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NAIMH Clinical Skills 2

Clinical Skills 2:
Intake and Pattern Assessment

In this second course in our Advanced Clinical Skills sequence, we describe the items for an intake in detail, and describe patterns to be assessed during the process. Patterns described include nutrient deficiencies, patterns in the pulse and tongue, the classical patterns from traditional system of medicine of hot vs cold, excess vs. deficient, dry-vs damp, tense vs relaxed; red flag symptoms, common patterns described by Chinese syndromes such as False Heat and False Cold, dietary patterns and associated pathologies, digestive insufficiency, intestinal dysbiosis, leaky gut syndrome, and insulin resistance.

Free Lecture from this Course: 

Sleep Debt PatternPaul Bergner
00:00 / 27:15

Lessons

Topics Include:

Vitalist Assessment, Comprehensive intake, Height and weight, Energetic assessment, Methods of energetic assessment, Pulse and Tongue, Assessing Vitality, Overall health rating, Chief  complaint, OPQRST,  Medications, Diet Assessment, Questions, Diet Assessment recap, Deficiency sheet recap, Supplements, Red Flag Symptoms, Referral Network, Review of Symptoms, Energetic Patterns Overview, Hot-Cold, Dry-Damp, Deficient vs Excess, Tonic vs Relaxed, False heat and False cold, False Cold, Lifestyle Patterns, Sleep Debt, Sleep Evaluation, Sleep Debt intervention, Nutritional Patterns, Progression of deficiencies, Motivation for diet change, Vitamin D deficiency, Essential Fatty Acids, Magnesium deficiency, Vitamin C, Protein deficiency, Iron Deficiency, Dietary Archetypes, Fast Food Vegetarian, Disordered eating, Stress-Carbohydrate Pattern, Digestive Patterns, Intestinal Dysbiosis, Leaky Gut Syndrome, Digestive insufficiency, Liver Stagnancy, Metabolic and Endocrine Patterns, Insulin Resistance, IR Pattern, Coronary Artery Disease, Estrogen excess, Estrogen deficiency.

Course Materials

  • 58 audio files totaling over 7 hours

  • 103 pages of notes & slides

  • A PDF library of 12 resources and classical herbal texts totaling over 60 pages, including 12 intake forms to assist with the interview.

  • Total storage 429 MB

  • This lecture was delivered by NAIMH Director Paul Bergner in classroom settings, edited and supplemented with studio portions.

HOW TO LEARN

NAIMH Clinical Skills 2 Self Study Course

Purchase this course for your own growth and personal development. Includes audio lectures and accompanying notes. No tuition costs, no faculty support, and no certificate is earned.

NAIMH Clinical Skills 2 Certificate Course

Earn a Certificate by completing this course. ​​Includes the cost of the course materials, faculty support, and tuition. You will submit homework and study questions to earn a certificate.

Advanced Clinical Skills Program

This course is a part of the

Advanced Clinical Skills

certificate program. Click below for the full program description.

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