Diagnosis and Diagnostic Techniques

Question 1

What are the four categories of diagnostic techniques?

Answer 1

Observation
Listening/smelling
Questioning
Palpation

Question 2

What is zheng?

Answer 2

Signs and symptoms; the foundation for analysis and determination of disease; termed “indicators/manifestations/evidence”

Question 3

What is bing?

Answer 3

Disease; evolutionary process of a pathogenic factor; struggle between upright qi, pathogenic factors, and Yin/Yang disharmony; manifests in symptoms and stages specific to each stage of a disease

Question 4

What is bian-zheng?

Answer 4

“Discrimination of patterns” or “differentiation of syndromes”; differential diagnosis

Question 5

What are the key symptoms of Qi deficiency?

Answer 5

Tiredness later on in day or next day after doing something; pale, weakness, shallow respiration, low voice, spontaneous sweating

Question 6

What are the key symptoms of Qi stagnation?

Answer 6

Pain that moves around or comes and goes, distension, depression, and irritability; Liver Qi stagnation is most common, resulting in depression

Question 7

What are the key symptoms of Blood stasis?

Answer 7

intense, fixed, piercing pain; accumulations, dark complexion, low grade fever, varicose veins; dark red/purplish spots with macules

Question 8

What are the key symptoms of Blood deficiency?

Answer 8

this will include parts of Qi deficiency; there is a downward precipitation of blood that does not stop; thinness, paleness, dryness, tension, scanty flow, thin/wiry/fine/choppy pulse

Question 9

What are the key symptoms of Blood heat?

Answer 9

bleeding issues; blood flows out bright red and profusely; tongue crimson with possible prickles/spurs