DIAGNOSIS IN CHINESE MEDICINE

The book is in a compact, modern textbook format that presents a lot of information in a highly accessible manner. The book is organized by Chapters within Sections, Sections within Parts. These begin with Parts explicating the four examinations: Diagnosis by Observation, Diagnosis by Interrogation, Diagnosis by Palpation, Diagnosis by Hearing and Smelling. These are followed by Part 5, which is divided into a section on Symptoms and Signs presented by parts of the body and a section on gynaecological symptoms and signs. Part 6 covers pattern identification in four sections: internal organs; qi, blood and fluids; pathogenic factors, four levels, six stages and three burners; eight principles, twelve channels, eight extraordinary vessels and five elements. The text concludes with Appendices on Case Histories, Prescriptions, and the History of Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, a Glossary of Chinese Terms, a Bibliography, Chinese Chronology and Index.