Prepare the TCM License exam in a month Vol 2.: Chinese Medicine diagnosis - California, NCCAOM, Canadian exam (TCM board exam)

This is the preparation guide book for license exam of Traditional Chinese Medicine ( TCM ) and Acupuncture ( California exam, NCCAOM, Canadian exam ). Many students fail the license exam although they studied a lot of time. It is because the classroom study and the exam are different. The most important thing when you prepare for the license exam is to understand examiner's intention. This book will tell you what the examiners want to test. This book is the part of TCM diagnosis . This book can be used for all students who are preparing for California exam, NCCAOM or Canadian exam. This book is not a question bank nor TCM explanation book. This book directly tells you what to study when you prepare for the license. When you prepare for the license exam, you don't have much time. You can not read thick and complicated preparation guide book. To tell the truth, you have to read more your full text book. That is the correct way. If you are looking for some special skills to pass the exam, it is still difficult to pass for you. But if you know the key points of the exams and intentions of examiners and study your text book, then you surely will pass the exam. This book is that kind of book. This book tells you very directly what to memorize and what to study when you prepare the exam. As the title of this book is 'Prepare the TCM license exam in one month', if you are a normal graduate from a TCM college and studied TCM following the instructions in this book for one month, you will not have difficulties in passing the license exam.
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How to use this book
History of TCM diagnosis
TCM diagnosis
The first - observation ( inspection ) technique
The second - auscultation and olfaction
The third - interrogation
The fourth - palpation
The fifth - the eight guiding principles ( Ba Gang Bian Zheng )
The sixth - the identification of syndromes
The identification of syndromes according to etiology
The identification of syndromes according to Qi, blood and body fluids
The identification of syndromes according to Zang and Fu organs
The identification of syndromes according to other methods