Nursing Care Experience of Acupoint Application Combined with Herb-Separated Moxibustion in an Elderly Patient with Reflux Esophagitis and Severe Abdominal Distension: A Case Report
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Nursing Care Experience of Acupoint Application Combined with Herb-Separated Moxibustion in an Elderly Patient with Reflux Esophagitis and Severe Abdominal Distension: A Case Report
YAO Haiying, ZHANG Jiaying, GONG Xinyue, et al. Nursing Care Experience of Acupoint Application Combined with Herb-Separated Moxibustion in an Elderly Patient with Reflux Esophagitis and Severe Abdominal Distension: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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YAO Haiying, ZHANG Jiaying, GONG Xinyue, et al. Nursing Care Experience of Acupoint Application Combined with Herb-Separated Moxibustion in an Elderly Patient with Reflux Esophagitis and Severe Abdominal Distension: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202604300006.
Nursing Care Experience of Acupoint Application Combined with Herb-Separated Moxibustion in an Elderly Patient with Reflux Esophagitis and Severe Abdominal Distension: A Case Report
This paper reports the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing care delivered to a 79-year-old patient with reflux esophagitis complicated by severe gastrointestinal flatulence and refractory constipation. The patient was admitted with recurrent acid regurgitation and heartburn persisting for three months, accompanied by belching, abdominal distension, poor appetite, dry and infrequent bowel movements occurring once every two weeks, reduced flatus, and impaired sleep. Western medical treatment consisted of acid suppression, whereas traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation identified the condition as "acid regurgitation disease" (pattern of dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation, and obstruction of fu-organ qi). In addition to routine nursing care, the patient received Shenque (CV8) acupoint application combined with herb-separated moxibustion, together with emotional care, abdominal massage, postural nursing, and dietary guidance. After 7 days of intervention, the patient's symptoms were markedly alleviated. This case demonstrates the advantages of integrated Chinese and Western medicine nursing in the management of complex digestive disorders in elderly patients and may provide a reference for clinical nursing practice.
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