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TCM Diagnosis | The Meaning, Content, and Principles of Auscultation

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TCM Diagnosis | The Meaning, Content, and Principles of Auscultation

TCM Diagnosis – Auscultation Auscultation is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis, one of the four diagnostic methods: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. TCM utilizes hearing and smelling to infer disease patterns by examining the sounds produced by the patient and the various odors emitted from bodily excretions. Since the various sounds and … Read more

Differentiating Abnormal Respiratory Sounds through Auscultation

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Differentiating Abnormal Respiratory Sounds through Auscultation

【Introduction】Auscultation in TCM includes listening to various sounds from the patient, such as breathing, speech, coughing, heart sounds, vomiting, hiccups, belching, sighing, sneezing, yawning, and bowel sounds. Clinically, a stethoscope can also be used to examine lung respiratory sounds. ﹀ ﹀ ﹀ Abnormal Alveolar Sounds Alveolar breath sounds are generally described as a “soft breeze” … Read more