OnlineCE - Course

State Approvals Webinars Blog Login

Acupuncture 455 : External Causes of Disease: A Comprehensive Study of the Endogenous and Exogenous Pathogens

Credit Hours(s)5.0

InstructorsJames Ventresca, DOM

Price$100.00 USD

Format(s)Downloadable Course in PDF, Text

Educational Objectives

Explain how climatic factors can become a cause of disease
Assess the influence of the constitution on predisposition to health or disease
Compare diagnostic signs of a strong or weak constitution
Discuss how excessive physical work and exercise can cause disease
Relate the significance of poor diet and eating habits as a cause of disease
Summarize the importance of paying attention to a patient's constitutional type
Interpret clinical meaning of changes in the tissues and other parts of the body
Recognize the importance of the tongue as a pillar of diagnosis
Integrate tongue and pulse diagnosis to confirm suspected patterns and indicate the presence of patterns not evident from other signs and symptoms
Recognize the frequency of tiredness as a complaint in Western patients, and utilize methods of questioning to ascertain appropriate patterns of disharmony
Differentiate the clinical significance of feelings of cold, heat, and fever, and their different clinical significance in exterior and interior conditions
Justify the importance of questioning and observing the patient's emotional state
Recognize the significance of asking about menstruation, leucorrhoea, pregnancy, and childbirth
Examine children's symptoms, in the areas of digestion, respiration, sleep and immunization

Approved States/Territories