E&P Six Stage Headaches

Question 1

Which six stage?
Local: GV 20, BL 7, GB 20, GV 23
Distal: LIV 3, BL 67, SI 3, BL 60

Answer 1

JueYin (vertex)

Question 2

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

Answer 2

ShaoYang (temporal)

Question 3

Which six stage?
Local: Yin Tang, GV 23, GB 14, BL 2, GB 20
Distal: LI 4, ST 36, ST 44, ST 41

Answer 3

YangMing (frontal)

Question 4

Which six stage?
Local: GB 20, GV 16, BL 10
Distal: SI 3 + BL 62, LU 7, GB 41, BL 60

Answer 4

TaiYang (occipital)

Question 5

Which six stage?

LIV & GB, Qi and Blood stasis. May be unilateral or bilateral; Blood stasis usually unilateral.

Answer 5

ShaoYang

Question 6

Which six stage?

From EPI, KD deficiency, LIV Qi constraint; pathology of the BL, SI and GV channels; trigger point activity in muscles

Answer 6

TaiYang

Question 7

Which six stage?

ST heat, ST & GB disharmony, SP Qi def., phlegm damp, Qi constraint, Wind heat and sinus congestion

Answer 7

YangMIng

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

JueYin

Question 9

True or false: Headaches can also be caused by diseases such as hypertension, endocrine disorders, liver or kidney failure, metabolic disorders…?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Western Diagnosis?
Severe headache of entire head, acute onset, pronounced rigidity of neck, fever, vomiting. most common in young children.

Answer 10

Meningitis

Emergency Red Flag

Question 11

Western Diagnosis?

headache immediately following trauma (or delayed after trauma): progressive severity with loss of consciousness

Answer 11

Subdural Hematoma

Emergency Red Flag

Question 12

Western Diagnosis?

persistent headache, progressively worse in severity and frequency despite treatment

Answer 12

Brain Tumor:

Urgent Referral

Question 13

TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens as the day progresses.
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?

Answer 13

Deficiency, Liver Yang rising

Question 14

TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in evening
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?

Answer 14

Blood stasis

Question 15

TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in cold climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?

Answer 15

Cold or Yang deficiency

Question 16

TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in heat climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?

Answer 16

Liver yang or fire

Question 17

TCM Diagnosis:
Chronic H/A worsens in humid climate
DEF or XCESS / LV, SP, KID?

Answer 17

Damp/phlegm

Question 18

TCM Diagnosis: Distending/Pulsating Pain

Answer 18

Liver Yang or Liver Fire, exterior Wind heat

Question 19

TCM Diagnosis:

Pulling

Answer 19

Internal Liver Wind or exterior wind-cold

Question 20

Which two yin channels reach the head internally?

Answer 20

Liver and Heart

Question 21

True or false? Distal points of arm and leg channels have similar actions

Answer 21

True
LI 4 & ST 44,
SI 3 & BL 65,
TW 2 & GB 43

Question 22

LU 7, GB 20, Du 16, Bl 10.

Wind Cold or Qi Deficiency

Answer 22

Wind Cold

Question 23

Li 4, GB 20, Du 16, Du 14, TW 5

Liver Wind or Wind Heat?

Answer 23

Wind Heat

Question 24

LV 3, LV 8, Sp 6, TW 5, GB 20, Tailing

Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire

Answer 24

Liver Yang Rising

Question 25

LV 3, LI 4, GB 34, ST 36, DU 24, Tailing | Liver Qi Stagnation or Liver Wind

Answer 25

Liver Qi Stagnation

Question 26

ST 36, Ren 6, SP 6, DU 20 | Blood Stasis / Qi Deficiency, / Blood Deficiency

Answer 26

Qi Deficiency

Question 27

SP 3, LI 4, LU 7, Ren 12, BL 20, ST 8 | Turbid Phlegm / Dampness / Blood Deficiency

Answer 27

Dampness

Question 28

LV 3, DU 20 | Liver Qi Stagnation / Liver Yang Rising / Cold Stagnation in Liver Channel

Answer 28

Cold Stagnation in Liver Channel

Question 29

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,

Answer 29

B

Question 30

Which Six Stage H/A? Dull: Qi and Blood def. Tight, boring: Liver Qi constraint; Ascendant Liver Yang; Cold in LIV & ST

Answer 30

JueYin

Question 31

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

Answer 31

ShaoYang

Question 32

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

Answer 32

TaiYang

Question 33

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

Answer 33

YangMing