The art and practice of diagnosis in Chinese medicine /
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| Author / Creator: | Ching, Nigel, 1962- author. |
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| Imprint: | London : Singing Dragon, an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. ©2017 |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11910541 |
Table of Contents:
- The Art and Practice of Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, by Nigel Ching; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Preface ; The Art of Diagnosis or How to Diagnose in Chinese Medicine; Diagnostic prerequisites ; Western diagnosis ; The diagnostic process ; Diagnostic models ; Treating complex patients with many patterns of imbalances ; Part 1
- The Diagnostic Pillars; Introduction to the Diagnostic Pillars; Section 1
- The Diagnostic Pillar: Visual Observation; Introduction; Visual diagnosis of a person's shen; Visual diagnosis of the body shape and posture; Visual diagnosis of a person's movements.
- Visual diagnosis of a person's clothing Visual diagnosis of the face ; Visual diagnosis of the eyes; Visual diagnosis of the area around the eyes; Visual diagnosis of the forehead, the root of the nose and the area between the eyebrows; Visual diagnosis of the nose ; Visual diagnosis of the ears ; Visual diagnosis of the lips; Visual diagnosis of the mouth ; Visual diagnosis of the gums ; Visual diagnosis of the tongue; Visual diagnosis of the hair ; Visual diagnosis of the body hair; Visual diagnosis of the throat ; Visual diagnosis of the chest and the back ; Visual diagnosis of the back.
- Visual diagnosis of the limbs Visual diagnosis of the joints ; Visual diagnosis of the hands ; Visual diagnosis of the skin ; Visual diagnosis of veins ; Visual diagnosis of skin lesions ; Visual diagnosis of acupuncture points and channels ; Visual diagnosis in relation to micro?systems such as ear acupuncture ; Appendix to Section 1
- Visual Diagnosis of Children ; Section 2
- The Diagnostic Pillar: Listening and Smelling; Introduction; Auditory diagnosis; Auditory diagnosis of the person's voice ; The Five Phases in the voice; Quality of the voice.
- Auditory diagnosis of other sounds coming from the mouth, nose and chest Diagnosis of sounds from the abdominal cavity ; Olfactory diagnosis ; Section 3
- The Diagnostic Pillar: Palpation; Introduction ; Pulse diagnosis ; Palpation of the abdomen, including Hara diagnosis ; Palpation of the chest ; Palpation of the skin; Palpation of the hands and feet ; Palpation of acupuncture points, channels and micro-systems ; Section 4
- The Diagnostic Pillar: Interviewing; Introduction ; Interviewing techniques ; The 10 questions ; General questions ; Disease history ; Temperature ; Energy levels.
- Sweating Thirst, appetite, taste ; Stools and Urination ; Heart, Lung and Chest ; Dizziness ; Skin, hair and nails ; The ears and eyes ; Sleep ; Pain ; Headache ; Enquiry that is specific to women ; Enquiry that is specific to men ; Enquiry with regard to the emotions and mental state; Lifestyle and diet ; Part 2
- The Diagnostic Models ; Introduction to the Diagnostic Models ; Section 5
- Diagnosis According to the Eight Principles ; Interior and exterior imbalances ; Exterior imbalances ; Interior imbalances ; Hot and Cold imbalances ; Heat ; Cold ; Combined Hot and Cold patterns.