Dizziness

Question 0

patterns:

Answer 0

1) LIV yang raising
2) Qi/blood xu
3) KID jing xu
4) retention of PH-D

Question 1

etiology:

Answer 1

1) emotions (LIV QI stg/PH-fire)
2) diet (SP= PH-fire/ QI/blood xu)
3) loss of blood (QI/blood xu)
4) overstrain (Qi/blood xu/KID jing xu)

Question 2

aggrevated by movement/overwork, pale/lusterless complexion, insomnia, fatigue, unwilling to speak, poor appetite

Answer 2

Qi/blood xu

Question 3

Qi/blood xu T/P

Answer 3

T= pale
P= thready, weak

Question 4

heavy sensation in head, unclear mind, chest tightness, nausea, vomit, poor appetite, drowsiness

Answer 4

Retention of PH-D

Question 5

retention of PH-D T/P

Answer 5

T= white and sticky coat
P= soft, moderate

Question 6

tinnitus, distending headache, aggrevated by anger, red face, irritability, dream-sleep, bitter taste

Answer 6

LIV yang raising

Question 7

LIV yang raising T/P

Answer 7

T= red, yellow coat
P= wiry, rapid, thready

Question 8

listlessness, insomnia, dream-sleep, poor memory, sore/weak lumbar, nocturnal emission, tinnitus

Answer 8

KID jing xu

Question 9

KID jing xu T/P

Answer 9

T= pale, red
P= thready

Question 10

DU-20, ST-36, SP-6, UB-15/20/21

Answer 10

QI/blood xu

Question 11

GB-20, LIV-3, GB-43, KID-3, SP-6

Answer 11

LIV yang raising

Question 12

DU-20/16, UB-23, GB-39, KID-3

Answer 12

KID jing xu

Question 13

ST-8, RN-12, LI-4, ST-40/41

Answer 13

Retention of PH-D

Question 14

2 types:

Answer 14

1) internal: you feel yourself spinning (subjective)

2) external: you feel your surrounding environment spinning (objective)

Question 15

Chinese name:

Answer 15

“Xuan Yun”

Question 16

western diseases:

Answer 16

fainting, high/low BP, hypoglycemia, anemia, neurosis, hysteria, athlerosclerosis

Question 17

organs involved:

Answer 17

LIV, SP, KID

Question 18

which is more internal: dizziness or headache?

Answer 18

dizziness= internal
headache= more external

Question 19

differentiation:

Answer 19

1) meridian: LIV= stg/fire/yin xu= LIV yang raising, distending headache, anger
SP= PH-damp, Qi/blood xu= poor appetite, nausea, pale complexion
KID= yin/jing xu= lumbar, knees, tinnitus

2) constitution: Qi xu with phlegm= overweight, pale complexion
yin/blood xu with fire= thin, dark complexion
3) SHI/XU

Question 20

ALT remedies:

Answer 20

1) auricular: KID, LIV, SP, shenmen, inner ear, brain, occipital
2) scalp acu: dizziness/hearing line, sensory line
3) plumblossom: spinal column, mastoid, SCM, PC-6, ST-36, SP-6
4) magnet therapy (3 groups: shenmen/HT, LIV yang/KID, low BP= alternate 3 groups)
5) moxa, moxa with ginger (DU-20) until tenderness goes away (St-36, RN-4, UB-23, yintang, ear)
6) herbs

Question 21

education:

Answer 21

1) reg. emotions
2) reg. exercise
3) reg. diet (less meat, greasy, fried)
4) quit smoking/alcohol
5) avoid overstrain/axcessive sex
6) monitor mental conditions during attack (prevent stroke)
7) monitor BP