Fainting Flashcards

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Syndromes

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Qi Syncope - Excess –> Reverse Flow of Qi
- Deficiency —> Sinking of clear yang

Blood Syncope - Excess —> Stasis of blood in the head
- Deficiency –> Blood Depletion

Phlegm Syncope - Phlegm misting the clear orfice

Food Syncope - Food stagnation blocking the movement of Qi

Summer Heat Syncope- Invasion of heart by summer heat

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Etiology

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Frightened/angered
Weak Yuan Qi
Excessive anger
Profuse Bleeding

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Chief Pathology

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Derangement of Qi and Blood = Qi and Blood Syncope

Disruption of linkage of yin and yang = Phlegm/Food/Summer Heat
Syncope

*History Important: Triggers, Prior attacks, stress factor/type etc.

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Differentiation: SHI vs xu

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EXCESS vs. Deficiency

Loud/rough breath Low Voice
Closed mouth Open mouth/palms
T:Red yellow coat Pale Complexion
Easily Excitable P:Thin weak

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Treatment

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DU 26
Jingwells
Pc 6
St 36

Use these points to promote resucitation then treat pattern via POT

Auricular: Heart, subcortex, shenmen, brain, sympathetic, Bp point,
thyroid, endocrine

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Extra Pattern

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Sexual Pattern - Profuse sweating, weak respiration, thin weak pulse, pale tongue

Ren 4/8
Du 20
Save Yuan Qi with moxa

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Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, fever, chest tightness, dry lips, profuse sweating, dizziness, vertigo, headache or convulsion

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Summer Heat Syncope - Invasion of heart by summer heat

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Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, pale complexion, pale lips, trembling of limbs, sweating with cold extremities

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Blood Syncope - Blood Depletion

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Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, rough and loud breathing, clenched jaw with tight fist, cold extremities, dizziness, headache

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Qi Syncope- Reverse Flow of Qi

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Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, red face with purple lips, redness of eyes, epistaxis

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Blood Syncope - Stasis of blood in the head

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Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, gurgling sound in throat, vomiting with phlegm and bubbles, chest tightness, rough and loud breathing, vertigo, nausea

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Phlegm Syncope - Phlegm misting the clear orfice

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Sudden loss of consciousness after meals, abdominal distention, belching with rancid odour, acid regurgitation, constipation or diarrhea

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Food Syncope - Food Stagnation blocking the movement of Qi

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Dizziness, vertigo, loss of consciousness, feeble breathing, sweating, cold extremities, pale complexion

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Qi Syncope - Sinking of Clear Yang

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Reverse Flow of Qi POT

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Regulate Qi to Open the Stagnation

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Sinking of Clear Yang POT

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Tonify Qi

Warm Yang to promote resuscitation

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Stasis of Blood in Head POT

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Regulate Qi

Activate Blood to remove blood stasis

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Blood Depletion POT

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Tonify Qi and Blood to promote resucitation

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Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice POT

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Regulate Qi

Transform Phlegm to open orfices

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Food Stagnation Blocking the Movement of Qi POT

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Eliminate food retention

Remove stagnancy

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Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat POT

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Eliminate Summer Heat to benefit Qi and Yin

Clear heart to open orfices

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Reverse Flow of Qi T and P

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T: Red tongue with yellow coating
P: Hidden or deep wiry

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Reverse Flow of Qi Points

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Du 26
Li 4
Liv 3

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Fainting Basic Points

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Du 26
Pc 6/9
St 36

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Sinking of Clear Yang T and P

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T: Pale
P: Faint and Weak

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Sinking of Clear Yang Points
Pc 6 | Ren 6
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Blood Stasis of the Head T and P
T: Purple P: Wiry and strong
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Stasis of Blood in the Head Points
Li 4 Pc 8 Liv 2 K 1
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Blood Depletion T and P
T: Pale P: Hollow or thready and weak
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Blood Depletion Points
Li 4 Sp 6 Ub 17
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Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice T and P
T: White and greasy coat P: Slippery
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Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice Points
Lu 11 Pc 6 St 40 Ren 22
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Food Stagnation blocking the Movement of Qi T and P
T: Thick, greasy coating P: Slippery
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Food Stagnation blocking the Movement of Qi Points
Ren 12 Pc 6 St 36
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Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat T and P
T: Red P: Thready rapid
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Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat Points
Mild: Du 14 Li 4/11 Liv 3 Severe: Du 20/26 Shixuan Pc 3 UB 40