E&P Six Stage Headaches Flashcards
Which six stage?
Local: GV 20, BL 7, GB 20, GV 23
Distal: LIV 3, BL 67, SI 3, BL 60
JueYin (vertex)
Which six stage?
Local: GB 20, TAI YANG, ST 8, GB 1, GB 8
Distal: TW 5 + GB 41, LIV 3 + LI 4, GB 34 + GB 21, LU 7
ShaoYang (temporal)
Which six stage?
Local: Yin Tang, GV 23, GB 14, BL 2, GB 20
Distal: LI 4, ST 36, ST 44, ST 41
YangMing (frontal)
Which six stage?
Local: GB 20, GV 16, BL 10
Distal: SI 3 + BL 62, LU 7, GB 41, BL 60
TaiYang (occipital)
Which six stage?
LIV & GB, Qi and Blood stasis. May be unilateral or bilateral; Blood stasis usually unilateral.
ShaoYang
Which six stage?
From EPI, KD deficiency, LIV Qi constraint; pathology of the BL, SI and GV channels; trigger point activity in muscles
TaiYang
Which six stage?
ST heat, ST & GB disharmony, SP Qi def., phlegm damp, Qi constraint, Wind heat and sinus congestion
YangMIng
Which six stage?
Liver pathology, deficient Qi and Blood. Distinct, localized; distinguish from a BL or Du channel h/a that extends down to the occiput and neck.
JueYin
True or false: Headaches can also be caused by diseases such as hypertension, endocrine disorders, liver or kidney failure, metabolic disorders…?
True
Western Diagnosis?
Severe headache of entire head, acute onset, pronounced rigidity of neck, fever, vomiting. most common in young children.
Meningitis
Emergency Red Flag
Western Diagnosis?
headache immediately following trauma (or delayed after trauma): progressive severity with loss of consciousness
Subdural Hematoma
Emergency Red Flag
Western Diagnosis?
persistent headache, progressively worse in severity and frequency despite treatment
Brain Tumor:
Urgent Referral
TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens as the day progresses.
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?
Deficiency, Liver Yang rising
TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in evening
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?
Blood stasis
TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in cold climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?
Cold or Yang deficiency