17 Amagama Okufanele Uwazi: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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• Ukuphefumula
• Amaphaphu
• Amaqhuqhuva wamaphaphu
• Ukubhuqa
• Izigaba
• Ukuskena kwe-HRCT
• I-biopsy yamaphaphu
• ICystic fibrosis
• Isazi samaphaphu
• Ukukhula okunamandla
• Ukukhathala
• Ukuphelelwa umoya
• Ukukhwehlela okomile
• I-apnea yokulala
• Isifo samaphaphu esingapheli
• Ukuhlolwa komsebenzi wamaphaphu
• Pulse oximetry

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) yigama elinzima ukuliqonda. Kepha uma usichitha ngegama ngalinye, kuba lula ukuthola isithombe esingcono sokuthi siyini lesi sifo nokuthi kwenzekani ngenxa yaso. "Idiopathic" kumane kusho ukuthi ayikho imbangela eyaziwayo yalesi sifo. Igama elithi “Pulmonary” libhekisela emaphashini, kanti elithi “fibrosis” lisho ukuqina kanye nesibazi sezicubu ezixhunyiwe.

Nawa amanye amagama ayi-17 ahlobene nalesi sifo samaphaphu ongahlangana naso ngemuva kokutholakala ukuthi unaso.

Ukuphefumula

Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-IPF. Eyaziwa nangokuthi ukuphefumula okuncane. Izimpawu zivame ukuqala noma ukukhula kancane ngaphambi kokutholakala kwangempela.

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Amaphaphu

Izitho ezitholakala esifubeni sakho ezikuvumela ukuba uphefumule. Ukuphefumula kususa isikhutha emzimbeni wakho futhi kuletha umoya-mpilo kuwo. I-IPF yisifo samaphaphu.

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Amaqhuqhuva wamaphaphu

Ukwakheka okuncane okuyindilinga emaphashini. Abantu abane-IPF kungenzeka bahlakulele la maqhuqhuva. Zivame ukutholakala ngokuskena kwe-HRCT.

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Ukubhuqa

Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-IPF. Kwenzeka lapho iminwe yakho namadijithi ebanzi futhi eyindilinga ngenxa yokushoda komoya-mpilo. Izimpawu zivame ukuqala noma ukukhula kancane ngaphambi kokutholakala kwangempela.

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Izigaba

Yize i-IPF ibhekwa njengesifo esiqhubekayo, ayinazo izigaba. Lokhu kwehlukile kwezinye izimo eziningi ezingalapheki.

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Ukuskena kwe-HRCT

Imela ukuskena okuphezulu kwe-CT. Lokhu kuhlolwa kuveza izithombe eziningiliziwe zamaphaphu akho kusetshenziswa ama-X-ray. Ngenye yezindlela ezimbili lapho kutholakala khona ukuxilongwa kwe-IPF. Olunye uvivinyo olusetshenzisiwe yi-biopsy yamaphaphu.

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I-biopsy yamaphaphu

Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwamaphaphu, inani elincane lezicubu zamaphaphu liyasuswa futhi lihlolwe ngaphansi kwesibonakhulu. Ngenye yezindlela ezimbili lapho kutholakala khona ukuxilongwa kwe-IPF. Olunye uvivinyo olusetshenzisiwe ukuskena kwe-HRCT.

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ICystic fibrosis

Isimo esifana ne-IPF. Kodwa-ke, i-cystic fibrosis yisimo sezakhi zofuzo esithinta uhlelo lokuphefumula nokugaya ukudla, kufaka phakathi amaphaphu, amanyikwe, isibindi namathumbu. Asikho isizathu esaziwayo se-IPF.

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Isazi samaphaphu

Udokotela ogxile ekwelapheni izifo zamaphaphu, kufaka phakathi i-IPF.

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Ukukhula okunamandla

Lapho izimpawu zesifo ziba zimbi kakhulu. Ku-IPF, lokhu kusho ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, ukuphefumula nokukhathala. Ukwanda kungahlala noma kuphi kusuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuye emasontweni ambalwa.

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Ukukhathala

Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-IPF. Eyaziwa nangokuthi ukukhathala. Izimpawu zivame ukuqala noma ukukhula kancane ngaphambi kokutholakala kwangempela.

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Ukuphelelwa umoya

Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-IPF. Eyaziwa nangokuthi ukuphefumula. Izimpawu zivame ukuqala noma ukukhula kancane ngaphambi kokutholakala kwangempela.

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Ukukhwehlela okomile

Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-IPF. Ukukhwehlela okwomile akubandakanyi isikhwehlela, noma inhlanganisela yamathe namakhokho. Izimpawu zivame ukuqala noma ukukhula kancane ngaphambi kokutholakala kwangempela.

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I-apnea yokulala

Isimo sokulala lapho ukuphefumula komuntu kungavamile, okwenza umoya wabo ume futhi uqale ngesikhathi sokuphumula. Abantu abane-IPF maningi amathuba okuthi nabo babe nalesi simo.

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Isifo samaphaphu esingapheli

Ngoba okwamanje alikho ikhambi layo, i-IPF ibhekwa njengesifo samaphaphu esingapheliyo.

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Ukuhlolwa komsebenzi wamaphaphu

Ukuhlolwa kokuphefumula (i-spirometry) okwenziwa udokotela wakho ukuze ubone ukuthi ungaphefumula umoya ongakanani ngemuva kokuphefumula kakhulu. Lokhu kuhlolwa kungasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ungakanani umonakalo wamaphaphu ovela ku-IPF.

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Pulse oximetry

Ithuluzi lokukala amazinga e-oxygen egazini lakho. Isebenzisa inzwa evamise ukubekwa emunweni wakho.

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