Body Fluids Flashcards

1
Q

Name the 4 Body Fluid Syndromes

A
  1. Body Fluid Deficiency
  2. Phlegm Retention
  3. Fluid Retention
  4. Water Retention Syndrome
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2
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What is body fluid deficiency?

A

An interior dryness

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3
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How can body fluid deficiency happen?

A
  1. Decreased function of spleen/stomach not generating fluids
  2. Long term restriction of food consumption
  3. Significant loss of body fluids through profuse sweating, high fever, excessive vomiting & diarrhea
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4
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True or False:

Body fluid = yin so
Body fluid xu = yin xu

A

TRUE

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5
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What are the symptoms of body fluid deficiency?

A
Dry mouth and throat 
Thirst
Dry cracked lips, nostrils and skin
Sunken orbital sockets
Dry, hard stool 
Oliguresis (absence of urine)
T red  C dry
P thready and rapid
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6
Q

What syndrome is described as a sticky pathology due to retention in the zang fu.

A

Phlegm Retention

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7
Q

Name the 6 Excesses

A
Wind
Cold 
Fire
Summer heat
Damp
Dryness
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8
Q

When lung qi rebels upward the symptoms are:

A

Cough
Panting
Wheezing
Spitting sticky sputum

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9
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When qi is obstructed by phlegm the symptoms are:

A

Chest opression

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10
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Painful gastric fullness
Accumulation of sputum in stomach
Anorexia
Nausea

Indicates what syndrome?

A

Stomach Qi Disharmony

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11
Q

Retention of phlegm in the middle jiao affecting yang rising causes what symptoms?

A

Dizziness
Indifference
Delirium

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12
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Accumulation of phlegm in the channels affecting qi flow causes what symptoms?

A

Numbness

Hemiplegia

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13
Q

Enlarged thyroid/glandular swelling is caused by:

A

Accumulation of phlegm under the skin and in the muscles

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14
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What type of tongue and pulse will you have with phlegm retention?

A

C greasy

P slippery

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15
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Fluid Retention happens in what 7 parts of the body?

A
  1. Heart
  2. Lungs
  3. Stomach
  4. Intestines
  5. Chest
  6. Hypochondrium
  7. Limbs
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16
Q

Name the 3 main causes of fluid retention

A
  1. Pathogenic invasion
  2. Deficiency of middle jiao
  3. Improper diet and overwork
17
Q

There are 4 types of fluid retention, determined by location.

Name the location for each.

  1. Phlegm Fluid Retention - _______________
  2. Pleural Fluid Retention- _________________
  3. Thoracic Fluid Retention- _______________
  4. Subcutaneous Fluid Retention- _________
A
  1. Phlegm Fluid Retention- stomach & intestine
  2. Pleural Fluid Retention- chest & hypochondrium
  3. Thoracic Fluid Retention- chest/heart/lung
  4. Subcutaneous Fluid Retention- limbs
18
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What type of fluid retention
Obstructs lung qi causing fullness and distention in the chest & hypochondrium, cough, worse when turning the body and breathing.

A

Pleural Fluid Retention

19
Q

What type of fluid retention
Causes edema, heaviness, aching in the limbs and retention of urine, with a slippery white coating on tongue and a deep, rapid, slippery pulse?

A

Subcutaneous Fluid Retention

20
Q

What type of fluid retention causes
Retention in the pleural lung & diaphragm stopping lung qi from decending. Coughing, panting, profuse thin & clear sputum, with wheezing, unable to lay flat.

A

Thoracic Fluid Retention

21
Q

What type of fluid retention causes

Qi obstruction, causing rebellious stomach qi with pain and fullness, and sound of water on stomach?

A

Phlegm fluid retention.

22
Q

Water retention syndrome is:

A

Internal retained water over the muscles or in the abdominal cavity. General localized edema.

23
Q

Water Retention Syndrome is caused by what 4 factors?

A
  1. Invasion of wind or damp
  2. Overwork
  3. Excess sexual activity weakening KD qi
  4. Internal blood stasis
24
Q

What 4 factors can cause Yin Edema

A
  1. Qi xu
  2. Prolonged illness
  3. Over exertion
  4. Internal injury
25
Q

What are the symptoms of Yin Edema?

A

Slow onset, starts on foot and moves up
Typically pitting - leaves a dent on pressure
Accompanied by spleen & kidney xu

26
Q

What are the symptoms of Yang Edema?.

A

Rapid onset
Affects head, face limbs & mostly upper body
Usually accompanied by an exterior symdrome (wind, wind cold damp, wind heat damp)