Case Number 38

Abstract

In this case Xu discusses one of the most important warning mentioned in the Treatise, namely that a physician should not apply draining downward treatment to a patient who has Cold Damage disorder as well as floating pulse. If one does drain such patient downward then a condition named Chest Bind will result and there is a real risk for the patient’s life. The case Xu presents follows this script to the letter except for the fact that once he intervenes he states that the patient is lucky and his pulse is not floating thus there is no risk for this life. In the discussion Xu quotes the relevant sentence from the Treatise and elaborates on how to apply it in the clinical scene.