Iatrogenic illness in u.s. study

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Hi all, does anybody have this study / willing to email it to me?

 

Incidence of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: a meta-analysis of

prospective studies.

Lazarou J, Pomeranz BH, Corey PN.

 

JAMA. 1998 Apr 15;279(15):1200-5.Click here to read

 

Thanks!

Hugo

 

 

 

Al Stone <al

Chinese Traditional Medicine

Sunday, 9 December, 2007 2:06:06 PM

Re: [Chinese Traditional Medicine] Si Ni San/Nighttime Numbness in Hands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Dec 9, 2007 12:18 PM, Nancy S+13 <nancy@schimelpfenin g.net>

wrote:

 

 

 

> Al, do you think it would be helpful to treat for liver qi stagnation

 

> and blood stagnation? Is there a formula that would address both?

 

>

 

 

 

Yes, there are formulas that address both, plus many practitioners write

 

their own formulas to take a little bit from this formula and a little bit

 

from that one and end up with a formula written just for you and your cold

 

hands. However, if the si ni san is working, that matters. " Working " is good

 

and it is important to give that its proper weight in this discussion.

 

 

 

The important thing is to first decide if you do in fact have blood

 

stagnation. The reason I brought that up is because when you're sleeping,

 

the stress response (qi stagnation) can take a break and also because blood

 

circulation will be at least partially responsible for your hands " falling

 

asleep " as they can do when you're laying on an artery. Still, " qi is the

 

commander of blood " and so qi stagnation can cause blood stagnation.

 

 

 

If you are of child bearing age, bloating and distension, dull pain,

 

moodiness are all indications of qi stagnation as part of what we now call

 

PMS. However, blood stagnation will cause sharp pains that are fixed and

 

localized in the lower abdomen. Blood stagnation can also cause the menses

 

to be dark or purple, as well as really clotty. Most menses are someone

 

purple toward the end, so you have to kind of take these signs in context.

 

Are they VERY purple or VERY lumpy? That's where we get into blood

 

stagnation.

 

 

 

When being asked to point to your pain (if any), a qi stagnation patient

 

will place the palm over the area and say " around here " while a blood

 

stagnation patient will point to the location of the pain with one finger

 

and say " right here " .

 

 

 

Qi stagnation in the chest will cause frequent signing. Blood stagnation in

 

the chest will cause angina or sharp pains. Qi stagnation causes a sensation

 

of largeness which may or may not be evident to anybody else. Distension,

 

bloating, gas without a strong odor are all indications of qi stagnation.

 

Blood stagnation doesn't produce gas, and instead of causing bloating, can

 

cause lumps or as I mentioned in one of the doggy posts, can effect the

 

physical nature of an organ, while qi stagnation is more effecting the

 

function of an organ, not its physicality.

 

 

 

Qi stagnation (by itself) may not cause any change in the color of the

 

tongue, blood stagnation can make the tongue and/or lips look mauve to

 

purple. Other things can turn purple too, like the tissue beneath the

 

fingernails. It isn't uncommon to have a bit of a purple hue beneath the

 

fingernails, but to know for sure, compare the color of your fingers to

 

someone who is otherwise healthy.

 

 

 

So, the best way to really know if you have qi or blood stagnation is in

 

regards to menstrual stuff. Of course, you can have both too, but we don't

 

really know that yet.

 

 

 

-al.

 

 

 

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, DAOM

 

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