Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Has anyone read this book? Dermatology in Traditional by Xu <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho r=Xu%20Yihou/104-1648712-8549541> Yihou, Yi <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho r=Yi%20Sumei/104-1648712-8549541> Sumei Is it really new? Reviews? -Jason tel: <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add me to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Haven't read it yet but there is a review of it by Mazin Al-Khafija in the latest issue of the Journal of Ch. Med - also available on-line. Marnae At 09:09 AM 12/14/2004, you wrote: > > >Has anyone read this book? > > > >Dermatology in Traditional >by Xu ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho >r=Xu%20Yihou/104-1648712-8549541> Yihou, Yi ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho >r=Yi%20Sumei/104-1648712-8549541> Sumei > > > >Is it really new? Reviews? > > > >-Jason > > > > > > > > > > > >tel: > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add me >to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature >like this? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Jason- I just flipped through a copy that a colleague of mine purchased. It looks very good. Lots of color plates, good descriptions of the pathomechanisms, and seems very thorough. A Chinese instructor from our school who specialized in dermatology said she liked it very much, and the only thing she would have changed is to give more of a selection of formulas for each disease and pattern. FWIW -Steve > >Has anyone read this book? > > > >Dermatology in Traditional >by Xu ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho >r=Xu%20Yihou/104-1648712-8549541> Yihou, Yi ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho >r=Yi%20Sumei/104-1648712-8549541> Sumei > > > >Is it really new? Reviews? > > > >-Jason > > > > > > > > > > > >tel: > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add me >to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature >like this? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I've read sections of it, and I would say it is a definite improvement on the other derm texts I've seen. There are a fair number of cases for any given disorder, usually at least one per pattern dx, cogent explanations of formulas, as well as a wealth of novel to me topical formulas. It does have some color plates, and since it is organized by western dx I suppose you could supplement with a western text on skin disorders. I found the plates were a little less than I thought they could be considering the thorough nature of other aspects of the book... but full on plates probably would have made the cost go way up. There is also no racial diversity in the plates, which weakens them to an extent. There is also some materia medica in an appendix which are looked at in terms of treating itching and recategorized according to how they do that. Itching has been a big deal for most of my derm patients so this has been interesting and useful. It has a nice section in the front on the differentiation of patterns based on itching and other symptoms which goes a little beyond what I have read in other places. Another way this book is useful is since many chinese texts present their pattern differentiation as a fait accompli they don't really generate flexable thinking about dermatology problems, and you end up cursing the fact you can't use the recommended lead based ointment, or hoping the western dx a patient walks in with is the right one, this allows for some thinking and considering, and sometimes throws some options at you. It's pretty well indexed and the format of the book makes it fairly readable, its design is good, spine is OK and might last a while, as opposed to another British imprint I could mention... I'd say it is worth sitting down with for an hour and seeing if you want to drop a hundred dollars on, which is more than I can say about a lot of books. Perhaps someone will give it to you for the holidays, then you can return it if you don't like it! Par - " " Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:09 AM Derm Book > > > > Has anyone read this book? > > > > Dermatology in Traditional > by Xu > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho > r=Xu%20Yihou/104-1648712-8549541> Yihou, Yi > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field-autho > r=Yi%20Sumei/104-1648712-8549541> Sumei > > > > Is it really new? Reviews? > > > > -Jason > > > > > tel: > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add > me > to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature > like this? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Thanx all for the derm book reviews... -Jason > > Par Scott [parufus] > Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:46 PM > > Re: Derm Book > > > I've read sections of it, and I would say it is a definite improvement on > the other derm texts I've seen. There are a fair number of cases for any > given disorder, usually at least one per pattern dx, cogent explanations > of > formulas, as well as a wealth of novel to me topical formulas. It does > have > some color plates, and since it is organized by western dx I suppose you > could supplement with a western text on skin disorders. I found the > plates > were a little less than I thought they could be considering the thorough > nature of other aspects of the book... but full on plates probably would > have made the cost go way up. There is also no racial diversity in the > plates, which weakens them to an extent. There is also some materia medica > in an appendix which are looked at in terms of treating itching and > recategorized according to how they do that. Itching has been a big deal > for most of my derm patients so this has been interesting and useful. It > has a nice section in the front on the differentiation of patterns based > on > itching and other symptoms which goes a little beyond what I have read in > other places. Another way this book is useful is since many chinese texts > present their pattern differentiation as a fait accompli they don't really > generate flexable thinking about dermatology problems, and you end up > cursing the fact you can't use the recommended lead based ointment, or > hoping the western dx a patient walks in with is the right one, this > allows > for some thinking and considering, and sometimes throws some options at > you. > > It's pretty well indexed and the format of the book makes it fairly > readable, its design is good, spine is OK and might last a while, as > opposed > to another British imprint I could mention... I'd say it is worth sitting > down with for an hour and seeing if you want to drop a hundred dollars on, > which is more than I can say about a lot of books. > > Perhaps someone will give it to you for the holidays, then you can return > it > if you don't like it! > > Par > > - > " " > > Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:09 AM > Derm Book > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone read this book? > > > > > > > > Dermatology in Traditional > > by Xu > > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field- > autho > > r=Xu%20Yihou/104-1648712-8549541> Yihou, Yi > > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books & field- > autho > > r=Yi%20Sumei/104-1648712-8549541> Sumei > > > > > > > > Is it really new? Reviews? > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > tel: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add > > me > > to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a > signature > > like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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