What kind of department check?

Kidney deficiency can be checked by TCM department or nephrology department.

Kidney deficiency is a syndrome concept of TCM, including kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency and other types. TCM doctors will judge whether kidney deficiency and kidney deficiency are the types by observing, smelling, asking and taking the four diagnostic methods. Inspection includes observing the patient's complexion, posture, tongue image, etc.; listening to the patient's breathing and voice; asking for detailed information about the patient's symptoms, such as soreness of the waist and knees, sexual function, urination and defecation; and taking the pulse to obtain information. These diagnostic methods unique to traditional Chinese medicine are of great significance for judging kidney deficiency.

At the same time, although kidney deficiency mainly relies on traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, it is sometimes combined with some Western medicine tests to assist in the diagnosis or exclusion of other possible diseases. For example, urine routine, renal function tests, etc., To understand the basic functional status of the kidneys; blood routine, endocrine tests, etc. may also be performed to assess the overall health status and rule out other diseases that may cause similar symptoms.