Cause B: Diagnosis of TCM

Studying progress (total time 160 hours, 12 weeks, about 3 months)

Brief Introduction (4 hrs)

Chapter 1. The Four Diagnostic Methods of TCM (72 hrs)

Section 1. Inspection

1. Observation of the Vitality
2. Observation of the Color
3. Observation of the Appearance
4. Observation of the Five Sense Organs
5. Observation of the Tongue

Section 2. Auscultation and Olfaction

1. Listening
2. Smelling

Section 3 Inquiring

1. Chills and Fever
2. Perspiration
3. Appetite, Thirst and Taste
4. Defecation and Urination
5. Pain
6. Sleep
7. Menses and Leukorrhea

Section 4 Palpation

1. Feeling the Pulse
2. Palpation of Different Parts of the Body

Taking the Middle Exam for Course B (4 hrs)

When you finish the above contents and prepare to take the middle exam, please contact with your tutor to send you the middle exam paper for course B by e-mail. After you finish the exam, please send back the finished exam paper to your tutor, he/she will check your answers and give you the score.

Chapter 2. Differentiation of Syndromes (76 hrs)

Section 1. Differentiation of Syndromes According to Eight Principle

1. Exterior and Interior Syndromes
2. Cold and Heat Syndromes
3. Deficiency and Excess Syndromes
4. Yin and Yang Syndromes

Section 2 Differentiation of syndromes according to the theory of zang-fu

1. Syndromes of the Heart and Small Intestine
2. Syndromes of the Lung and Large Intestine
3. Syndromes of the Spleen and Stomach
4. Syndromes of the Liver and Gallbladder
5. Syndromes of the Kidney and Bladder

Taking the Final Exam for Course B (4 hrs)
When you finish all of the contents and prepare to take the middle exam, please contact with your tutor to send you the final exam paper for course B  by e-mail. After you finish the exam, please send back the finished exam paper to your tutor, he/she will check your answers and give you the score.