɔ we ɔda di tɛst gɛt dis ripɔt.
Dɔn yu dɔktɔ go briŋ yu kam ɛn ɛksplen ɔltin na di ripɔt, ivin aw yu at de du, if ɛni prɔblɛm de, ɛn wetin yu nid fɔ du nɛks.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) na wan ɔltra saund skan we nɔ gɛt pen ɛn we sef ɛn we de luk aw di at de wok.
- Dis kin ɛp yu fɔ chɛk yu at wɛl bɔdi, fɔ no wetin de mek yu gɛt di sik, ɛn no bɔt difrɛn at sik dɛn.
- Nɔ nid nɔ de fɔ avɔyd fɔ it ɔ drink bifo dɛn du di tɛst, ɛn dɛn nɔ nid ɛni ɔda spɛshal pripiamɛnt.
- Dis tɛst nɔ gɛt ɛni risk ɔ raytin.
- We yu dɔn gɛt yu tɛst ripɔt, tɔk bɔt di rizɔlt ɛn di nɛks tin dɛn we yu fɔ du wit yu dɔktɔ. Nɔ shem fɔ aks am ɛni kwɛstyɔn we yu go gɛt.
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