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Etiology - General, 6 Pathogenic Factors Flashcards

1
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What are the five invasions of external wind?

A

Attacks in the Lung’s Defensive-Qi portion, attacks in the channels of the face, attacks in the channels and joints, attacks in the skin, and affliction of liver channel.

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A patient walks in with a headache, high fever, profuse sweating, strong thirst, and has a dry mouth… These are manifestations of what pathogenic factor?

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Summer-heat

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3
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What are some causative factors for disease that are neither external nor internal?

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Phlegm-Fluid and Stagnant blood, improper diet, overexertion, stress, lack of exercise, trauma, parasites, poisons, incorrect treatment, weak constitution

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The pathogenic factors invade the body through the?

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Skin, nose, or mouth

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Name at least five symptoms of dryness.

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Dry nose, lips, mouth throat, thirst, dry skin and body hair, dry cough with scanty Putin, constipation, scanty urine, dry thin tongue coating, threads pulse

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A patient walks in with poor appetite, foggy thinking, and cloudy, oozing discharges… these are symptoms of what pathogenic factor?

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Dampness

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What are some causes of disease in childhood? (Name at least three)

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Early weaning and improper diet, emotional stress, accidents and trauma, excessive physical exercise (esp. at puberty), early sexual activity

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What are the four invasions of external cold?

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Invade the lung’s defensive-qi portion, invade the channels and joints, invade the muscles and sinews, invade internal organ directly

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Which pathogenic factor leads to prolonged, stubborn diseases characterized by repeated attacks?

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Dampness

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10
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Which pathogenic factor is associated with clear, watery discharges?

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Cold

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11
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Although wind occurs in all four seasons, it is most prevalent in which season?

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Spring

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12
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Name 5 symptoms of summer-heat.

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High fever, restlessness, profuse sweating, strong thirst, headache, dizziness, hot skin, dry mouth and tongue, scanty dark urine, coarse breathing, shortness of breath

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13
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How do interior pathogenic factors arise?

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Dysfunction of the zangfu organs

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14
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Which pathogenic factor will dry body fluid and force it to the exterior?

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Fire

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15
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Name five symptoms of COLD.

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Pain, Clear urine, chills, shivering, cold limbs and body, pallor, slow pulse

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16
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What are some causes of disease during adulthood?

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Six exogenous pathogenic factors, seven emotions, constitutional deficiencies, overexertion, excessive sexual activity, improper diet, trauma, parasites, poison

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17
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Cold can invade which internal organs directly?

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Stomach, intestines, and uterus

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18
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A patient walks in with the feeling of heaviness, tiredness, and has a sticky taste in the mouth… these are symptoms of what pathogenic factor?

A

Dampness

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19
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What is more “solid,” more drying, heat or fire?

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Fire

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20
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What disturbs the mind, fire or heat?

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Fire

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A patient walks in with dry nose, lips, and mouth, is thirsty, and constipated… These are manifestations of what pathogenic factor?

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Dryness

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22
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If anything is smelly or foul, it is a symptom of what pathogenic factor?

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Heat

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23
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Which climatic factor is prevalent in spring?

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Wind

24
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Summer-heat attacks which part of the body?

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The head and upper part of body

25
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The pathogenic factor of Fire travels in which direction?

A

Upwards, rises to the head

26
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Which climatic factor occurs in all seasons, but is prevalent in summer?

A

Fire

27
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How is endogenous dampness produced?

A

Spleen dysfunction

28
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External wind is associated with which element?

A

Wood

29
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How does dampness invade the lower body?

A

Through channels of the legs to the organs of the lower abdomen

30
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How does summer-heat effect body fluid?

A

Disperses and consumes body fluid

31
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What does fire do to the blood?

A

Speeds blood and causes bleeding

32
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What can arise from overexposure to sun, excessive heat, and lack of ventilation?

A

Summer-heat

33
Q

What does summer-heat do to pores?

A

Opens them

34
Q

Clear urine and slow pulse are symptoms of what pathogenic factor?

A

Cold

35
Q

Dryness easily damages which zangfu organ?

A

Lung

36
Q

Name 5 manifestations of Exterior Wind

A 
Rapid onset and changes, 
Aversion to wind and sweating,
Headache,
Sneezing,
Cough,
Itchy throat, 
Itchy Skin,
Moving Pain
37
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Name five manifestations of dampness.

A

Heaviness, tiredness, poor appetite, no thirst, sticky taste in mouth, foggy thinking, difficult urination, oozing discharges, greasy/sticky tongue, rolling or soft pulse

38
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Which is of the climatic factors only occurs in one season?

A

Summer-heat

39
Q

Which pathogenic factor restricts circulation of qi and blood?

A

Cold

40
Q

Which of the climatic factors is always exogenous, never endogenous?

A

Summer-heat

41
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Summer-heat often combines with which other climatic factor?

A

Dampness

42
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A patient comes in with a headache, dizziness and vertigo, tremors, and muscle spasms… These are manifestations of what pathogenic factor?

A

Internal Wind

43
Q

A patient walks in with body aches, restricted movement, and chills… these are symptoms of what pathogenic factor?

A

Cold

44
Q

Which pathogenic factor will impair the opening and closing of pores and the circulation of Wei qi?

A

Wind

45
Q

Dampness is prevalent in which season?

A

Late summer

46
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Heavy, sticky, and turbid all describe what pathogenic factor?

A

Dampness

47
Q

Which of the External Pathogenic Factors are yin in nature?

A

Cold and Dampness

48
Q

What climatic factor is prevalent in autumn?

A

Dryness

49
Q

When combined with wind, dampness can invade through the _______.

A

Skin

50
Q

What combines with dampness, fire or heat?

A

Heat

51
Q

When summer-heat penetrates the interior as extreme heat, it will attack the _______.

A

pericardium

52
Q

What two ways cause disease in the pre-natal period?

A

Parents’ health conception, shock to the mother during pregnancy

53
Q

Which pathogenic factor is prevalent in winter?

A

Cold

54
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Dampness infuses in which direction?

A

Downward

55
Q

A patient has rapid and onset changes, itchy throat, moving pain, and a cough… these are symptoms of what pathogenic factor?

A

Exterior Wind

56
Q

What are the six climactic factors?

A

Wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness, fire

57
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Which pathogenic factor is the “king,” because others follow it?

A

Wind

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