Curricular Unit 3 - Integrated Pathology and Semiology

Recommended Prerequisites

Scientific knownledge of Medicine

  Minimal skills of medical emergency

  Capacity for analyse and use of complementary diagnostic tests

  Practice Medical act.

Teaching Methods

It’s intended to achieve the acquisition of knowledge by lecture method, through theoretical and experimental study.

Learning Outcomes

The student, doctor in training, should deepen their knowledge of the traditional chinese system and relate it with a clinic component and current scientific knowledge and technology.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The study of Functional Systems according to the Traditional Chinese System (TCS) and it´s analysis according to current knowledge

The study of anatomical, physiological, semiological and pathological component of the human body in the TCS analysis and current knowledge

The theory of the holes of Acupuncture and Meridians, traditional  and current aspects

Brief analysis of clinical history and medical diagnostics.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Filomena Rabaça Roque Botelho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

An introduction to weternn medical Acupuncture. Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie. Elsevier, 2008

The Biology of Acupuncture. George A Ulett, Song Ping Han. Warren H Greene inc, 2002

A Acupuntura na Medicina. Coordenador: António Almeida Ferreia. Lidel, 2010.

Acupunctura anestésica. Edward Lim Chai-Hsi.  Edic. Bellaterra, 2006.

Acupunctura Y tratamento del dolor. Leon Chaitow. Edic. Bellaterra, 2006.

Medicina Energética, vol 3. M Azmani. Editorial Paido tribo, 2008.

Diagnóstico por la lengua em Medicina China. Giovanni Maciocia. Aneid Press, 1999.

Ecologia da Saúde uma medicina para o futuro. Philippe SaintMarc. Jacques Janet. Piaget, 2004.

Postural Disorders & Musculoskeletal Dysfunction- Gilll Solberg. Elsevier, 2005.