ASIAN PATIENTS

• Greet elders first and address them in a formal matter
• Good body language shows respect
• Address another by surname
• Don't sit with legs crossed or lean on desk, these are signs of contempt
• Young people will respect and obey elders

THE HEAD AND BLOOD

• The head is the most sacred part of the body
• Don't touch or reach over the head without permission
• Blood represents a persons essence
• Blood is not drawn for medical purposes

MEDICATION

• Steeped in water & drunk in a form of tea or slush
• Believes that injected medication is more effective
• Has a lot of ways to self medicate
• Visit physician for diagnosis

DIET

• Most are lactose intolerate
• Some may have family bring food from home
• Asian chicken soup is a common illness food
• Believed that beef nor eggs should be served to the ill
• Fish is a common food to eat after childbirth

ACUPUNCTURE

• Developed between 106 b.c.e and 220 a.c.e
• Treats an excess of yang
• Restores balance between yin and yang
• 9 needles to specific meridian points in body

COINING & PINCHING

• Metal coin is dipped in oil, heated and rubbed over skin
• Welts will appear when finished
• Also can pinch skin between thumb and index finger to produce welts
• Used to draw out fever and illness

CUPPING

• Suction produced by heating
• Apply small tubes/cups to forehead or abdomen
• As they cool the cups produce negative pressure
• This results in circular ecchymosis on the skin

MOXIBUSTION

• Treatment for excess of yin (cold)
• Burning incence is heated.
• Apply it to the torso, head, or neck
• Produce superficial burns

ANCESTORS

• Important link in Asian religion
• Colored altars with offerings honors the ancestors
• Ancestors are asked to watch over family
• Asked to prevent or cure illness

YIN

• Negative
• Dark
• Cold
• Feminine side to things

YANG

• Positive
• Bright
• Warm
• Masculine side of things
• Must remain in balance to prevent disease

YIN & YANG

• Everything with yin has yang in it
• Nature is made up of opposite but complementary forces
• Do not exist without one another

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