A&E I and II- Final Exam- Arm Yang

Question 1

• Clears heat, Cools blood, Dispels wind, Drains damp & Alleviates itching
• Regulates Qi & blood
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

HE-SEA, EARTH, MOTHER point, Ghost Point, Heavenly Star Point

Indications:

• High fever d/t excess heat(Yangming stage)
• Heat in the upper reach of Yangming channel (Oral herpes, sore/swollen throat, toothache, redness & pain of the eyes)
• Heat transmitted from Yangming to the Heart (Mania, agitation, tongue thrusting)
• Skin disorders d/t Wind, Heat & Damp(EXCESS) (Urticaria, wind rash, shingles, carbuncles, hot itchy skin, eczema, psoriasis, clove sores on the back BL40)
• Others:−Vomiting & diarrhea (eg. w/flu, bacillary dysentery)−Hypertension: + ST36−Disorders of upper limb: numbness, pain, hemiplegia, upper limb paralysis, atrophy, clonic spasm +LI4, LI15

Answer 1

LI11 ****

Question 2

Actions:

• Benefits the ears
• Calms the spirit

Indications:

• Ear disorders of any kind (tinnitus, deafness, pain/itching/discharge of the ears)
• TMJ pain & inflammation
• Emotional disorders (depression, mania, epilepsy)

Answer 2

SI19 ***

Question 3

• Expels Wind & Releases the exterior
• Regulates defensive Qi & Adjusts sweating
• Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth&ears
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
• Induces labor (Forbidden in pregnancy!!)
• Restores Yang

YUAN-SOURCE point, COMMAND point for face & mouth, Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point, Nine Needles for returning the Yang

Indications:

• Cold & Flu d/t attack of exterior W-C/W-H: + LU7(Host-Guest combination)
• Sweating disorders: + KD7
• All diseases of the head, face, ears, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, teeth, throat (H/A, facial paralysis, acute deafness, pain of eyes, nasal congestion, toothache)
• PAIN (esp. in the head & face): +LV3 (‘FOUR GATES’);+ LI11, LI15(‘CHAIN AND LOCK’); acupuncture analgesia
• Prolonged/delayed labor, retention of dead fetus
• Collapse of Yang

Answer 3

LI4 ****

Question 3

Actions:

• Benefits the ears
• Clears heat
• Clears the head & eyes
• Activates the channels & Alleviates pain

Indications:

• Ear disorders of any kind (main distal pt.) (tinnitus & deafness (esp. d/t exterior wind & LV- Fire) or LV-Yang); earache, ear infection, ear blockage)
• ‘heaviness of body & pain of joints’ (hands & fingers, lateral & posterior upper limb/shoulder, neck, upper back, one side of the head)
• Heat in the upper reaches of the TW channel (head (one-sided temporal h/a, dizziness); eyes(redness, swelling, pain); throat(swelling, pain); fever(alternating chills & fever, fever accompanied by temporal h/a or ear problems)

Answer 3

TW3 ***

Question 4

•Regulates Qi & blood, activates the channel & alleviates pain •Harmonizes the intestines & stomach (Mirror Pt. of ST36)

Main Pt. for FOREARM PAIN

Indications:

•Pain, immobility, numbness, atrophy of arm

−LI4, LI10/LI11, LI15: ‘chain and lock’

−LI10 + LI11: tennis elbow

•Abdominal pain, vomiting & diarrhea: + ST36

Answer 4

LI10 ***

Question 5

Actions:

• Regulates the GV (benefits the occiput, neck & back; clears wind & heat, treats malaria; calms the spirit and treats epilepsy)
• Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Confluent pt. of GV

Indications:

• Pain, stiffness & contraction along SI, BL & GV (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the upper spine & scapula, acute lumbar sprain, pain & contraction of the arm, elbow and shoulder, contraction of fingers. This+BL62: inner canthus, ear, nape of neck, scapula)
• Heat in the upper reaches of the SI channel (tinnitus & deafness; redness/pain/swelling of the eyes with lacrimation, pterygium; nosebleed)
• Febrile diseases (malaria; chills & fever accompanied by severe pain of the neck & spine in exterior syndromes; nightsweats)
• Mania-depression, epilepsy (+ BL62)

Answer 5

SI3 ****

Question 6

• Opens the nasal passages
• Expels wind & Clears heat

Indications:

• All disorders of the nose/sinus (Nasal congestion & discharge, nosebleed, nasal polyps, nasal sores, sneezing, rhinitis, sinusitis)
• Facial swelling, pain, itching or paralysis (Use on affected side and LI4 on the other side)

Answer 6

LI20 ***

Question 7

Actions:

• Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
• Revives consciousness
• Promotes lactation & Benefits the breasts

Indications:

• Breast disorders (insufficient lactation; swelling & abscess of the breasts (mastitis))
• Excess heat in the head/face (red eyes, pterygium; tinnitus, deafness; nosebleed; throat painful obstruction; ulceration of tongue/mouth)
• Loss of consciousness from windstroke
• Febrile disease, malaria

Answer 7

SI1 ***

Question 8

Actions:

• Opens the Yang Wei Mai (expels wind and releases the exterior; clears heat; benefits the head & ears)
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

• Exterior syndrome (bias toward Wind-Heat) (chills & fever, sweating w/ heat on the exterior, temporal h/a, earache, lacrimation, swelling of glands; Shaoyang stage)
• Headache (one-sided temporal* (LV-GB), frontal, occipital, vertex)
• Ear disorders
• Heat in the upper reaches of the channel (swelling/pain of cheek, toothache, nosebleed, mouth, ulceration, cracked lips, scrofula, mumps)

•Channel disorders of upper limb

Answer 8

TW5 ****

Question 9

Actions:

• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain, Benefits the shoulder/arm
• Moderates acute conditions

•Benefits the eyes

‘SUPPORT THE AGED’

Indications:

• Pain conditions (SI channel: severe pain of the shoulder, scapula & arm (frozen shoulder), stiff neck, pain of the wrist; BL channel: acute lumbar sprain, contraction of the sinews of the foot with inability to extend & flex)
• Blurred vision, dimness of vision, eye diseases

Answer 9

SI6 ***

Question 10

Actions:

• Dispels wind-damp
• Alleviates pain and Benefits the shoulder

Indications:

•Shoulder, esp. the posterior aspect (+LI15, ST38) (stiffness, pain, immobility, weakness of shoulder)

Answer 10

TW14 ***

Question 11

Actions:

• Regulates Qi & Clears heat in the three jiao
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

•#1 TW pt. for moving Qi and clearing heat in the three jiao
(upper jiao: ear, eye, cheek, throat, neck; LU, HT; middle jiao: pain of the ribs & lateral costal region*; distention & bloating; lower jiao: constipation*, GYN (Qi stag.))
•Channel disorders in upper limb & shoulder (+ GB39: wandering painful obstruction)
•Sudden loss of voice d/t Wind-Heat

Answer 11

TW6 ***

Question 12

Actions:

• Benefits the ears*
• Clears heat

Indications:

• Ear problems- SI19, GB2
• TMJ, upper jaw toothache

Answer 12

TW21 ***

Question 14

• Dispels wind-damp, Alleviates pain & Benefits the shoulder joint
• Eliminates wind and Regulates Qi & blood
• Regulates Qi & Dissipates phlegm nodules

CONTROL POINT FOR THE SHOULDER

Indications:

• Stiffness, pain, immobility, weakness of the shoulder or frozen shoulder: + TW14
• Atrophy, pain or hemiplegia of the upper arm
• Urticaria d/t exterior wind-heat: + LI5
• Scrofula, goiter

Answer 14

LI15 ***

Question 15

Actions:

• Benefits the ears*
• Eliminates wind
• Clears heat
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

• Essential local point for all ear disorders (tinnitus, deafness, discharge, itching, redness, swelling & pain)
• Exterior or interior wind (facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, facial spasm, lockjaw)
• Other local disorders (Mumps, scrofula, toothache, swelling of the cheek, TMJ)

Answer 15

TW17 ***

Question 16

Actions:

• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
• Moves Qi & Unbinds the chest & lateral costal region
• Benefits the breasts

Indications:

•Pain & swelling in the scapula, shoulder & arm •Pain/swelling/abscess of the breast, insufficient lactation

Answer 16

SI11 ***