Geriatric Ward I（南岗总院）

Geriatric Medicine Ward 1

2022.11

I. Department Overview

The Geriatric Medicine Ward is a comprehensive clinical department in our hospital that provides medical services to a broad range of middle-aged and older patients. Under the leadership and care of the hospital president and the relevant higher-level departments, the hospital has equipped the department with a strong medical and nursing team. There are currently 13 medical and nursing staff members, including 1 chief physician, 4 attending physicians; 1 nurse supervisor, 6 nurses, 1 supervisor of master’s students, 1 university-renowned TCM physician, 1 doctoral degree holder, and 6 master’s degree holders. The department has advanced ECG monitors and a variety of rehabilitation equipment. The ward has an elegant environment and complete facilities, making it an ideal place for patients to recuperate and rehabilitate. Our department focuses on geriatric diseases, spleen-and-stomach disorders, sub-health conditions, and related conditions; it adheres to TCM as the main approach and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine as its clinical treatment specialty, and promotes smiling service. The department consistently upholds the principle that service comes first and patients are paramount.

II. Scope of Diagnosis and Treatment

Mainly intended for people with chronic diseases and sub-health conditions: 1. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral blood-flow insufficiency, hypertension, headaches, etc., and their treatment and secondary prevention. 2. Digestive system diseases: chronic gastric diseases, chronic cholecystitis, dyspepsia, fatty liver, etc. 3. Respiratory system diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumonia, chronic cough, etc. 4. Endocrine system disorders: hyperglycemia, diabetes and its complications, hyperhomocysteinemia, abnormal lipid metabolism, etc. 5. Locomotor system injuries: such as neck, shoulder, lower-back and leg pain, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, osteoarticular strain, etc. 6. Functional diseases: chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders, menopausal syndrome, hyperlipidemia, obesity, etc. 7. Sub-health: people with a predisposition to disease; those with obvious subjective symptoms but no abnormalities in physicochemical indicators; those whose physicochemical examination indicators are at borderline values but have not yet reached the diagnostic criteria for a disease, i.e., people susceptible to disease; those with chronic diseases in a stable phase who need to delay progression and prevent complications; those whose disease has been cured but who need to prevent recurrence; and those who are physically weak and need recuperation and rehabilitation.

III. Medical Features

1. Medication treatment. Grounded in TCM, we adhere to a treatment policy centered on Chinese herbal medicine, administering Chinese medicine preparations by intravenous infusion and oral Chinese medicine. 2. Non-pharmacological therapies. Based on your specific situation, the physician will provide reference advice for clinical diagnosis and treatment, such as: herbal paste formulas, medicated diet, treatment of winter diseases in summer (external application), TCM fumigation, acupuncture and moxibustion, moxa moxibustion, thermal moxibustion, fire moxibustion, balanced fire cupping, gua sha, tuina, medicated baths, iontophoresis, medium- and low-frequency thermotherapy, acupoint catgut embedding, foot massage, music therapy, etc., to intervene in bodily functions and improve and enhance bodily function. 3. Constitution identification. Based on your physical condition, the physician will assess the different constitution types (balanced constitution, yin-deficient constitution, yang-deficient constitution, blood-deficient constitution, qi-deficient constitution, qi-stagnation constitution, damp-heat constitution, phlegm-dampness constitution, blood-stasis constitution, and special constitution). Through TCM constitution identification, people with abnormal constitutions are given guidance on balanced diet, exercise for health preservation, sleep health care, daily routine and emotional wellbeing, etc. This provides every service recipient with a comprehensive understanding of their health status through a “Know Yourself” service; it then guides service recipients to consciously improve their lifestyles and regulate their own conditions through a “Seek Within Yourself” service; and ultimately achieves the goal of healthy longevity through a “Benefit Yourself” purpose. 4. Health consultation. According to your constitution and Western medical physical examination indicators, the physician will individually formulate a regimen suited to your disease, including exercise, diet, daily routine, supplements, medications, and other aspects of recuperative care. Cui Bo, Attending Physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Professional expertise: Treating sequelae of cerebrovascular disease, insomnia, cervical and lumbar spine diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, anxiety and depressive states, and other conditions through integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Has accumulated extensive experience in rehabilitation treatment for craniocerebral trauma and stroke accompanied by complications.