Wetin na CT skan? Na sɔntin we wi fɔ fred? Mek wi tok!

Yu go mɔs dɔn yɛri di wɔd CT Scan. Sɔntɛm dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi fɔ mek dɛn du am. So yu go mɔs gɛt bɔku kwɛstyɔn bɔt wetin na CT skan, wetin mek dɛn kin du am, ɛn wetin kin apin we dɛn de du am. Nɔ wɔri, wi go tɔk bɔt ɔl dis insay simpul wɔd tide. Imajin dis lɛk se yu padi de ɛksplen am to yu.

Wetin na dis CT skan? I gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit smɔl pusi?

Nɔ, nɔ, pan ɔl we sɔm pipul dɛn kin se "CAT scan" na di nem, i nɔ gɛt natin fɔ du wit pusi! CT na abbrevieshɔn fɔ di tu wɔd dɛn `(Computed Tomography)` . So bikɔs i izi fɔ kɔl am, bɔku pipul dɛn kin se "CT scan" ɔ "CAT scan". Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, CT skan na spɛshal ɛkstrem rayt (X-ray) tɛst. Pan ɔl we we wi de tek ɛkstrem rayt ɔltɛm, dat kin mek wi ebul fɔ si tin dɛn lɛk bon dɛn, we wi tek CT skan, i kin mek wi no mɔ bɔt wetin de insay wi bɔdi. Imajin, if ɛkstrem rayt ɔltɛm tan lɛk foto we dɛn tek frɔm wan say, CT skan go mek wi si tin dɛn insay di bɔdi insay tri dimɛnshɔn (3D), lɛk ɔgan dɛn, sɔft tisu dɛn, ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn, insay rili klia krɔs-sekshɔn. I tan lɛk fɔ kɔt bred insay slais, yu kin si wetin de insay di bɔdi slais bay slais. Dis na big ɛp fɔ dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ no ustɛm na di sik.

Wetin mek dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ mek dɛn du CT skan?

Bɔku rizin dɛn de we mek dɔktɔ go ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du CT skan. I tan lɛk ditektiv, we de ɛp fɔ no if sɔntin nɔ rayt insay yu bɔdi. Na sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn ya:

• We pɔsin wund : Imajin se sɔmbɔdi fɔdɔm ɛn nak dɛn ed, ɔ gɛt aksidɛnt. If na so i bi , CT skan kin rili ɛp fɔ si if di bren dɔn pwɛl, blɔd de kɔmɔt, ɔ bon dɛn dɔn brok insay di ed. I kin no bak se di ɔgan dɛn we de insay di bɔdi dɔn pwɛl if pɔsin wund di chɛst ɔ di bɛlɛ.
• Pen we yu nɔ no: Sɔntɛnde, tin lɛk bɛlɛ at ɛn chɛst pen kin kam, bɔt i nɔ kin izi fɔ no di rayt tin we kin mek yu fil. Dɔn, CT skan kin ɛp fɔ no di rayt tin we mek di pen de.
• Fɔ no di Infɛkshɔn ɛn Tumɔs: CT skan kin ɛp fɔ no if ɛni abses ɔ tumor de insay di bɔdi ɛn aw fa i dɔn skata.
• Prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di blɔd vesel dɛn :Sɔntɛnde di blɔd vesel dɛn kin blok (blɔd kin klɔt) ɔ di vein dɛn kin bulg (aneurysms). CT skan kin fayn bak fɔ fɛn dɛn tin ya.
• Plan fɔ du ɔpreshɔn ɔ ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn: Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin du CT skan bifo dɛn du di ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek dɛn ebul fɔ si di say we yu de. Dɛn kin yuz am bak fɔ ɛp fɔ no usay di raytin bim fɔ de we dɛn de du raytin tritmɛnt fɔ kansa. Sɔntɛnde, CT skan kin ɛp fɔ tɔch wan smɔl tisu kɔrɛkt wan fɔ mek dɛn tek bayɔpsi.
• Si aw di tritmɛnt dɛn kin wok fayn: We dɛn de trit wan patikyula sik, dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz CT skan bak fɔ si if di tritmɛnt dɔn wok fayn ɛn if di sik dɔn stɔp.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ mek yu tek CT skan fɔ mek di dɔktɔ no klia wan bɔt di prɔblɛm we de insay yu bɔdi. Dis kin ɛp bɔrku fɔ mek dɛn no di sik kwik ɛn kɔrɛkt wan.

Aw dis CT skan mashin de wok? Yu go ebul fɔ ɛksplen am smɔl?

Okay, naw mek wi si wetin de hapun insaid dis mashin. Yu dɔn ɛva si CT skan mashin? I tan lɛk big donut smɔl wit ol na di midul. Sɔm pipul dɛn se i tan lɛk was mashin. Na wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ ledɔm pan wan spɛshal bed na di mashin. Dɔn yu go insay di pat we tan lɛk donut na di bed. We yu de na di bed, wan X-ray tiub we de insay di donut de rɔta rawnd yu. As i de rɔta, i de tek bɔku ɛkstrem pikchɔ dɛn frɔm difrɛn angul dɛn. Dɛn kin put ɔl dɛn pikchɔ ya insay kɔmpyuta, ɛn di kɔmpyuta kin prosɛs dɛn pikchɔ dɛn ya fɔ mek dɛn klia, krɔs-sekshɔn pikchɔ dɛn we a bin dɔn tɔk bɔt.

Wetin mek dɛn kin gi "kɔntrast day" sɔntɛnde?

Insay sɔm CT skan, dɛn kin gi yu wan spɛshal wata we dɛn kɔl ``Kɔntrast Day'' (wi kin kɔl am "kɔlɔ mɛrɛsin" insay Sinhala) fɔ drink ɔ dɛn dɔn injɛkt yu na wan vein na yu an. Nɔ wɔri, dɛn kin gi dis fɔ mek sɔm ɔgan ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay yu bɔdi apia klia wan pan di CT imej dɛn. I tan lɛk se yu de kɔlɔ pikchɔ fɔ mek i luk fayn ɛn klia.

• Kɔntrast day: Dɛn kin gi dis fɔ luk pan prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di bɛlɛ ɔ di insay. I kin te smɔl strenj to yu.
• Kɔntrast Day: Yu kin fil wam smɔl we dɛn injɛkt dis, ɛn yu kin gɛt mɛtal teist na yu mɔt. Dis go dɔn insay sɔm minit, so nɔ wɔri.

Di dɔktɔ go disayd if yu nid fɔ gi yu ``Kɔntrast Day'' ɔ nɔ nid fɔ gi yu.

Aw a fɔ pripia bifo dɛn du CT skan?

Sɔm tin dɛn de we yu fɔ no ɛn du bifo yu go fɔ CT skan.

• Tin dɛn fɔ tɛl di dɔktɔ:
• Yu gɛt ɛni alɛji?(especially if yu bin gɛt alɛji to ayodin ɔ ɛni ɔda `(Contrast Dye)` we bin dɔn de bifo).
• Yu gɛt bɛlɛ ɔ yu de tray fɔ gɛt bɛlɛ? Bikɔs dɛn nɔ kin du CT skan we uman gɛt bɛlɛ, pas nɔmɔ if i rili nid fɔ du am.
• Yu de gi pikin in mama in bɛlɛ ?
• Yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu kidni ?
• Yu gɛt dayabitis (Diabetes Mellitus) ɛn yu de tek mɛrɛsin lɛk Metformin fɔ am?
• If yu de tek ɛni ɔda mɛrɛsin, vaytamɛn, ɔ ɛbul mɛrɛsin naw, duya tɛl wi bɔt dɛn bak.
• Fɔ it ɛn drink: Sɔm CT skan kin mek yu nɔ it ɔ drink ɛnitin fɔ sɔm awa bifo dɛn du di skan. Dɛn go tɛl yu bɔt dis bifo tɛm. Yu kin drink wata lɛk aw yu kin drink.
• Klos: Wear layt, kɔmfyut klos di de we dɛn de skan. If yu gɛt ɛni mɛtal tin na yu bɔdi (lɛk jɔyri, wach, bɛlt, mɛtal huk dɛn na ɔndawea), yu go nid fɔ pul dɛn. Dis na bikɔs tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit mɛtal nɔ go mek klia CT pikchɔ dɛn. Sɔntɛm di ɔspitul kin gi yu wan gɔn fɔ wɛr.

Wetin kin apin we dɛn de du di skan? Yu tink se i de mek pɔsin fil bad?

Nɔ, yu nɔ de fil ɛni pen we dɛn de du CT skan. Dat na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. Afta yu dɔn ledɔm na di bed, di pɔsin we sabi bɔt tɛknɔlɔji go put yu fayn fayn wan. Dɔn di bed go go stret insay di mashin. Na wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ de stil as yu ebul. I tan lɛk se yu de tray fɔ de stil we yu de tek foto. Bikɔs if yu ledɔm, di pikchɔ dɛn nɔ go kɔmɔt klia wan.

• Sɔm smɔl nɔys dɛn kin de (klik, rɔta sawnd) we di mashin de wok. Nɔ mek yu fred fɔ dat.
• Sɔntɛnde dɛn go aks yu fɔ ol yu briz fɔ sɔm tɛm . Dat kin ɛp bak fɔ gɛt klia pikchɔ dɛn.
• Di tɛknishian go de wet fɔ yu na wan sɛpret rum, ɛn i kin tɔk to yu bak (via intakɔm). If yu fil ɛnitin we nɔ fayn, duya mek i no.

Bɔku tɛm di wan ol tɛst kin tek bitwin 10 ɛn 30 minit . Bɔt di rial skan insɛf nɔ kin tek bɔku tɛm. Bɔku pan am na fɔ rɛdi ɛn posishun yu fayn fayn wan.

Wetin yu kin du we dɛn dɔn fɔ skan?

We di skan dɔn, yu kin grap lɛk aw yu kin grap, chenj klos, ɛn go na os.

• If dɛn dɔn injɛkt yu kɔntrast day, dɛn go tɛl yu fɔ drink mɔ wata fɔ ɛp am fɔ kɔmɔt na yu bɔdi kwik kwik wan.
• I kin tek wan ɔ tu dez fɔ mek di skan rizɔlt kam bak. Dis na bikɔs dɔktɔ we de mɛn di raydiɔlɔji fɔ tek tɛm luk di pikchɔ dɛn, mek wan ripɔt, ɛn sɛn am to yu dɔktɔ. Dɔn yu dɔktɔ go luk di ripɔt ɛn tɛl yu di ditil dɛm.

Ɛni prɔblɛm de we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du CT skan?

Lɛk ɛni mɛdikal tɛst, CT skan kin gɛt sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn. Bɔt,Dɔktɔ go jɔs gi yu CT skan if dɛn fil se di bɛnifit dɛn we yu go gɛt pas di prɔblɛm dɛn we yu go gɛt.

• Radieshɔn: Bikɔs CT skan kin yuz ɛkstrem rayt, yu kin gɛt smɔl raytin. Bɔt dis mɔni rili smɔl, ɛn i de insay say we sef. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin rili wɔri bɔt dis. Infakt, wi kin gɛt sɔm raytin frɔm di say we wi de ɛvride (san layt, raytin frɔm di grɔn). Di kayn raytin we dɛn kin gɛt we dɛn de du CT skan kin ikwal to di raytin we dɛn kin gɛt frɔm di envayrɔmɛnt fɔ wan to tu ia avɛj. Fɔ gɛt CT skan tumɔs nɔ fayn, bɔt fɔ mek dɛn du am we nid de, nɔto big prɔblɛm.
• Alɛji to Kɔntrast Day: Dis nɔ kin apin bɔku tɛm, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt smɔl alɛji (lɛk rash) to Kɔntrast Day. Wan siriɔs alɛji riakshɔn nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Dɛn tren di wan dɛn we de wok na di dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ dil wit dɛn kayn tin dɛn ya. If yu dɔn ɛva gɛt alɛji fɔ Kɔntrast Day, mek shɔ se yu tɛl yu dɔktɔ .
• Fɔ mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn smɔl pikin dɛn: Dɛn kin jɔs du CT skan fɔ mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ if i rili nid fɔ du am. dis na biכs rεdyushכn nכ gud fכ di pikin we de insay di bεlε. We dɛn du CT skan fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn, dɛn kin ridyus di raytin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek i fit dɛn bɔdi.

Mɛmba se if yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt ɔ dawt bɔt CT skan, tɔk to di dɔktɔ ɔ di tɛknishian we de du di skan ɛn ɛksplen am. Dɛn go ɛp yu.

So wetin na di bɛnifit dɛn we CT skan kin gi?

Apat frɔm we wi de tɔk bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin, bɔku bɛnifit dɛn de bak we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du CT skan. Na dat mek dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz am.

• Rili klia, ditayli pikchɔ: I kin tek rili klia pikchɔ fɔ di ɔgan dɛn, bon dɛn, sɔft tisu dɛn, ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay di bɔdi. Dis na big ɛp fɔ mek dɛn no di sik kɔrɛkt wan .
• Test we nɔ gɛt pen, we de fast: Di skan nɔ gɛt pen. I kin bi bak kwik kwik wan. Dis na impɔtant tin fɔ no kwik kwik wan if pɔsin wund we i gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit am.
• I kin ɛp fɔ mek dɛn nɔ du ɔpreshɔn: Sɔntɛnde, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt sik. Bɔt if CT skan ebul fɔ no di sik kwik kwik wan, i kin pɔsibul fɔ avɔyd di ɔpreshɔn.
• Ɛp fɔ plan di tritmɛnt: We dɛn de trit sik dɛn lɛk kansa (ɔpareshɔn, redyushɔn tɛrapi), CT pikchɔ dɛn kin ɛp fɔ plan di tritmɛnt kɔrɛkt wan.
• I kin si difrɛn kayn tisu dɛn di sem tɛm: Wan CT skan kin si difrɛn tin dɛn wan tɛm, lɛk bon dɛn, sɔft tisu dɛn, ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so a tink se yu naw geht gud aidia boht CT skan.

Fɔ sɔmtin, CT skan na wan rili valyu mɛdikal tɛst we de sho klia wan wetin de apin insay yu bɔdi. Dis kin ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ no yu sik kwik ɛn kɔrɛkt wan, ɛn gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt fɔ am.

Yɛs, yu kin gɛt smɔl raytin, bɔt dɔktɔ kin gi yu am bikɔs i no se di bɛnifit dɛn we yu go gɛt pas di prɔblɛm dɛn we yu go gɛt . If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn bɔt dis, nɔ fred fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ. I impɔtant fɔ no bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs! So, di nɛks tɛm we dɛn aks yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi fɔ mek dɛn du CT skan, nɔ fred am we yu nɔ nid. Mɛmba se dis na fɔ yu yon gud. CT skan, CAT skan, kɔmpyuta tomografi, X-ray, redyushɔn, diagnosis, mɛdikal tɛst