Special Therapies for Rare and Intractable Internal Medicine Diseases

Author: Xiao Wanze
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The term "rare and difficult diseases" refers to uncommon manifestations of common diseases or rare manifestations of uncommon diseases, which may pose certain difficulties for accurate clinical diagnosis and treatment. In reality, common diseases as perceived by doctors often present complex situations during their development, making differential diagnosis and treatment challenging. For example, I once treated a patient who was the president of a magazine company, suffering from severe neurosis with insomnia all night, splitting headaches, continuous sweating, and generalized chills. Despite it being midsummer, he wore a sweater. The condition persisted for six months, and he had been treated in a provincial hospital for three months. Western medicine provided symptomatic treatment, while Chinese medicine used methods such as warming yang, dispelling cold, consolidating the exterior to induce sweating, and nourishing the heart to calm the spirit, but all proved ineffective. Later, I carefully examined the symptoms and used methods such as clearing heat, eliminating phlegm, and calming the mind, which yielded good results.
The series is divided into volumes based on internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology and venereal diseases, oncology, urology, and orthopedics. Each disease is selected and organized primarily by Western medical names, including both common and rare diseases. Under each disease name, the concept is listed first, followed by headings such as "Clinical Manifestations," "Diagnostic Key Points," "Effective Therapies," and "Treatment Selection and Evaluation." Under "Effective Therapies," subheadings include general treatment, acupuncture therapy, massage therapy, topical medications, and dietary therapy, making the content rich and diverse. At the end of each disease, there is a section titled "Treatment Selection and Evaluation," which reflects the compilers' decades of clinical experience and clearly indicates effective treatment methods suitable for patients. This is the greatest feature that distinguishes this book from other medical references, showcasing ingenious design and being highly valuable.