A Case Report on Treating Progressive Supranuclear Palsy with a Combination of Chinese and Western Medicine

A case of progressive supranuclear palsy in a 66-year-old woman is presented.The patient complained of“progressive stiffness of both lower limbs for five years,accompanied by choking and coughing for more than 1 year,”and was diagnosed with paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),which was characterized by a deficiency of liver and kidney,and phlegm and blood stasis blocking the collaterals.Western medicine diagnosed it as progressive supranuclear palsy.The patient was diagnosed with“Parkinson’s disease”several times in the past and was given“polybasic hydrazide”and“amantadine hydrochloride tablets,”etc.The patient did not have significant symptomatic relief,so she sought further treatment with a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.Based on the concept of deficiency and excess,this disease is categorized as a paralytic disease in Chinese medicine,and the onset of the disease is closely related to the deficiency of the body after a long period of illness,with wind,phlegm,blood stasis,and deficiency as the main pathogenetic mechanism.The treatment is based on the combination of disease and evidence,with traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture as the main treatments,supplemented by intermediate-frequency pulsed electrical stimulation,transcranial repetitive magnetic stimulation,medicated canisters,wax therapy,traditional Chinese medicine guasha,and acupoint injections.Western medicine is based on symptomatic treatment,and the patient’s symptoms were relieved significantly after the combination of Chinese and Western medicine.

Progress in diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine

Lung cancer is one of the most common major diseases that seriously threaten human health,lung cancer includes small cell lung cancer(SCLC)and non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Although patients with SCLC account for about 20%of the total number of patients with lung cancer,the mortality rate is much higher than that of patients with NSCLC.Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine has obvious advantages in the treatment of patients with SCLC.According to the relevant literature reports on the treatment of SCLC in recent years,this article will summarize the research progress of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine in the treatmentof SCLC from the aspects of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)combined with surgery,chemotherapy,radiotherapy,and molecular targeted therapy.

Traditional Chinese medicine for prevention and treatment of hepatocarcinoma: From bench to bedside

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has played a positive role in the management of hepatocarcinoma. Hepatocarcinoma patients may present Qi-stagnation, damp-heat, blood stasis, Qi-deficiency, Yin-deficiency and other TCM syndromes(Zheng). Modern treatments such as surgery, transarterial chemoembolization(TACE) and high intensity focus ultrasound treatment would influence the manifestation of TCM syndromes. Herbs with traditional efficacy of tonifying Qi, blood and Yin, soothing liver-Qi stagnation, clearing heat and detoxifying and dissolving stasis, have been demonstrated to be potent to prevent hepatocarcinogenesis. TCM has been widely used in all aspects of integrative therapy in hepatocarcinoma, including surgical resection, liver transplantation, TACE, local ablative therapies and even as monotherapy for middle-advanced stage hepatocarcinoma. Clinical practices have confirmed that TCM is effective to alleviate clinical symptoms, improve quality of life and immune function, prevent recurrence and metastasis, delay tumor progression, and prolong survival time in hepatocarcinoma patients. The effective mechanism of TCM against hepatocarcinoma is related to inducing apoptosis, autophagy, anoikis and cell senescence, arresting cell cycle, regulating immune function, inhibiting metastasis and angiogenesis, reversing drug resistance and enhancing effects of chemotherapy. Along with the progress of research in this field, TCM will contribute more to the prevention and treatment of hepatocarcinoma.

An Expert Consensus of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment on Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a malignant tumor of the lung originating from the bronchial mucosa,glands or alveolar epithelium.With the population aging and environmental pollution getting increasingly severe,lung cancer has become the malignant tumor with the highest incidence and mortality rate in China,seriously endangering people’s life and health.However,there is no standardized guideline for the integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment of lung cancer in China.In order to standardize and improve integrated Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in China,the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,together with oncologists from the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center,compiled this consensus under the coordination of the Medical Policy Department of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine,taking into account the main results of the pilot project of Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Collaboration for Major Difficult Diseases(lung cancer).

Chemoprophylaxis, diagnosis, treatments, and discharge management of COVID-19: An evidence-based clinical practice guideline(updated version)

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)is the cause of a rapidly spreading illness,coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),affecting more than seventeen million people around the world.Diagnosis and treatment guidelines for clinicians caring for patients are needed.In the early stage,we have issued"A rapid advice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV)infected pneumonia(standard version)";now there are many direct evidences emerged and may change some of previous recommendations and it is ripe for develop an evidence-based guideline.We formed a working group of clinical experts and methodologists.The steering group members proposed 29 questions that are relevant to the management of COVID-19 covering the following areas:chemoprophylaxis,diagnosis,treatments,and discharge management.We searched the literature for direct evidence on the management of COVID-19,and assessed its certainty generated recommendations using the Grading of Recommendations,Assessment,Development and Evaluation(GRADE)approach.Recommendations were either strong or weak,or in the form of ungraded consensus-based statement.Finally,we issued 34 statements.Among them,6 were strong recommendations for,14 were weak recommendations for,3 were weak recommendations against and 11 were ungraded consensus-based statement.They covered topics of chemoprophylaxis(including agents and Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)agents),diagnosis(including clinical manifestations,reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),respiratory tract specimens,IgM and IgG antibody tests,chest computed tomography,chest X-ray,and CT features of asymptomatic infections),treatments(including lopinavirritonavir,umifenovir,favipiravir,interferon,remdesivir,combination of antiviral drugs,hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine,interleukin-6 inhibitors,interleukin-1 inhibitors,glucocorticoid,qingfei paidu decoction,lianhua qingwen granules/capsules,convalescent plasma,lung transplantation,invasive or noninvasive ventilation,and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)),and discharge management(including discharge criteria and management plan in patients whose RT-PCR retesting shows SARS-CoV-2 positive after discharge).We also created two figures of these recommendations for the implementation purpose.We hope these recommendations can help support healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients.

Application of nanoparticles in the early diagnosis and treatment of tumors:current status and progress

Objective:Malignant tumors pose a serious threat to human life and health.Despite recent developments in modern medical techniques,the early diagnosis and treatment of tumors remain difficult due to their asymptomatic nature in the early stages of disease and the limitations in current clinical diagnostic methods.Advancements in nanotechnology,particularly in the area of multi-functional diagnostic nanomaterials,can help effectively resolve present inadequacies via concurrently achieving early diagnosis,image-guided intervention,and real-time monitoring and treatment of tumors.The development of nanomaterials and nanotechnology may also aid in the area of anti-cancer drug development by improving the safety and side-effect profile,as well as by enhancing the targeted specificity of the drugs,which are two of the long-standing challenges in Western medicine.The progress in the field of nanomaterials has also uncovered novel approaches for the clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine because the combination of traditional Chinese medicine components with nanoparticles overcomes various drawbacks,including poor water solubility,low bioavailability,and short half-life,of the former.Moreover,nanoparticles also enhance the biological effectiveness and targeted specificity of these medicines.In this review,we discuss the application of nanoparticles in the early diagnosis and treatment of tumors,through modern and traditional medicine.

The rationale behind the four major anti-COVID-19 principles of Chinese herbal medicine based on systems medicine

As the novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)and its variants continue to rage into the second year of a global pandemic,many success stories of applying Chinese herbal medicine(CHM)to treat COVID-19 patients continue to emerge from China and other part of the world.Herewith,from a systems medicine perspective,the authors analyze those experiences and categorize them into four major treatment principles:(1)focusing on eliminating toxins in the early stage of the disease,(2)tonifying deficiency of the body throughout the entire disease course,(3)treating the affected lung and intestine simultaneously based on visceral interactions,(4)cooling blood and removing blood stasis at the later stage,as well as interpret the rationale of these principles.This is helpful not only in reducing the complexity of promoting the CHM applications to enhance anti-COVID-19 efficacy,but also in ramping out the process of integrating traditional Chinese medicine with modern medical practices.

Interpretation of Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia(Trial Version 7)

On March 3,2020,the National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China jointly promulgated the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia(Trial Version 7).The content has been revised and supplemented on the basis of the Version 6,including etiological characteristics and pathological changes in lung,heart,kidney,spleen,liver,gallbladder,esophagus,stomach and intestinal mucosal epithelium.In particular,the diagnosis and treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine are supplemented.It provides an evidence-based diagnosis and treatment protocol for the treatment and recovery of suspected and confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia with traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine on Swimming Shoulder

Swimming shoulder refers to shoulder pain syndrome which is caused by repeated impinges on shoulder joints among swimmers.It is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain among swimmers with high incidence.Swimming shoulder can affect the systematization of swimmers’training and the improvement of their training level and performance,which is a difficult problem for many swimmers,coaches,medical staff and sports medical doctors.Therefore,attention should be paid to the treatment of swimming shoulder in daily diagnosis and treatment.

Clinical research progress of ischemic heart failure and prospect of traditional Chinese medicine

As one of the most common types of heart failure, the diagnosis and treatment of Ischemic heart failure are the main focus of clinic. In recent years, the studies on biomarkers have provided supports for clinical diagnosis, prognosis evaluation and stratification. The clinical application of new drugs and the development of non-drug treatment methods have brought more choices conventional treatment. At the same time, under the guidance of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation theory, Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy also plays an increasingly important role and shows its broad prospects .

Principle and operation of Jing-well point temperatures' test

Principle and operation of Jing-well point temperatures' test is a method to diagnose and treat diseases by measuring and comparing the symmetrical Jing-well point temperature of human body 12 meridians.It is an important supplement to traditional Chinese medicine four diagnoses. The theoretical basis are that the Jing-well is closely related to Meridians and Viscera, the basic traditional Chinese medicine principle of 'governing exterior to infer interior' and the balancing phenomenon of Meridians. In this paper, the operation steps and treatment measures of Jing-well point temperatures' test are put forward, and 2 successful cases are given. At the end of this paper, the prospect of this method is discussed.

Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating COVID-19

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has been applied to the treatment of the novel coronavirus(COVID-19).In the epidemic,COVID-19 patients were treated through integrated TCM and Western medicine.The effect was remarkable,especially in the treatment of mild COVID-19 cases.This paper introduces several TCM treatments to COVID-19,put forward by both domestic and foreign scholars.

Analysis of novel coronavirus pneumonia treatment with Chinese herbal compound

Objective: To analyze the prescription law of TCM compound in the treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia, and provides reference for the clinical treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia. Methods: Collected Collected 24 novel coronavirus pneumonia related diagnostic and therapeutic plans issued by the National Health Council and the Chinese medicine authority from January 26, 2020 to March 8th ,the filtered solution involved in the formula, establishing database of traditional Chinese medicine compound prescription for the treatment of new crown pneumonia, the frequency of using frequency analysis methods of analysis and clustering analysis and association rules analysis to sort out data mining analysis of traditional Chinese medicine compound. Results: In this study, a total of 159 TCM compounds were included in the treatment of new crown pneumonia from the country and 23 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, involving 189 TCM compounds. A total of 62 high-frequency traditional Chinese medicines (frequency ≥ 11) were obtained, mainly including licorice, almond, ephedra, gypsum, Poria cocos, Huoxiang, etc The drug types are mainly heat-clearing drugs, vacuous drugs, moisture-curing drugs, and surfactant drugs. The main effect of the medicine was warm, cold, lukewarm and flat, the main effect of the medicine was bitter and bitter, and the main effect of the medicine was the lung, stomach and spleen. Cluster analysis results according to the performance of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of new crown pneumonia high frequency drugs into 7 classes;Association rule analysis results in 29 common drug pairs. Conclusion: In the treatment of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection with traditional Chinese medicine, the following characteristics are presented: the number of times of supplementing qi and Yin is more than that of attacking evil and maintaining health;The method of dispersing and solving the attack of wet, beneficial, wet, permeable and wet medicine fully embodies a variety of ways to drive away evil;In terms of drugs, heat-clearing drugs, deficiency drugs, dampness drugs and surface drugs are the main ones, highlighting that the basic treatment method is to dissolve dampness and detoxify, and replenish qi and Yin. In summary, this study can provide reference for guiding clinical drug use and developing new drugs.

原发性干燥综合征合并血细胞减少中医诊治研究进展

原发性干燥综合征(pSS)是一种慢性炎症性自身免疫病,除累及外分泌腺之外,还可累及多器官、系统,其中以血液系统受累最为常见,多表现为一系或多系血细胞减少。目前对于pSS合并血细胞减少缺乏统一公认的治疗方案,西医治疗多以糖皮质激素、免疫抑制剂为主,而中医药治疗本病具有较好疗效。通过总结pSS合并血细胞减少的中医诊治经验,并对相关研究进行综述后发现,现代医家认为pSS核心病机为气阴亏虚,久之则产生热、毒、瘀等多种病理产物,相互影响,导致全身气血津液失常,引起血细胞减少。本病病位多责之于肝、脾、肾,治以滋阴、益气、养血之法,辅以清热解毒、化瘀通络之法,并根据其合并血细胞减少类型的不同以及是否使用糖皮质激素用药各有侧重。中医药治疗本病较西药治疗能够更好地改善血细胞水平且不良事件发生率更低,具有一定优势。

考试焦虑障碍临床诊疗中国专家共识

考试焦虑障碍是一组与考试等评价性刺激相关的综合征,是考试带来的较为严重的心理问题之一。长期的考试焦虑容易引起紧张、恐惧、烦躁、抑郁等负性情绪,损害个体的工作记忆、注意等认知能力,严重的甚至会导致个体出现自杀意念。为进一步规范考试焦虑障碍的临床诊疗,在中华医学会心身医学分会考试焦虑协作组的组织下,由13名专家组成专家组,包括精神科医师和心理学专家,基于国内外文献和临床诊疗经验等制定本专家共识,以期从流行病学、病因、临床表现、评估、治疗等方面为临床医生提供科学、全面的指导。

2型糖尿病中西医结合诊疗指南

2型糖尿病(T2DM)是全球性的公共卫生问题,目前我国患病总人数已超过1亿。为指导2型糖尿病规范化中西医诊疗,中国中西医结合学会联合中华中医药学会、中华医学会共同开展中西医结合诊疗方案制订工作,本指南组织国内22位内分泌及相关领域中西医专家,通过前期调研、专家访谈、共识会议,结合循证医学证据,最终形成了2型糖尿病中西医结合诊疗指南。主要内容包括2型糖尿病的诊断标准、高危人群筛查、中医证候分型、治疗原则和方法。治疗方案涵盖健康教育与管理、营养与药膳、运动与功法、心理调节与情志疗法,以及中药辨证论治、中成药、中医外治法等中医疗法与西药的联合干预。强调以患者为中心,注重个体化治疗,旨在改善血糖控制,减少并发症,提高生活质量。本指南适用于中医、中西医结合医疗机构的临床医师及相关护理人员,也可供西医临床医师和健康管理相关专业人员参考。

上海市胃食管反流病中医分级诊疗指南

胃食管反流病是临床常见病,在我国的患病率逐年上升,中医药诊治本病有一定的特色和优势,近年来也取得不少进展,但在基层医院中的应用推广仍不足.因此有必要制定市级中医分级诊疗方案以更好地指导临床实践.本指南由上海市中西医结合学会消化内镜专业委员会、上海市胃食管反流病中医专病联盟、上海市级医院消化内科临床能力促进与提升专科联盟组织我市本领域的有关专家组成专家委员会进行多轮讨论并投票,最终达成共识.

儿童流行性感冒中西医结合诊疗指南

儿童是流行性感冒的高发人群及重症病例的高危人群。流行性感冒早期干预,特别是在轻症阶段给予中西医结合的干预措施对疾病的预后具有重要意义。本指南基于文献检索及评价、专家访谈、组内讨论、专家论证会、公开征求意见等制订流程,形成《儿童流行性感冒中西医结合诊疗指南》。此次制订提出指南适用范围、规范性引用文件、术语和定义、诊断、治疗,旨在为儿童流行性感冒中西医结合临床实践、诊疗规范和质量评价提供重要参考。

中医诊疗思维训练虚拟仿真实验教学系统的研究与应用

中医临床思维是中医学专业本科生最应着重培养的基本能力。传统的中医教育依赖于师徒式教学和书本学习,缺乏足够的实践机会和现代化教学手段,这限制了学生的学习效率和实践能力的提升。基于以上原因,我们开发了中医诊疗思维训练虚拟仿真实验教学系统,经过2年多的应用与实践,研究发现本系统的使用可提升学生对中医学习的兴趣和认知,帮助学生及时了解自身的学习进展和不足,提高实践教学效率和质量,培养学生综合诊疗的能力,有效促进学生中医思维能力的培养。

卒中相关睡眠障碍中西医诊疗研究进展

卒中相关睡眠障碍(stroke-related sleep disorders,SSD)是指在卒中后首次出现或卒中前已有的睡眠障碍在卒中后持续存在或加重,并达到睡眠障碍诊断标准的一组临床综合征。作为卒中常见的并发症,不仅会影响卒中患者的康复和生活质量,还会增加卒中复发和焦虑、认知能力下降等精神障碍的风险。目前西医治疗SSD主要是运用镇静催眠类药物、抗精神病类药物,见效快的同时存在成瘾性、疗效不稳定等问题。中医药作为治疗SSD的一种有效手段,可减轻患者痛苦,提高生活质量,与西医联合治疗能够达到相得益彰的效果。文章就近年文献中对SSD中西医治疗进展进行论述,为临床SSD的治疗提供参考。