Common Laboratory Tests Used by TCM Practitioners: When to Refer Patients for Lab Tests and How to Read and Interpret the Results

Partha Banerjee MD and Christina Captain DOM

ISBN 10: 1848192053 / ISBN 13: 9781848192058

Published by Singing Dragon -, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Common Laboratory Tests Used by TCM Practitioners: When to Refer Patients for Lab Tests and How to Read and Interpret the Results
• Publisher: Singing Dragon -
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848192053
• ISBN 13: 9781848192058
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners need to have an understanding of Western medical testing to recognize when laboratory tests are required and to interpret test results that are brought to them by patients. This book is an essential reference for the TCM classroom and clinic that teaches how to use and understand conventional lab testing in the treatment and referral of patients.

Focusing on symptoms that commonly present in TCM practices, the book groups the lab tests by diseases or systems. Within each chapter are TCM case studies and perspectives, as well as multiple choice quizzes that test the reader's knowledge. Co-written by a doctor of Western medicine and an acupuncture physician, the book aims to familiarize TCM practitioners with the terminology and methodology of lab tests, bridging the gap between Eastern and Western schools of medicine and promoting an integrative approach to improve the overall care of the patient.

About the Author

Dr Christina Captain is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine and  Licenced Acupuncturist.  She is a nationally recognised expert in Acupuncture Injection Therapy with 25 years of clinical experience and a long-standing reputation for educational excellence. She is the founder of Sarasota  Center for Acupuncture and Nutrition and is a continuing education instructor of advanced injection techniques for licensed acupuncturists, since 2010. She is based in the US.