Cough Flashcards
What is cough (KE SHOU) in TCM?
Name aetiologies
Lung function fails to D + D. Cough may be silent or audible, productive sputum or dry.
What are the red flags for a cough?
Persisten dry cough
Hemoptysis ( spouting out blood)
weight loss
Persistent fever
Risk factors for TB or HIV infection
Stridor ( Harsh noisy breathing heard on both in and out of breath)
Frail, immune compromise person or with pre existing Lung disease
Cough- Western disease
What is BRONCHITIS?
Symptoms ?
Acute inflammation of the windpipe (trachea)and the airways that brunch from the trachea (bronchi)caused by infection.
Caused by viral infection.
Normally after an acute cold !
Common cold symptoms +sputum
Cough- Western disease
What is PNEUMONIA?
Symptoms ?
Inflammation of the lung alveoli and surrounding tissues.
Symptoms:
Build up of lots of fluids
Chest pain
Orthophenia
Note: Pneumonia is a common cause of death worldwide and is often the final illness that causes death in people who have other serious, chronic diseases.
Cough- Western disease
What is COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is the most significant cause of COPD?
Symptoms?
Persistent narrowing of airways
Cigarette smoking is the most significant cause of COPD
Decrease in the rate of airflow from the lungs when the person exhales
shorter exhale
lung mucus
COPD a includes Two Diagnosis:
Blue bloater: Chronic bronchitis
Pink puffer : Chronic emphysema( alveoli and alveolar walls destruction)
Cough- Western disease
What is  Carcinoma of the bronchi?
Symptoms?
Cancer
Symptoms:
dry cough,bloody specked sputum, deep-thoracic pain, weak appetite, and general fatigue and weakness
Cough- Western disease
What is TUBERCULOSIS?
Contagious infection caused by airborne bacteria myobacterium tuberculosis
Airborne bacteria
Symptoms:
Fever, night sweats, lots of cough,blood specked sputum
What are the Main symptom that Differentiates carcinoma of the bronchi from tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis happens very fast
TB Person should be sent to quarantine as it’s very very infectious
Carcinoma of bronchi has a slow start
Where does cough come from or what is the etiology ?
EPI -WC , WH, Wdry
LR qi attacking lung
LR fire drying out the lung
Lung qi xu from a chronic illness
Chronic illness cause lung yin xu
What are some points for invasion of LU by exterior pathogens?
LU7
LI4
Bl23
BL12
GV16
What are some points for phlegm retention in the lungs?
Main symptoms
BL 13
LU1
CV 12
LU5
ST 36
ST 40
Symptoms:
Rattling sounds, copies than water/white sticky if cold or thick sticky and yellow if hot
What are some points for LU heat/LR fire attacking the lung?
Main symptoms ?
LR3 or 2
LU5
BL 13
Symptoms:
Lu heat : Barking cough
Lr attacking LU: Paroxysmal coughing attacks due to emotional.
What are some points for LUNG YIN XU?
Symptoms ?
BL 13
LU1
LU7
SP6
KD6 to moisten
Symptoms: Chronic dry cough, Sometimes some blood in sputum, Waking up between 3 and 5 AM
