Nephropathy: Diagnosis and Treatment According to TCM and Western Medicine

Author: Wang Yaoyan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-11
Features: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has accumulated extensive theoretical and practical experience in the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases, and TCM nephrology has become an independent discipline. Since the modern TCM clinical research on kidney diseases began, nearly 50 years have passed. The teams engaged in modern TCM nephrology clinical practice and research both domestically and globally have grown increasingly strong, making significant contributions to humanity's fight against kidney diseases. However, there are also many issues, such as the lack of widespread popular science education on kidney diseases, unsatisfactory treatment of chronic kidney disease and replacement therapy for chronic renal failure in many important aspects, and the lack of academic exchanges on TCM worldwide, which has not yet formed modern TCM treatment guidelines similar to the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis" by the U.S. Renal Association. Therefore, it is necessary to learn from international guidelines on clinical kidney disease work, summarize the research achievements of modern TCM on kidney diseases, and compile a concise and practical work that reflects the new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases from both modern Chinese and Western medicine. This book can serve as a reference for modern TCM nephrology practitioners and lay a foundation for standardizing the TCM prevention and treatment of kidney diseases.