E&P Damp & Phlegm Flashcards
True or False: Phlegm can be dry?
True
What organs cause Phlegm?
Primarily Lung, Spleen, Kidney (also liver)
Productive cough with copious easily coughed up white sputum, audible rhonchi and rale, Fever/Chill can also seen.
(T) White, Sticky
(P) Floating or Slippery
Phlegm Obstruction w /Lung
True or False: Phlegm Obstruct/Confuse Heart is usually due to wind heat invasion.
False: d/t emotions such as anger or depression, qi stagnation, external damp.
Poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, fullness/distension of the belly, lassitude, heavy feelings of the body and limbs, sleepiness.
(T) White, Sticky, Swollen
(P) Relaxed & Soft
Phlegm Obstruct the Spleen and Stomach
True or false: A phlegm pulse can be stringy
True: Esp. in liver, kidney & meridian patterns
True or False: the root of phlegm is excess
False: The root of phlegm is deficiency and the branch is phlegm
TanYin Phlegm is where?
Stomach: Pulse is Stringy & Slippery
ZhiYin Phlegm is where?
Lung: Pulse is Tight & Stringy
XuanYin Phlegm is where?
Hypochondriac: Pulse is Deep & Stringy
YiYin Phlegm is where?
Limbs. Pulse is Tight & Stringy
Bi syndrome is due to a deficiency or excess?
Deficiency of Ying and Wei Qi
Seven causes of Bi?
- Overwork
- Childbirth
- Trauma
- Stress
- Too Much Exercise
- External
- Internal
What are:
- Xing Bi
- Tong Bi
- Zhuo Bi
- Re Bi
- Bone Bi
- Wind - moves
- Cold - pain, fixed
- Damp - lingering, numbness
- Hot - swelling, thirst, pain
- Bone Bi - Chronic
True or False: Spleen & Kidney deficiency are pre-existing conditions for Bi Syndrome
False: Liver & Kidney Def.
