Medical Case ⁽¹⁶³⁾

Patient Qi, from Liaoyuan, male, 50 years old, came along when his younger brother sought treatment from me for lymphoma. During the visit, he mentioned his family medical history. An elder in his family had died of liver cancer that developed from hepatitis B. Both…

Qi, male, 45 years old, from Liaoyuan, Jilin Province, worked as a criminal police officer. It is suspected that long-term late nights and excessive pressure related to his occupation led to his lymphoma. The patient had also suffered from hepatitis B for many years, as…

Malignant fluid produced by tumors and accumulating in the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pericardium is what is commonly called pleural effusion, ascites, and pericardial effusion. These are common complications in cancer patients; if not handled well, many cancer patients die precisely from pleural, peritoneal,…

The three cases of treating asthma with Chinese medicine presented here were selected from among the asthmatic patients I have treated as several representative types of asthma. I place them together to illustrate some points worth noting when treating asthma. Because I myself was once…

The patient, Ren, female, aged 74, presented for treatment of lung adenocarcinoma. First visit, February 24, 2016. She had undergone targeted therapy for lung cancer. Findings: teeth-marked tongue; chest pain radiating through to the back; dry mouth; bitter taste in the mouth; bone-steaming sensation and…

My wife was thirty-four years old, pretty and plump, fond of meat. Looking at her reflection she sighed that her figure was not what it used to be and could not help envying slender ladies. Urged on by old university classmates, she secretly took diet…

I have long regretted that TCM is called the "slow physician." People say TCM is slow only because they have not encountered cases of TCM treating acute emergencies. In clinical practice I often encounter emergencies, and they are quickly resolved, saving patients at the very…

This happened nearly twenty years ago. Illness had made my memory very poor, and the impression of this episode has long been blurred; I can only recall the general outline. In the spring of 1995, more than half a year after I was diagnosed with…

Case One A little girl in Guizhou developed asthma after a cold, due to a residual latent pathogen in the lungs. Her cough and wheezing were severe, and wheezing could be heard. Her mother was an online acquaintance who knew my work quite well; in…

A male patient with gastric cancer and liver metastases came for consultation; it was unclear whether the stomach or the liver was the primary site. He had undergone multiple courses of chemotherapy and relapsed repeatedly, and before seeking my help he was suffering from ascites.