CS vs. TCVM Diagnosis

Question 0

loss of appetite

Answer 0

heat: Global heat disrupts shen, which affects typical behaviors like eating

Question 1

ravenous appetite

Answer 1

stomach heat
stomach Yin deficiency
SP Qi deficiency
ST food stasis or ST Qi Stagnation

Question 2

lack of thirst

Answer 2

cold-damp pattern: dec. water intake helps to avoid extra Cold or Damp.

Question 3

polydipsia with small amounts, multiple times

Answer 3

Yin deficiency: extra water intake helps balance the BF (Yin) Def.

Question 4

Polydipsia with large amount

Answer 4

Excess heat: large amt. of extra water intake helps clear Heat

Question 5

Dry feces

Answer 5

Excess heat (consumes BF of LI)
LI Yin Deficiency

Question 6

soft feces

Answer 6

Spleen Qi deficiency (Def. SP Qi fails to transform and transport Gu Qi)
Spleen Cold-Damp

Question 7

Bloody diarrhea

Answer 7

Damp-Heat: heat damages blood vessels and leads to bleeding. Damp combines with heat to degrade mucosa

Question 8

urinary incontinence

Answer 8

Kidney Qi Deficiency: def. KID Qi fails to hold bladder, which permits leakage

Question 9

Hematuria

Answer 9

Bladder Damp-Heat: heat damages blood vessels and leads to bleeding, while Damp combines with Heat and leads to shedding of the mucosa

Question 10

pale conjunctiva

Answer 10

Blood deficiency: def. blood fails to nourish eyes

Question 11

Hot ears

Answer 11

Heat pattern or Yin deficiency

Question 12

Cold ears

Answer 12

Cold Patterns including Yang deficiency

Question 13

loud and coarse voice

Answer 13

Excess pattern

Question 14

weak voice

Answer 14

Qi deficiency pattern

Question 15

weak cough

Answer 15

Qi deficiency pattern

Question 16

forceful, loud cough

Answer 16

lung excess heat

Question 17

Nasal congestion or d/c, sneezing, cough or dyspnea

Answer 17

lung disorder

Question 18

vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, constipation or colic

Answer 18

Spleen disorder

Question 19

seizure, irritability, anger, or a problem with the liver, gallbladder, eye, foot, tendon or ligament

Answer 19

Liver disorder

Question 20

Chars. of Heart disorder

Answer 20

Behavior problems, startled by loud noise, limb-jerking or crying during sleep, or CV disorders

Question 21

Chars. of Kidney disorder

Answer 21

rear weakness, urinary leakage, change in urine color, infertility or problems with IV discs, bones, kidney, or bladder

Question 22

Chars. of Yin deficiency

Answer 22

increased water intake, thirsty, panting, or cool-seeking behaviors

Question 23

Chars. of Qi deficiency

Answer 23

decreased activity lvl, exercise intolerance or general weakness

Question 24

Chars. of Blood deficiency

Answer 24

dandruff, lack of stamina and cracked paws or hooves

Question 25

Chars. of Yang def.

Answer 25

warm-seeking behavior, shivering and cold body

Question 26

Liver Qi stagnation can cause what behavioral change?

Answer 26

aggression, irritability, impatience

Question 27

overworked animals tend toward what TCCVM dx?

Answer 27

Qi def.

Question 28

significance of floating pulse

Answer 28

early stage of exogenous diseases due to invasion of Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat

Question 29

Deep pulse sig.

Answer 29

interior pattern such as interior Excess Pattern or Qi or Yang def.

Question 30

Rapid pulse sig.

Answer 30

Heat pattern, Yin deficiency

Question 31

Slow pulse sig.

Answer 31

Cold pattern

Yang def.

Question 32

Full pulse sig.

Answer 32

Excess pattern
Stagnant blood
Constipation
High Fever

Question 33

Thin pulse sig.

Answer 33

Yin def.
Blood def.
Yin and Blood def.

Question 34

Weak pulse sig.

Answer 34

Qi def.

Qi and Blood def.

Question 35

Slippery pulse sig.

Answer 35

Phlegm
Accumulation of Food in the ST
Excess Heat
Normal during pregnancy

Question 36

Choppy pulse sig.

Answer 36

Stagnation of Qi and/or Blood
Impairment of Essence
Yin Def.

Question 37

Soft pulse sig.

Answer 37

Spleen Qi def.

Damp pattern

Question 38

Wiry pulse sig.

Answer 38

Liver disorder
Interior Wind pattern
Pain
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