T/SDACM 001-2023 Diagnostic Standards for Common TCM Syndromes of Hypertension

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Scope: This standard specifies the diagnostic criteria and principles for common TCM syndromes in hypertension (stagnation of liver qi syndrome, flaring of liver fire syndrome, deficiency of yin and excess of yang syndrome, phlegm-dampness syndrome, phlegm-stasis syndrome, deficiency of kidney yang syndrome, and deficiency of kidney yin and yang syndrome). This standard is applicable to professionals in medical institutions and scientific research institutes at all levels across China for the clinical diagnosis of common hypertension syndromes. Main technical content: Based on the literature on TCM treatment of hypertension, this standard focuses on the symptom manifestations of common TCM syndromes in hypertension. It takes the combination of disease and syndrome as the entry point, aims at accurate clinical differentiation, is guided by TCM theory, supported by literature research, referenced by experts' experience, and based on population surveys. It uses multi-level technical methods such as scale studies, clinical epidemiology, statistics, and evidence-based medicine to develop a TCM-specific diagnostic scale for common TCM syndromes in hypertension and conduct quantitative diagnostic research on these syndromes. By establishing quantitative diagnostic criteria for common TCM syndromes in hypertension (including stagnation of liver qi syndrome, flaring of liver fire syndrome, deficiency of yin and excess of yang syndrome, phlegm-dampness syndrome, phlegm-stasis syndrome, deficiency of kidney yang syndrome, and deficiency of kidney yin and yang syndrome), each syndrome is characterized by an organic combination of symptoms, signs, and tongue and pulse manifestations. The standard includes both necessary and sufficient conditions, as well as diagnostic thresholds for establishing syndromes and grading syndromes into mild, moderate, and severe levels. It evaluates the TCM syndrome types of hypertension patients and the changes after receiving certain treatment me

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