8 principles and Confluent points Flashcards
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Profuse and continuous sweating w/feeble breathing may indicate
a) false heat
b) collapse of yang
c) collapse of yin
d) true cold
b) collapse of yang
loss of sweat (yin) eventually collapses yang
Pt presents w/feverishness, hot hands and feet, sticky sweat, SoB, irritability.
a) false heat
b) collapse of yang
c) collapse of yin
d) true cold
c) collapse of yin
In ancient texts, xu and xs are 2 principles which are used to generalize the relative strength of:
a) antipathogenic qi and pathogenic qi
b) qi and blood
c) yin and yang
a) antipathogenic qi and pathogenic qi
In differentiating betw exterior and interior syndromes, which of the following points to an exterior syndrome
a) deep pulse
b) Aversion to cold w/no fever
c) thin white tongue coat w/red tongue border
c) thin white tongue coat w/red tongue border
A pt has joint pain in the R knee. Pain is severe. Heat improves pain, cold worsens it. Principles?
a) external full cold
b) internal full cold
c) external empty cold
d) internal cold
a) external full cold
To differentiate betw a case of false heat vs false cold, what dx method nearly always reflects the true condition?
a) tongue coat
b) pulse
c) temp
d) tongue body color
d) tongue body color
The EVs are called extraordinary bc of all the following reasons except:
a) they all have a more direct relationship w/the zang fu
b) they do not have an ext/int relationship
c) they do not belong to the primary channel system
d) they add something to the channel system
a) they all have a more direct relationship w/the zang fu
The EVs are the vehicle thru which ____ is transformed into tian gui?
a) KD essence
b) blood
c) wei qi
d) post heaven qi
a) KD essence
Confluent point of the Ren Mai
LU 7
Confluent point of the Du Mai
SI 3
Confluent point of the Chong Mai
SP 4
Confluent point of the Dai Mai
GB 41
Confluent point of the Yin Qiao Mai
KD 6
Confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai
TW 5
Confluent point of the Yang Qiao Mai
BL 62
