I thinlung ngun taka entu test bik TEE (Transesophageal Echocardiogram) chungchang i zir dawn teh ang.

I doctor chuan TEE test nei turin a ti che em? A hming i hriat chuan i hlau deuh mai thei. I ngaihtuah mai thei, ‘He tube-swallowing thil zawng zawng hi eng nge ni?’ tiin. Mahse, lungngai suh. I ngaihtuah angin a hlauhawm lo. Test hmasawn tak a ni a, i doctor hnenah i thinlung hriselna chungchangah thu pawimawh tak tak a pe a ni. Vawiin hian TEE test chungchang hi i hriatthiam theih tur awlsam takin kan sawi dawn a ni.

A awlsam zawngin TEE chu eng nge ni?

TEE awmzia kimchang chu Transesophageal Echocardiogram tih a ni. Okay, okay... a hming hi a buaithlak deuh. Hei hi awlsam takin han sawifiah teh ang.

I thinlung thlalak i lak a ngai tih han ngaihtuah teh. Echo test pangngai, Transthoracic Echo (TTE) tia koh ah chuan doctor chuan i rilruah hmanraw te tak te a dah a, i thinlung thlalak a la thin. Hmun hla tak atanga thlalak lak ang mai a ni.

Mahse TEE test erawh a danglam deuh. Hetah hian tube te tak te, flexible tak (endoscope an tih) chu i hmuiah dahin i chaw kawng (esophagus) hnuaiah a kal tlang a. He tube tawp lamah hian camera ang chi (transducer) te tak te a awm a. Hei hian sound wave a thawn chhuak a, chu wave chu thinlung atang chuan a rawn tla thla a, thinlung chu chiang takin, hnai tak atanga thlir a ni.

Engvangin nge TEE test kan tih a ngaih?

Mi zawng zawng hian he TEE test hi an neih a ngai dawn lo. Doctor chuan chhan bik tlemte avangin a rawt a ni. Eng nge an nih i en ang u.

Engvangin nge Echo pangngai ai chuan TEE hi kan thlan zawk ang?

Doctor-te chuan a rilruah TTE scan an ti hmasa tlangpui a, mahse a then phei chuan skip a, TEE-ah an kal nghal mai thin.

• Due to chest structure: Mi thenkhat chuan an rilru pianzia, thau tam lutuk, emaw an lung awmna hmun avang te hian TTE atanga thlalak chiang tak tak lak harsa an ti thin.
• Lung natna: Lung chhunga natna dinhmun a awm chuan thinlung mit hmuhna a tibuai thei a ni.
• Nunna atana hlauhawm emergency-ah: TEE atanga thlalak chiang tak tak hmuh te hi emergency dinhmunah chuan a hlu hle a, chutah chuan rang tak leh dik taka hriat chian a ngai a ni.

TEE test atan engtin nge ka inbuatsaih ang?

He test hma hian inbuatsaihna engemaw zat i mamawh ang. Hemi chungchangah hian i doctor chuan thupek chiang tak a pe ang che.

• Ei leh in: Test hma darkar 6 tal ei leh in lo turin an ti tlangpui.
• Damdawi: I damdawi hman thin kha engtikah nge i ei tur tih i doctor nen sawiho rawh.
• Zu: Test hma ni engemaw zatah zu in loh tur.
• Driver: In lama hruai tur che rawn hruai theihnghilh suh , test zawhah i khalh thei dawn lo a ni.

• Chaw ei kawng cancer a ni
• Gastritis natna (Gastritis) a ni
• Lung lam natna (GERD) .
• Chaw ei harsat
• Mut theih lohna (sleep apnea) a awm
• Pum cancer a ni
• Mut, lungkhamna emaw, natna emaw damdawi i ei a nih chuan.

Heng thilte hi i hrilh tawh chuan doctor chuan he test hi i tan a him zawk theih nan a tul angin hma a la thei ang.

Test neih chhung hian eng nge thleng?

He test tih zawng zawng hi minute 90 vel a ni thei. Mahse, thlalak lak tak tak chu minute 15 vel chauh a ni. Hun dang zawng chu inbuatsaih nan leh test zawhah enfiahna atan hman a ni.

1. A hmasain hospital gown hak tur pek i ni ang.

2. I rilruah sticker te te (electrode) i dah ang. Hengte hian test chhung zawngin i thinlung electrical activity chu a enfiah vek ang.

3. A kut ah thisen sang cuff bun a ni a, kut zungtang ah pulse oximeter bun a ni bawk.

4. Lungngai suh! Tube i dah chhunga natna leh khuh loh nan i rilruah numbing medicine i spray ang .

5. Tichuan, i kut vein (``IV line``) ah damdawi inject a ni ang a , chu chuan i rilru a hahdam ang a, i muhil ang . Hei hian hrehawmna tam tak a thlen lovang.

6. Vei lamah hawitir i ni ang a, muthilh tir i ni ang.

7. Tichuan doctor chuan fimkhur tak leh fimkhur takin i hmui kaltlangin lubricated TEE tube a thun ang a, i chaw kawng hnuai lamah a dah ang. A châng chuan ei tûra tih i ni ang.

8. Tube chu a hmunah a awm tawh chuan thinlung thlalak lak tan a ni ang. I natna engmah i hre lo vang , mahse i rilruah pressure tlem i nei thei.

9. Thlalak an siam zawh chuan monk te chuan tube chu an la chhuak thin.

10. Chumi hnuah chuan i thisen sang, pulse, leh oxygen level te chu rei vak lo enfiah a ni ang a, i haw theih hun tur hriattir i ni ang.

Risk a awm em?

Medical test dang ang bawkin TEE hian risk tlemte a keng tel thei a, mahse hengte hi a tlem hle.

• Damdawi hmante avanga allergic reaction awm thei.
• Chaw emaw tui emaw lung chhunga lut (`Aspiration pneumonia`).
• Thisen sang emaw heart rate inthlak danglam.
• Anus-a hliam tenau tak avanga thisen chhuak tlem.

Hemi chungchangah hian hlauhna emaw rinhlelhna emaw i neih chuan test hmain i doctor nen inhawng takin sawi rawh.

Test zawhah eng nge thleng?

Test zawhah rei vak lo chawlh hahdam a ngai dawn a ni.

• Thlarau na: I beng chu darkar khat vel a na ang. A natna a reh vek hma chuan engmah ei leh in suh. Chutiang a nih loh chuan i choke mai thei.
• Hrawk thip:I rilru natna a reh hnuah darkar engemaw zat emaw, ni khat emaw ni hnih emaw chhung chu i rilru natna tlem i nei thei. Hei hi thil pangngai a ni. Amaherawhchu, a na a nasat emaw, ni engemaw zat hnuah a reh lo emaw a nih chuan doctor nen inbia ang che.
• In lama haw: Mutthilhna damdawi an pek che avang khan darkar 24 chhung chu lirthei khalh emaw hna hlauhawm tak tak emaw i thawk thei dawn lo. Chuvang chuan in lama hruai tur che i mamawh dawn a ni.

TEE test-ah hian eng nge hmuh theih?

He test hian thinlung insiam dan leh hnathawh dan chungchangah thu hlu tak tak a pe thei a, hei hian doctor tan damdawi lam natna hrang hrang a hriat awlsam phah a ni.