Patient's question:
BR>At school, Su suddenly fell ill, appearing pale, sweating profusely, with both eyes tightly closed and unclear consciousness. After intravenous fluid treatment, the symptoms disappeared. The doctor couldn't identify the illness either. Blood tests showed nothing abnormal, and a brain CT scan also yielded no significant findings. Hair analysis revealed zinc and calcium deficiencies. According to the child, during the episode, they felt suffocated and tried to close their eyes tightly, unable to catch their breath, eventually passing out. The onset and duration of this illness: Sudden onset on the morning of April 4, 2006, lasting for about 1 hour. Current general condition: Normal. Medical history: This is the fifth episode. Previous diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes: Improvement after intravenous fluid treatment.Doctor's answer:
From a Western medicine perspective, it's still possible that the condition is caused by hypoglycemia. Looking at this sentence, "The test results were normal, but after an intravenous infusion, the blood sugar level was still high, which is likely due to the effect of the medication," it suggests that the blood was probably drawn for testing after the child received the infusion. If the child experiences this condition again, it's recommended to first test the blood sugar before administering an intravenous infusion. This suggestion may seem unkind, but the time spent on blood testing is minimal and won't delay the treatment. For the sake of identifying the root cause, it might be necessary to endure this temporarily. Based on the consideration that hypoglycemia may be the cause, it's advised to encourage the child to have a nutritious breakfast every day. Could you recall whether the child's episodes have all occurred during the spring and summer seasons? I ask this because, from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, the child's condition may be related to insufficient yang energy. This is especially suggested by the sentence, "With the weather getting warmer recently, the child loves eating ice cream," which indicates that the child may have yang deficiency and internal cold. During the spring and summer seasons, yang energy tends to move outward, making the internal yang energy even more insufficient. It's recommended to stop giving the child frozen foods and consult a local TCM practitioner for syndrome differentiation and treatment. I hope my response is helpful to you.