Constipation

Question 1

etiology of constipation

Answer 1

irregular diet
emotional stress
lack of exercise
overwork and childbirth
febrile dz

Question 2

organs involved in the pathology of constipation

Answer 2

st, LI, sp, Liv, ki

Question 3

patterns of constipation due to heat

Answer 3

1 heat in the stomach and large intestine
2heat in the liver
3acute large intestine and stomach fire

Question 4

patterns of constipation due to qi, yang, blood yin and cold

Answer 4

stagnation of liver qi
di def
yang def
blood def
yin def
spleen and kidney yang def with cold

Question 5

clinical manifestations of heat in the stomach and large intestine

Answer 5

dry stool
infrequent bowel movement
thirst 
scanty dark urine
red face
feeling of heat
abd. pn
dry mouth and foul breath
t-red with yellow coat
p- rapid and slippery

Question 6

tx principle of heat in the ST and LI

Answer 6

clear heat, drain fire, moisten intestines

Question 7

clinical manifestations of heat in the liver

Answer 7

dry stool
infrequent bowel movement
thirst
bitter taste
dark urine
headache
irritability
red face 
blood shot eyesT- red, dry yellow caot
p- wiry rapid

Question 8

tx principle for heat in the liver

Answer 8

drain liver fire, moisten intestines

Question 9

acute large intestine and stomach fire

Answer 9

constipation
dry stool
abd pn and fullness
red dace
thirst
dry mouth
profuse sweating
feeling of heat
high fever
T-red with thick dry yellow coat
P- deep full rapid

Question 10

tx principle for acute lg intestine st fire

Answer 10

drain fire, move downwards

Question 11

stagnation of liver qi

Answer 11

constipation with dry stool shaped like pebblesbut not dry
desire to move bowels but difficulty doing so
belching
abd. distension
irritability
T- normal maybe red on sides
P-wirdy

Question 12

tx principle for stagnation of lv qi

Answer 12

pacidy liver, regulate qi, make qi descend, eliminate stagnation

Question 13

qi deficiency

Answer 13

desire to move bowel but difficulty doing so. great effort opening bowels
feeling exhausted afterwards, thin and long stool that are not dry
pale complexion
fiatigue
t- pale
p- empty

Question 14

treatment principle

Answer 14

tonfy qi and moisten intestines

Question 15

yang deficiency

Answer 15

diccifulty defacating, exhaustion and swweating after defacation, stools not dry, sore back and knees, feeling cold, frequen t pales urination
t- pale and wet
p- deep and weak

Question 16

tx principle

Answer 16

tonify kidneys, warm lower burner and mositen intestines

Question 17

blood deficinecy

Answer 17

dry stool, diccifulty defacating, dull plae complexion, dizziness, numbness in limbs, blurred vision,
t- pale or normal
p- choppy

Question 18

yin deficinecy

Answer 18

dry stool, desire to sip water.  dry mouth and throat, edsp evening
sore back and knees,
dizziness and tinnitus
night sweats
t- no coat and cracks
p- floating and empty

Question 19

tx principle of yin def

Answer 19

nourish yin, tonify the kidneys and mosten the intestines

Question 20

sp and ki yang def with cold

Answer 20

difficulty defacating
stools not dry
no bwel movement for several days
crampy abdominal pn
pale urine
pale face
cold limbs
t- pale and wet thick coat
p- deep slow full tight

Question 21

tx principle of sp and ki yang def with cold

Answer 21

warm the yang, scatter cold, promote bowel movement