Lung lam harsatna? Echocardiogram chungchang hi i zir vek ang u!

I thinlung chhunga thil thleng leh a hnathawh dan hi i ngaihtuah ngai em? A châng chuan doctor chuan ‘do an echo’ a ti mai thei. Chuvangin, vawiin hian echocardiogram chu eng nge a nih leh eng nge a hriat theih tih tawi te tein kan sawi dawn a ni. A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, echocardiogram chu i thinlung chetna thlalak a entir a ni. He test-ah hian doctor emaw, trained technician emaw chuan i rilruah kut zungtang te tak te a dah a, high-frequency sound wave ultrasound an tih hmangin i thinlung valve leh chamber te thlalak a la thin. Hei hian i thinlungin thisen a pump dan dik tak i hmu thei a ni .

Doctor-te chuan he test hi Doppler ultrasound leh color Doppler nena hman dun hmangin heart valve-a thisen kal dan an en fo thin. A tha ber chu he test hian radiation engmah a hmang lo tih hi a ni. Hei hi radiation hmanga test dang , X-ray emaw CT scan emaw te nen a danglam a ni.

He echocardiogram hi tuin nge ti thin?

He echocardiogram hi tuin nge ti tih i hria em? Chumi atana training bik dawng tawh mi pakhat a awm a, cardiac sonographer kan ti a ni . He technology thar ber hmang hian damdawi in room-ah emaw, a chang chuan rilru lam enkawlna hmun bik ( catheterization lab )-ah te pawh he test hi an ti thin.

Echocardiogram chi hrang hrang a awm em?

Ni e, a takah chuan echo test chi hrang hrang a awm. Type tin hian i thinlung natna hriatchhuah leh enkawlna kawngah hlawkna bik an nei vek a. A chi hrang hrangte chu:

• Transthoracic echocardiogram: Hei hi tih tam ber chi a ni a, mi tam zawkin an hriat chian ber a ni.
• Transesophageal echocardiogram: Hei hi a danglam deuh deuh a, thinlung hi ngun zawka en theih a ni.
• Exercise stress echocardiogram: Hei hian exercise i tih laiin i thinlung a test thin.

Echo testing-ah hian eng technique nge hman thin?

I thinlung thlalakna atan hian technique hrang hrang hman a ni. A hman dan tha ber chu i dinhmun leh doctor-in a hmuh duh danah a innghat ang.

• Two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound: Hei hi hman tlanglawn ber a ni. Computer screen-ah chuan thinlung hi "slices" angin hmuh a ni.
• Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound: He 3D method hi technology thar nen chuan a hmasawn hle a ni. Thinlung lem pathum (three-dimensional image) kimchang tak a la thei a ni. Thisen pump dan chu chiang takin a entir a, angle hrang hrang atangin thinlung pawh i hmu thei bawk.
• Doppler ultrasound: Hei hian i thisen a luang chak zia leh eng lam hawi nge a kal tih a enfiah thin.
• Color Doppler ultrasound: Hei hian thisen kal dan a entir bawk a, mahse a rawng a ni. Thisen chu kawng hrang hrangah a luang a, rawng hrang hrang a lantir avangin hriatthiam a awlsam zawk.
• Strain imaging: Hei hian thinlung ruh kal danah inthlak danglamna fiah lo tak tak a lantir a. Hei hian thinlung natna thenkhat chhinchhiahna hmasa ber hriatchhuahna kawngah nasa takin a pui thei a ni.
• Contrast imaging: Hetah hian i thisen zam chhungah tui bik ( contrast agent ) inject a ni. He tui hi thlalak-ah chiang takin a lang a, chuvangin thinlung chungchang chipchiar zawkin a lang thei a ni. Mi thenkhat chuan he thil hi allergy tlem te te an nei thei a, mahse a tlangpuiin thil lian tak a ni lo va, a bo thuai ang.

Echo test hian eng chen nge hun a duh?

Echocardiogram hi minute 40 atanga 60 vel a ni tlangpui. Mahse, transesophageal echo, ril hnuai lama tube dah hmanga tih hi minute 90 vel a ni thei.

Echo leh EKG hi thil inang an ni em? Nge pahnih an ni em?

Mi tam tak tibuaitu pakhat chu Echo leh ECG (EKG emaw ECG emaw) hi thil inang an ni em tih hi a ni. An pahnih hian i thinlung an en a, mahse an thil en dan leh an hmel lan dan erawh a inang lo.

Echo hian thinlung pianzia, a insiam dan leh a hnathawh zawng zawng a en a. Thinlung lem che thei tak tak a siam chhuak thin.

ECG (EKG) hian thinlung electrical activity a teh a. Thinlung lem a siam lo va, graph a siam zawk a ni. He graph-a line-te hian heart rate leh rhythm a tarlang a.

Engtikah nge echocardiogram ka mamawh?

Tunah chuan engtikah nge doctor-in echocardiogram nei tura a tih che chu kan en ang.

• Symptoms (e.g. rilru na, thawk harsa) i neih chuan a chhan zawng rawh (natna hriatchhuah emaw, chutiang natna a awm lo tih finfiah emaw).
• Doctor chuan thinlung natna chi khat i nei nia a hriat chuan, .Chu chu a awm. Tichuan eng nge a nih chiah tih hriat tumin thil kan ti a, a chanchin kimchang zawk kan hre ta a ni.
• Lung natna hmuhchhuah tawh i neih chuan a dinhmun enfiah rawh. Entirnan, heart valve natna vei thenkhat chu echocardiogram neih fo a ngai a ni.
• Surgery emaw medical procedure dang emaw atana i inbuatsaih a nih chuan.
• Surgery emaw medical procedure emaw hnuah result eng ang nge tih en rawh.

Echocardiogram hian eng nge a lantir?

Echocardiogram hian thinlung natna chi hrang hrang tam tak a hriat theih a. Entirna tlemte chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Congenital heart disease: Hei hian pian tirh atanga lo awm thin heart disease tihna a ni.
• Cardiomyopathy: Hei hi thinlung ruh tichhe thei natna a ni.
• Infective endocarditis: Hei hi heart chamber emaw valve emaw a infection a ni.
• Pericardial disease: Hei hi thinlung hualtu sac te tak te ( pericardium ) natna a ni.
• Valve natna: Hei hi thinlung chhunga chamber inkar "kawngkhar" ang maia awm valve te a nghawng a ni.

Tin, echo hian thinlunga a hnuaia inthlak danglamna te hi a lantir thei bawk:

• Aortic aneurysm a awm thin
• Thisen a chhuak thin
• Lung lam natna (Cardiac tumor) a awm

Engtin nge Transthoracic Echo hi tih a nih?

Hei hi mi tam zawkin ‘heart echo’ tih thumal an hriat hian an ngaihtuah thin chi a ni. Hei hi hmanraw hman tlanglawn ber leh hman tlanglawn ber a ni. I taksa pawnah tih a ni. Sonographer thiam tak chuan i rilruah kut zungtang te tak te ( transducer tia koh) a dah a, i thinlungah sound wave a thawn lut a. Heng sound wave te hi i thinlung hmun thenkhatah an rawn tla thla a, an ‘echo’, a nih loh leh an reflect leh thin. Heng ‘echo’ te hi sonographer computer screen-a thlalak anga langte an ni. Chumi hnuah chuan heng thlalak te hi i cardiologist leh doctor dangte pawhin an en thei ang.

Engtin nge he transthoracic echo hi ka inbuatsaih ang?

• Hemi atan hian inbuatsaih vak a ngai lo. A tlangpuiin i ei leh in hi i thunun a ngai lo.
• Damdawi i neih chuan a hma ang bawkin ei thin ang che.
• Eng thawmhnaw pawh ha chungin i lo kal thei. Test hmain i thlak a ngai dawn a ni.
• In lama thil hlu dah mai a tha zawk. I bungrua dahna tur locker an pe bawk.

Transthoracic Echo a awm lai hian eng nge thleng?

• A hmasa berin i thawmhnaw chu i kawr atanga a chunglam thlengin la chhuakin hospital gown ha turin an hrilh ang che.
• Chumi hnuah chuan technician chuan i rilruah stickers te tak te, flat, adhesive ( electrodes ) a dah ang. Hengte hi EKG monitor nen an inzawm a ni.A inzawm tlat a ni. Hei hian test chhung zawnga i thinlung electrical activity chu a record vek a ni.
• Exam table-ah i mu a ngai dawn a ni. A theih chuan i veilam sir lama mu turin an ti ang che.
• Technician chuan i rilruah hmun hrang hrangah transducer (‘wand’ kan ti ang) an tih device a dah a. A tip ah hian gel tlem a hnawih a, chu chuan vun a ti na lo. He gel hian thlalak chiang tak lak nan a pui thin.
• Test neih chhung hian ‘swish swish’ ri i hre mai thei. Hei hi thil pangngai a ni a, lungngai suh. Hei hi a chhan chu wand hian thinlung chhunga thisen luang ri chu a man tlat vang a ni.
• Test neih chhung hian technician chuan second tlemte chhung thawk khap turin a ti ang che a, hmun dangah pawh kal turin a ti thei bawk.

He test chhung hian engmah hrehawmna i nei lovang. Wand-a gel hian i vun a ti lum deuh ang. Wand chu i rilruah i hmet chuan pressure tlem i nei thei bawk.

Engtin nge Transesophageal Echo (TEE) hi tih a nih?

Hei hian pawn lam ni lovin, rilru chhung lam atanga thlalak a la thin. Transthoracic echo aiin thinlung leh valve te chu chipchiar zawkin a hmu thei a ni . Hei hi i ruh leh tissue te hi transducer leh i thinlung inkar ah a lo lut lo vang a ni. He test atan hian technician chuan transducer te tak te chu tube sei tak, flexible tak ( endoscope ) hmangin i kawchhung hnuaiah a dah a, i chaw kawng chhungah a dah lut a ni. Hei hi minimally invasive procedure a nih avangin hun eng emaw chen chu i hrehawm lo mai thei. Mahse risk lian tham a awm lo.

Hetiang echo hi a hnuaia thil awm danah hian hman theih a ni:

• Doctor chuan i aorta emaw i thinlung hnunglam (a bik takin left atrium emaw left ventricle ) emaw chu uluk taka en a duh chuan.
• Thisen zam a awm leh awm loh enfiah thin ang che .
• I mitral valve emaw aortic valve emaw enfiah rawh .
• I thau lutuk emaw lung lama harsatna i neih chuan .
• Chhan dang hrang hrang avanga transthoracic echo tih theih loh chuan.

Engtin nge transesophageal echo (TEE) neih theih nan ka inbuatsaih ang?

Hei hi i inbuatsaih dawnin a hnuaia mi hi i neih chuan doctor hnenah i hrilh tur a ni:

• Esophagus lama harsatna, hiatal hernia ang chi .
• Chaw ei harsat.
• Mut theih lohna (sleep apnea) .
• Damdawi chu thisen zam chhungah inject a nih chuan ( IV drug use ).

Tin, a hnuaia mi te hi damdawi i ei a nih chuan sawi tel a pawimawh bawk:

• Mut theih lohna lama harsatna.
• Hlauhthawnna .
• Na .

Test ni-a inbuatsaih tur thilte:

• In lama hruai turin mi rawn hruai ngei ang che. He test atan hian sedated i ni dawn a, chuvangin darkar 24 chhung chu i khalh thei dawn lo.
• Test hma darkar ruk tal ei leh in loh tur. I doctor chuan ei leh in tur chungchangah thupek chiang tak a pe ang che. Anmahni zawm dik a pawimawh.
• I damdawi ei pangngai i ei hun tur chu i doctor zawt la. Chutih lai chuan tui in in i ei thei mai thei.
• Zunthlum damdawi i ei a nih chuan , chu damdawi chu engtikah nge i ei ang a, engtin nge i ei ang tih i doctor zawt rawh.
• Khawngaihin i mimal bungrua hlu tak takte chu in lamah dah la. I bungrua dahna tur locker siamsak a ni ang.
• Khawngaihin thawmhnaw nuam ber ber i ha ang che. Procedure i tan hmain hospital gown i ha tur a ni.

Transesophageal echo (TEE) lai hian eng nge thleng?

• I kawr chunglam i thawmhnaw i phelh a ngai a, hospital gown i ha tur a ni.
• Doctor chuan i rilruah electrode (sticker te te) a dah ang. Hengte hian test neih chhunga i thinlung electrical activity chu a enfiah thei a ni.
• Doctor chuan i kut ah blood pressure cuff a bun ang a, i kut zungtang ah pulse oximeter a bun bawk ang.
• Numbing liquid hmanga throat rinse pek i ni ang. Doctor chuan i rilruah natna tidamtu a theh bawk ang.
• I rilru hahdam zawk nan IV pek i ni ang a, sedated i ni ang. Hun engemaw chen hnuah chuan i muhil tan ang.
• I hnar chhungah oxygen pe turin tube te tak te i dah mai thei.
• Vei lamah i hawi a, exam table-ah i mu a ngai a ni.
• Doctor chuan i hmuiah endoscope ( tube sei tak, te tak te, flexible tak, a tawp lamah transducer awm) a dah lut ang. He tube hi i rilruah a tla thla ang a , i esophagus ah a lut ang . A tlak awlsam zawk nan lubricate a ni ang. Hei hian tlem a nuam lo deuhin i hria a, mahse a ti na lovang che.
• Transducer chu i thinlung hnung lama hmun dik takah a awm theih nan ei turin an ti mai thei che.
• Tichuan Doctor chuan thlalak a la a. Hetih lai hian engmah i hre lovang.
• Doctor-in a mamawh thlalak a lak hnuah i kawr atanga tube chu a la chhuak ang. Rei lo te chhungin thawmhnaw thlak a, kal turin i inpeih tawh ang.

Exercise Stress Echo hi engtin nge kan tih ang?

Exercise stress echo , a then chuan stress echo chauh an tih hian i thinlung hian a thawhrim lai, chu chu ‘stress’ hnuaiah a hnathawh dan a entir a ni. He test hi traditional a niExercise stress test nen a inang hle. Technician chuan i heart rate, rhythm leh blood pressure (stress test pangngaia i tih ang chiah) chu a enfiah ang. Mahse, he test-ah hian echo imaging (stress test pangngaia tih ngai loh) pawh a tel a ni. He test hian i thinlungin thiltih a tuar theih dan a tarlang a ni. Technician chuan exercise i tih tan hma leh i tih zawh hnuah thlalak a la ang che.

A then phei chuan exercise lak a ngai tawh lovang. Chu ai chuan i doctor chuan i thinlung hnathawh chak zawk nan damdawi a pe ang che, exercise i tih ang maiin. A tum ber chu i thinlung hian oxygen a mamawh tam zawk theih nan a ni. I thinlung a stress lai hian technician chuan exam table-a i mut mai mai lai pawha i hmuh theih loh details te chu a hmu thei a ni. Entirnan, i coronary arteries emaw i thinlung lining emaw a harsatna.

Exercise Stress Echo atan engtin nge kan inbuatsaih ang?

I doctor chuan he test atana inbuatsaih dan tur chipchiar takin a hrilh ang che. Hei hi chi dang aiin tlem tal i inbuatsaih a ngai dawn a ni.

• Test hma darkar li tal tui tih loh thil dang ei leh in loh tur.
• Test ni ah meizuk loh tur.
• Test hma darkar 24 chhung chu caffeine awmna engmah ei loh tur a ni. Hei hian coffee, tea, decaf drinks (caffeine tlem a pai bawk), leh over-the-counter natna damdawi thenkhat te a huam a ni.

I damdawi ei thin kha engtikah nge i ei ang a, engtin nge i ei ang tih doctor zawt rawh. Test ni hian thinlung damdawi thenkhat ei kha i chawlhsan a ngai mai thei. I zunthlum damdawi dose pawh siamrem a ngai mai thei. I doctor thupek ang chiah kha zawm rawh.

Hei vang hian anesthetized i ni dawn lo nain, procedure kal leh haw tur chuan mi pakhatin a zui che a tha a, procedure zawhah i chau hle mai thei.

Thawmhnaw leh pheikhawk nuam tak ha rawh. Test neih chhung hian treadmill -ah emaw, stationary bike- ah emaw i kal dawn a, chuvangin i duh ber chu ha rawh.

Exercise Stress Echo i tih hian eng nge thleng?

• Technician chuan i rilruah electrode (sticker te te) a dah ang. Hengte hi EKG monitor-ah connect a ni a, test chhung zawngin i heart rate leh rhythm a enfiah thin.
• I che tan hmain doctor chuan i heart rate, heart rhythm leh blood pressure te a teh ang.
• Exam table-a i mut lai hian technician chuan i thinlung thlalak a la a. Regular echo test-na atana hman thin hand-held wand chu i rilruah hmun hrang hrangah a dah a.
• Tichuan i insawn tan ta a ni. Treadmill hmangin i kal thei a , stationary bike pawh i khalh thei bawk . Zawi zawiin speed/intensity tihsan.
• I chau hma loh chuan i tih chhunzawm zel a ngai a ni. Hei hian minute sarih atanga sawm leh pahnih vel a awh tlangpui.
• Exercise i tih lai hian technician pakhatin i rilru put hmang a zawt ang che. I symptoms i neih apiang hrilh rawh. EKG monitor hmangin i thinlung an en bawk ang .
• I che a chawlhsan hnuah echo test chu tih leh a ni ang.
• Tichuan rei vak lo kea kal emaw, cycle-a kal emaw hmangin i lum ang. Doctor chuan i vital signs te chu a normal leh hma loh chuan a enfiah ang.

I thinlung ‘stress’ na tur damdawi pek i nih chuan a kalphung chu a danglam deuh ang. Treadmill emaw bike emaw-ah i chuang lovang. Chutiang test neih chhunga i beisei tur leh i rilru put hmang tur chu i doctor nen sawiho rawh.

Engtin nge ka test result ka hmuh theih ang?

I cardiologist chuan test a enfiah hnuah i electronic medical record-ah result chu a ziak lut ang. I primary care provider pawhin heng result te hi a hmu thei bawk. Heng result te hi heng doctor pakhat emaw pahnih emaw nen hian in sawiho ang.

Thlalak chungchangah zawhna i neih apiang leh a awmzia zawt rawh. Doctor chuan thlalakte hian eng nge a lantir tih leh test dang emaw, enkawlna emaw i mamawh leh mamawh loh a hrilhfiah ang che.

Echocardiogram tih hmain eng nge i tih loh tur?

Ultrasound i neih chi hrang hrangah a innghat tak zet a ni. I doctor hnenah eng nge dik tak i tih tur leh tih loh tur zawt rawh. Ultrasound hmaa i tih duh loh tur thenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Ei leh in (a bik takin transesophageal leh stress echoes tan ).
• Meizial zu emaw, nicotine thil dang hman emaw.
• Coffee emaw caffeine awmna eng pawh . Hei hian decaf drinks a huam a, hei hian caffeine tlem a pai bawk. Hei hian caffeine awmna damdawi , over-the- counter thenkhat pawh a huam tel bawk.

Exam hmain i damdawi ei hun tur pawh i thlak a ngai mai thei bawk. Damdawi engmah hi doctor nena inbiakna nei lovin chawlhsan suh, thlak suh.

He thuziak atanga take-home message hi

Echocardiogram hi test pawimawh tak a ni a, i thinlung insiam dan leh hnathawh dan tam tak a hriat theih a ni. I doctor-in echo nei turin a hrilh che a nih chuan test chi hrang hrang i neih tur leh i beisei tur chungchang zawt rawh. I thinlung chungchanga i doctor-in a mamawh zawng zawng hriat chian nan echo pakhat aia tam, emaw, hmanraw hrang hrang hmanga test engemaw zat neih a ngai mai thei.

I doctor hnenah thlalakte sawifiah la, a awmzia hrethiam turin hrilh rawh. I diagnosis leh treatment-a active role i lak hian i kalphung apiangah i rilru a hahdam zawk thei a ni.

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