Discussion on Integration of Chinese Medicine Therapy on Chronic Renal Failure

VernacularTitle:慢性肾衰竭的中医一体化治疗方案探讨
Author: Peng XU ; Chuang LI ; Wei MAO ; Xusheng LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Chronic renal failure; integration therapy
From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(5):990-993
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Chronic renal failure ( CRF ) , which is a progressive disease , is difficult to be reversed after the pathological damage was formed . Hence , a variety of integrated and complementary therapies should be used for the lifelong treatment and regulation . This article suggested that therapeutic methods should be given ac-cording to different stages of CRF in its development . Chinese medicine comprehensive therapy should be given to the early and middle stage chronic renal failure patients in order to delay the disease progression . In the uremia stage , replacement therapy should also be used as the basic treatment in order to reduce the general complications of dialysis or a kidney transplant , thereby improving the quality of life of patients . The integra-tion of Chinese medicine therapy on CRF are from three aspects , which are Chinese medicine decoction based on syndrome differentiation , Chinese medicine external therapy and Chinese medicine featured CRF management in order to receive better therapeutic effects .