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Disease is defined as…

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Imbalance

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Health is defined as…

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A balance between the body and the environment, and within the body between the organs, substances etc.

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What are the 3 causes of disease?

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  1. External Causes of Disease
  2. Internal Causes of Disease
  3. Neither-Internal-Nor-External
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External causes of disease are the _____ Qi that assail the body from outside.

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6

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The 6 Qi are:

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Wind
Cold
Damp
Dryness
Summer heat
Fire
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Internal causes of disease are the _____ emotions that cause illness from inside.

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7

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The 7 emotions/affects are:

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Joy
Anger
Thought
Sorrow
Anxiety
Fear
Fright
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Neither-Internal-Nor-External diseases are caused by:

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Lifestyle, trauma, diet etc

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What is the season and element of Wind?

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Spring, Wood

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What is the season and element of summerheat or fire?

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Summer, fire

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What is the season and element of Dampness?

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Late summer, earth

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What is the season and element of Dryness?

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Autumn, metal

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What is the season and element of Coldness?

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Winter, water

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If weather is extreme or ______, or if a body is ____, the six Qi can cause disease.

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Unseasonable, weak

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When they cause disease by being untimely or excessive, the 6 Qi are called _____.

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Evils

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What are other external factors that can cause disease?

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Air conditioning
Central heating
Dressing inappropriately
Working in a hot factory or refrigerated area

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The six Qi invade the body from the ______ through the defensive _____.

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Environment, exterior

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External invasion is always _____.

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Excess

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What are defining symptoms of Exterior Illness?

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Sensations of cold and heat (feels hot but wants to be covered up)
Fever and chills (simultaneously, can’t get comfortable)

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Evils can invade the channels or joints causing:

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Pain, loss of function

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What is the PinYin for Wind?

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Feng

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Wind is a _____ evil and damages _____ and _____.

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Yang, Yin, Blood

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When does Evil Wind invade?

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After sweating (pores are open)
While sleeping (defense Qi goes inward)
Deficiency in Defense
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Wind penetrates and carries other evils into the body with it such as:

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Wind-heat
Wind-cold
Wind-dampness

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Wind sways at the tops of trees: it is a _____ evil that moves ____ and _____.

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Yang, upwards, outwards

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Wind first affects what parts of the body?

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Upper body and the surface of the body (skin and defensive exterior)

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What are the characteristics of Wind/Wind illness?

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Comes and goes quickly
Changes rapidly
Moves swiftly
Blows intermittently

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Wind had _____ movement or ________ movement.

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Constant

Inappropriate lack of movement

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Wind leads to a movement or feeling of movement such as :

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Dizziness
Vertigo
Convulsions
Tremors
Spasms
Tingling
Numbness
Itching
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When exterior wind invades through skin, it interferes with ______ Qi and ______.

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Defense

Pores

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When exterior wind invades through skin it causes abnormalities in _______.

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Sweating

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When exterior wind invades through skin causing abnormalities in sweating the symptoms are:

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Aversion to wind or cold
Fever or feeling of heat
Sneezing
Cough
Runny nose
Stiff neck
Headache
Itchy throat 
Floating pulse
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When exterior wind invades through skin the treatment principle is:

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Dispel wind from the exterior (release the exterior aka promote sweating

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What are symptoms of Exterior Wind invading through the Channels?

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Facial Paralysis
Joint stiffness and pain that wander
Bi Syndrome

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When exterior wind invades the channels the treatment principle is:

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Dispel wind from the channels

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Interior wind is always due to what organ?

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Liver

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Symptoms of Interior Wind:

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Convulsions
Wind-Stroke
Epilepsy
Parkinson’s

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The treatment principle of interior wind is:

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Pacify (or subdue) wind

Aka push it back down to the liver

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Cold affects what organ?

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Kidneys

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Cold is a _____ evil and easily damages ______ Qi.

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Yin, Yang

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Cold manifests with ____ ______.

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Low temperatures

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Symptoms of Cold:

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Patient feels cold in various areas
Has aversion to cold
Feels better with heat
Likes to eat or drink hot foods
No thirst
Pale
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Cold slows down activity so cold disease have _____ fluids and a _____ pulse.

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Watery, slow

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Cold _____, _____, _____.

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Congeals, stagnates, contracts

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When cold congeals the ____, _____, and _____ are obstructed.

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Pores, sinews, channels

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When cold congeals it obstructs circulation of Qi and blood causing:

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Severe pain
Spasms
No sweating
Stiffness

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What disperses and removes cold blockage?

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Heat

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Internal cold can be excess or _____ deficiency.

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Yang

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Internal _____ cold is from external cold that goes deeper, or too much cold food.

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Excess

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Internal excess cold consumes _____ and eventually becomes _____ cold.

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Yang, deficiency

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What is the treatment principle for Internal excess Cold?

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Warm what is cold and fortify yang if necessary

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What is the PinYin for Cold?

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Han

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What is the PinYin for Dampness?

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Shi

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Dampness affects what organ?

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Spleen

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Dampness is a ___ evil so it impairs _____.

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Yin, yang

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What are the causes of Dampness?

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Damp weather
Humidity
Rain
Damp environments
Wet clothes
Wading in water
Working in damp places
Eating cold,damp, or raw foods
56
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Dampness is ____ and moves _____.

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Heavy, downwards

57
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Dampness tends to affect which part of the body? List examples

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Lower body such as the legs and lower burner

58
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What are the characteristics of Dampness?

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Turbid
Sticky
Stagnant
Thick
Clammy
Dirty
59
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Dampness disease are prolonged and difficult to cure, often _____ and ______ _____.

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Chronic, fixed location

60
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Physical characteristics of dampness:

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Oozing sores, turbid discharges

61
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Dampness obstructs ______ circulation.

A

Qi

62
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Dampness obstructing Qi circulation causes the following symptoms:

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Stagnation
Feeling of fullness or heaviness
Swelling

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Symptoms of Exterior Dampness:

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Aching of the whole body, possibly acute digestive upset (stomach flu)

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Symptoms of Dampness in the channels or joints:

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Dull ache
Swelling
Lingering pain
Fixed location

65
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Interior dampness is from ______ deficiency.

A

Spleen

66
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When Interior Dampness (from spleen deficiency) leads to poor transportation and transformation, fluids _____ and become _____ and _____ is disturbed.

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Accumulate, dampness, digestion

67
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What is the treatment principle for Dampness?

A

Transform or drain dampness

68
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Dryness affects which organ?

A

Lungs

69
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What is the PinYin for dryness?

A

Zao

70
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Dryness is a _____ evil so it affects _____ and _____.

A

Yang, yin, blood

71
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Dryness is caused by:

A

Dry weather
Dry centrally-heated buildings
Too much sweating or urination
Improper use of drying herbs

72
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Dryness consumes _____ (including Yin and Blood).

A

Fluids

73
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Symptoms of Dryness:

A 
Dry nose, throat, lips, tongue, mouth
Chapped skin
Withered hair
Constipation
Scant urine
Dry cough
74
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Treatment principle for Dryness:

A

Moisten dryness

75
Q

What is the PinYin for Fire?

A

Huo

76
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Fire is a _____ evil so it injures _____ and _____.

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Yang, yin, blood

77
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Fire is burning hot. Its symptoms are:

A 
Fever
Thirst
Burning pain
Patient wants cold food and drinks
Aversion to heat
Redness 
Rapid pulse
Rapid changes
78
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Fire moves upward, and also disturbs spirit. Symptoms:

A 
Mouth and tongue ulcers
Headache
Red eyes
Delirium
Agitation
Restlessness
Insomnia
Mania
79
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Fire consumes Yin fluids. Symptoms:

A 
Sweating
Thirst
Dry lips and throat
Constipation
Scant dark urine
Scant discharges
80
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Fire and extreme heat easily engender _____, dimming _____.

A

Wind, consciousness

81
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Fire can stir up internal wind. Symptoms/examples:

A

High fever
Coma
Convulsions

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Fire can disturb the blood. Heat can _____ the blood and make it ….

A

Boil the blood and make it leave the vessels

83
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Fire can disturb the blood causing..

A

Bleeding and/or skin diseases

84
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Fire can also be from:

A

The environment

Any of the other evils tend to transform into heat or fire in the body

85
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Internal heat can be from excess or ____ deficiency.

A

Yin

86
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Toxins from disease tend to have a _____ onset.

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Sudden

87
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Toxins from disease are usually associated with ____ because they are______.

A

Fire, extremely hot

88
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Toxins are related to:

A

Blood stasis
Dampness
Phlegm (they can cause it or are caused by it)

89
Q

What is the PinYin for summerheat?

A

Shu

90
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Summerheat only occurs when?

A

In its own season

91
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Summerheat is never from _____ causes.

A

Interior

92
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Summerheat has a high temperature. Symptoms:

A 
Extreme heat
High fever
Aversion to heat
Restlessness
Thirst
Profuse sweating but absence of sweating later
Surging rapid pulse
Red tongue
93
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Summerheat has upward movement. Symptoms:

A

Affects the head: dizziness, blurred vision, headache

94
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Summerheat’s nature is ______ and _____.

A

Up Bearing and scattering

95
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Summerheat consumes ______ and damages ______.

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Body fluids, Qi

96
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Symptoms of summerheat consuming body fluids and damaging Qi:

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Excessive sweating
Thirst
Dry mouth and tongue
Scant dark urine
Lassitude (tired)
97
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Severe summerheat is:

A

Sunstroke, sudden collapse, coma, disturbed consciousness, delirium, slurred speech. Can be fatal.

98
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Summerheat frequently combines with ______ causing symptoms:

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Dampness causing:

Dizziness 
Feeling of suffocation
Nausea
Loose stools
Lassitude
Soggy pulse
Thick slimy tongue coat
99
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Treatment principle for Summerheat:

A

Clear Summerheat and transform dampness is necessary

100
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External evils enter through 3 ways:

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Skin and pores
Channels
Orifices

101
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What causes Internal Disease?

A

Emotions

102
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Emotions cause disease of ______ and disease of the _____ can cause excessive emotions to rise.

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Organs, organs

103
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Damage from emotions will always affect what organ? (As well as the organ corresponding to the emotion)

A

The Heart

104
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Joy damages what organ?

A

Heart

105
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The heart controls what activities?

A

Mental activities

106
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Joy causes Qi to do what?

A

Slacken, move slowly, relax

107
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Excessive Joy scatters the _____.

A

Spirit

108
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Examples of excessive Joy:

A

Excessive excitement
Excessive stimulation
Excessive enjoyment
Addictions (getting high, feel good)

109
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Excessive Joy leads to heart fire or heart ____ deficiency heat: mania, unceasing laughter.

A

Yin

110
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Anger damages what organ?

A

Liver (smooth flow of Qi)

111
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Anger causes Qi to ____.

A

Rise

112
Q

Expressed anger or rage is caused by…

A

Liver yang ascending or liver fire

113
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Symptoms of anger are mostly located in the _____ and include:

A

Head:

Headache
Red face and tongue
Wiry pulse

114
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Unexpressed anger causes _____ ____ restraint.

A

Liver Qi

115
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Unexpressed anger also causes digestive problems when the liver horizontally attack ____ or _____, as liver easily invades ____ organs.

A

Spleen, stomach, earth

116
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Thought damages what organ?

A

Spleen

117
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Excessive thought causes Qi to _____.

A

Bind or knot

118
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Anger includes feelings of:

A 
Resentment
Bitterness
Irritability
Frustration
Depression
119
Q

Thought includes feelings like:

A

Obsessive thought, mental work, studying

120
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Excessive thought weakens Spleen function causing what symptoms:

A

Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Loose stools
Phlegm

121
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Sorrow includes what feelings:

A

Sadness
Grief
Anxiety

122
Q

Sorrow damages which organ?

A

The lungs?

123
Q

Sorrow causes Qi to _____.

A

Disperse (dissolve, scatter)

124
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Sorrow leads to Lung Qi deficiency with these symptoms:

A

Breathlessness
Fatigue
Crying
Sighing

125
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Anxiety includes feelings of:

A

Melancholy or worry

126
Q

Anxiety damages which 2 organs?

A

Lungs and spleen

127
Q

Anxiety and excessive thinking lead to Qi ______.

A

Binding

128
Q

When worry and anxiety damage the spleen it causes these symptoms:

A

Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Loose stools

129
Q

When anxiety binds with lung Qi it causes:

A

Breathlessness

Stiff shoulders and neck

130
Q

Fear damages which organ?

A

Kidneys

131
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Fear causes Qi to _____.

A

Descend

132
Q

Fear depletes kidney Qi causing these symptoms:

A

Bed wetting

Incontinence

133
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Fright (shock) damages which two organs?

A

Kidneys and heart

134
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Fright makes Qi _____.

A

Chaotic. Causes derangement of Qi.

135
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Fright can lead to the following symptoms:

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Palpitations
Breathlessness
Insomnia
Night sweating
Dry mouth
Dizziness
Tinnitus
136
Q

What are the 6 main “neither external nor internal” causes of disease?

A 
Improper diet
Work and rest
Sexual taxation
Trauma
Improper medical treatment
Parasites and toxins
137
Q

Constitution can be defined as:

A

The fundamental physical and mental make-up of a person, composed of essence, Qi, and spirit, but essence is the foundation.

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