Medicina China HoyTraditional Chinese Medicine
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Clinical cases

18 solved cases with differential diagnosis, treatment and progress. They are teaching cases, not treatment protocols.

Solved cases

BasicStress and IrritabilityPatient reports chronic stress, easy irritability and a sensation of tightness in the chest and hypochondriac region for the past 3 months.BasicInsomnia and Palpitations45-year-old woman with sleep-onset insomnia, nocturnal palpitations and night sweats for the past 6 months.BasicHeadache from Cold Exposure29-year-old male with occipital headache and neck stiffness that appeared after exposure to cold and wind 2 days ago.BasicPost-meal Fatigue and Weakness52-year-old male with intense post-meal fatigue, frequent loose stools and general heaviness sensation for a long time.IntermediateDysmenorrhea with Abdominal Cold31-year-old woman with intense dysmenorrhea for 2 years, with dark clots, partial relief with local heat and sensation of cold in the lower abdomen.IntermediateChronic Cervical Stiffness42-year-old male with chronic cervical stiffness and pain, working in front of a screen 8+ hours a day, worsening with cold and stress.IntermediateAbdominal Distension and Heaviness47-year-old woman with chronic post-meal abdominal distension, intermittent nausea, general heaviness sensation and pasty stools.IntermediateRecurrent Colds and Dry Cough55-year-old male with a history of frequent colds (5-6 per year), chronic dry cough, weak voice and mild sensation of breathing difficulty.IntermediateChronic low back pain worse in winterA 58-year-old man with four years of dull low back pain, worse with cold and damp, better with heat and gentle movement, forcing him to get up slowly in the mornings.AdvancedRecurrent migraine with visual auraA 36-year-old woman with migraines two to four times a month for six years, right temporal in location, preceded by visual flashes and accompanied by nausea and light aversion.AdvancedSciatica running down the back of the legA 44-year-old delivery driver with pain running from the right buttock down the back of the thigh and calf to the heel for seven weeks, after lifting weight on a rainy day.AdvancedHot flushes and sweating in menopauseA 51-year-old woman with eight to ten hot flushes a day for fourteen months, night sweats that force her to change clothes, irritability, and increasingly spaced periods.IntermediateAllergic rhinitis returning every springA 27-year-old woman with bouts of sneezing, watery nasal discharge and itching of the nose and eyes every spring since adolescence, with two months of continuous symptoms a year.IntermediateIrritable bowel with alternating stoolsA 34-year-old woman with cramping abdominal pain alternating between diarrhoea and constipation for three years, with normal gastrointestinal workup and a clear relation to periods of stress.AdvancedSlowly developing tinnitusA 62-year-old man with a continuous high-pitched ringing in both ears for two years, of gradual onset, worse at night and during tired spells.IntermediateRecurrent cystitis without bacteriaA 38-year-old woman with five episodes of burning on urination and urinary urgency in the past year; the last three urine cultures were negative and she has taken antibiotics four times.AdvancedChronic eczema in flaresA 31-year-old woman with scaly plaques in the elbow and knee creases since childhood, now flaring with intense itching, worse at night and during stressful periods.AdvancedPersistent fatigue after a viral infectionA 41-year-old woman who, four months after a febrile viral illness, still has intense tiredness, occasional late-afternoon low-grade fever and marked worsening the day after any exertion.

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