TY - BOOK AU - Ching,Nigel AU - Halpin,Jeremy TI - The art and practice of diagnosis in Chinese medicine SN - 9780857012678 AV - R601 .C55 2017 U1 - 610.951 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Singing Dragon, an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers KW - Medicine, Chinese KW - Diagnosis KW - Medicine, Chinese Traditional KW - methods KW - Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures KW - Médecine chinoise KW - Diagnostics KW - Méthodologie KW - diagnosis KW - aat KW - HEALTH & FITNESS KW - Holism KW - bisacsh KW - Reference KW - MEDICAL KW - Alternative Medicine KW - Atlases KW - Essays KW - Family & General Practice KW - Holistic Medicine KW - Osteopathy KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Translated from the Danish; "First published in Danish as Kunsten at diagnosticere med Kinesisk medicin by Klitrose Publishers, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - This textbook is a complete diagnostic manual for students of Chinese medicine. It covers how to collect and collate the relevant information needed to make a diagnosis and clearly describes the various diagnostic models in Chinese medicine UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1428810 ER -