Eight Principles

Question 1

Name the 8 principle pattern ID…

Answer 1

Interior/Exterior; Cold/Heat; Vacuity/Excess; Yin/Yang

Question 2

T/F A condition of blood vacuity will usually not have a cold or hot nature

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Not Exclusive or unrelated concepts will have three types of disease patterns - - 1. ___________ disease, 2 _____________ disease and 3. ___________ disease

Answer 3

Combination disease; Conversion disease; Complex disease

Question 4

A ____________ disease is when two or three fold concurrence of either unpaired principles or of interior and exterior. Ex Interior-exterior or Vacuity/Heat/Interior

Answer 4

Combination - most disease fall into this pattern

Question 5

A _________ disease is when a diseases symptoms of one principle become the symptoms of the opposing principle of the pair. Usually bc of strength of Pathogen, Vacuity of right qi or inappropriate tx.

Answer 5

Conversion

Question 6

In a __________ disease the two possibilities are contradictory like simultaneous cold and heat or vacuity with repletion. False signs disease like True heat and false cold fall under this category.

Answer 6

Complex

Question 7

_____________ pattern is defined by skin, body hair, flesh and superficial channels. This is the 1st place to be invaded by EPF.

Answer 7

Exterior - the space btwn skin and muscles where Wei and Qi circulates

Question 8

_____________ pattern is defined as marrow, viscera, bowels, zang-fu organs.

Answer 8

Interior - also defined with internal channels

Question 9

If a patient NO longer has aversion to cold/wind, no floating pulse and currently has aversion to heat then the disease has gone from __________ to ________

Answer 9

disease has gone from exterior to interior

Question 10

S&S of an exterior condition include: 1.__________, 2._____________, 3.______________, also milder conditions with fever and chills, scratchy throat, headache, pain in limbs and joints.

Answer 10

Acute, Floating pulse, Aversion to wind/cold

Question 11

In Pathomechanism - 1. Depression of Lung Defense/Wei Qi causes:… 2. Defensive Qi contends with evil Qi causes:…3. Pathogenic Qi obstructing qi & xue flow in channels causes:…4. Obstruction of Lung Diffusion causes

Answer 11

1. Aversion to Wind/Cold
2. Heat Effusion
3. Headache & limb Pain
4. Nasal Congestion; Cough

Question 12

3 main causes for Interior disease patterns:

1. ____________, 2. _____________ and 3. ______________ —

Answer 12

1. Exterior pathogen moving interior
2. Direct Strike
3. Other causes like 7 affects, dietary, taxation or viscera/bowel, qi or xue irregularities

Question 13

Interior disease course are usually ____________, more ___________ and the pulse is usually ____________

Answer 13

long-term/chronic, more severe and deep pulse

Question 14

There are 4 types of interior diseases - 1. Interior ________, 2. Interior __________, 3. Interior _________ or 4. Interior _________

Answer 14

1. Interior Heat, 2. Interior Repletion, 3. Interior Cold or 4. Interior Vacuity

Question 15

Dual Interior and Exterior patterns are usually categorized as ________ ________ disorders. And mean the EPF is striking externally and internally concurrently.

Answer 15

Shao Yang

Question 16

S&S of a dual mixed Interior and Exterior include 1. ______/_______ and Aversion to Cold, 2.___________ 3. _______________ and 4. Abdominal pain/Diarrhea

Answer 16

1. heat/fever and aversion to cold, 2. Headache, 3. Aching Bones, 4. Abdominal pain/Diarrhea

Question 17

There are two types of Cold patterns; 1. Repletion Cold means __________ is exuberant and 2. Vacuity Cold means ___________ is vacuous

Answer 17

Repletion Cold = Yin Exuberant

Vacuity Cold = Yang is Vacuous

Question 18

S & S of Repletion Cold include moist __________ tongue fur, _______ thirst or desire for ________ fluids; _______ in ST or ab, Fluminant _______ & ________ or _________, ______/______ facial complexion and pulse will be ________

Answer 18

moist white tongue fur, No thirst or desire for Warm fluids, Pain is ST or Ab, fulminant vomiting & diarrhea or constipation, green/blue facial complxn, Tight pulse

Question 19

S & S of Vacuity Cold include ________ to cold, desire for _________; _______-____ lying position, _________ _______ limbs , long voidings of _______ urine ______/______ facial complexion and pulse will be ________

Answer 19

Aversion to cold; desire for quietness; curled-up shrimp lying position, counterflow of cold limbs, long voidings of clear urine; white/somber facial complexion and slow pulse

Question 20

2 causes of Heat patterns are: Invasion of _______ pathogen or Insufficiency of _________- ______

Answer 20

Invasion of Yang Pathogen or Insufficiency of Yin-Humor

Question 21

S&S of Repletion Heat are ______ face, ______ eyes, _______ fever, ________ & ________, thirst for _______ fluids, _________ stool, ________ voidings of ________ urine, _______or _______ tongue with ______ fur and a ______/_______ or _______ pulse

Answer 21

Red face, red eyes, vigorous fever, vexation (HT) and Agitation (Heat causing constant need for mmt), thirst for cool fluids, dry/hard stool, short voidings of reddish urine, red or crimson tongue with yellow fur, Rapid/Surging or large pulse

Question 22

S&S of Vacuity Heat are ______ ______ heat, ________ ________ tidal fever, ________ throat and mouth, _________/_________ red tongue, with a ______-_______ pulse

Answer 22

5 palm heat, steaming bone tidal fever, dry throat and mouth, smooth/bare red tongue with a fine/rapid pulse

Question 23

ST heat with bad breath, swelling of gums, thirst w. ab pain that responds to pressure and loose stool are S&S of cold/heat complex of __________ above and ________ below. Requires Harmonizing

Answer 23

Heat above/cold below

Question 24

ST cold w. vomiting of clear fluids, w. freq painful scanty urine and bound stool are S&S of cold/heat complex of __________ above and ________ below. Requires Harmonizing

Answer 24

Cold above/heat below

Question 25

S&S of True _____ with False ______ include red tongue, yellow coat or scanty tongue coat and a deep forceful rapid pulse. Reversal cold of limbs, aversion to wind and feverish.

Answer 25

True Heat w. False Cold

Question 26

S&S of True _____ with False ______ include pale tongue, white coat or wet tongue coat and a slow/deep pulse. Body might feel hot but the persons wants to be under covers. Reversal cold of limbs, clear-food diarrhea, red powdery face, thirst for warm fluids. Listless/no energy.

Answer 26

True Cold w. False Heat

Question 27

Where evil qi is exuberant there is ________ | Where essential qi is despoiled, there is ______

Answer 27

evil qi high = repletion | essential/right qi low = vacuity

Question 28

Exterior, Hot, Replete patterns are _________

Answer 28

Yang

Question 29

Interior, Cold, Vacuous patterns are _______

Answer 29

Yin

Question 30

large amounts of sweat that is hot and sticky, warm hands and feet, thirst w desire for cold, hasty breathing, red dry tongue, rapid and forceless pulse with a red facial complexion is usually due to ________ collapse

Answer 30

Yin collapse, serious loss of fluids or blood

Question 31

profuse sweating that is cold and clear, cool skin, cold extremities, lack of thirst, desire for warm beverages, SOB, pale, dusky tongue, faint or expiring pulse is usually due to _______ collapse

Answer 31

Yang collapse, extreme exuberance of EPF damaging Yang esp for many days, collapse of yin

Question 32

Nighttime sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, thirst, dry mouth or throat, malar flush, 5 center heat, insomnia, red/crimson tongue w little or no coat, thready or fine pulse are all S&S of _______ Vacuity

Answer 32

Yin Vacuity, organs most affected include LV, KD, LU, ST, HT

Question 33

Bright white facial complexion, fatigue, lack of strength, Aversion to Cold, lazy speaking, cold limbs, lying curled up, spontaneous sweating, clear copious urination, loose/sloppy stools, pale and puffy tongue w. white wet coat, slow and forceless pulse are all S&S of _______ vacuity

Answer 33

Yang Vacuity