ALL patterns - enough to diagnose (part 1)

Question 1

discomfort of the chest, palpitations, insomnia

Answer 1

Blood xu of the Pericardium

Question 2

mental confusion, rattling sound in the throat, T = swollen w/ sticky coating

Answer 2

Phlegm Misting the Mind

Question 3

blurred vision, T = pale, P = choppy

Answer 3

Liver Blood xu

Question 4

tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision, numbness/tingling of limbs, poor memory

Answer 4

Liver Yang rising generating Wind (LYR deriving from Liver Yin xu)

Question 5

palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, T = pale

Answer 5

Heart Blood xu

Question 6

high temp, convulsions, neck rigidity, limb tremors, opisthotonos

Answer 6

Extreme Heat generating Wind

Question 7

fever at night, delirium, T = red w/ no coating

Answer 7

Heat in the Pericardium

Question 8

belching, irritability, P = wiry

Answer 8

rebellious Liver qi

Question 9

a feeling of fullness and heaviness, T = sticky, yellow coating w/ red sides

Answer 9

Damp-Heat in the Liver

Question 10

stabbing chest pain, purple lips

Answer 10

Blood stasis of the Pericardium

Question 11

tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision, numbness/tingling of limbs, poor memory, backache, scanty urination, night sweating, possibly hypertension

Answer 11

Liver Yang rising generating Wind (Liver Yang rising deriving from Liver AND Kidney Yin xu)

Question 12

palpitations, cold hands, P = deep, weak

Answer 12

Heart Yang xu

Question 13

cyanosis of lips, cold limbs, P = hidden, minute

Answer 13

Heart Yang collapse

Question 14

palpitations, depression, feeling of lump in the throat

Answer 14

Heart qi stagnation

Question 15

palpitations, tiredness, empty pulse

Answer 15

Heart Qi xu

Question 16

dry eyes, T = peeled (w/o coating)

Answer 16

Liver Yin xu

Question 17

throbbing headaches, P = wiry

Answer 17

Liver Yang rising

Question 18

palpitations, SOB w/ iability to lie down, feeling of oppression of the chest, stabbing/pricking pain in ythe heart region

Answer 18

Heart vessel obstructed

Question 19

stabbing pain in the chest, cyanosis of the lips, T = purple

Answer 19

Heart Blood stasis

Question 20

palpitations, feeling of distension of the chest

Answer 20

Qi stagnation in the Pericardium

Question 21

all the various mental symptoms, T = ted w/ sticky yellow coating

Answer 21

Phlegm-Fire harassing the Heart

Question 22

feeling of oppression and pain of the chest, all the mental symptoms, T = red and swollen w/ sticky yellow coating

Answer 22

Phlegm-Fire harassing the Pericardium

Question 23

palpitations, mental restlessness, night sweating, T = without coating

Answer 23

Heart Yin xu

Question 24

iriitability, sour regurgitation, hiccups, belching, nausea, vomiting

Answer 24

Rebellious Liver Qi invading the Stomach

Question 25

a feeling of distension, P = wiry

Answer 25

Liver qi stagnation

Question 26

fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness/tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods

Answer 26

Liver Blood xu generating Wind

Question 27

alternating between constipation and loose stools, P = wiry

Answer 27

rebellious Liver qi invading the Spleen

Question 28

blurred vision, palpitations, T = pale, P = choppy

Answer 28

Liver + Heart Blood xu

Question 29

tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations, T = red

Answer 29

Heart Fire blazing

Question 30

T = red w/ redder sides, dry yellow coating

Answer 30

Liver Fire blazing

Question 31

stabbing pain, T - purple

Answer 31

Liver blood stasis

Question 32

breathlessness, asthma, fullness of hypochondria, headache, P = wiry

Answer 32

Liver Fire insulting the Lungs

Question 33

feeling of distention, P = wiry, T = red sides

Answer 33

stagnant Liver qi turning into Heat

Question 34

tremor, tic, numbness/tingling, dizziness, convulsions, paralysis

Answer 34

Liver - internal wind

Question 35

tremor, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (with sudden onset), temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis

Answer 35

Liver-Fire generating Wind

Question 36

palpitations, feeling of tightness of the chest, bitter taste (after a bad night's sleep), insomnia

Answer 36

Pericardium Fire

Question 37

hypogastric pain referring to scrotum, cold hands and feet, P = wiry-deep-slow

Answer 37

stagnation of Cold in the Liver channel

Question 38

tremor, dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, blurred vision, numbness/tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia

Answer 38

Liver Yang rising generating Wind (Liver Yang rising deriving from Liver Blood xu)