B: HyPOthyroidism

Question 0

What Dz can turn into hypOthyroidism?

Answer 0

Graves Dz

Question 1

What TCM category does Hypothyroidism belong to?

Answer 1

Goiter, Edema, or Wasting

Question 2

Organs involved in HyPOthyroidism?

Answer 2

Spleen/Stomach, Kidney, Heart

Question 3

Fluids involved in HyPOthyroidism?

Answer 3

Qi, Blood, Water

Question 4

Paths to HypOthyroidism?

Answer 4

Improper Diet, Mal/Mistreatment, Poor constitution, Overstrain

Question 5

Types of HypOthyroidism?

Answer 5

Spleen and Kidney Yang Xu
Heart and Kidney Yang Xu
Yin and Yang Xu
QI and Blood Xu

Question 6

Intolerance to cold, cold limbs, fatigue, insomnolence, edema on the face and eyelids, poor appetite, scanty and withered body hair, poor memory, dizziness, blurred vision, soreness and weakness on lumbar region and knee, tinnitus, deafness, impotence, irregular menstruation, weight gain, pale, puffy tongue with scalloped sides, white and sticky coating. Deep and thin or deep slow and weak pulse.
Dx?

Answer 6

Spleen and Kidney Yang Xu

Question 7

Intolerance to cold, fatigue, palpitations, insomnolence, oppression sensation and pain in the chest, shortness of breath, soreness and weakness on the lumbar and knee, edema on whole body, weight gain, pale puffy and tender tongue, white and slippery coating, deep slow or knotted pulse.
Dx?

Answer 7

Heart and Kidney Yang Xu type of HypOthyrodism

Question 8

Pale complexion, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, unwilling to talk, insomnia, poor memory, poor appetite, abdominal distention, dry skin, scanty and withered body hair, scanty and pale menstruation. Pale tongue with little coating. Thin and weak pulse.

Dx?

Answer 8

HypOthyroidism, Qi and Blood Xu

Question 9

Cold Limbs, insomnia, headache, dream disturbed sleep, dry skin and mouth, yellow urine. Pale tongue with little coating, thin or deep and weak pulse.

Dx?

Answer 9

HypOthyroidism - Yin and Yang Xu

Question 10

Spleen and Kidney Yang Xu

POT?

Answer 10

Warm and tonify Spleen and Kidney Yang

Question 11

Heart and Kidney Yang Xu type of HypOthyroidism

POT?

Answer 11

Warm and tonify Heart and Kidney yang

Question 12

Qi and Blood Xu type HypOthyroidism

Pts?

Answer 12

UB 15, 17, 20
Ht 7
Sp 6
St 36
GV 20

Question 13

Yin and Yang Xu type of HypOthyroidism

POT?

Answer 13

Tonify Yin and Yang

Question 14

Qi and Blood Xu type of HypOthyroidism

POT?

Answer 14

Tonify Qi and Blood