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
TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in heat climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?
Liver yang or fire
TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in humid climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?
Damp/phlegm
TCM Diagnosis: Distending/Pulsating Pain
Liver Yang or Liver Fire, exterior Wind heat
TCM Diagnosis:
Pulling
Internal Liver Wind or exterior wind-cold
Which two yin channels reach the head internally?
Liver and Heart
True or false? Distal points of arm and leg channels have similar actions
True
LI 4 & ST 44,
SI 3 & BL 65,
TW 2 & GB 43
LU 7, GB 20, Du 16, Bl 10.
Wind Cold or Qi Deficiency
Wind Cold
Li 4, GB 20, Du 16, Du 14, TW 5
Liver Wind or Wind Heat?
Wind Heat
LV 3, LV 8, Sp 6, TW 5, GB 20, Tailing
Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire
Liver Yang Rising
LV 3, LI 4, GB 34, ST 36, DU 24, Tailing
Liver Qi Stagnation or Liver Wind
Liver Qi Stagnation
ST 36, Ren 6, SP 6, DU 20
Blood Stasis / Qi Deficiency, / Blood Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
SP 3, LI 4, LU 7, Ren 12, BL 20, ST 8
Turbid Phlegm / Dampness / Blood Deficiency
Dampness
LV 3, DU 20
Liver Qi Stagnation / Liver Yang Rising / Cold Stagnation in Liver Channel
Cold Stagnation in Liver Channel
Kidney Def:
A) KI4, DU 20, GB20
B) KI 3, ST 36, SP 6, DU 20, GB 19, Ren 4/BL 23
C) KI 6, LU7, Ren6, ST8, BL10,
B
Which Six Stage H/A?
Dull: Qi and Blood def.
Tight, boring: Liver Qi constraint; Ascendant Liver Yang; Cold in LIV & ST
JueYin
Which Six Stage H/A?
- Dull, background: Blood deficiency
- Tight, constant: Liver Qi constraint, Cold
- Splitting, pounding, throbbing: LIV Yang rising, LIV Fire, GB and ST disharmony
ShaoYang
Which Six Stage H/A?
Dull, heavy: Wind Damp
Dull, empty: KD deficiency
Tight, constant: Wind Cold, LIV Qi constraint
Splitting, pounding, throbbing: Ascendant LIV Yang
TaiYang
Which Six Stage H/A?
- Dull: Phlegm damp, Wind damp, Qi def.
- Tight, constant: LIV Qi constraint, Cold
- Splitting, pounding, throbbing: Wind heat, Toxic heat, Summer heat, ST heat, GB & ST disharmony, LIV Fire
YangMing
