Preliminary Investigation of Traditional Chinese Medical Syndromes in Acute Exacerbation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- VernacularTitle:慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重期中医证候规律的初步探讨
- Author:
Lin LIN
;
Xuzhen HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
PULMONARY DISEASE,CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;
TCM SYNDROMES
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2001;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the traditional Chinese medical(TCM)syndromes in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Methods Based on literature review,a TCM questionnaire was established.Cross-sectional study was adopted,and demographic information,TCM syndrome data and physiochemical examination results were collected.Results The main TCM syndrome types are:phlegm-stasis blocking lung due to deficiency of lung and spleen Qi(34.3%),phlegm and fluid retention in lung due to deficiency of lung,spleen and kidney(15.2%),phlegm-heat accumulation in lung due to deficiency of lung and spleen Qi(26.3%),and phlegm-heat accumulation in lung due to deficiency of Qi and yin(24.2%).The incidences of complications of pulmonary heart disease and right ventricular failure had statistical significance between the syndrome patterns(P
