Differentiation of Abnormal Sounds in TCM Diagnosis: Eructation, Sighing, and More

Differentiation of Abnormal Sounds in TCM Diagnosis: Eructation, Sighing, and More

Hello everyone, welcome to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from the beginning. I am Sun Jie from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. Today, we will continue to learn about other abnormal sounds in TCM diagnosis, specifically including eructation, sighing, sneezing, and borborygmi. Let’s take a look at each one. Eructation, in … Read more

Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Clinical Observations and Diagnostic Techniques

Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Clinical Observations and Diagnostic Techniques

1. Sighing is often due to A. Lung failure to disperse and descend B. Insufficient lung qi C. Spleen qi deficiency D. Liver qi stagnation E. Kidney failure to hold qi 2. Confused consciousness, incoherent speech, loud and forceful voice belongs to A. Zheng voice B. Delirium C. Erroneous speech D. Manic speech E. Stammering … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis: Key Concepts and Clinical Significance

Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis: Key Concepts and Clinical Significance

1. Causes of Sighing A. Lung Qi DeficiencyB. Insufficient Lung QiC. Spleen Qi DeficiencyD. Liver Qi StagnationE. Kidney Failing to Receive Qi 2. Causes to Consider for Nocturnal Crying in ChildrenA. Fear as a DiseaseB. Heat in the Heart ChannelC. Heat in the Spleen ChannelD. Cold in the Spleen Causing Abdominal Pain 3. Causes of … Read more

Auditory Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Auditory Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Auditory Diagnosis Auditory diagnosis is a method of diagnosing diseases through listening to sounds and smelling odors. Listening to sounds includes examining the patient’s voice, breathing, speech, coughing, heart sounds, vomiting, belching, sighing, sneezing, yawning, and bowel sounds. Smelling odors includes detecting abnormal smells emitted by the body, the odors of excretions, and the smells … Read more