Causes and Countermeasures of Misdiagnosis and Mistreatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Li Guoding, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This book comprehensively analyzes the causes of misdiagnosis and mistreatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from theory to practice, and proposes effective preventive measures. It aims to learn from mistakes, transform errors into correctness, refine partial understanding into a more comprehensive one, and enhance clinical thinking and treatment standards. Chapters 4 to 5 focus on introducing the causes of misdiagnosis and mistreatment in TCM, the content and characteristics of the academic thought of identifying and correcting errors, and the overall measures to prevent clinical mistakes. Chapter 6 introduces the misdiagnosis and mistreatment in syndrome differentiation and treatment, disease differentiation and treatment, and specific measures to reduce errors in common internal, gynecological, and pediatric conditions. The misdiagnosis of disease differentiation and treatment includes disease names and diagnostic principles in modern medicine. The appendix selects some classic passages from The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon and Treatise on Cold Damage, as well as the experiences and insights of renowned physicians in preventing errors. At the end of the book, views and maxims from ancient and modern physicians on the research of misdiagnosis and mistreatment in TCM are included, aiming to highlight the necessity and importance of TCM's research on identifying and correcting errors.