Bi "Painful Obstruction" Syndromes

Question 1

Develops from any other Bi, only ever chronic, includes atrophy, swelling, bone deformity in joints

Answer 1

Phlegm Bi - Bony Bi

Question 2

-Deveops from Cold, Damp or Wind Bi when they turn into Heat in the Interior
-Usually underlying Yin Def
-Pain/heat in joints, hot to touch, red and swollen, limited movement, severe pain

Answer 2

Heat Bi - Febrile Bi

Question 3

Severe pain in joint/muscle, limited movement, oft. unilateral

Answer 3

Cold Bi - Aching Painful Bi

Question 4

Pain, sore and swell in musc/joints w/feeling heavy+numb o limbs, local pain worse with damp weather

Answer 4

Damp Bi - Fixed Painful Bi

Question 5

Sore+pain of musc/joint, limited movement, pain moving from joint to joint

Answer 5

Wind Bi - Wandering Bi

Question 6

Primary channel:
● Pain along the channel
● Headache
● Eye swelling and pain
● Leg cramps
Muscle channel:
● Impotence
● Inguinal hernia
● Genital spasm
● Priapism

Answer 6

LIVER

Question 7

Primary channel:
● Alternating chills and fever
● Headache
● Deafness
● Hip and lateral leg pain
● Breast pain and distention
● Leg weakness
● Pain along the channel

Answer 7

Gall Bladder

Question 8

Answer 8

San Jiao

Question 9

Primary channel:
● Stiff neck
● Chest/heart pain
● Pain along the channel

Answer 9

PC

Question 10

Primary channel:
● Low back pain
● Pain in the sole of the foot (plantar
fasciitis)
● Pain along the channel

Answer 10

KD

Question 11

Primary channel:
● Fever
● Aversion to cold
● Headache
● Stiff neck
● Low back pain
● Eye pain
● Leg pain
● Pain along the channel

Answer 11

UB

Question 12

Primary channel:
● Neck pain
● Elbow pain
● Stiff neck
● Lateral arm pain
● Shoulder pain
● Pain along the channel

Answer 12

Small Intestine

Question 13

Primary channel:
-Eye pain
-Inner arm pain
-Scapular pain
-Pain along the channel

Answer 13

Heart

Question 14

Primary channel:
● Cold feeling along the channel ● Weakness of lower leg muscles ● Vaginal discharge (clear) ● Pain along the channel

Answer 14

SP

Question 15

Primary channel:
● Pain in the eyes ● Epistaxis ● Neck swelling ● Facial paralysis ● Cold legs and feet ● Pain along the channel

Answer 15

ST

Question 16

Primary channel:
● Sore throat ● Toothache ● Nosebleed ● Runny nose ● Swollen & painful gums (upper
gums), ● Pain along channel

Answer 16

LI

Question 17

Primary Channel:
● Fever ● Aversion to cold ● Chest oppression ● Clavicular, shoulder &
arm pain ● Pain along the channel

Answer 17

LU

Question 18

Combined pattern signs

● Abdominal distention
● Alternating constipation and diarrhea
● Pebbly to loose stools
● Fatigue

Answer 18

Earth (SP)

LV Qi invading the SP/Wood Attacking Earth

Question 19

Combined pattern signs

● Irritability, moodiness, PMS

Answer 19

Wood (LV)

LV Qi invading the SP/Wood Attacking Earth

Question 20

Combined pattern signs

T: Normal w/slightly
red sides
P: Wiry on Left, Weak on Right

Answer 20

LV Qi invading SP

Question 21

Combined pattern signs

● T: Normal w/Red sides
● P: Wiry

Answer 21

LV Qi invading ST

Question 22

Combined pattern signs

T & P

LV Qi invading the SP/Wood Attacking Earth

Answer 22

T: Normal w/slightly
red sides
P: Wiry on Left, Weak on Right

Question 23

● Epigastric Distention
● Sour regurgitation
● Belching, hiccups, nausea
● Vomiting
● Weak limbs

Answer 23

ST

LV Qi inv ading the ST

Question 24

Combined pattern signs

● Epigastric Distention
● Sour regurgitation
● Belching, hiccups, nausea
● Vomiting
● Weak limbs

Answer 24

ST

LV Qi invading the ST

Question 25

● Epigastric Distention ● Sour regurgitation ● Belching, hiccups, nausea ● Vomiting ● Weak limbs

Answer 25

ST | LV Qi inv ading the ST

Question 26

# Combined pattern signs ● Irritability ● Hypochondriac Distention ● Sighing

Answer 26

LV | LV Qi invading the ST

Question 27

# Combined pattern signs ● Irritability ● Hypochondriac Distention ● Sighing

Answer 27

LV | LV Qi invading the ST

Question 28

# Combined pattern signs ● Difficulty falling asleep ● Insomnia ● Dizziness ● Poor memory ● Pallor ● Dry hair and skin ● Withered and brittle nails

Answer 28

BL Def | HT & LV BL Def

Question 29

# Combined pattern signs ● Palpitations ● Anxiety ● Feeling ungrounded

Answer 29

HT | HT & LV BL Def

Question 30

# Combined pattern signs ● Floaters, poor night vision ● Numbness/tingling in limbs ● Scanty menses ● Depression

Answer 30

LV | HT & LV BL Def

Question 31

# Combined pattern signs ● T: Pale, thin, dry, white fur ● P: Choppy or fine (thready)

Answer 31

HT & LV BL Def

Question 32

# Combined pattern signs ● Dizziness, tinnitus, loss of hearing ● Low back pain, knee pain ● Scanty menses, infertility

Answer 32

KD (Yin Def) | KD & LV Yin Def

Question 33

# Combined pattern signs ● Dry throat, hair, skin, vagina, stools, etc. ● Insomnia

Answer 33

Yin Def | KD & LV Yin Def

Question 34

# Combined pattern signs ● Dry eyes, blurry vision, poor night vision ● Dull occipital, vertex or inside-head headache

Answer 34

LV (BL Def) | KD & LV Yin Def

Question 35

# Combined pattern signs ○ Night sweats ○ 5 palm heat ○ Afternoon fever ○ Thirst w/ desire to sip only

Answer 35

With Def Heat | KD & LV Yin Def

Question 36

# Combined pattern signs

Answer 36

With Def Heat | KD & LV Yin Def

Question 37

# Combined patterns ● P: Floating-Empty ● T: peeled, +/- red

Answer 37

KD & LV Yin Def

Question 38

# Combined Patterns ● Palpitations ● Anxiety, frequent waking

Answer 38

Heart | KD - HT Disharmony INSOMNIA

Question 39

# Combined Patterns ● Dizziness, tinnitus, hearing loss ● Nocturnal emissions ● Libido too high ● Nocturia

Answer 39

KD | KD - HT Disharmony INSOMNIA

Question 40

# Combined Patterns ● Warmth & dry throat at night ● Night sweats, scanty dark urine, dry stools

Answer 40

Yin Deficiency (Insomina) | KD - HT Disharmony INSOMNIA

Question 41

# Combined Patterns ● T: Red, peeled, redder tip, heart crack ● P: Floating-Empty, rapid, weak chi positions

Answer 41

Insomnia | KD - HT Disharmony

Question 42

# Combined Patterns ● Hypochondriac pain

Answer 42

LV | SP D-H w/LV Qi Stag - Earth Insulting Wood

Question 43

# Combined Patterns ● Epigastric fullness ● Nausea, low appetite ● Loose stools ● Feeling of heaviness ● Sallow complexion

Answer 43

SP | SP D-H w/LV Qi Stag - Earth Insulting Wood

Question 44

# Combined Patterns ● T: Pale Body, Thick Greasy Yellow Fur ● P: Slippery, Wiry

Answer 44

| SP D-H w/LV Qi Stag - Earth Insulting Wood

Question 45

# Combined Patterns ● Dry mouth w/o desire to drink ● Bitter & sticky taste in the mouth

Answer 45

Damp Heat | SP D-H w/LV Qi Stag - Earth Insulting Wood

Question 46

# Combined Patterns ● Hypochondriac fullness and pain ● Nausea, vomiting, trouble digesting fats ● Yellow complexion ● Scanty, dark yellow urine ● Low grade fever ● Thirst w/o desire to drink ● Irritability ● Dysuria ● Yellow leukorrhea ● Alternating hot and cold feelings ● Papular genital rash and itching

Answer 46

| LV & GB Damp Heat

Question 47

# Combined Patterns ● T: Greasy yellow caoting (1 side only?) ● P: Slippery, bowstring, rapid

Answer 47

| LV & GB Damp Heat