Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis Study Guide
Book Features
- Author: Qiao Yi
- Language: English
- ISBN10: 0939616645
- ISBN13: 9780939616640
- Condition: New
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Book Overview
>>>Diagnosis in classic Chinese medicine (TCM) is the approach of examining the physique to diagnose illness and differentiate patterns beneath the guidance of the basic theories of TCM. It is a bridge that connects the basics of TCM with all branches of clinical medicine and consists of inspecting the symptoms or manifestations, analyzing the modifications, understanding the pathomechanisms, and predicting the transformation of diseases. TCM diagnosis consists of two main areas of study, examination and testing (zhên) and decision and judgment (duà n). Examination and testing methods are employed to gather information from the patient. Decision and judgment uses this details, which is sorted, analyzed, synthe¬sized, and reasoned on the basis of TCM theory. This book is organized about the four pillars of TCM diagnosis: inspection, inquiry, listening and smelling, and palpation. In this text, each and every aspect is explained in a clear and systematic manner, with generous use of tables and illustrations. This is followed by a series of critique concerns for deeper understanding. A comprehensive self-examination consisting of 200 many selection questions, with a separate essential to the answers, tests the reader s understanding of the critical points of every aspect of diagnosis. These questions, several of which are presented in case study format, will help students prepare for the board exams….
