The Abdominal Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine: An Overlooked Practice with Significant Clinical Benefits
Abdominal diagnosis (fù zhěn) is a method of differential diagnosis based on symptom responses, which can be divided into four components: observation (wàng zhěn), auscultation (wén zhěn), inquiry (wèn zhěn), and palpation (qiè zhěn): Observation: This involves examining the shape and color of the abdomen;Auscultation: This involves listening to the sounds and odors from the … Read more