common cold Flashcards

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external wind invades the lungs (defensive qi) causing what sxs?

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aversion to cold
fever
occipital stiffness
headache
floating pulse
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exterior wind can be combined with what other factors?

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cold, heat, dampness, dryness and water

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common cold , acupuncture works well. 6 stages exterior pathogenic factors, can be outside, inside-outside, or inside. taiyang. invasion of wind cold where cold or wind predominates.
deeper, it will be shaoyang stage, inside and outside- more like the flu.
yangming (4 bigs)
wei stage and qi stage are the most important stages in the four stages. wei, pathogenic heat.
qi stage

A

q

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windo cold sx

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aversion to cold, sneezing, runny nose with white water discharge, cough, fever, severe occipital stiffness and ache, NO sweating, NO thirst, floating tight pulse, tongue regular

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wind heat sx

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aversion to cold, fever, sneezing, cough, running nose with slight yellow mucus, occipital stiffness and ache, SWEATING itchy throat, sore throat, swollen tonsils, THIRST. floating rapid pulse, red tongue body and red tip or red sides. thing white coat.

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wind damp sx

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aversion to cold, fever, swollen neck glands, nausea, sweating, occipital stiffness, body aches, mm ache
feeling of heaviness in the body, swollen joints, floating slipper pulse

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wind dryness sx

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fever, slight aversion to cold, slight sweating, dry skin, dry nose, dry mouth, dry thorat, dry cough, sore throat, dry tongue with thin white coat, floating rapid pulse

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wind water sx

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aversion to cold,facial edema, swellen eyes, cough with profuse white and watery mucus, sweating, no thirst, floating pulse

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6 stages- waht are the stages

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taiyang- wind cold with prevalence of cold
- wind cold wiht prevalence of wind
shaoyang- channel pattern (stomach heat)
- organ pattern (stomach fire)
yangming

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FOUR LEVELS

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defensive qi level
qi level
nutritive level
blood level

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11
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defensive qi level of the 4 levels relates to what pathology

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wind heat
damp heat
summer heat
wind dry heat

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qi level of the 4 levels

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lung heat, stomach heat, stomach and intestines dry heat, gallbladder heat, stomach and spleen damp heat

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nutritive level

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heat in the pericardium, heat in the nutritive qi

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blood level

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heat agitates blood, stirs wind, agitates the interior, collapses yin, collapses yang

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in defensive qi level there is wind cold, prevalence of cold. the sx are aversion to cold, fever, no sweat occipital ha, stiff neck, body aches slight cough, runny nose with white dc, sneezing, floating pulse. WHAT IS THE TX PRINCIPLE?

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release the exterior, expel wind, scatter cold, resotre the diffusing and descending of lung qi

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16
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what acupuncture points should be used for windo cold with a prevalence for cold?

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Lu7, LI4,BL12- three most important points to expel wind cold. can cup on bl12
GB20, DU16- expel wind and tx ha and stiff neck
BL13- restores the diffusing and descending of lung qi, and is selected for cough
LI20, DU23- expels wind and clears the nose and are used if sneezing and runny nose are pronounced
DU20- expels wind and relieves headache
Ki7- used in conjunction with LI4 to cause sweating.

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wind cold prevalence wind sx

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aversion to cold, shivering, fever, slight sweating, occipital ha, stiff neck, body aches, slight cough, runny nose with white discharge, sneezing, pulse floating and slow

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treatment principle for wind cold prevalence of wind

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release the exterior, expel wind cold and harmonize nutritive and defensive qi

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acupoints to treat wind cold prevalence wind

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Lu7, LI4 BL12- three most important points to expel wind wold. can cup on bl12
st36- harmonizes nutritive and defensive qi
bl18 nourishes nutritive qi and blood thereby harmonizing them.
LI20, du23 expel wind and clear the nose
bl13- restores diffusing and descending of lung qi

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wind heat sx

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aversion to cold, shivering, fever, slight sweat, runny nose with yellow discharge, ha, body aches, sore throat, swollen tonsils, thirst, slightly dark urine, tongue, red on sides or front, p- gloating and rapid

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tx principle for wind heat

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release the exterior, expel wind heat, and restore diffusing and descending of lu qi

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acupu points for wind heat

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li4, li11 and tw5 are the three most important points to expel wind heat
bl12 - releases the exterior
bl13 diffuses and disperses lu qi
if severe ha add gb20 and du 16. li11 also for the sore throat and can be bled for severe sore throat

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wind damp heat sx

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aversion to cold, shivering, fever, feeling of heaviness of the head and body, nausea, vomiting, swollen glands, headache, feeling worse in the afternoon, feeling of oppression in the chest and epigastrium, sticky taste in mouth, tongue- sticky yellow coat, p- slippery and floating

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tx principle of wind damp heat

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release the exterior, expel wind heat, resolve damp

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acupoints to tx wind damp heat

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LI4, LI11- release the exterior and expel wind heat and resolve damp heat
sp9- resolves damp heat
cv9 and 13 resolve damp and harmonize the center and subdue rebellious st qi
TW5- expels wind heat
du14- clears heat
lu 11

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wind dry heat sx

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aversion to cold, fever, slight sweating, dryness of nose and motuh and throat, dry cough. t- slight red, and dry
p- floating

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tx principle for wind dry heat

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release the exterior, expel wind, restore the descending of lunng qi, benefit fluids

28
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acupoints for wind dry heat

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Lu7, li4, li11- release the exterior and expel wind heat. lu11 is bled if sore throat.
sp6 and cv12 and ki6 promote fluids. ki6 soothes the throat

29
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acupoints for hoarsness

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cv23 benefits throat
du14- clear heat and expel wind
li11 and li4- expel wind heat
lu7- descend lu qi and clear throat
ht5- benefits throat
30
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acute tonsilitis is caused by what?

A

wind heat

31
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Points for acute tonsilitis

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li11, li4, st44 (stomach heat often causes tonsilitis)

ren 22, lu11, lu10 to expel wind heat

32
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sore throat is usually due to what?

A

wind heat

33
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points to tx sore throat

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lu11 li4, st43

34
Q

Lung Heat (qi level)

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high fever, feeling of heat, cough, breathless, coughing yellow sputum, thirst, restlessness, sweating t- red with yellow coat, p- overflowing and rapid

35
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tx principle of lung heat

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clear lung heat, prevent injury of yin by heat

36
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acupoint for lung heat

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lu10- clears heat
 lu5- resolves phlegm heat from lungs
 lu1- clears lung heat
 du14 clears heat
sp6- stops sweating and prevents injury of yin by heat
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lung phlegm heat

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high fever, feeling of heat, restlessness, thirst, vomitin after drinking cough, breathlessness, pn in chest, coughing profuse amounts of yellow sticky sputum, feeling of oppression in the chest, nausea, dry stool dark urine
tongue- red with sticky yellow coat
p- slippery and rapid

38
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tx principle of lung phlegm heat

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clear heat, resolve phlegm, restore desciending of lung qi, precvent injury of yin

39
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acupoints for lung phlegm heat

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lu5- resolves phlegm heat in lungs
lu1- resolves heat in lungs
st40- resolves phlegm stimulates descending of lu qi
sp6- nourishes yin

40
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stomach heat sx

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high fever, intense thirst, feeling of heat, restlessness, profuse sweating, coarse breathing, t- red with dry yellow coat, p- overflowing or big

41
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tx principle of st heat

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clear stomach heat, prevent injury of yin

42
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acupoints for st heat

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st44, li11, du14 (clears heat), sp6

43
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stomach and intestines dry heat

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high fever worse in afternoon, ocnstipation, dry stool, burning feeling in anus, abdominal pn, fullness worse with pressure, restlessness, thirst, faint feeoingk delirium t- red with dry thick yellow brown or black coat, p deep full rapid.

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tx principle of st and intestines dry heat

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drain stomach fire by purging, benefit fluids

45
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acupoints for stomach and intestines dry heat

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li11- clear heat in st and intestines
st 25 and sp15- regulate intestines, and clear st heat and promote bowel movement
st44 and st45- clear st heat (st 45 for mental restlessness)
bl25- rains st fire by promoting bwel movement
tw8 and ki6- promote bowel movement in heat diseases

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Gallbladder heat

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alternating hot and cold, more hot than cold, bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, irritability, hypochondrial pn, nausea, feeling of fullness in the epigastrium t- red yellow coat p- wiry and rapid

47
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tx principle of gallbladder heat

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clear heat in the gallbladder, harmonize the shoayang

48
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acupoints for gallbladder heat

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tw5 and gb41- dai mai- harmonize shaoyang
gb43- clears gb heat
li11- clears heat
du14 clears heat
bl22- resolves dampthat is frequently associated with this pattern

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lesser yang pattern (shaoyang)

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alternating hot and cold, more cold than hot. bitter taste in mouth, dry throat, blurred vision, hypochondrial pn, no thirst, irritability, vomiting, t- white coat, p- wiry and fine

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tx principle of lesser yang pattern

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harmonize the lesser yang, clear the gallbladder

51
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acupoints for lesser yang pattern

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tw5, gb41, du13 all yto harmonize lesser yang

st36 to tonifiy the nutritive qi

52
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stomach and spleen damp heat

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fever that decreases after sweating but then returns, a feeling of heaviness in the body and head, feeling of oppression in chest and epigastrium nausea, loose stool, sticky taste.
t- red with sticky yellow coat
p- slippery and rapid

53
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treatment principle of st and sp damp heat

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resolve damp harmonize the stomach and strengthen spleen

54
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acupoints for st and sp damp heat

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sp9- resolve damp
sp6 resolve damp and tonify spleen
ren 12- resolve damp
ren 13- subdue rebellious stomach qi
ren 10- stimulates the descending of stomach qi
st36 and bl20- tonigy spleen and resolve damp

55
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in seasonal allergic rhinitis, on etreats based on

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according to the season. during pollen season, tx is directed at tx the manifestation ie wind cold or wind heat.

56
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during perrenial rhinitis, treatment is based on

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the manifestation and the root.

57
Q

in treatting the manifestation of the allergic rhinitis

wind cold sx

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sneezing, profuse runny nose, water or white discharge, pale complexion, stuffed nose, slight headache, no thirst

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tx principle of allergic rhinitis due to wind cold

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expel wind cold, restore the diffusing and descending of lung qi

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acuppoints for allergic rhitnitis due to wind cold

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bl12, bl13, lu7- restore diffusing and descending of lung qi and expel wind
li20, bitong and yin tang-n expel wind from nose and stop itching and sneezing
du23, gb20- expel wind from head. du23 expels wind from nose and stops nasal discharge

60
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allergic rhinitis where one is treating the root while outside of the season. the aim (and treatment principle)is what?

A

tonify the kidney and lungs defensde qi systems, and strengthen the governing vessel.

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acupoints to tx the root of allergic rhinitis in off seasons

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DU4 and ren 4- strengthen gv
bl23, ki3, bl13, du12- tonigy the lung and strengthen governing vessel locally to stop nasal discharge
gb20- expel wind from head
du14- strengthen gv
si3 and bl62- du mai open the gv
62
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perrenial rhinitis treatment principle

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tonigy the lung and kidney defensive qi systems, strengthen gv and consolidate the exterior and expel wind.

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acupoints for perrenial allergic rhinitis

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bl13 du12 ren 12 st36 lu7 lu9- to tonify the lungs defensive system
li4, li20, yin tang and bitong du 23 to expel wind from nose