ENT, Mouth, Lips, Teeth and Gums Flashcards

1
Q

Green or blue tip of nose

A

Abdominal pain from SP cold

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2
Q

Yellow tip of Nose

A

SP Damp-Heat

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3
Q

White Tip of Nose

A

Blood Deficiency

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4
Q

Red Tip of Nose

A

Impairment of Water Movement

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5
Q

Nose slightly moist and shiny

A

Good Prognosis

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6
Q

Dry Nose

A

ST or LI Heat

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7
Q

Dry and Black Nose

A

Toxic-Heat

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8
Q

Clear Watery Discharge from Nose

A

Cold Pattern

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9
Q

Thick Yellow Discharge

A

Heat Pattern

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10
Q

Flaring of Nostrils with High Fever

A

Extreme LU Heat

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11
Q

White Ears

A

Cold Pattern

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12
Q

Bluish or Dark Ears

A

Pain

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13
Q

Dry, Withered, Dark Ear Lobes

A

Ki Qi exhaustion (usually KD Yin)

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14
Q

Shiny and Moist Ear Lobes

A

Good Prognosis

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15
Q

Dry and withered ear lobes

A

Poor Prognosis

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16
Q

Swelling and Pain in the Middle Ear

A

Heat in SHao Yang Channel

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17
Q

Thin Ear

A

Qi or Blood Def

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18
Q

Long and Full Lobe

A

Strong Constitution

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19
Q

Small Lobe

A

Poor Constitituion

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20
Q

Pale Red, moist and Shiny lips

A

Normal, Good State of SP

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21
Q

Pale Lips

A

Yang or Blood Def

22
Q

Red and Dry Lips

A

SP/ST Heat

23
Q

Purple or bluish lips

A

Blood Stasis

24
Q

Mouth Slightly Open

A

Empty Pattern

25
Q

Breathing through the Mouth

A

LU Qi Def

26
Q

Greenish around the Mouth

A

LV Blood Stasis or LV Qi Stagnation

27
Q

Swollen and Painful Gums

A

ST Heat

28
Q

Swollen but not painful Gums

A

ST Empty Heat

29
Q

Pale Gums

A

Blood Def

30
Q

Moist Teeth

A

Good State of KD

31
Q

Dry Teeth

A

KD Yin Def

32
Q

Bright and very Dry Teeth

A

Heat in Yang Ming (Febrile Disease)

33
Q

Dry and Greyish Teeth

A

Empty-Heat from KD Yin Def

34
Q

Deep Red Pharynx

A

Heat (interior or exterior)

35
Q

Pale Red Pharynx

A

Empty-Heat

36
Q

Acute pain, redness and swelling of throat

A

Invasion of Wind-Heat

37
Q

Chronic Pain, Redness and Swelling of Throat

A

ST Heat

38
Q

Chronically Sore and Dry Throat (not swollen or red)

A

LU/KD Yin Def with Empty Heat

39
Q

Pale-red throat

A

Empty-Heat affecting LU/KD Channels

40
Q

Erosion, redness and swelling

A

Full Heat in ST and Intestines

41
Q

Erosion, Swelling, and Yellowish-Red

A

Toxic-Heat

42
Q

Chronic Erosion that Comes and Goes

A

Empty-Heat

43
Q

Chronic Dryness and Erosion with Greyish Ulcers

A

Severe Yin Def

44
Q

Chronic Erosion with ulcers that are reaised

A

Blood Stasis with Phlegm-Heat

45
Q

Swollen tonsils of normal color

A

Damp/Phlegm with Qi def

46
Q

Chronically red and swollen tonsils

A

Heat or Toxic Heat often in the ST/LI Channel

47
Q

Acutely Red and Swollen Tonsils

A

Invasion of Wind-Heat with Accompanying Toxic Heat

48
Q

Chronic Red and swollen tonsil that comes and goes

A

Either chronic Heat in ST/LI channel

49
Q

Greyish Tonsils

A

Acute state of glandular fever (mononucleosis)

50
Q

Acutley Red and swollen tonsils with exudate

A

Wind-Heat, complicated by Toxic Heat in ST/LI channel