Ingabe une-asthma? Khona-ke udinga ukwazi ngale Peak Flow Meter! (Peak Flow Meter)

Ingabe une-asthma? Uma kunjalo, cishe ujwayelene nezimo ezithile zokuphelelwa umoya, ukuqina kwesifuba, kanye nokuphefumula kanzima. Kodwa bewazi ukuthi kukhona idivayisi encane, ephathekayo engakwazi ukubona i-asthma ngaphambi kokuba ibe yimbi kakhulu? Yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi i-Peak Flow Meter. Kufana nomngane oqapha i-asthma yakho.

Kalula nje, iyini le Peak Flow Meter?

I-Peak Flow Meter iyithuluzi elincane, eliphathwa ngesandla elilinganisa ukuthi ungakhipha umoya ngokushesha kangakanani emaphashini akho. Ngokuqondile, lilinganisa isivinini somoya ophumayo uma ukhipha umoya ngamandla nangokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Lokhu kubizwa nangokuthi i-Peak Expiratory Flow.

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zalezi. Olunye uhlobo olusetshenziswa ngesandla. Lunophawu oluncane olukhuphukayo uma ulucindezela. Olunye uhlobo uhlobo lwedijithali. Lubonisa inani ngqo esikrinini.

Ngisho noma izincwajana ezihambisana nalawa madivayisi zingase zibhale ukufundwa okujwayelekile, ungaqhathanisi ukufundwa kwakho nalokho. Into ebalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yikuphi ukufunda kwakho 'okuhle kakhulu' bese ubona ukuthi ukuqhathaniswa kanjani nakho.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile kumuntu one-asthma?

Uma une-asthma, amapayipi amancane emaphashini akho abizwa ngokuthi i-bronchi ayancishiswa. Le Peak Flow Meter ilinganisa ukuthi lawo mapayipi omoya avuleke kangakanani. Ngezinye izikhathi, ngisho nangaphambi kokuba ube nezimpawu ze-asthma, lawa mapayipi omoya aqala ukuncishiswa. Bese izinga lakho lokugeleza eliphezulu liyehla.

Kulungile, manje ake sibone ukuthi singayisebenzisa kanjani kahle le nto.

Kulula kakhulu ukuyisebenzisa. Vele ulandele lezi zinyathelo.

1. Hlala noma ume uqonde. Kungaba lula ukuphefumula ngokujulile ngenkathi umile. Kodwa noma ngabe ukhetha isikhundla sini, khumbula ukukwenza ngendlela efanayo nsuku zonke.

2. Yehlisa umaka osemitha uye ku-zero.

3. Phefumula kakhulu kuze kube yilapho amaphaphu akho esegcwele ngokuphelele . Phefumula kakhulu kuze kube yilapho kungabi yisifuba sakho kuphela kodwa nesisu sakho siphuma phambili. Bamba umoya isikhashana.

4. Beka umlomo wedivayisi emlonyeni wakho bese uvala izindebe zakho ngokuqinile ukuze kungabikho moya ophumayo.

5. Manje, ngesikhathi esisodwa, khipha wonke umoya emaphashini akho ngamandla nangokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka . Njengokucima ikhandlela, kodwa kunzima kakhulu.

6. Bhala phansi inani lapho inkomba ima khona ephepheni noma kudayari yakho yokuzivocavoca.

Yenza lokhu kathathu . Inani eliphakeme kakhulu lalawa amathathu yinani lakho lokugeleza okuphezulu kwalolo suku. Kanye naleli nani, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela okulandelayo:

• Yiziphi izimpawu owawunazo ngaleso sikhathi? (isib. ukuqina kwesifuba, ukuphelelwa umoya, ukukhwehlela)
• Ingabe wasebenzisa i-inhaler yakho yokutakula noma omunye umuthi ophuthumayo ngaleso sikhathi?

Uthola kanjani amaphuzu akho 'Okuhle Kakhulu Komuntu Siqu'?

I-'Personal Best' iyinani eliphakeme kakhulu lokugeleza kwegazi ongalifinyelela uma i-asthma yakho ilawulwa kahle futhi ungenazo izimpawu. Lesi yisilinganiso sakho. Siqhathanisa zonke ezinye izindinganiso naleli nani 'Personal Best'.

Ukuze uthole inani 'Lokho Okuhle Kakhulu', yenza lokhu:

• Kala ukugeleza kwakho okuphezulu kabili ngosuku (ngesikhathi esifanayo ekuseni nakusihlwa) amasonto amabili.
• Lokhu kufanele kwenziwe ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-inhaler yakho (cela udokotela wakho ukuthola ulwazi olwengeziwe).
• Ekupheleni kwamasonto amabili, amaphuzu aphezulu kakhulu owatholile azoba amaphuzu akho 'Angcono Kakhulu Omuntu Siqu'.

Uma usuthole leli nani, sebenzisa imitha nsuku zonke njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela wakho. Lokhu kuzokusiza ukuthi ubone izinguquko esilinganisweni sakho sokuphefumula kusenesikhathi.

Indlela 'Yokukhanya Kwethrafikhi': Iyini Inani Lakho Lokugeleza Okuphezulu?

Odokotela bavame ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwezibani zomgwaqo ukuthola inani lokugeleza kwakho okuphezulu. Okusho ukuthi, lihlukaniswe ngezindawo ezintathu. Lokhu kunqunywa ngokuliqhathanisa nenani 'Lokho Okuhle Kakhulu' kwakho.

Ubala kanjani izindawo zakho?

Cabanga ukuthi 'Into Engcono Kakhulu' yakho ingu-400 L/min.

• Indawo eluhlaza: Phakathi kuka-80% no-100% wama-400 (320 - 400 L/min)
• Indawo ephuzi: phakathi kuka-50% no-80% ka-400 (200 - 320 L/min)
• Indawo ebomvu: ngaphansi kuka-50% wama-400 (ngaphansi kuka-200 L/min)

Xoxa ngalezi zindinganiso nodokotela wakho bese uzifaka ohlelweni lwakho lwe-Asthma Action Plan.

Kunini lapho udinga ukubonana nodokotela?

• Uma ufunda use-Yellow Zone: Sebenzisa imithi ephuthumayo (njenge-rescue inhaler) njengoba kuyalelwe udokotela wakho bese umshayela ucingo ngokushesha ukuze uthole iseluleko.
• Uma ufunda use-Red Zone: Lesi yisimo esiphuthumayo. Sebenzisa i-inhaler yakho yokutakula ngokushesha. Uma izimpawu zingathuthuki, iya eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo wesibhedlela esiseduze (i-ETU) ngokushesha. Ungachithi isikhathi.

Izinzuzo nezingozi zokusebenzisa i-Peak Flow Meter

Yiziphi izinzuzo?

• Kukusiza ukuthi ubone izinto ezibangela i-asthma yakho ibe yimbi kakhulu.
• Uzokwazi ukunquma ukuthi uzowusebenzisa nini umuthi.
• Uzokwazi ukwazi kusenesikhathi ukuthi kudingeka nini ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.

Ingabe zikhona izingozi?

Ngokuvamile leli yidivayisi ephephile kakhulu, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izinto ezinjengalezi zingenzeka:

• Ukuzizwa uphelelwe amandla ngenxa yokuphefumula okujulile (presyncope).
• Ukukhwehlela.
• Njengokuthola ukufundwa okungalungile ngokungaphefumuli ngokujulile noma ukungaphumi ngokushesha okwanele.

Ngenxa yalokhu,Ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa okokuqala, kubaluleke kakhulu ukucela udokotela wakho imiyalelo yokuthi ungayenza kanjani ngendlela efanele. Futhi, sebenzisa uhlobo olufanayo lwemitha njalo, njengoba izinhlobo ezahlukene zingahluka kancane ngokulinganisa.