Fainting Flashcards
Syndromes
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
Etiology
Frightened/angered
Weak Yuan Qi
Excessive anger
Profuse Bleeding
Chief Pathology
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.
Differentiation: SHI vs xu
EXCESS vs. Deficiency
Loud/rough breath Low Voice
Closed mouth Open mouth/palms
T:Red yellow coat Pale Complexion
Easily Excitable P:Thin weak
Treatment
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
Extra Pattern
Sexual Pattern - Profuse sweating, weak respiration, thin weak pulse, pale tongue
Ren 4/8
Du 20
Save Yuan Qi with moxa
Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, fever, chest tightness, dry lips, profuse sweating, dizziness, vertigo, headache or convulsion
Summer Heat Syncope - Invasion of heart by summer heat
Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, pale complexion, pale lips, trembling of limbs, sweating with cold extremities
Blood Syncope - Blood Depletion
Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, rough and loud breathing, clenched jaw with tight fist, cold extremities, dizziness, headache
Qi Syncope- Reverse Flow of Qi
Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, red face with purple lips, redness of eyes, epistaxis
Blood Syncope - Stasis of blood in the head
Sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, gurgling sound in throat, vomiting with phlegm and bubbles, chest tightness, rough and loud breathing, vertigo, nausea
Phlegm Syncope - Phlegm misting the clear orfice
Sudden loss of consciousness after meals, abdominal distention, belching with rancid odour, acid regurgitation, constipation or diarrhea
Food Syncope - Food Stagnation blocking the movement of Qi
Dizziness, vertigo, loss of consciousness, feeble breathing, sweating, cold extremities, pale complexion
Qi Syncope - Sinking of Clear Yang
Reverse Flow of Qi POT
Regulate Qi to Open the Stagnation
Sinking of Clear Yang POT
Tonify Qi
Warm Yang to promote resuscitation
Stasis of Blood in Head POT
Regulate Qi
Activate Blood to remove blood stasis
Blood Depletion POT
Tonify Qi and Blood to promote resucitation
Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice POT
Regulate Qi
Transform Phlegm to open orfices
Food Stagnation Blocking the Movement of Qi POT
Eliminate food retention
Remove stagnancy
Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat POT
Eliminate Summer Heat to benefit Qi and Yin
Clear heart to open orfices
Reverse Flow of Qi T and P
T: Red tongue with yellow coating
P: Hidden or deep wiry
Reverse Flow of Qi Points
Du 26
Li 4
Liv 3
Fainting Basic Points
Du 26
Pc 6/9
St 36
Sinking of Clear Yang T and P
T: Pale
P: Faint and Weak
Sinking of Clear Yang Points
Pc 6
Ren 6
Blood Stasis of the Head T and P
T: Purple
P: Wiry and strong
Stasis of Blood in the Head Points
Li 4
Pc 8
Liv 2
K 1
Blood Depletion T and P
T: Pale
P: Hollow or thready and weak
Blood Depletion Points
Li 4
Sp 6
Ub 17
Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice T and P
T: White and greasy coat
P: Slippery
Phlegm Misting the Clear Orfice Points
Lu 11
Pc 6
St 40
Ren 22
Food Stagnation blocking the Movement of Qi T and P
T: Thick, greasy coating
P: Slippery
Food Stagnation blocking the Movement of Qi Points
Ren 12
Pc 6
St 36
Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat T and P
T: Red
P: Thready rapid
Invasion of Heart by Summer Heat Points
Mild: Du 14
Li 4/11
Liv 3
Severe: Du 20/26
Shixuan
Pc 3
UB 40
