Ngubani lo 'Gqirha weMithambo'? Makhe sithethe ngale nto ngokweenkcukacha!

Ngaba wakha weva 'ngoGqirha weMithambo'? Mhlawumbi ewe, mhlawumbi hayi. Kodwa le yingongoma ebaluleke kakhulu, kuba aba gqirha bajongana nenkqubo ebaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni wethu. Ngamafutshane, aba ngoogqirha abaziingcali kwimithambo yegazi emzimbeni wethu, oko kukuthi, inkqubo yemithambo yegazi . Makhe sithethe ngale nto ngokweenkcukacha ezithe vetshe, akunjalo?

Ngubani ke lo 'Gqirha weMithambo'?

Kulula kakhulu. 'Ugqirha weMithambo' ngugqirha onyamekela aze anyange inkqubo yakho yemithambo yegazi , oko kukuthi, imithambo yegazi yakho. Inkqubo yakho yemithambo yegazi ineenxalenye ezintathu eziphambili. Zezi:

• Imithambo yegazi: Le yimithambo yegazi ethwala igazi elineoksijini nelinotyebo oluvela entliziyweni yakho ukuya kuzo zonke izicwili kunye neeseli emzimbeni wakho. Ifana nenkqubo ephambili yokuhambisa amanzi kwisixeko.
• Imithambo: Emva kokuba iiseli zakho zifumene izondlo kunye neoksijini eziyifunayo, le mithambo ithwala inkunkuma eseleyo, ingakumbi i-carbon dioxide, iyibuyisele entliziyweni. Njengenkqubo yokuhambisa amanzi amdaka eqokelela amanzi asetyenzisiweyo.
• IiCapillaries: Ezi zimithambo yegazi emincinci kakhulu. Ezi zidibanisa imithambo yegazi kunye nemithambo yegazi. Zifana nemibhobho emincinci ehambisa amanzi esuka kwimithombo emikhulu ukuya emakhaya.

Ngoko ke, ukugcina yonke le nkqubo isempilweni kubalulekile ebomini bethu. Ugqirha wemithambo yegazi angakunceda ukulawula iziphumo zexesha elide zale nkqubo. Banokunyanga kwaye basebenzisane nabanye oogqirha bakho ukuba unengxaki ethile.

Khawucinge nje, oku kusasazeka kuyo yonke imizimba yethu. Inkqubo yokujikeleza kwegazi ifana nothungelwano lweendlela ezidlula kwilizwe. Ukuba ezo ndlela zikwimeko entle, yonke into iya kuhamba kakuhle. Kunjalo nangemithambo yegazi!

Yintoni kanye kanye eyenziwa 'nguGqirha weMithambo'?

Ugqirha wemithambo yegazi ugxila kakhulu ekuthinteleni, ekuxilongeni, nasekunyangeni izifo zemithambo yegazi yakho, eziyimithambo yegazi kunye nemithambo yegazi. Njengoko besitshilo ngaphambili, yonke iseli kunye nezicubu zomzimba wethu zifuna ukunikezelwa rhoqo kweoksijini kunye nezondlo. Ke ngoko, imithambo yegazi esempilweni ibaluleke kakhulu.

Ubusazi na ukuba kumazwe afana neMelika, aba 'ooGqirha beVascular' banceda kwizifo ezininzi eziqhelekileyo ebantwini, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zinokubulala? Nazi imizekelo embalwa:

• Isifo semithambo yegazi ejikeleze umzimba (`(Isifo seMitha yePheripheral (PAD): Esi sisifo apho imithambo yegazi ethwala igazi iye emalungeni incipha okanye ivaleke. Malunga nezigidi eziyi-8.5 zaseMelika zinesifo!
• Ii-Aortic Aneurysms okanye ii-Dissections: Oku kwenzeka xa i-aorta, umthambo omkhulu emzimbeni wethu, iba buthathaka kwaye ivuvukale (i-aneurysm) okanye ikrazuke eludongeni lwayo (i-dissection). Oku kuyingozi kakhulu. Ngo-2019 kuphela, malunga ne-10,000 yabantu e-United States bafa ngenxa yoku.
• Istroke: Le meko yenzeka xa umthambo wegazi ohambisa igazi engqondweni uvalekile okanye uqhuma. Kuqikelelwa ukuba malunga nabantu abangama-800,000 eMelika bahlaselwa sistroke minyaka le.

Aba gqirha abaziingcali balapho ukuze banyange izifo ezinzulu ezifana nale.

Zeziphi iindlela zonyango ezifumanekayo 'kuGqirha weMithambo'?

Unyango oluya kukunikwa ngugqirha wemithambo yegazi luxhomekeke kwimeko yakho. Ngokwesiqhelo baya kukunika olu nyango lulandelayo:

• Utshintsho kwindlela yokuphila: Ingcebiso malunga nokuba kufuneka wenze umthambo ongakanani kunye nento omele uyitye. Ngamanye amaxesha utshintsho oluncinci lunokwenza umahluko omkhulu.
• Amayeza: Amayeza anokumiselwa ukunciphisa uxinzelelo lwegazi , amanqanaba e-cholesterol, okanye ukuthintela ukuqhekeka kwegazi.
• Iinkqubo Zonyango: Kukho iindlela ezahlukeneyo zonyango ezinokunceda ukuphucula ukujikeleza kwegazi lakho. Ezinye zazo zilula kakhulu kwaye azibandakanyi utyando olukhulu.
• Utyando: Aba gqirha banokwenza utyando olukhulu ukuthintela isifo sohlangothi okanye ukuthintela ukuqhekeka kwe-aortic aneurysm.

Ufanele ubonane nini nogqirha wemithambo yegazi?

Ukuba unezi zinto zilandelayo ezibangela umngcipheko, unokuba nesifo semithambo yegazi, ngoko ke kulungile ukubona ugqirha wemithambo yegazi:

• Ukuba unesifo seswekile (`(Diabetes Mellitus)`) .
• Ukuba une- high blood pressure .
• Ukuba usebenzisa iimveliso zecuba (ezifana neecuba, ii-beedis) .

Kwakhona, kubalulekile ukubona ugqirha wemithambo yegazi ukuba unezinye zezi mpawu:

• Ukuba uva iintlungu esifubeni ngelixa usenza umthambo.
• Ukuba unentlungu, ukuqaqamba, okanye ukudumba emilenzeni yakho (ingakumbi xa uhamba).

Njengokuba kukho ukuvaleka kwindawo ethile kwinkqubo yamanzi yekhaya lakho, ukunikezelwa kwamanzi kuya kuma, kwenzeka into efanayo ukuba kukho ingxaki kwimithambo yegazi yethu. Ke ngoko, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela iimpawu ezinjalo.

Ngamanye amaxesha, xa usesibhedlele, ugqirha wemithambo yegazi unokuza kukunceda ngenxa yengxaki yemithambo yegazi enganyangwanga. Aba gqirha banobuchule bokwenza yonke into ukusuka kwiinkqubo ezincinci kakhulu, ezingafunekiyo ukuya kutyando oluntsonkothileyo. Emva kwesikolo sezonyango, kufuneka udlule eminye iminyaka emihlanu ukuya kwesixhenxe yoqeqesho olukhethekileyo ukuze ube ngugqirha wemithambo yegazi.

Zeziphi izifo ezinyangwa okanye ezithintelwa ngugqirha wemithambo yegazi?

Oogqirha beMithambo banyanga iingxaki ezininzi, kuquka:

• I-Aneurysm (njengeqhubu) eludongeni lomthambo
• Ukudumba kwemithambo yegazi - ` (Vasculitis)`
• Amafutha (i-cholesterol) aqokelelana kwimithambo yegazi - `(I-Atherosclerosis)` (Oku kudla ngokuba yimbangela yokuvaleka kwemithambo yegazi)
• Ihlwili legazi emthanjeni emlenzeni - ` (Deep Vein Thrombosis - DVT)`
• Ukuncitshiswa okanye ukuvaleka kwemithambo yegazi emilenzeni - ` (Isifo seMitha yoMzila oPheleleyo - PAD)`
• I-Pulmonary Embolism (oku kungaba ngumphumo oyingozi we-DVT)
• Ukuncitshiswa kwemithambo yegazi ezandleni nasezinyaweni ngenxa yomkhuhlane - ` (Isifo sikaRaynaud)` (Mhlawumbi ukhe wabona iminwe yabanye abantu ijika ibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka xa kubanda, akunjalo? Oko kusenokuba kungenxa yoku)
• Ukuvaleka okanye ukuncitshiswa kwemithambo yegazi ehambisa igazi entliziyweni - `(Isifo semithambo yegazi yeCoronary)` (Le yeyona nto ibangela ukuhlaselwa yintliziyo)
• Imithambo yeVaricose
• Ukuvaleka okanye ukuncitshiswa komthambo (entanyeni) ohambisa igazi engqondweni - `(Isifo seMithambo yeCarotid)` (Oku kuyimbangela yokungakhuli kakuhle)
• Ukuphazamiseka ngequbuliso kokuhamba kwegazi ukuya engqondweni - `(Stroke)`
• Ukulungiselela umthambo wegazi ukuze uxiliswe emva kokungasebenzi kakuhle kwezintso.
• Ukukrazuka komaleko ongaphakathi we-aorta (aorta) - (Ukuqhekeka kwe-Aorta)

Jonga ukuba zingaphi izinto ezinceda aba gqirha!

Zeziphi iimvavanyo ezenziwa ngugqirha wemithambo yegazi?

Ugqirha wemithambo yegazi angayalela uvavanyo olufana nolu ukujonga impilo yemithambo yegazi yakho:

• I-Catheter Angiogram: Ityhubhu encinci idluliselwa kwimithambo yegazi kwaye kuthathwa i-X-ray kusetyenziswa idayi ekhethekileyo.
• I-CT Angiogram (`(I-Computed Tomography Angiogram - I-CT Angiogram)`): Umatshini we-CT scan usetyenziselwa ukuthatha imifanekiso eneenkcukacha zemithambo yegazi.
• I-M.R. Angiogram (`(I-Magnetic Resonance Angiogram - I-MR Angiogram)`):Iskena se-MRI sisetyenziselwa ukuthatha imifanekiso yemithambo yegazi.
• I-Vascular Ultrasound: Olu luvavanyo olulula nolungenabuhlungu olusebenzisa amaza esandi ukujonga ukuhamba kwegazi kwimithambo yegazi.
• I-Venogram: Uvavanyo lwe-X-ray ukujonga ukuhamba kwegazi kwimithambo yegazi.
• I-Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI): Ilinganisa uxinzelelo lwegazi emlenzeni nasengalweni ukuze kufunyaniswe ukuba igazi lijikeleza njani emilenzeni.

Olu vavanyo luza kunceda ugqirha ukuba afumanise ukuba yintoni kanye kanye ingxaki yakho.

Ingaba 'uGqirha weMithambo' kunye 'noGqirha weNtliziyo' ngabantu abafanayo?

Ewe, ezi zimbini ziyafana. 'Ingcali yentliziyo' ngugqirha ogxile kwintliziyo. Unyanga izifo ezinxulumene nentliziyo.

Ugqirha wemithambo yegazi unyanga imithambo yegazi emzimbeni wonke. Oku kuquka imithambo yegazi emikhulu efana ne-aorta. Nangona kunjalo, ugqirha wemithambo yegazi akayinyangi intliziyo ngokwayo ngokuthe ngqo.

Nangona kunjalo, ngamanye amaxesha zombini ezi zinto zingadityaniswa ukunyanga, kuba intliziyo nemithambo yegazi ziinkqubo ezimbini ezidibeneyo kakhulu.

Ngaba udinga isalathiso sokubona ugqirha wemithambo yegazi?

Oku kunokwahluka ngokuxhomekeke kwisicwangciso sakho se-inshorensi. Ngamanye amaxesha unokufuna ukuthunyelwa ngugqirha wosapho lwakho (uMboneleli weNkathalelo ePhambili) ukuze ubone ugqirha wemithambo yegazi. Ukuba uneempawu zesifo semithambo yegazi, ugqirha wosapho lwakho unokukuthumela kugqirha wemithambo yegazi.

Yintoni onokuyilindela xa undwendwela ugqirha wemithambo yegazi?

Xa usiya kugqirha wemithambo yegazi, uza kuqala akuhlole umzimba. Emva koko uza kuthetha nawe ngeempawu zakho. Ungalibali ukuxelela ugqirha yonke into oyicingayo, yonke into ebonakala ngathi inxulumene noku.

Ukongeza, ugqirha uza kubuza imibuzo malunga nembali yakho yezonyango yangaphambili kunye nembali yosapho, njengoko ezinye iingxaki zemithambo-luvo zinokuvela kwiintsapho.

Ugqirha wakho unokuyalela uvavanyo lwegazi okanye olunye uvavanyo lwemifanekiso ukunceda ekufumaneni unobangela wengxaki yakho. Iziphumo zezi vavanyo ziya kunceda ekufumaneni unyango olufanelekileyo kwimeko yakho.

Khumbula, ungoyiki nto xa usiya kugqirha. Buza yonke imibuzo onayo. Ugqirha ukhona ukukunceda.

Basebenza phi oogqirha bemithambo yegazi?

Oogqirha beMithambo basebenza kwizibhedlele nakwiiofisi zabucala, kunye nakwiziko lezempilo eligxile kwicandelo elinye lezonyango lwemithambo yegazi, njengezifo zemithambo yegazi.

Okokugqibela, khumbula oku.

Ugqirha wemithambo yegazi ngugqirha ochwephesha ekunyangeni imithambo yegazi kunye nemithambo yegazi, okanye imithambo yegazi. Banokukunceda kwiingxaki ezahlukeneyo ezichaphazela imithambo yegazi yakho. Ugqirha wakho wosapho unokucebisa ugqirha wemithambo yegazi onokukunceda ngengxaki yakho ethile.

Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukulandela imiyalelo kagqirha wakho wemithambo yegazi kunye nesicwangciso sonyango ngokuchanekileyo. Kulapho ke kuphela apho uya kukwazi ukufumana ukuchacha okungcono kakhulu. Ekubeni ezinye iingxaki zemithambo yegazi zinokuhlala ixesha elide, ugqirha wakho wemithambo yegazi unokuba ngumboneleli wakho wezempilo wexesha elide. Ke ngoko, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina ubudlelwane obuhle naye.

Ngoko ke, ukuba wena okanye umntu omaziyo unale ngxaki, ungoyiki ukubonana noGqirha weMithambo. Kuya kuba lutyalo-mali olukhulu ebomini bakho!

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