Clinical Medicine Guide -- A Holistic Perspective

From the Book

The Clinical Medicine Guide - A Holistic Perspective has been a favourite textbook of holistic practitioners for much of the last decade.

It was first published in 1993 (as The Manual of Conventional Medicine for Alternative Practitioners) and provides clearly presented information about conventional medicine that is readily accessible and relevant in everyday practice.

This new edition is completely revised and updated containing more cases; some treated by Chinese medicine and others treated by homoeopathy These cases illustrate a healthy alternative to conventional treatment when dealing with disease and symptoms.

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Details

Completely revised and updated, containing more cases, some treated by Chinese medicine, and others by homeopathy.

Each chapter discusses both holistic and conventional ideas of the system being presented. In addition there are clear disease classifications that are tailored for the holistic practitioner.

Each disease is discussed from the viewpoint of:

Definition
Symptoms
Complications
Investigations
Treatment
Holistic management
Cases

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Author

Dr. Stephen Gascoigne qualified in medicine in the UK in 1976.

He worked in hospital and general practice for over six years and during this time became interested in holistic medicine as a means of attaining and maintaining health. He trained in acupuncture in Shanghai, China and subsequently in Chinese herbal medicine.

He is also the author of The Prescribed Drug Guide. He now runs a busy practice in West Cork Ireland. He is particularly interested in finding ways of supporting holistic practitioners in their practices.

He can be contacted through his website www.drgascoigne.com which also provides a comprehensive source of information, as well as resources for the holistic practitioner

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Reviews

"Dr Gascoigne's book fills the gap in current literature between orthodox medical knowledge and perspective and that which needs to be known by the prospective practitioner of healing." "The philosophy of healing is understood in its universal application and this is woven into the fabric of the text. We use it as a basic text at The School of Homoeopathy."

Misha Norland
Principal and Founder of the
School of Homoeopathy, Devon, UK

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Contents

Foreword -- 7

1 - Introduction -- 9-12
2 - Philosophy -- 3-26
3 - Basic Pathological Processes -- 27-29
4 - Investigations -- 30-46
5 - Infectious Disease -- 47-79
6 - Cancer -- 80-92
7 - Cardiovascular System -- 93-131
8 - Respiratory System -- 132-163
9 - Urinary System -- 164-190
10 - Musculoskeletal System -- 191-209
11 - Dermatology -- 210-231
12 - Special Senses -- 232-251
13 - Gastrointestinal System -- 252-294
14 - Central Nervous System -- 295-322
15 - Endocrine System -- 323-343
16 - Psychological Disorders -- 344-366
17 - Pregnancy and Childbirth -- 367-395
18 - Gynecology -- 396-436
19 - Children's Health -- 437-445

Appendix 1 - Bibliography -- 446-448
Appendix 2 - Liaison with Other Practitioners -- 449-450
Appendix 3 - How to Recognize Serious Conditions -- 451-454
Appendix 4 - Study Guide to Pathology and Disease -- 455
Appendix 5 - Pharmacology and Chinese Medicine -- 456-462
Appendix 6 - Pourquoi etudiez vous la medicin conventionelle? -- 463-464
Index -- 465-486

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