Diagnosis Inspection Auscultation and olfaction Inquiring Pulse-feeling and palpation
Diagnosis • Inspection • Auscultation and olfaction • Inquiring • Pulse-feeling and palpation
The principles of diagnosis Observing diseases by taking the human body as a whole Comprehensive analysis of the data gained by all the diagnostic methods Combining diagnosis with differentiation of syndromes
The principles of diagnosis • Observing diseases by taking the human body as a whole • Comprehensive analysis of the data gained by all the diagnostic methods • Combining diagnosis with differentiation of syndromes
Inspection of the tongue Normal Tongue Method of inspection Pathological tongue body and coating
Inspection of the tongue • Normal Tongue • Method of inspection • Pathological tongue body and coating
Normal tongue Proper size Light red Free in motion White thin coating which is neither dry nor over moist,and has root
Normal tongue • Proper size • Light red • Free in motion • White thin coating which is neither dry nor over moist, and has root
Method of inspection Distribution of organs on the tongue tip -heart,lung middle-spleen,stomach root-kidney sides-liver,gall bladder
Method of inspection • Distribution of organs on the tongue tip - heart, lung middle - spleen, stomach root - kidney sides - liver, gall bladder