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
Kidney essence deficiency movement
slow, delayed
Kidney essence deficiency bathroom problems
fecal and urinary incontinence
Kidney essence deficiency sleep
disturbed
Dizziness, fatigue, weakness, lusterless facial complexion, dull sluggish spirit, flaccid limbs DIAGNOSIS
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation tongue
pale dull with stasis patches
thin white coating
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation pulse
thready soggy
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation pathogenesis
chronic illness
severe blood loss
external head injury
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation body feeling
fatigue, weak
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation complexion
lusterless
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation spirit
sluggish
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation limbs
flaccid
Headache with vertigo, located at the temple and vertex, aggravated by anger, irritability, tinnitus, insomnia, hypochondriac pain, dry mouth, red face DIAGNOSIS
Liver yang hyperactive
Liver yang hyperactive tongue
red, little coating or thin yellow coating
Liver yang hyperactive pulse
wiry or thready rapid
Liver yang hyperactive pathogenesis
suppressed emotions
yin deficiency
causes hyperactive liver yang that disturbs the clear orifice leading to headache with vertigo
usually aggravated by anger
Headache with hollow pain, aggravated by overworking, fatigue, weakness, poor appetite, breathlessness, loose stool DIAGNOSIS
spleen qi deficiency
spleen qi deficiency tongue
thin white coating
spleen qi deficiency pulse
empty forceless
spleen qi deficiency pathogenesis
non ascending of clear yang and non descending of turbid yin due to qi deficiency does not clear the orifices
this leads to persisting headache
spleen qi deficiency headache
hollow pain, persisting
spleen qi deficiency headache aggravated by
overwork
Vague headache with vertigo, palpitations, insomnia, dry eyes, blurred vision, white facial complexion, pale lips DIAGNOSIS
yin and blood deficiency
yin and blood deficiency tongue
pale
yin and blood deficiency pulse
thready weak
yin and blood deficiency pathogenesis
head lacks blood nourishment and leads to vague headache with vertigo
yin and blood deficiency headache
vague with vertigo
yin and blood deficiency sleep symptoms
insomnia
yin and blood deficiency eyes
dry
yin and blood deficiency complexion
white
yin and blood deficiency vision
blurred
yin and blood deficiency lips
pale
Chronic stabbing headache with fixed location, maybe history of external head injury DIAGNOSIS
Blood stagnation obstructing the head
Blood stagnation obstructing the head tongue
purple
Blood stagnation obstructing the head pulse
thready or thready soggy
Blood stagnation obstructing the head pathogenesis
stagnated blood blocking the meridian causes pain
Blood stagnation obstructing the head headache
chronic stabbing headache with fixed location
Headache with drowsiness, vertigo, chest oppression, epigastric fullness, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, poor appetite DIAGNOSIS
turbid phlegm obstructing the head
turbid phlegm obstructing the head tongue
white greasy coating
turbid phlegm obstructing the head pulse
wiry slippery
turbid phlegm obstructing the head pathogenesis
SP/ST dysfunction due to improper feeding habits leads to phlegm production
turbid phlegm ascends to mist the clear orifice causing drowsiness and dull headache
turbid phlegm obstructing the head vomiting
phlegm and saliva
turbid phlegm obstructing the head appetite
poor
turbid phlegm obstructing the head chest feeling
chest oppression, epigastric fullness
Distending headache with vertigo, dry eyes, tinnitus, irritability, disturbed sleep, hypochondriac pain, dry mouth, red face DIAGNOSIS
Liver yang hyperactive
Liver yang hyperactive tongue
red little coating
Liver yang hyperactive pulse
wiry or thready rapid
Liver yang hyperactive pathogenesis
repressed emotion
liver qi stagnation and transforms into heat/fire
yin unable to hold down the yang
yang flares upward to disturb the clear mind causing migraine headaches that will be aggravated by emotional fluctuation
Liver yang hyperactive migraine aggravated by
emotional fluctuation
Chronic headache of fixed location and stabbing in nature, forgetfulness, palpitation, irregular menstruation DIAGNOSIS
blood stagnation affecting the head
blood stagnation affecting the head tongue
dull purple, purple patches
blood stagnation affecting the head pulse
wiry or deep soggy
blood stagnation affecting the head pathogenesis
The blood stasis is usually resulted from qi stagnation
stasis enters and blocks the meridians with time
blood stagnation affecting the head type of headache
chronic and fixed location
stabbing
blood stagnation affecting the head mind
forgetfulness
blood stagnation affecting the head heart symptoms
palpitations
blood stagnation affecting the head gyno
irregular menstruation
Dull headache with drowsiness, fullness at chest and epigastrium, stomach pain that likes warmth, vomiting out saliva and phlegm, reversal coldness of four limbs, poor appetite DIAGNOSIS
Phlegm fluid obstructing
Phlegm fluid obstructing tongue
white, greasy coating
Phlegm fluid obstructing pulse
wiry slippery
Phlegm fluid obstructing pathogenesis
long standing spleen yang dysfunction leads to dampness and fluid retention
phlegm fluid blocks the meridians and impedes ascending of clear yang causing drowsiness and dull headache
Phlegm fluid obstructing headache type
dull
Phlegm fluid obstructing stomach
pain that likes warmth
Phlegm fluid obstructing vomiting
out saliva and phlegm
Phlegm fluid obstructing temperature
reversal coldness of four limbs
Tingling in the scalp, more tingling than numbness over the scalp, lusterless facial complexion, dizziness, palpitations, pale lips, pale nails DIAGNOSIS
blood deficiency
blood deficiency tongue
pale, thin coating
blood deficiency pulse
thready forceless
blood deficiency pathogenesis
skin lacks nourishment due to blood deficiency
Scalp tingling and numbness, more numbness than tingling over the scalp, vertigo, tiredness of the body and limbs, fullness of the chest and epigastrium vomiting out saliva and phlegm DIAGNOSIS
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian tongue
thick, greasy coating
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian pulse
wiry slippery
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian pathogenesis
qi and blood circulation in meridians is impeded by the damp and phlegm obstruction
skin lacks nourishment
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian body symptoms
tiredness of body and limbs
fullness of chest and epigastrium
Dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian vomiting
out saliva and phlegm
head drooping is a severe symptom due to
zang qi depletion
Head drooping with sallow facial complexion, emaciation, fatigue, limb weakness, breathlessness, unwilling to talk, poor appetite, loose stool DIAGNOSIS
spleen qi deficiency
spleen qi deficiency tongue
pale puffy
teeth marks
spleen qi deficiency pulse
thready forceless
spleen qi deficiency pathogenesis
spleen qi deficiency, inability of clear yang to ascend leads to head drooping
spleen qi deficiency talking symptoms
unwilling to talk
spleen qi deficiency body symptoms
fatigue, emaciation, limb weakness
spleen qi deficiency complexion
sallow
Head drooping with tinnitus, deafness, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, difficulty in standing and walking, unstable gait, seminal emission, impotence DIAGNOSIS
marrow depletion
marrow depletion tongue
pale, little coating
marrow depletion pulse
deep minute
marrow depletion pathogenesis
the brain is the sea ofm arrow
kidney essence is the origin of marrow
the brain is not fully filled because of the kidney deficiency
this leads to head drooping and deafness
marrow depletion pain
soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees
Involuntary head shaking with dizziness, body trunk and limbs tremor, red face, red eyes, bitter taste, dry throat DIAGNOSIS
Liver yang rising generating wind
Liver yang rising generating wind tongue
red, yellow coating
Liver yang rising generating wind pulse
wiry, rapid
Liver yang rising generating wind pathogenesis
Liver is wood and wind
wind is moving and shaking
the head is shaking involuntarily in case of internal wind stirring due to liver yang rising
Liver yang rising generating wind tremors
limbs and trunk
Liver yang rising generating wind throat
dry
Usually ocrrured at the late stage of febrile disease, involuntary head movement, agitation, hot feeling, night sweating, insomnia, low spirit and weakness DIAGNOSIS
Liver yin deficiency stirring wind
Liver yin deficiency stirring wind tongue
red, little coat
Liver yin deficiency stirring wind pulse
thready, rapid
Liver yin deficiency stirring wind pathogenesis
Liver lacks nourishment from the deficient liver yin
internal wind due to liver yin deficiency harassing upward causing the head to shake
Early greying of hair, thinning of hair, vertigo, blurred vision, tinnitus, decrease hearing power, sore weak lower back and knees, nocturia DIAGNOSIS
LV/KD deficiency
LV/KD deficiency tongue
dull red
LV/KD deficiency pulse
thready weak
LV/KD deficiency pathogeensis
kidney stores essence
hair relies on the nourishment of the kidney essence
liver stores blood and hair is an extension of blood
the hair lacks nourishment inc ase of deficiency of kidney essence and liver blood resulting in early greying
usually occurs in middle aged people
LV/KD deficiency vision
blurred
LV/KD deficiency hearing
tinnitus
LV/KD deficiency pain
weak and sore low back and knees
Greying of hair with whtie dandruff falling off, emaciation, palpitations, agitation, insomnia, dreaming a lot, declining memory DIAGNOSIS
Yin/blood deficiency heat
Yin/blood deficiency heat tongue
red
Yin/blood deficiency heat pulse
thready weak
Yin/blood deficiency heat pathogenesis
pensiveness injures the heart blood, causing blood deficiency with deficient heat formation
hair lacks nourishment as the blood is burnt by the head
usually occurs in younger people
Sudden greying in short period of time, suppressed emotion, oppression and fullness of chest and hypochondrium, frequent sighing, irritability, no desire of drinking and eating DIAGNOSIS
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation tongue
red
Liver qi stagnation pulse
wiry rapid
Liver qi stagnation pathogenesis
disruption of the smooth qi flow in the liver leads to qi stagnation which turns into heat
the hair lacks nourishment as the yin blood is burnt by the heat
this causes greying of hair in a short period of timeq
Head distending discomfort diagnoses
Liver fire blazing
dampness obstruction and qi stagnation
wind heat attacking
Head coldness feeling diagnoses
tai yang wind cold attack
jue yin direct cold attack
Du meridian deficiency cold
Vertigo diagnoses
liver yang hyperactivity
heart blood deficiency/spleen qi deficiency
kidney essence deficiency
dampness and phlegm obstructing the middle jiao
Dizziness diagnoses
LV/KD yin deficiency
kidney essence deficiency
qi deficiency and blood stagnation
headache diagnoses
liver yang hyperactive spleen qi deficiency yin/blood deficiency blood stagnation obstructing the head turbid phlegm obstructing the head
migraine headache diagnoses
liver yang hyperactive
blood stagnation obstructing the head
phlegm fluid obstructing the head
scalp tingling/numbness diagnoses
blood deficiency
dampness and phlegm obstructing meridian
head drooping diagnoses
spleen qi depletion
marrow depletion
head shaking diagnoses
liver yang rising generating wind
liver yin deficiency stirring wind
early greying of hair diagnoses
liver kidney deficiency
yin/blood deficiency with heat
liver qi stagnation