Advanced Diagnosis Test #2 Flashcards
Head distending discomfort usually caused by anger, fever, dry mouth, bitter taste, bulging of superficial veins on the forehead, red face and red painful swollen eyes, agitation, insomnia, deafness. DIAGNOSIS
Liver fire blazing
Liver fire blazing tongue
red, yellow coating
Liver fire blazing pulse
Wiry or rapid
Liver fire blazing pathogenesis
Anger or repressed emotion
spicy foods
liver qi stagnation
Liver fire flares upward to disturb the clear mind causing head distending discomfort and headache
Liver fire blazing upward ears
deafness
Liver fire blazing upward veins
bulging in the forehead
Head distending discomfort with feeling of heaviness and muzziness, as if being wrapped by a piece of cloth, chest oppression, epigastric fullness, abdominal distending pain, vomiting, no desire to eat, heaviness in limbs DIAGNOSIS
Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation
Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation tongue
white greasy coating
Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation pulse
soggy or slippery
Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation pathogenesis
Living in wet environment/rain
damp evil invades and blocks the meridians
Non ascending of clear yang and non descending of turbid yin causes head distending discomfort
Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation headache type
heaviness as if wrapped by a cloth
Head distending discomfort with headache, aggravated by heat, fever, aversion to wind, red face, sore and swollen throat, dry mouth and thirst DIAGNOSIS
wind heat attacking
wind heat attacking tongue
red tip, thin yellow coat
wind heat attacking pulse
floating rapid
wind heat attacking temperature
hot, fever, aversion to wind
wind heat attacking pathogenesis
the yang meridians are attacked by the invading wind heat evil resulting in head distention discomfort
Head coldness feeling accompanied by head and nape stiffness and pain, aversion to cold, fever and body aching DIAGNOSIS
Tai Yang wind cold attack
Tai Yang wind cold attack tongue
pink, thin coating
Tai Yang wind cold attack pulse
floating, tight
Tai Yang wind cold attack excess or deficient cold?
excess
Tai Yang wind cold attack where is the pain
nape of the neck
Tai Yang wind cold attack body feeling
body aching
Tai Yang wind cold attack temperature
aversion to cold, fever
Tai Yang wind cold attack pathogenesis
Tai Yang meridian governs the exterior and serves as the defense of the whole body
Foot tai yang runs from the head to the foot via the back
Qi movement is blocked when the wind cold evil attack sthe exterior thus causing head coldness feeling
Head coldness feeling accompanied by vertex headache, desire to be covered, dull cyanotic facial complexion, reversal coldness of four limbs, vomiting out clear saliva and frothy sputum DIAGNOSIS
Jue Yin direct cold attack
Jue Yin direct cold attack tongue
white coating
Jue Yin direct cold attack pulse
deep, tight
Jue Yin direct cold attack pathogenesis
Jue Yin meridian ends at head vertex
Cold evil reaches the jue yin meridian by direct invasion or from the exterior
The cold disturbs the vertex causing head coldness feeling
Jue Yin direct cold attack temperature
reversal coldness of four limbs
Jue Yin direct cold attack complexion
dull facial complexion
Jue Yin direct cold attack vomiting
clear saliva and frothy sputum
Coldness at the forehead and vertex that may connect with the back vertebral column, varying in intensity, can be relieved by warmth, cannot be cured, and persisting. Cold limbs, store lower back, fear of cold, pale lusterless facial complexion DIAGNOSIS
Du meridian deficiency cold
Du meridian deficiency cold tongue
Pale, white coating
Du meridian deficiency cold pulse
deep, thready, or deep
Du meridian deficiency cold pathogenesis
Taxation, chronic illness, or damp cold evil invasion
Du meridian lacks nourishment because of blood and essence deficiency resulting into deficiency cold
why is there cold at the forehead and vertex for Du meridian deficiency cold
Du meridian runs along the spine to reach the vertex, head coldness will be felt when the yang qi is not sufficiently filed in the channel because of the deficiency cold
Vertigo with distending headache, aggravated by anger, heaviness in head lightness at legs, irritability, restlessness, insomnia with lots of dreams, dry mouth, bitter taste DIAGNOSIS
Liver yang hyperactive
Liver yang hyperactive tongue
red, yellow coating
Liver yang hyperactive pulse
wiry, rapid
Liver yang hyperactive pathogenesis
Repressed emotion and anger
liver qi stagnation transformed into fire
Fire injures liver yin
liver yang flares upward to disturb the clear mind causing vertigo and head distending discomfort
Liver yang hyperactive body feeling
heaviness in head, lightness at legs
Vertigo with blurred vision, aggravated by over thinking, sallow lusterless facial complexion, pale lips, palpitation, fatigue, breathlessness, weakness, insomnia, poor appetite, loose stool DIAGNOSIS
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency
tongue
pale
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency
pulse
thready weak
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency pathogenesis
insufficiency of qi and blood to nourish the head and eyes, leads to vertigo and blurred vision
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency complexion
sallow lusterless
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency lips
pale
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency heart symptoms
palpitation, insomnia, palpitations
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency spleen symptoms
fatigue, poor appetite, loose stool, fatigue
Spleen qi deficiency
Heart blood deficiency vision
blurred
Vertigo with tinnitus, blurred vision, listlessness, mental fatigue, poor memory, premature senility, loos of hair, sore and weak lower back and knees, seminal emission, impotence DIAGNOSIS
Kidney essence deficiency
Kidney essence deficiency tongue
thin, pale red
Kidney essence deficiency pulse
deep, thin
thready and weak at Chi position
Kidney essence deficiency pathogenesis
brain is the sea of marrow
kidney is the root of preheaven essence
the brain stores essence and produces marrow
the brain is not fully filled in case of kidney essence deficiency
brain is the
sea of marrow
the kidney is the root of
preheaven essence
Kidney essence deficiency vision
blurred
Kidney essence deficiency body feeling
listlessness, fatigue
Kidney essence deficiency mind feeling
mental fatigue
Kidney essence deficiency hair
loss of hair
Dizziness with heavy head sensation, fullness at chest and epigastrium, nausea, vomiting, no desire to drink and eat, heaviness of the body and limbs, may have somnolence or strong desire to sleep DIAGNOSIS
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao tongue
white greasy coating
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao pulse
soggy and slippery
wiry and slippery
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao pathogenesis
Because of the osbtruction in the middle jiao, the clear yang cannot ascend and the turbid yin cannot descend
leads to vertigo, somnolence, and heavy head feelingq
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao head sensation
heavy
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao chest feeling
fullness
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao digestion
nausea/vomiting
no desire to drink or eat
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao body feeling
heaviness of body and limbs
Dizziness, vertigo, five center heat, agitation, insomnia, sore weak lower back and knees, may have tremor or numbness of limbs DIAGNOSIS
LV/KD yin deficiency
LV/KD yin deficiency tongue
red, little coating
LV/KD yin deficiency pulse
thready rapid
LV/KD yin deficiency pathogenesis
Liver kidney yin deficiency due to hyperactive liver yang and deficient fire rising to disturb the mind
LV/KD yin deficiency pain
soreness in the lower back and knees
LV/KD yin deficiency limbs
tremors or numbness
LV/KD yin deficiency temperature
five center heat
Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, headache, dull expression, forgetfulness, retarded movement, disturbed sleep, fecal and urinary incontinence DIAGNOSIS
Kidney essence deficiency
Kidney essence deficiency tongue
pale, thin white coating
Kidney essence deficiency pulse
deep, thready
Kidney essence deficiency pathogenesis
Due to insufficient marrow production to fill up the brain
Usually due to old aged, over worked patients
Kidney essence deficiency ears
tinnitus
Kidney essence deficiency expression
dull