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Table 1 Interpretation of the results of the indicator drop (pressure on the acupuncture point with point probe less than 5 s)

From: Medicament testing on acupuncture points as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for determining the daily doses of sofosbuvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Magnitude of Indicator Drop (CU)

Interpretations

Less than 2CU

Permissible measurement error (not taken into account)

Up to 5CU

It is interpreted as a slowly progressive destructive process with a compensated violation of tissue and energy condition

From 5 to 10CU

It is interpreted as a slowly progressive destructive process in tissues with compensated metabolism of matter and energy

From 11 to 25CU

It is interpreted as progressive degeneration of tissue and cellular structures with pronounced destructive processes (decompensation process)

25CU and over

Interpreted as an irreversible degenerative process with decompensated dysfunction (pronounced clinical picture of the disease)