Diagnosis In Traditional Chinese Medicine

Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine is an original, clinic-centered text drawn from Dr. Chen’s years as a practicing physician and university professor teaching diagnosis in China—and later training English-speaking interns and students in the United States. After teaching Western students, Dr. Chen identified a consistent challenge: many learners struggle to apply pattern identification in real practice, in part because English-language texts often lack the depth and clarity of Chinese teaching, and in part because lecture-style presentations make distinctions hard to see.Dr. Chen’s solution is practical and structured. She explains symptoms, signs, techniques, and patterns with an emphasis on real clinical observations, then organizes the details into clear graphical displays and tables so relationships are easy to follow, compare, and remember. The terminology balances familiarity (e.g., excess/deficiency) with reliable links back to Chinese sources—supporting cross-reference with other serious texts.This book is designed to help you think like a clinician.What’s insidePart One: Diagnostic Methods (The Four Examinations)• Core concepts and principles of diagnosis• Inspection, with a whole-person routine and strong emphasis on tongue diagnosis• Pediatric inspection of the index-finger vein• Listening and smelling• Questioning, including pregnancy, postpartum, and pediatric considerations• Palpation, with emphasis on pulse diagnosisPart Two: Pattern Identification• Eight Principles, with clear mapping from mechanism to manifestations• Transmission between eight-principle patterns• Pathogenic patterns• Qi and Blood patterns• Zang-fu organ pattern identification, supported by extensive tables• Three specialized systems: Six Channels, Wei-Qi-Ying-Blood, and Triple Burner• Fourteen case histories for review and skill-building• Extensive index for fast clinical lookupIdeal for students, interns, and practitioners who want a diagnosis text that is thorough, visually organized, and built for practical pattern differentiation—not just theory. Read more