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Title
[Hyperlipoproteinemia]Introduction
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Acuworld
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Date
2020-07-15 09:05:45
Hyperlipoproteinemia
is the Western medical disease diagnosis of what most people refer more simply to as high cholesterol. This refers to abnormally elevated levels of lipids and their associated proteins in the blood. This may be due to genetic predisposition, endocrinopathy, specific organ failure, or external causes, such as excessive dietary intake of sugar and cholesterol. Because the incidence of coronary heart disease rises in a linear fashion with the level of serum cholesterol, this condition is seen as a precursor to coronary heart disease via atherosclerosis. The most common form of this condition found in adult American middle-aged males is type IV hyperlipoproteinemia, also known as endogenous hypertriglyceridemia or hyperprebetalipoproteinemia. This doncition often runs in families and is characterized by variable elevations of serum triglycerides. It is also often frequently associated with mildly abnormal glucose tolerance curves showing a disturbance in carbohydrate metabolism and obesity. The serum is turbid and triglyceride levels are disproportionately elevated. Cholesterol may be only slightly increased secondary to stress, alcoholism, and dietary indiscretion.
The Western medical diagnosis of this condition is based on analysis of blood lipids and proteins. The optimum serum cholesterol for a middle-aged American man is probably 200mg/dL or less. The Western medical treatment of type IV hyperlipoproteinemia involves weight loss, dietary restriction of carbohydrates and alcohol, and internal administration of either niacin or gemfibrozil if blood lipids are not controlable by diet alone.
Chinese Disease Categorization
Because this condition as defined by Western medicine may be asymptomatic, it does not always correspond to a traditional Chinese disease category. Obesity is referred to as fei pang, fatty fatness. When this condition is associated with heart disease resulting in chest pain or pressure, it is referred to as
xiong bi
(chest impediment). When it is associated with hypertension, it is referred to as
tou tong
(headache), and/or
xuan yin
(dizziness).
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Introduction
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Disease of Causes & Machenisms
» Treatment Based on Pattern Discrimination
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1. Liver Depression-Spleen Vacuity Pattern
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2. Dampness & Heat brewing Internally
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3. Phlegm & Dampness internally Obstructing Pattern
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4. Phlegm Heat Bowel Repletion Pattern
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5. Spleen-Kidney Yang Vacuity Pattern
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6. Liver-Kidney Yin Vacuity Pattern
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7. Static Blood Obstructin & Stagnating Pattern
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8. Phlegm & Stasis Mutually Binding Pattern
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Remarks
Reference:
The Treatment of Modern Western Medical Disease with Chinese Medicine
,
Bob Flaws & Philippe Sionneau, Blue Poppy Press, 2001. p. 263