Neck scan a ni em? Carotid ultrasound chungchang hi han sawi ila.

I thluaka thisen phurtu thisen kalna kawng lian pahnih chu i kawr lehlamah a awm tih i ngaihtuah ngai em? Ni e, hengte hi carotid arteries kan tih chu a ni. Hun kal zelah heng thisen kalna kawng chhungah hian thau ang chi thil a lo awm a, a inkharkhip chuan thluaka thisen kal chu a tibuai thei a, chu chuan stroke ang chi natna khirh tak a thlen thei a ni. Chuvangin, vawiin hian heng vessels te dinhmun dik tak hriat theihna tura puitu tur test awlsam tak, hrehawm lo tak, leh risk awm lo tak chungchang kan sawi dawn a ni.

Carotid ultrasound tih hi eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin, hei hi nau pai mek nuin ultrasound scan a neih ang a ni. Mahse heihi chu i pum ni lovin i kawr lehlamah tih a ni. He test hian radiation engmah a hmang lo. Instead , high-frequency sound wave hmangin i carotid artery chhung lam thlalak a siam a, chu chu computer screen-ah a lang a ni. Technique bik dang pakhat Doppler ultrasound tih a awm bawk. I thisen kalna kawng (arteries) kal tlanga thisen a kal chak dan leh a kal tha zia chiang takin a hmu thei a ni. Pipe atanga tui luang thlir ang mai a ni.

Engvangin nge hetiang scan hi i tih a ngai?

I doctor chuan he scan hi a order ber ang a, i carotid arteries-a thisen zam emaw, plaque emaw a awm leh awm loh enfiah nan a ti ang. Heng plaque te hian zawi zawiin artery chu a ti tawi thei a, a tawpah chuan a block vek thei a ni. Hei hian stroke i neih theihna a tipung a ni. I doctor chuan a hnuaia thil awm danah hian he test hi a rawt thei ang:

Scan hmain engtin nge ka inbuatsaih ang?

Hei hi a tha ber a ni. He scan atan hian inbuatsaihna bik a ngai lo . Ei leh in emaw, damdawi ei emaw i chawlhsan a ngai lo (mahse, i doctor hnenah zawt la, a chiang zawk ang). Mahse thil pahnih khat i hriat reng chuan a awlsam zawk:

• Thawmhnaw hlim tak, nuam tak, neckline zau tak nei ha rawh. I kawr khuh tur tight thawmhnaw i ha a nih chuan hospital gown i ha a ngai mai thei.
• Kawrfual lian leh bengbeh bun suh. Hengte hian scan a tibuai thei a ni .

Scan neih chhung hian eng nge thleng? A awlsam khawp mai!

Test hi minute 30 atanga 45 vel a ni tlangpui . Exam room-a khumah i muhil hle tih han mitthla teh. 1. Gel hnawih: A hmasa berin sonographer chuan i kawr sir lamah transparent gel a hnawih ang. Tlem a lum deuhin a lang mai thei. He gel hian sound wave te chu i vun kal tlangin i thisen kalna kawng hrang hrangah a pui thin. 2. Scanning: Chumi hnuah, i kawr chungah kut zungtang (transducer) te tak te a dah ang a, hma leh hnungah a sawn ang. He device hian sound wave a thawn chhuak a, a lo kir leh tur wave te chu a la chhuak thin. Chu information chu computer hmangin thlalak ah a chantir leh thin. 3. Stay still: A tha ber tur chuan scan chhung hian a theih ang anga muang taka awm a pawimawh. 4. Aw a awm dawn em? Ultrasound pangngaiah chuan thawm a awm lo. Mahse thisen kal dan thlirtu Doppler part chhung hian rhythmic “s...s...s...” sound i hre mai thei. Chu chu i artery chhunga thisen luang ri chu a ni. Thil ngaihtuah tur a awm lo. Scan a zawh chuan gel chu phihfai nan towel an pe ang che. Tichuan, a hma ang bawkin i haw thei tawh ang. Chawlh hahdam bik a ngai lo.

Hei hi risk a awm em?

He test hi risk a awm lo . Natna a awm lo. Radiation a awm lo . Device chu i kawngah i hmet chuan pressure tlem i nei mai thei a, mahse natna erawh a awm lo. Chuvangin hei hi hlau suh.

Report hian eng nge a sawi? A rah chhuah i hrethiam ang u

I doctor-in report a dawn hian i carotid artery engzat nge block tih a hrilh ber ang che. Percentage anga tarlan a ni.

• Normal Result: Hei hian i thisen kalna kawng (arteries) ah hian narrowing leh blockage lian tham a awm lo tihna a ni a, thisen pawh a luang tha hle tihna a ni. Hei hi chanchin lawmawm tak a ni!
• Abnormal Result: Hei hian i thisen kalna kawng pakhat emaw, pahnih emaw ah eng emaw chen a block tihna a ni. He thau tam lutuk hi atherosclerosis an ti a . Hetiang dinhmun hian stroke vei theihna a tipung a ni.

Results a dik lo a nih chuan eng nge i tih leh ang?

Lungngai suh. Blockage a awm a nih pawhin tih theih tam tak a awm. Enkawlna chu a blockage nasat dan leh i symptoms i neih danah a innghat a ni. Hei hi i doctor in a ruat vek a ni .

Blockage na lo zawk a awm chuan:

Hetih lai hian doctor chu operation turin a kal dawn lo. Chu ai chuan nunphung thlak danglam leh damdawi ei a rawt zawk ang.

• Nunphung inthlak danglamna:
• Diet control : Oil, chi, leh sugar tamna ei tur tihtlem la, thlai, thei leh fiber tamna ei tur tam zawk ei thin ang che.
• Exercise: Nitin kea kal ang chi exercise awlsam tak tih hi hmang thiam rawh.
• Meizial zuk bânsan : Meizial hian thisen kalna kawng (arteries) a tichhe nasa hle .
• Damdawi chi hrang hrang: 1.1.
• Cholesterol tihhniamna damdawi (e.g., statins ) .
• Thisen zam venna damdawi (e.g. Aspirin, Clopidogrel ) .
• Thisen sang damdawi ( Antihypertensives ) .

Blockage na zawk a awm chuan:

Artery chu nasa takin a block a, chu chu 50%-60% aia tam tihna a ni a, symptoms i neih bawk chuan i doctor chuan a hnuaia enkawlna zinga pakhat hi a rawt thei ang.

• Carotid Endarterectomy: Hei hi operation a ni. Pipe atanga blockage lakchhuah ang bawkin artery chu hawn a ni a, a chhunga thau layer (plaque) chu lakchhuah a ni.
• Angioplasty leh Stenting: Hei hian balloon chu thisen kalna kawng (artery) tawi takah chuan a zau zawnga tihzauh nan inflate a ni. Tichuan, a khar leh tawh loh nan mesh ang chi device te tak te ( stent ) an dah a.

A châng chuan, carotid ultrasound-in thlalak kimchang a hmuh theih loh chuan (entir nân, thisen kalna hmun ṭhenkhat chu ruhin a block a nih chuan), i doctor chuan scan dang a ti leh thei a, chu chu CT emaw Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) emaw a ni thei.

Take-Home Thuchah a ni

• Carotid ultrasound hi scan him tak leh hrehawm lo tak a ni a, thluaka thisen phurtu kawng chhunga thisen kalna kawngte dinhmun a enfiah thin.
• Hei hian stroke thlen thei arteries-a blockage hmasa berte hriatchhuahna kawngah a pui thei a ni.
• Test atan hian inbuatsaihna bik a ngai lo va, risk leh side effect pawh a awm lo.
• Test result a zirin enkawlnaah hian nunphung thlak danglam te, damdawi ei te, a tul chuan operation te pawh a tel thei a ni.
• I test result leh nakin lawka i enkawl dan tur chu i doctor nen sawiho fo ang che . Anni chuan kaihhruaina tha ber ber an pe ang che.

Carotid Ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, kawng scan, stroke, thisen kalna kawng (artery blockage), plaque, Doppler scan, atherosclerosis te