QU Qinqin, ZHANG Manling, CHEN Yixiu. Application of the Turbidity-Reducing and Heart-Protecting Method in Managing Constipation in an Elderly Patient with Coronary Heart Disease[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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QU Qinqin, ZHANG Manling, CHEN Yixiu. Application of the Turbidity-Reducing and Heart-Protecting Method in Managing Constipation in an Elderly Patient with Coronary Heart Disease[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202605080005.
Application of the Turbidity-Reducing and Heart-Protecting Method in Managing Constipation in an Elderly Patient with Coronary Heart Disease
This article summarizes the nursing experience of integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine in managing constipation in an elderly patient with coronary heart disease complicated by the "three highs" (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus). Grounded in the theory of "turbid qi converging in the heart" (zhuoqi gui xin) from the Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), a nursing strategy based on the Turbidity-Reducing and Heart-Protecting Method was implemented. The core interventions comprised retention enema with Chinese herbal medicine to unblock the fu-organs and reduce turbidity, bian-stone therapy to warm and unblock the meridians, and auricular acupoint therapy to regulate qi movement, supplemented by Western nursing measures including defecation monitoring and dietary regulation. Following the intervention, the patient's constipation was effectively alleviated, with bowel movements restored from dependence on enemas to spontaneous daily defecation. No complications such as chest tightness or palpitations occurred throughout the defecation process. This case provides new insights into the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing care for elderly patients with coronary heart disease complicated by constipation.
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