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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (04): 585-592.

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An innovative method to evaluate the severe level of general Qi deficiency

Lu Yu, Niu Tingli, Chen Tianyu, Gao Lujiao, Ma Liangxiao, Li Haiyan, Zhu Qingwen, Yang Xuezhi, Niu Xin   

  1. Department of integrated Chinese and western medicine Foundation,Traditioanl Chinese Medicine institude,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine;Department of Medical Services,Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine;Department of Acupuncture and Massage,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine;
  • Online:2018-08-15 Published:2018-08-15
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation-funded project:Construction of the Qi-Blood-Body Fluid Network Based on the Dynamic Detection of Human Biological Information and Research on the Network's Mechanism of Identification,a program funded by the of China(No.81473553), National Natural Science Foundation-funded project:Construction of TCM Qi-Function Biological Network Based on the Body Odor and Voice and Research on the Network's Mechanism(No.81573880), Science and Technology Assistance Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China to the Developing Countries:Sino-Mexican Cooperation Study on the Strategies for Hospice Care with the Intervention of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and the Related Clinical Research(No.KYZ201302010), Longitudinal scientific research development fund,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine:Key Technology of Photographic Identification for Meridian-Visceral Recuperation Device(No.2017-zxfzjj-024)

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE:The study aim was to use existing relevant indexes to establish an index series for the quantitative measurement of Qi deficiency pattern(QDP) in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).METHODS:Seventeen indexes of arterial oxygen saturation(SaO_2),TCM pulse diagnosis,heart rate,and blood pressure were integrated into an index series,and 94 selected subjects were divided into a healthy control group,a mild QDP group,and a typical QDP group.All three groups were then synchronously given a breath-holding(BH) test and index detections using TCM apparatus for auxiliary diagnosis and treatment and a photoplethysmograph.The detections were carried out repeatedly until there was no monotonic change in the value of the minimal SaO_(2d)uring a BH measurement(SaO_(2 min)) or in the duration of BH during a BH measurement(TBH).RESULTS:BH measurement and index detection data from 380 eligible cases were analyzed and a significant intergroup difference was found for 12 indexes.CONCLUSION:An index series for quantitative QDP measurement could comprise the 12 effective indexes:RSaO_(2d)(rate of decline of SaO_(2d)uring a BH measurement),RSaO_(2r)(recovery rate of SaO_2 after a BH measurement),SaO_(2 min),BFV(blood flow velocity),TSaO_(2d)(the time at which SaO_2 started declining during a BH measurement),TBH,TSa_(O2 min)(the time of occurrence of the minimal SaO_(2d)uring a BH measurement),TSa O_(2 max)(the time of occurrence of the maximal SaO_2 after a BH measurement),PTP(pulse-touching pressure),SBP(systolic blood pressure),PWV(pulse wave velocity),and DBP(diastolic blood pressure).Of the indexes,RSaO_(2d)could play akey role in quantitative QDP measurement;RSaO_(2r) and Sa O_2 mincould be used to differentiate the QDP symptom of shortness of breath and as early-warning indexes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.BFV,TSaO_(2d),and TBHcould be used to quantitatively assess the QDP symptoms of spontaneous perspiration and shortness of breath.

Key words: Qi deficiency pattern, Dynamic arterial oxygen saturation, pulse diagnosis, Breath-holding measurement, TCM

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Lu Yu, Niu Tingli, Chen Tianyu, Gao Lujiao, Ma Liangxiao, Li Haiyan, Zhu Qingwen, Yang Xuezhi, Niu Xin. An innovative method to evaluate the severe level of general Qi deficiency[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018, 38(04): 585-592.