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The acupuncturist's guide to conventional medicine /
Now in its second edition, this comparative textbook provides everything students and practitioners of complementary medicine need to know about conventional medicine. It covers the physiological systems of the body and the conventional approach to diagnosis and treatment, enabling good relationship...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Singing Dragon,
2017.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Online access with DDA: Askews (Medicine)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Acupuncturist's Guide to Conventional Medicine, Second Edition by Clare Stephenson; Foreword by Angela Hicks and John Hicks; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note to the Reader: Understanding Western Medical Terminology in Chinese Medicine Terms; Stage 1: Introduction to Medical Sciences; 1.1 Introduction to Medical Sciences; 1.1a Introduction to physiology: systems of the ; 1.1b The cell: composition, respiration and division; 1.1c Cell transport and homeostasis; 1.1d The tissue types; 1.1e Introduction to pathology and pharmacology; 1.2 Conventional Clinical Practice.
- 1.2a The conventional medicine approach1.2b Conventional medical prescribing; 1.2c Introduction to conventional drugs; 1.3 Comparisons with Alternative Medical Viewpoints; 1.3a Contrasting philosophies of health; 1.3b Drugs from a complementary medical viewpoint; Notes; Stage 2: Introduction to Processes of Disease; 2.1 Barriers to Disease and Susceptibility; 2.1a Health and susceptibility: what makes us vulnerable to disease?; 2.1b Barriers to disease: wound healing; 2.1c Barriers to disease: blood clotting; 2.1d Barriers to disease: the immune system; 2.2 Processes of Disease.
- 2.2a Introduction to processes of disease2.2b Inflammation; 2.2c Disorders of the immune system; 2.2d Thrombosis, embolism and infarction; 2.3 Cancer; 2.4 Infectious Disease; 2.4a Principles of infectious disease; 2.4b The different types of infectious disease; 2.4d Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious disease ; Notes; Stage 3: The Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular and Respiratory System; 3.1 The Gastrointestinal System; 3.1a The physiology of the gastrointestinal system; 3.1b The investigation of the gastrointestinal system.
- 3.1c Diseases of the mouth, esophagus, stomach and duodenum3.1d Diseases of the pancreas, liver and gallbladder; 3.1e Diseases of the small intestine and large intestine; 3.2 The Cardiovascular System; 3.2a The physiology of the cardiovascular system; 3.2b The investigation of the cardiovascular system; 3.2c Diseases of the blood vessels; 3.2d Hypertension; 3.2e Coronary heart disease; 3.2f Heart failure and arrhythmias; 3.2g Diseases of the heart muscle, pericardium and heart valves, and congenital heart disease ; 3.3 The Respiratory System; 3.3a The physiology of the respiratory system.
- 3.3b The investigation of the respiratory system3.3c Diseases of the upper respiratory tract; 3.3d Diseases of the bronchi and bronchioles; 3.3e Diseases of the alveoli and pleura; 3.4 The Blood; 3.4a The physiology of the blood; 3.4b The investigation of the blood; 3.4c Anemia; 3.4d Acute blood loss, transfusion and disorders of the spleen; 3.4e Cancer of the blood cells; Notes; Stage 4: The Nervous, Musculoskeletal and Urinary Systems; 4.1 The Nervous System; 4.1a The physiology of the nervous system; 4.1b The investigation of the nervous system.