Exploration on the basic framework of standard for macrocosmic diagnosis of syndrome.
- Author:
Shi-long LAI
1
;
Xiao-bo YANG
;
Ze-huai WEN
Author Information
1. DME Center of Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou. darongwu@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
standards;
Syndrome;
Yang Deficiency;
diagnosis;
Yin Deficiency;
diagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2005;25(6):552-555
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Starting from the thinking characteristics of TCM in the holistic approach of syndrome and process of syndrome differentiation, the problems in the criteria of syndrome diagnosis was analyzed, combining with the outcome of investigation on macrocosmic diagnosis of syndrome carried on twice by expert group nationwide in China, a concept for designing basic framework of standard for macrocosmic diagnosis of syndrome was advocated in this study. In order to recognize and master fully the standard, the following items would be the contents of the framework: give a standardized term of each syndrome; the basic clinical features of a syndrome; the qualitative parameters which could be used to distinguish the nature of a syndrome, and indexes to be used to judge the affected location of a syndrome during identifying process for a syndrome; the order of pertinent indexes with their given score, and the threshold for quantitative diagnosis. It is considered that the above framework defined the sufficient criteria which is constructed on the bases of the approaches with integrated qualitative and quantitative methods. It may enable the syndrome differentiation to access the real world of a patient to be used appropriately this framework.
