PDF-(BOOK)-Handbook of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis

This handbook summarizes the key elements of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis A Contemporary Approach in a portable edition It is the result of the very hard work by many practitioners of extracting the essentials from each area of this subject The present volume offers a clear and practical path toward a better understanding of traditional pulse diagnosis while recasting its interpretation in the context of our own times. Andrew Lambert . Western New England University . a. ndrew.lambert@wne.edu. Many ways . of doing Chinese . philosophy…. Read the text and ask for students (. untutored) thoughts and responses:. What does Analects 13.8 suggest to you?. A Public Liberal Art University in North Carolina. Lei Han, Katherine Min, Alex Huang, and . Agya Boakye-Boaten. Ten Subjects in 15 weeks. History. Politics. Foreign Affairs. Economics. Environment. Culture. Andrew Lambert . Western New England University . a. ndrew.lambert@wne.edu. Many ways . of doing Chinese . philosophy…. Read the text and ask for students (. untutored) thoughts and responses:. What does Analects 13.8 suggest to you?. Lessons from China’s . ‘Onward Journey’ FDI . 1. Background, literature review:. Growing interest in Chinese ODI (because of growing volumes, high profile cases) in number of academic disciplines:. Explores how Chinese medicine deals with emotional disorders.Chinese medicine approaches emotions and emotional disorders differently than the Western biomedical model. Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine offers an ethnographic account of emotion-related disorders as they are conceived, talked about, experienced, and treated in clinics of Chinese medicine in contemporary China. While Chinese medicine (zhongyi) has been predominantly categorized as herbal therapy that treats physical disorders, it is also well known that Chinese patients routinely go to zhongyi clinics for treatment of illness that might be diagnosed as psychological or emotional in the West. Through participant observation, interviews, case studies, and zhongyi publications, both classic and modern, the author explores the Chinese notion of “body-person,” unravels cultural constructions of emotion, and examines the way Chinese medicine manipulates body-mind connections.“…a comprehensive account of the Chinese medicine physician’s practice of mental care.” — Asian Anthropology“…carefully prepares the reader for the ethnographic encounter with an excellent introduction to the history and contemporary practice of Chinese medicine that draws on current textbooks, classics of Chinese medicine, the author’s own fieldwork and secondary literature … this exquisitely crafted book sets a new standard in the anthropology of Chinese medicine.” — Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society“The author has covered an amazing range of complex ideas in a reader-friendly format, increasing our understanding of both Chinese and conventional Western models. I know of no other book within the English language literature that accurately and comprehensively addresses traditional Chinese ideas of health psychology.” — Paul Pedersen, University of HawaiiYanhua Zhang is Associate Professor of Chinese at Clemson University. This exciting new book, Pulse Diagnosis: A Clinical Guide describes a reliable method of pulse assessment. The authors\' style and approach to pulse diagnosis provides a unique insight into this often ambiguous system of diagnosis drawing upon the traditions of Chinese medicine, the knowledge of biomedical constructs and the relationship of each to contemporary TCM clinical practice. Subjects covered include exploration of the concept of pulse\' and establishment of it within the context of health, current limitations of current pulse literature in relation to clinical practice, pulse diagnosis within contemporary TCM clinical practice and pulse taking procedures. With over 200 color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic, this new second edition of the Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis combines and reconfigures the content of the two volumes of the original edition into one new, integrated volume. Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both for assessing the current health of a patient and providing a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient\'s constitution. This atlas contains over 320 color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photographs provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each such feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information. The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying disharmony: Lung, Spleen-Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue, such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coating, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. The text is interspersed with many full case histories that describe aspects that are not visible on the tongue alone. A final chapter surveys several cases which reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner of Chinese medicine with a much deeper appreciation for the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships. A resource on learning ayurvedic pulse diagnosis, including the seven levels of the pulse and its interpretations of disease and health. Offers detailed techniques for learning to evaluate the radial pulse while explaining the ayurvedic understanding ofthe body\'s systems, its disorders and how to correct them--Provided by publisher. For all undergraduate- and graduate-level courses across the Nursing curriculum, especially clinical courses. This easy-to-use guide gives students instant access to information needed to write thorough, individualized care plans based on the most recent NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. The ideal quick reference, this handbook offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care.  Sections cover Nursing Diagnoses, Health Promotion/Wellness Nursing Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Clusters—medical conditions with relevant collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses. NEW! The newest nursing diagnoses approved by NANDA International for 2012–2014 are included in this edition.NEW! Free eBook available on thePoint. NEW! New resources such as medical and surgical care plans Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both for assessing the current health of a patient and providing a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient\'s constitution. This atlas contains over 320 color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photographs provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each such feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information. The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying disharmony: Lung, Spleen-Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue, such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coating, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. The text is interspersed with many full case histories that describe aspects that are not visible on the tongue alone. A final chapter surveys several cases which reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner of Chinese medicine with a much deeper appreciation for the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships. For students and practitioners of Chinese medicine, one of the more difficult diagnostic methods to learn and master is pulse diagnosis. Successful transmission of this knowledge and skill requires the description of what is felt through palpation - something that often evades the comprehension of most beginning students, if these descriptions are not portrayed effectively.The Pocket Atlas of Pulse Diagnosis unravels the mystery of pulse diagnosis. Detailed explanations of the 28 individual pulses are presented, along with simple diagrams that vividly illustrate how the different pulses should feel like under the fingers at each level of palpation. Useful comparisons of the different pulses are also included to aid the reader in understanding how to differentiate between the many types of pulses. There is a chapter that analyzes the pulse manifestations of various common diseases, as well as a chapter that explores sections of Wáng Shu-Hé\'s The Pulse Canon (Mài Jing).One cannot find a more rich presentation of pulse diagnosis in a pocket-sized atlas. All in all, this is a valuable and convenient learning tool for anyone seeking to be proficient in the art of pulse diagnosis. This bestselling reference helps users make nursing diagnoses and write care plans with ease and confidence. It helps nurses correlate nursing diagnoses with known information about clients on the basis of assessment findings, established medical or psychiatric diagnoses, and the current treatment plan. This extensively revised and updated edition presents the most up-to-date information on all 2005-2006 NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. You\'ll also appreciate the handbook\'s integration of both the NIC and NOC taxonomies evidence-based nursing interventions home care client/family teaching and multicultural, geriatric, and pediatric considerations. Instructor resources are available contact your sales representative for details.Helps users understand how to make a nursing diagnosis and plan care using the nursing process and evidence-based nursing research.The practical, step-by-step format helps users make diagnoses and write care plans with ease and confidence.Integrates both NIC and NOC interventions and outcomes in each care plan.Features essential home care, client/family teaching, multicultural, pediatric, and geriatric considerations relevant to today\'s nursing students.Helps users easily create customized plans of care using the Ackley, Ladwig Care Plan Constructor on the Evolve website.This edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the most up-to-date information on all 2005-2006 NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses.The new alphabetical thumb tabs offer easy access to specific nursing diagnosis care plans.Features a helpful explanation of how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections.Features many enhancements to the accompanying Evolve website (see Ancillaries for details).Includes more detailed information about NOC and its use in nursing care planning.Guide to Nursing Diagnoses section features more emotional/spiritual elements and now includes coverage of Mad Cow, E. Coli, West Nile, Foodborne Illnesses, and Pesticide Contamination.Guide to Planning Care section now offers updated and expanded multicultural, pediatric, and evidence-based interventions/rationales.An appendix now includes Gordon\'s Functional Health Patterns, as adapted by the authors. This is a study of the earliest extensive account of Chinese pulse diagnosis, or more accurately, the examination of mai. Dr Hsu focuses on a biography of Chunyu Yi, a doctor of the early Han, and presents the first complete translation into English of the Memoir in the Historical Records by Sima Qian (d. ca 86 BCE). This Memoir contains biographies of the physician, medical case histories and interviews, and constitutes a document of enormous importance to the history of medicine in China. The analysis covers the first ten medical cases and their rich vocabulary on touch, as used in Chinese pulse diagnosis. The patients treated were mostly nobility of the kingdom of Qi in Eastern China, who suffered from the indulgences of court life and were treated with early forms of decoction, fomentation, fumigation, acupuncture and moxibustion. To date there is no book on early China of its kind.