Construct clinical questions is the basis in developing the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The identification of the topics and clinical questions in the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine is the most challenging procedure in the process of developing guidelines, but there is still a lack of systematic formulation process and methodological recommendations. This article takes the construction of the topics and clinical questions of the "Clinical Application Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Pharyngitis with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine" as an example, expounds the process and methodological suggestions for the construction of the topics and clinical questions, so as to provide a reference for the formulation and improve the quality and clinical applicability of the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
