Clinical record, consent, and follow-up
What to record, how to measure results, when to change strategy, and when to refer.
How it starts
This is the part of the craft that nobody sees, and it is what separates a professional practice from a place where needles get inserted. It is not bureaucracy: it is what lets you know whether what you do works.
The rest of the lesson opens with Acupuncture III.
In this lesson you will learn
- Structure a complete acupuncture clinical record.
- Write measurable goals and choose the outcome measure.
- Obtain truly informed consent.
- Decide when to continue, when to rethink, and when to refer.
What is inside
- 1The first visit
- 2Goals and measures
- 3Informed consent
- 4The note for each session
- 5When to continue, rethink, or refer
- 6Data protection
One of the 23 lessons in
Acupuncture IIIClinical Practice
“From pattern to needle, with the patient in front of you.”
The real consultation: differential diagnosis of patterns, the great classical systems (six stages, four levels, Sanjiao), Nakatani's Ryodoraku protocol with electrodermal measurement, and reasoned protocols by body system. It ends with clinical management, applied chronoacupuncture, and an integrated case.
By the end of the course, you will know how to
- Differentiate Zang-Fu patterns from tongue, pulse, and symptoms.
- Apply the six stages and the four levels to a febrile presentation.
- Perform and interpret a complete Ryodoraku measurement.
- Design a reasoned treatment for the twenty most common reasons for consultation.
- Keep a clinical record and follow-up with clear referral criteria.
What you will study
Module 1 · 5 lessons
Differential diagnosis
The patterns, one by one, with what sets each apart from its neighbors.
- Qi, Blood, and Fluid patterns
- Heart, Lung, and Spleen patterns
- Liver and Kidney patterns
- Fu organ patterns
- Combined patterns
Module 2 · 2 lessons
The great systems
When illness advances in layers: the classical maps of progression.
- The six stages (Shanghan Lun)
- Four levels and Sanjiao (Wen Bing)
Module 3 · 3 lessons
Ryodoraku
The bridge between the channel and the ammeter: measure, read and treat.
- Nakatani and electrodermal measurement
- Reading the Ryodoraku chart
- From chart to treatment
Module 4 · 8 lessons
Reasoned protocols
Real presenting complaints, with differential, points and referral criteria.
- Neck and low back pain
- Shoulder, elbow, and knee
- Headaches and migraine
- Digestive system
- Respiratory and allergies
- Gynecology
- Insomnia, anxiety, and mood
- Dermatology and miscellany
Module 5 · 5 lessons
The complete acupuncturist
What separates someone who needles from someone who treats.
- Clinical record, consent, and follow-upYou are here
- Applied chronoacupuncture
- Integrating acupuncture and herbal medicine
- Integrated clinical case
- Final exam · Acupuncture III
Requirements
Acupuncture I and II.
How it works
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This lesson and the rest of the course: 23 lessons, 7 hours, quizzes and exercises. You pay once and it is yours for life, with one year of Atlas Pro as a gift (if you already have it, it adds to the time you have left).
Acupuncture III
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