Diagnosis II - Exam 1 Flashcards
Channel is associated with Frontal Headache
YangMing
Channel is associated with Side Headache
ShaoYang
Channel is associated with Vertex Headache
JueYin
Channel is associated with Occipital Headache
TaiYang
Channel is associated with Whole Head Headache
Exterior Wind-Cold
Feeling “Cold to the bone” is indicative of what stage of illness?
TaiYang
Which pulse best indicates an Excess of Yang (fire in body exhausting Yin)
Hurried
Channel associated with Side Headache
ShaoYang
Pulse associated with severe emotional fright
Moving
Floating-full-rapid pulse is best diagnosed as
Wind-Heat
“I Left my Heart in Liverpool”
Organs on Left wrist: LV, HT, KD
Firm-rapid-pulse Indicates
Interior Heat
BF associated with Yin Exhaustion
Yellow sweat
Body Fluid associated with LU
Nasal Mucus
Body Fluid associated with SP
Thin Saliva
Body Fluid associated with KD
Thick Spittle
Body Fluid associated with LV
Tears
Body Fluid associated with HT
Sweat
Most accepted references for Pulse Diagnosis
Huangdi Neijing
Pulse Diagnosis helps to understand
Qi & Blood - Circulation Normal pulse - Respiration Stomach Qi Spirit Root
NeiJing Predominate Methods
9 Continent Pulse Diagnosis
Arterial Channel Assessment Diagnosis
3 Constant Pulses
Bin Hue Mai Xue
Lakeside Master’s Study of Pulse
Written by Li Shi Zhen
Where we find 28 distinct qualities still used today
Principal Positions
Cun
Guan
Chi
Hasty, Knotted & Intermittent TCM Qualities Related to
Rhythm
Slow & Rapid TCM qualities are related to
Rate
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 1-4 Y/O)
90+ bpm
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 4-10 Y/O)
84 bpm
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 10-16 Y/O)
78/80 bpm
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 16-35 Y/O)
76 bpm
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 35-50 Y/O)
72/70 bpm
Normal Pulse Rates (Age 50+ Y/O)
68 bpm