Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Protocols for Diabetic Nephropathy

摘要

As a dreaded consequence of diabetes mellitus (DM),diabetic nephropathy (DN) accounts for about 40％ of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).It is a universal cause of ESRD,and can be considered as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.In recent years,TCM has shown its unique advantages in the treatment of DN.As one of the chronic diseases caused by living styles,DN has the higher requirements for nursing.Nevertheless,TCM nursing based on syndrome differentiation can provide the personalized guidance for the patients with DN according to different syndrome patterns and symptoms.Therefore,this article mainly explored the key points of common syndromes,TCM nursing methods and health guidance of DN in order to further develop the advantages of TCM,improve its efficacy and standardized its nursing behavior.