IgA Nephropathy Acute Exacerbation (Excess Pattern)

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

发热或微恶风寒,咽喉肿痛,咳嗽,头痛,小便红赤或镜下血尿,泡沫尿,诱发因素多为上呼吸道感染,舌红或舌边尖红,苔薄黄,脉浮数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Fever may occur, with some aversion to wind and cold.
  • Sore, swollen throat, with noticeable discomfort when swallowing or speaking.
  • Frequent coughing, which may disrupt speaking and rest.
  • Headache, which may worsen with activity or mental effort.
  • Urine appears reddish or darker, or blood may be present only on microscopic examination.
  • Urine may have abundant foam that does not disappear quickly.
  • Often triggered by upper respiratory infections, and symptoms often follow a cold or flu-like illness.
  • The tongue may be red, especially at the sides or tip.
  • Tongue coating is thin and yellow.
  • The pulse is floating and rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏风清热,解毒利咽

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help dispel wind and clear heat, relieving discomfort such as fever, headache, dry sore throat, irritability, or thirst.
  • May help expel pathogenic factors and soothe throat discomfort, reducing redness and swelling of the throat, pain when swallowing, or hoarseness.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

小便短赤或镜下血尿,小便频数灼热,大便腥臭稀溏,口干,口苦,脘腹胀闷,腰部疼痛,舌红,苔黄腻,脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Urine output may be reduced, yellowish-red in color, or blood may only be detected on lab tests. Urination may feel uncomfortable or not smooth.
  • Urinary frequency with a burning sensation; the urethra feels hot and irritated when urinating.
  • Stools are loose and foul-smelling, with a sensation of stickiness and incomplete evacuation.
  • Dry mouth with a bitter taste, causing noticeable dryness and discomfort when talking or swallowing.
  • Upper abdomen and belly feel full and stuffy, with a sensation of pressure and difficulty relaxing.
  • Pain and soreness in the lower back, felt during movement or prolonged sitting.
  • The tongue appears noticeably red.
  • The tongue is covered with a yellow, greasy coating that appears thick and unclean.
  • The pulse feels slippery and rapid, with a somewhat hurried rhythm.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热利湿,利尿通淋

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear heat and promote the elimination of dampness, relieving discomfort such as fever, irritability, heaviness of the body, thirst, or scanty urine.
  • May help promote urination and unblock the urinary tract, reducing symptoms like scanty dark urine, difficult urination, or urethral burning.

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