Post Date December, 03 2023
Chronic nephritis refers to a group of glomerulonephritis characterized by basic clinical manifestations such as proteinuria, hematuria, hypertension, and edema. The onset of the disease varies, and the condition progresses slowly, with varying degrees of renal dysfunction and ultimately leading to chronic kidney failure. Due to the different pathological types and stages of this group of diseases, the main clinical manifestations are different, and the disease manifestations are diverse.
As long as the four words' chronic disease 'are mentioned, it will make people afraid. Once it becomes chronic, it indicates that the disease may follow the patient for a long time and the treatment is quite slow. For chronic nephritis, the same applies. How does traditional Chinese medicine care for chronic nephritis when it comes to treating it?
Traditional Chinese medicine provides care for patients with different constitutions:
1. Differentiate constitution, examine deficiency and reality, and provide dialectical care
In the nursing process of chronic nephritis, it is extremely important to apply traditional Chinese medicine theory, examine the patient's constitution and disease nature, and distinguish between yin and yang, deficiency and excess.
Generally speaking, those with obvious edema are characterized by deficiency and excess. Those with strong physique are often hot and solid. People with weak constitution are often deficient and cold. In addition to regularly measuring body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and 24-hour water intake and outflow, both must also observe for bleeding tendencies, vomiting, edema, and other conditions.
If there is oliguria, fatigue and drowsiness, or a urine odor in the mouth, it is mostly due to the accumulation of dampness and turbidity in the body, with toxic toxins inside the body, invading the pericardium, and turning into a closed cell, which is the most dangerous. Timely report to the doctor and prepare for rescue.
In clinical practice, yang deficiency and edema, water poisoning, and itching caused by skin irritation should be treated with proper skin care to prevent infection. Yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, lack of water retention and numbness, frequent headaches and insomnia, high blood pressure, and observation for vomiting and convulsions. Patients with headaches can acupuncture points such as Baihui, Taiyang, and Hegu. Convulsions and vomiting should be reported to a doctor in a timely manner, and doctors should cooperate for rescue and treatment.
2. Monitor the condition, avoid external sensations, and guide medication administration
Careful observation of the condition should be made, and patients should be advised to stay cautious in their daily lives, avoid wind and evil spirits, avoid fatigue, and keep warm and prevent coldness. Because chronic nephritis often acute due to infection, causing the original condition to worsen. The ward should have sufficient sunlight, appropriate temperature, and good ventilation.
Clinical care, guiding patients to take medication on time. Traditional Chinese medicine decoction should be taken warm. For those with nausea and vomiting, it is advisable to take a small amount multiple times. Dropping a small amount of ginger juice onto the tongue before taking the medicine is effective in preventing vomiting. Chinese medicine enema patients should pay attention to the moderate temperature of the medication solution, slow injection speed, and appropriate depth of anal canal insertion, usually 30cm. Only in this way can the full absorption of the medication be ensured and the therapeutic effect be improved.
