6 Warps of Diagnosis - the levels & info on the levels Flashcards

1
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Progression of Disease ( the 6 levels)

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1) TAI YANG - The Greater Yang 2) SHAO YANG - The Lesser Yang 3) YANG MING - Yang Brightness 4) TAI YIN - The Greater Yin 5) SHAO YIN - The Lesser Yin 6) JUE YIN - Terminal or Reverting Yin

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2
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: TAI YANG

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EXTERIOR

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3
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: SHAO YANG

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PIVOT

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4
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: YANG MING

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(turning to the) INTERIOR

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5
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: TAI YIN

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Most EXTERIOR of the INTERIOR

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6
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: SHAO YIN

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PIVOT

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7
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Exterior, Interior or Pivot: JUE YIN

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PIVOT among the interior organs, bowels and channels

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8
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What organs associated with the level: TAI YANG

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UB & SI

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9
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What organs associated with the level: SHAO YANG

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GB & SAN JIAO (Triple burner)

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10
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What organs associated with the level: YANG MING

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ST & LI

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11
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What organs associated with the level: TAI YIN

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SP & LU

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12
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What organs associated with the level: SHAO YIN

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HT & KD

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13
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What organs associated with the level: JUE YIN

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LR & PC

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14
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Three keys to diagnose using the 6 warps:

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1) location 2) temperature 3) strength or weakness of the RIGHT QI and of the EVIL QI

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15
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GREATER YANG CHANNEL: Wind Strike Patho-Mechanism

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1) Exterior - vacuity - cold 2) Construction Qi that DOES NOT support the defense Qi in closing the pores against the exterior evil

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16
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GREATER YANG CHANNEL: Cold Damage Patho-Mechanism

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1) exterior - repletion - cold 2) Defense Qi IS SUPPORTED by the Construction Qi and they strongly & quickly close the pores & lock the evil at the surface of the skin

17
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GREATER YANG BOWEL: Water Amassment Patho-Mechanism

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Evil enters bladder and impairs function so there’s improper regulation of waterways Fluids stop moving, and evil binds with collecting water.

18
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GREATER YANG BOWEL: Blood Amassment Patho-Mechanism

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Unresolved evil transforms into heat, enters b lood via TAI YANG, causes stagnation d/t heat

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YANG BRIGHTNESS CHANNEL: Formless heat Patho-Mechanism

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Formless heat fills the Yang Brightness channel

20
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YANG BRIGHTNESS ORGAN: Heat with form Patho-Mechanism

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Heat has entered the STOMACH and LARGE INTESTINE and cooked the food

21
Q

The Six Warps diagnosis tells you:

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The structural location of the disease

The nature of the disease

The state of the right qi & the evil qi

22
Q

When disease is in the YANG channels….

  1. the treatment should________
  2. the RIGHT QI is ________
  3. the disease level is
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  1. Promote sweat
  2. relatively STRONG
  3. More EXTERIOR
23
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The GREATER YANG level is the

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Most EXTERIOR level

24
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The GREATER YANG level is more prone to:

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COLD & EXTERIOR INVASIONS

25
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The LESSER YANG level is _______ level

A

is the PIVOT

26
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The LESSER YANG level is prone to

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HEAT & COLD

27
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YANG BRIGHTNESS is prone to

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HEAT & DRYNESS / REPLETION DIGESTIVE

28
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When disease is in the YIN channels….

  1. the treatment should________
  2. the RIGHT QI is ________
  3. the disease level is
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  1. TONIFY / SUPPLEMENT BEFORE expelling the pathogen
  2. RIGHT QI is WEAKER
  3. more INTERIOR
29
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The GREATER YIN is the _________level of all the yin channels

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MOST EXTERIOR of the YIN channels

30
Q

The GREATER YIN is prone to ________ disease

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Dampness / vacuity digestive

31
Q

LESSER YIN is a _________ level

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PIVOT

32
Q

LESSER YIN level is prone to _______ disease

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Heat / Circulation issues

33
Q

TERMINAL / REVERTING YIN is prone to ________ disease

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Wind / Neurological issues