Screening items for menopausal women with hot flashes

  Chinese medicine generally considers the pathogenesis of hot flashes to be caused by yin deficiency, damp heat, and actual heat in the stomach and intestines. Weather and environmental temperature can aggravate the onset of hot flashes. So what tests are needed for hot flashes and red flashes? Here’s a look at it.  The examination items for hot flashes in menopausal women: Common symptoms include plant nerve disorders, mental tension, mood swings, unstable blood pressure, facial flushing, sweating, cold, insomnia, etc.; menstrual cycle disorders, more or less menstrual blood, or even hemorrhage, also prone to urethritis, cystitis or urinary incontinence, etc.; metabolic function disorders, calcium and phosphorus metabolism malfunction, making osteoporosis and prone to fractures.  Functional uterine bleeding during menopause is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly women. It is mainly due to endocrine malfunction and sudden decrease in estrogen level, causing abnormal uterine bleeding. The bleeding is characterized by non-cyclicality, varying amount of bleeding and duration. Because of the high bleeding and long duration, it can cause secondary anemia and symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, panic, swelling, insomnia, and tinnitus.  Physical examination for menopausal women should include at least the following items:General: including height, weight, blood pressure, etc.  Internal, external, ear, nose and throat, five senses, ophthalmology and neurology should be examined comprehensively. This includes rectal examination, prostate examination, breast examination, etc.  Auxiliary examinations should include: X-ray chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, liver and spleen ultrasound, etc. Blood, urine, urine and stool routine, sputum routine and blood sedimentation, fecal occult blood, finding cancer cells in urine and sputum; blood biochemical measurement including full set of blood lipids, liver and kidney function, blood sugar, etc. In special cases, additional tests can be added according to the needs of the disease.