Retrospective Review on Chinese Medical Syndromes in 154 Cases of Acute Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease Episodes

Objective:To investigate the distribution pattern of TCM syndrome in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic pulmonary heart disease to provide standardized basis for diagnosis and treatment.Methods:a retrospective survey was adopted to collect the materials of 154 patients.including general information,TCM syndrome and laboratory findings,for exploring the distribution pattern of TCM syndrome of patients.They were separated into two groups of non-elderly and elderly group.Results:The TCM syndromes as phlegm-heat in the lung and heat-sputum with blood stasis were the most frequently encountered,with the proportion of 50% ～ 60%,the other syndromes were found in the proportion of 40% ～ 50%.the qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome was the probability of 8.0% and 11.5% respectively.The syndromes as qi and yin deficiency were in 10.0% and 4.8% respectively.The syndrome of Yang and water pan was in 10.8% and 14.4% respectively.The syndrome of turbid phlegm blocking the mind was in 10.0% and 9.6% respectively,the lowest probability(3.8%)in the syndrome of cold sputum in the lung.Conclusion:The heat-sputum and blood stasis syndrome and turbid phlegm syndrome etc.are the principal clinical manifestation of excess in superficiality.The qi deficiency or both qi and yin deficiency or yang deficiency syndrome etc.is the main clinical manifestation of the deficiency in origin.