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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2015;36(3): 228-235. |
| 수부냉증 진단방법에 관한 기초연구 |
| 고승우, 박종주, 공경환, 고호연 |
| 세명대학교 충주한방병원 한방내과학교실 |
| Diagnostic Tool for Cold Sensation of Hands: A Preliminary Study |
| Seung-woo Ko, Jong-ju Park, Kyung-hwan Kong, Ho-yeon Go |
| Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medical Hospital, Se-Myung University |
| Correspondence |
Ho-yeon Go ,Tel: 043-841-1731, Fax: 043-856-1731, Email: kohoyeon@gmail.com
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Received: June 22, 2015, Accepted: September 30, 2015, Published online: September 30, 2015. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to find an effective medical device to detect cold sensation of hands.
Methods:
Patients with cold sensation of hands (N=42) were recruited in July 2013. We surveyed patients’ general characteristics, severity of cold sensation, body temperature in Nogung (PC8) and Hyeopbaek (LU4) measured with a digital thermometer, digital infrared thermal imaging, and pulse wave velocity.
Results:
The relation between severity of cold sensation and temperature in Nogung (PC8) and Hyeopbaek (LU4) was statistically significant. The results showed a higher correlation of severity of cold sensation with Nogung (PC9) than with Hyeopback (LU4) temperature. No other indices were statistical significant.
Conclusions:
Measuring the Nogung (PC9) temperature is most reasonable for assessing the severity of cold sensation of hands. To generalize this result, however, a large-scale study is warranted. |
| Key words:
cold sensation, thermometer, DITI, PWV, standardization diagnosis |
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