If you seek diagnosis and treatment at a general hospital which has a TCM ward, you may receive a double diagnosis, one from the perspective of Western medicine and one from the perspective of TCM. After you begin your Western treatment, a doctor of TCM may prescribe a regimen of Chinese medicine for you to ameliorate the side-effects of your treatment.
若你到設有中醫部門的綜合醫院看診、治療，也可能享受到中西醫師聯合會診的服務，甚至在你接受了西醫的治療後，中醫師會體貼的為你配一帖減輕副作用的中藥。