E&P Damp & Phlegm

Question 1

True or False: Phlegm can be dry?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What organs cause Phlegm?

Answer 2

Primarily Lung, Spleen, Kidney (also liver)

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Phlegm Obstruction w /Lung

Question 4

True or False: Phlegm Obstruct/Confuse Heart is usually due to wind heat invasion.

Answer 4

False: d/t emotions such as anger or depression, qi stagnation, external damp.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Phlegm Obstruct the Spleen and Stomach

Question 6

True or false: A phlegm pulse can be stringy

Answer 6

True: Esp. in liver, kidney & meridian patterns

Question 7

True or False: the root of phlegm is excess

Answer 7

False: The root of phlegm is deficiency and the branch is phlegm

Question 8

TanYin Phlegm is where?

Answer 8

Stomach: Pulse is Stringy & Slippery

Question 9

ZhiYin Phlegm is where?

Answer 9

Lung: Pulse is Tight & Stringy

Question 10

XuanYin Phlegm is where?

Answer 10

Hypochondriac: Pulse is Deep & Stringy

Question 11

YiYin Phlegm is where?

Answer 11

Limbs. Pulse is Tight & Stringy

Question 12

Bi syndrome is due to a deficiency or excess?

Answer 12

Deficiency of Ying and Wei Qi

Question 13

Seven causes of Bi?

Answer 13

1. Overwork
2. Childbirth
3. Trauma
4. Stress
5. Too Much Exercise
6. External
7. Internal

Question 14

What are:

1. Xing Bi
2. Tong Bi
3. Zhuo Bi
4. Re Bi
5. Bone Bi

Answer 14

1. Wind - moves
2. Cold - pain, fixed
3. Damp - lingering, numbness
4. Hot - swelling, thirst, pain
5. Bone Bi - Chronic

Question 15

True or False: Spleen & Kidney deficiency are pre-existing conditions for Bi Syndrome

Answer 15

False: Liver & Kidney Def.

Question 16

Gangrene is what type of Bi?

(a) skin (b) muscle (c) vessel (d) sinew (e) bone

Answer 16

(c) vessel

Question 17

Which two meridians are most often affected in chronic Bi?

Answer 17

Heart and Lung

Question 18

Wind/Cold/Hot or Damp ?

BL 12, GB 31, GB 39, GV 14, TW 6, BL 17, BL 18

Answer 18

Wind

Question 19

Wind/Cold/Hot or Damp ?

SP 9, SP 6, GB 34, ST 36, BL 20

Answer 19

Damp

Question 20

Wind/Cold/Hot or Damp ?

LI 4, LI 11, GV 14

Answer 20

Hot

Question 21

Wind/Cold/Hot or Damp ?

ST 36, CV 4, CV 6, SI 5, BL 10, GV 14, GV 3, BL 23

Answer 21

Cold

Question 22

Qi & Blood Xu/ Liv & Kid Xu/ Blood stasis or Phlegm?

ST 36, SP 6, CV 4, LV 8, BL 20, BL 23

Answer 22

Qi & Blood Xu

Question 23

Qi & Blood Xu/ Liv & Kid Xu/ Blood stasis or Phlegm?

ST 40, SP 9, SP 6, CV 12, CV 9, BL 20

Answer 23

Phlegm

Question 24

Qi & Blood Xu/ Liv & Kid Xu/ Blood stasis or Phlegm?

SP 10, BL 17, PC 6, SP 6, LI 11.

Answer 24

Blood Stasis

Question 25

Qi & Blood Xu/ Liv & Kid Xu/ Blood stasis or Phlegm?

LV 8, KD 3, SP 6, GB 39, BL 18, BL 23, CV 4, BL 11, GB 34, ST 36

Answer 25

Liv & Kid Xu