Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis Study Guide
(9780939616640) Publisher: Eastland Press Diagnosis in
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the process of examining
the body to diagnose disease and differentiate patterns under
the guidance of the fundamental theories of TCM. It is a bridge
that connects the basics of TCM with all branches of clinical
medicine and includes inspecting the symptoms or manifestations,
analyzing the changes, understanding the pathomechanisms, and
predicting the transformation of diseases. TCM diagnosis
consists of two major areas of study, 'examination and testing'
(zhên) and 'decision and judgment' (duàn). Examination and
testing techniques are used to collect information from the
patient. Decision and judgment uses this information, which is
sorted, analyzed, synthesized, and reasoned on the basis of TCM
theory. This book is organized around the 'four pillars' of TCM
diagnosis: inspection, inquiry, listening and smelling, and
palpation. In this text, each aspect is explained