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The patient was a 56-year-old man surnamed Li, who first visited Professor Liu Yaxian on November 24, 1995. Chief complaint and history: He had undergone radiotherapy for lung cancer. Even before radiotherapy he had intermittent hemoptysis; after radiotherapy the cough became frequent, with difficult expectoration…

Professor Liu Yaxian is a renowned TCM physician in Hebei Province. He formerly served as director of the TCM Department of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and as a doctoral supervisor, and concurrently as a committee member of the Internal Medicine Society and…

The circulatory system, composed of the heart, blood vessels, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels, is the most important organ system of our body. Over long evolution, it has developed not only a fully functional structure but also powerful self-regulatory mechanisms, so that as the environment changes…

In the systemic circulation, arterial blood is pumped out by the left ventricle and carried through arteries of all orders to the organs of the whole body; after metabolism, the venous blood is collected by veins, converges into the superior and inferior vena cava systems,…

At six in the morning, the campus is almost empty. Walking through the small woods, beneath the dim streetlamps, everything is extraordinarily quiet. In the teaching building all the classroom lights are off; only the corridor lights remain on. I love moments like this: after…

The matrix of our connective tissue is an amorphous gelatinous substance made of biological macromolecules; it is colorless and transparent and has a certain viscosity. Its interstices are filled with tissue fluid, which lies between the connective tissue cells and fibers. The main component of…

When cirrhosis or liver cancer (including primary liver cancer and secondary hepatic metastatic tumors) reaches an advanced stage, portal hypertension and hepatic decompensation are usually present, and the liver can no longer meet the body's basic metabolic needs. Moreover, because cirrhosis or a liver tumor…

Pleural and ascitic effusion is a common complication when cancer reaches the middle-to-late stages, and it is relatively difficult to treat. Refractory pleural or ascitic fluid in particular rarely responds to conventional diuretics, and Western medicine mostly relies on draining the fluid to relieve symptoms.

Atrophic gastritis is a chronic gastritis with complex causes. It is generally thought that Helicobacter pylori infection and long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be related to atrophic gastritis. Acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and lansoprazole are PPIs; PPIs usually carry the suffix…

Professor Chen Chishu (1913-1983) was a professor at the former Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He had rich teaching experience and excellent clinical results, and was skilled in treating intermediate and advanced gastric and esophageal cancer with TCM. Professor Chen held that in the…