Online Continuing Education Courses

Identification of Patterns - Lung, Spleen, Kidney and Stomach: A Comprehensive Study of These Organs and Their Relationships

• Describe how exterior Wind (combined with Heat or Cold) can invade the Lung Exterior portion to cause exterior patterns
• Discuss and differentiate the effects of Dryness and Dampness on the Lungs
• Recognize Lung Deficiency patterns
• Identify Lung Excess patterns
• Differentiate Lung Phlegm patterns
• Describe and differentiate Spleen Deficiency Patterns
• Compare and contrast Spleen Cold-Dampness and Damp-Heat in the Spleen
• Analyze the significance of the duality of Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Yang in Kidney pathology
• Point out the differences and similarities associated with Yin, Yang, and Jing Deficiencies in the Kidneys
• Outline the importance of heredity in determining the strength of a child's Kidneys
• Apply the significance of Stomach-Qi in prognosis
• Illustrate how Stomach-Qi manifests on tongue and pulse