Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine

As a medicine that developed without high tech diagnostic tools, the four examinations are the fundamental diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine. ""The Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine"" provides an excellent study guide to the method of observation. With an ample supply of photographs, the Pictorial Guide enables readers to develop the ability to use inspection as an integral part of their clinical practice. Topics covered include the six aspects of inspection: vitality and color, body shape and form, sense organs and orifices of the head and face, tongue, body and limbs, and skin.Commonly encountered disease syndromes are presented in 221 cases with corresponding pictorials to display the essentials of inspection for each case. As such, this text serves a wide range of interests. ""Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine"" can be used by medical college students, international students, as well as scientific researchers and academics as a reference guide. It can even serve as enlightening reading material that serves to broaden general interest in Chinese medicine.