External Evils Syndromes + Common S/sx Flashcards
Wind Cold Damp Dryness Summer-Heat & Heat/Fire
What are the pathogenetic characteristics of Wind Evil?
- Attacks the upper part of the body
- Attacks exterior + superficial part of body
- Carrier of other Evils
- Sudden onset + changes rapidly
- Movement
Common S/sx of Exterior Wind Syndrome
aka Common Cold
Fever, aversion to wind, sweating (heat) or no sweating (cold), headache, body aches, stuffy or runny nose, itchy throat, cough
T: thin, white coating
P: Floating + rapid (heat) or tight (cold)
General S/sx of Wind Attack
Fever, aversion to cold, sweating, stuffy + running nose
T: thin, white coating
P: Floating + rapid (heat) or tight (cold)
General S/sx of Wind Rheumatism or “Feng Shi’ Bi Syndrome or Wind-Damp
Fever, aversion to wind, moving joint pain (dampness)
T: Thin, white coating
P: Floating + soggy
General S/sx of Wind Edema or Yang Edema
Fever, aversion to wind, puffy face (mild), edema all over body (severe), scanty urine
T: Thin, white coating
P: Floating + rapid (heat) or tight (cold)
General S/sx of Wind Rash or Urticaria
Aversion to wind, migrating itchy skin, and reddish bumps after scratching
T: Thin, white coating
P: Floating + Rapid
General S/sx of Apoplexy involving collaterals or ‘Bell’s Palsy’
Numbness in face, facial paralysis, salivation, hemiplegia
General S/sx of Tetanus
Riditity of back, lockjaw, opithotonos or convulsions
The following S/sx are an _________ syndrome?
Aversion to cold, fever, no sweating, headache, severe + stabbing body pain, cough/asthma, cold limbs, vomiting clear liquid, epigastric pain, relieved with warmth, borborygmus, diarrhea
T: Thin, white coating
P: Floating & tight
External Cold Syndrome
What are the pathogenetic characteristics of Cold?
- Yin Evil in nature
- Cold constricts leading to obstruction
- Damages Yang Qi
- TaiYang is first to be attacked
- Produces clear fluid
The following S/sx describe a Cold pattern due to _______?
Vomiting clear liquid, borborygmus + diarrhea, acute epigastric pain, relieved by warmth, cold limbs, cramping
T: Purple w/ thick, white coating
P: Deep + tight
Cold-Stroke directly affecting the Middle Jiao
The following S/sx describe a _______ pattern
Pain + cramps of the limbs, difficulty bending + stretching, aggravated by cold, relieved by warmth
Cold Bi-Syndrome or Cold-Rheumatism
What are the pathogenetic characteristics of Summer-heat?
- Only happens in summer
- Has nature of Fire, easy to attack Heart
- Usually accompanied by dampness
- Exhausts Qi + Body Fluids (sweat)
The following are typical S/sx of __________?
Fever, flushed complexion, sweating, thirst, irritability, chest distress, lassitude, nausea, vomiting, dark urine
T: Red
P: Rapid + Feeble
Summer-heat
The following are typical S/sx of __________?
Fever, flushed complexion, thirst, irritability, chest distress, lassitude, dizziness, poor appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, loose stools, could have nosebleeds, spanning throughout summer season
T: Red
P: Feeble
Summer-heat Attack
What are the S/sx of Sun-stroke?
Sudden + an emergency situation
Flushed or dirty complexion, cold limbs, thirst, asthma, dribbling of cold sweat, sudden loss of consciousness
T: Red
P: Feeble, can be Large or Deep
The following are typical S/sx of __________?
Sudden onset, rapid development, Qi Phase Syndrome of Warm Disease (4 Levels), occurring before Sun-Stroke
High Fever, profuse sweating, perspiration, thirst, irritability
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Surging
Summer-warm
The following are typical S/sx of __________?
Lassitude in summer, poor appetite, loose stools, thin + weak constitution, usually seen in children or elder
Summer-heat Impairs Qi
What are the pathogenetic characteristics of Dampness?
- Yin in nature
- Obstructs Qi + impairs Yang Qi
- Turbid + heavy in nature
- Difficult to expel
The following are typical S/sx of _______?
Fever, aversion to cold, fever + sweating w/ no relief afterward, fever in afternoon, heavy head + body, chest distress, epigastric distension, turbid excretions, loose stools, numbness of skin, swollen, ulcers, pain in joints, scanty + turbid urine, leukorrhea
T: Greasy coating
P: Slow + Soggy or Slow + Slippery
Dampness
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Fever, aversion to cold, sweating w/ no fever, worst in afternoon, heavy head + body, chest distress, poor appetite, nausea
T: w/ thin, white coating
P: Floating + Soggy
External Invasion of Dampness
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Sweating, aversion to wind, SOB, painful joints + difficulty urinating
Wind-Dampness Bi-Syndrome
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Cold body, painful joints w/ heavy sensation below the waist
T: White + greasy coating
P: Tight + Slippery
Cold-Dampness Bi-Syndrome
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Fever, painful + swollen limbs, fever is half of body, distension + fullness of abdomen, dark + scanty urine
T: Red w/ yellow-greasy coating
P: Rapid + Slippery
Damp-Heat Bi-Syndrome
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Heavy limbs with pain, numbness, swollen + ulcers
T: Greasy coating
P: Wiry + Slippery
Dampness Arthralgia
What are the pathogenic characteristics of Dryness Evil?
- Damages Yin + Body Fluids
- Likely to attack Lung + Stomach
The following are typical S/sx of __________ Evil?
Mild fever, no sweating, dry skin, mouth, throat, nose, dry cough w/ out or w/ sticky sputum or blood-tinged sputum, thirst, constipation, hypochondria pain
T: Dry coating
P: Non-specific, maybe Thready
Dryness
The following are S/sx of Dampness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Fever, aversion to cold, headache, no sweating, dry skin, cough w/out sputum
T: Thin w/ dry coating
P: non-specific
Cool Dryness
The following are S/sx of Dryness due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Slight aversion to cold, fever, headache, no sweating, dry cough, sticky sputum, emotional distress, hypochondria pain, thirst, dry skin, scanty urine
T: Red edges w/ dry coating
P: Rapid
Warm Dryness
What are the pathogenetic characteristics of Fire Evil?
- Flaming upward
- Exhausts Body Fluids + True Yin
- Affects upper jiao + sense organs
- Can stir up internal wind (Qi is scattered)
- Excelerates Blood
The following are typical S/sx of __________ Evil?
Fever, red face, aversion to heat, sweating, thirst w/ desire for cold drink, sore throat, irritability, loss of consciousness, carbucles, swelling, burning pain, constipation, dark-yellow urine
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid or Forceful
Fire
The following are S/sx of Fire due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
Red face, fever, blood-shoot + red eyes, thirst, irritability, constipation, dark + scanty urine, burning painful urination, restlessness, delirium, bleeding, papules
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid or Forceful
Excess Fire
The following are S/sx of Fire due to the differentiation pattern of ________?
High fever, red face, thirst, restlessness, carbuncles w/ local red, swelling, burning pain, infection due to bacteria
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid or Forceful
Toxic Fire
