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What level of the Six Levels is associated with Wind-Cold and Sweat

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Yangming - LI ST

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Blood-Shot Eyes (sclera) are associated with which Zang

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LV

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Headaches that are heavy and feel like “a hat band that is too tight” are associated with which of the Six Levels

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Taiyin - LU SP

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The pathomechanisms behind dizziness are supposed to be similar to those of which other symptom/condition

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LV/ST disharmoney, hypertension

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A patient presents with copious, yellow and strong smelling leucorrhea. What is the primary pathomechanism

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damp heat

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In the theory of Similar Transformation, Pathogens tend to turn

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A patient presents with a dry, strong, unproductive cough. There have been no other symptoms. The patient reports being under severe stress and may be losing his position at work due to inter-office conflict. What are the pathomechanisms behind this kind of case? What is the five phase pathology at work?

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phlegm with qi stagnation?

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A patient reports fixed stabbing pains in the ST. What is the likely pathomechanism?

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stomach xue stasis

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What is the change in defecation with LI Heat?

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constipation - hard bowel movements

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What is the change in defecation with LI Damp-Heat?

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Diarrhea - smelly loose bowel movements

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What is the change in urination with KD Yang Xu?

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Frequent urination

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A patient presents with burning urination, with small amounts of blood. She is going through a divorce and is fighting with her husband over custody of their children. She also complains of insomnia and palpitations. Her pulse rate is 92 BPM and Surging/Hong Mai.

What is the major Xie Qi in her case?
What is the major Xu condition?

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Xie Qi - Damp heat

Xu - KD yin?

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fatigue causes from deficiency

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qi/yang/xue/yin xu

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fatigue causes frome xcess

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cold
damp
phlegm

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mania causes from excess

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heat/fire

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mania causes from deficiency

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yin xu with heat

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hot temperature causes from excess

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heat/fire (possible phlegm/damp/qi stag)

internally or extnerally (wind heat, yang ming, xue level)

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hot temperature causes from deficiency

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yin xu with heat

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cold temperature causes from excess

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cold (possible damp or phlegm)

external or internal

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cold temperature causes from deficiency

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qi/yang/xue xu

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feelings of cold with concurrent chills/fever

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external invasion

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feelings of cold with alternating chills and fever

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shaoyang disorder

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sweating causes from excess

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wind cold
heat/fire
internal or external

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sweating causes from deficiency

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yin qi
lung xu
wei qi xu
heart xu (beady, oily)
weak yang rising
collapse of yin or yang
differentiated by time/location on the body
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insomnia caused by deficiency
yin/xue xu | GB qi xu
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insomnia caused by excess
heat/fire food stagnation stomach heat liver/heart heat
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somnolence caused by deficiency
qi/yang/xue xu
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somnolence caused by excess
cold damp phlegm
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pain in general
lack of free flow of qi stag and xue stasis | deficiency can contribute to lack of flow
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bi syndrome
``` wind cold damp wind heat damp damp bi wind bi bi with xue stasis bi with damp phlegm bi with heart xu ```
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other muskuloskeletal presentations
qi stag (lv qi and possible xue) trauma (qi and xue stag) qi/xue/yang xu
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wei (wilting) caused by excess
``` damp heat/phlegm heat wind stroke (LV wind) ```
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wei (wilting) caused by deficiency
SP/xue xu | yin xu
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excessive appetite caused by excess
heat (st - lv)
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excessive appetite caused by deficiency
yin xu but no desire to eat
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no desire to eat caused by excess
cold damaging sp/st qi stagnation invading the stomach food stagnation xue stasis in st
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no desire to eat caused by deficiency
sp/st qi/yang xu
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excessive thirst caused by excess
heat - cold drinks | damp heat - no desire to drink
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excessive thirst caused by deficiency
yang xu - warm drinks (small amounts) wasting thirsting disorder yin xu (thirst but no desire or no relief of thirst)
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diminished thirst caused by excess
cold (damp/fluid/rheum) | other stagnations or depressions
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diminished thirst casued by deficiency
possible qi/st/qi/yang xu | kd yang xu
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chest tightness and pain is related to which two organs
LU HT
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chest tightness (Lu) caused by excess
``` external invasion (cold, heat, summerheat) phlegm Rheum Qi stagnation (LV invading LU) xue stasis ```
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chest tightness (Lu) caused by deficiency
lu qi xu/yin xu (dry irritated weak lungs)
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chest tightness (HT) caused by excess
xue stasis - stabbing pains qi stagnation invading the PC Phlegm - psychosis and mania cold (internal or external)
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chest tightness (HT) caused by deficiency
qi/xue/yin/yang xu | usually more duller discomforts
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cough caused by excess
``` external invasion (wind cold, wind heat, wind dry, lung heat) phlegm liver fire invading the Lu qi stagnation xue stasis rheum - coughing up clear fluids ```
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cough caused by deficiency
lung qi or yin xu
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asthma caused by deficiency
lu qi/yin and or kidney (yang) xu | heat of KD yang grasping lu qi
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asthma caused by excess
external invasion | phlegm
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palpitations caused by deficiency
heart qi/xue/yin/yang xu | possibly HT and GB qi xu
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palpitations caused by excess
phlegm water rheum xue stasis
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stomach pain caused by excess
external invasion (especially cold and summerheat) internal excess by other routes than invasion (ST cold, ST heat, damp, phlegm) food stagnation liver invading ST ST xue stasis
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stomach pain caused by deficiency
ST qi xu/deficiency cold | ST yin xu
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stomach counter flow qi
nausea, vomiting, bleching, hiccough, reflux
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stomach counterflow qi caused by excess
externla invasion (cold, summerheat) cold in the taiyin, shaoyang disorders, invasions in the middle jiao internal excess (cold, heat, fire, damp, phlegm( food stagnation liver invading stomach xue stasis
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stomach counterflow qi caused by deficiency
stomach qi xu/deficiency cold | ST yin xu
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esophageal constriction due to excess
``` six depressions (especially phlegm, qi stasis, possibly with food) LV qi and concurrent xu conditions ```
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esophageal constriction due to deficiency
qi or yin xu
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lateralcostal pain due to excess
liver qi stagnation xue stasis deamp heat in the LV GB
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lateralcostal pain due to deficiency
liver yin xu with heat
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gallbladder inflammation/stones causes
LV/GB qi stagnation damp heat heat toxin
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Jaundice causes
ynag jaundice - heat/damp heat, typically acute | yin jaundice - damp more prominent, typically chronic
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abdominal pain caused by excess
``` external invasion (cold, heat, cold damp, summerheat, damp heat, dysentery) excess not by invasion (cold, damp heat, etc) ```
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abdominal pain caused by deficiency
spleen yang xu/deficiency cold | SI deficiency
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gas/borborygmus/distention causes
intestinal wind pain or lower GI dysfunction similar to abdominal pain especially with qi stagnation, intestinal wind, food stagnation, damp
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drum distention (swelling distention in the abdomen/ascites) caused by excess
damp/qi stagnation | damp heat
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drum distention (swelling distention in the abdomen/ascites) caused by deficiency
spleen qi/yang xu with cold damp (possibly KD yang xu)
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urinary strangury (UTI) caused by excess
damp heat (from LV and SP) heart fire to SI to UB from emotional upset Qi stagnation and blood stasis stones
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urinary strangury (UTI) caused by deficiency
kd yang xu | really unlikely
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difficult urination caused by excess
damp heat liver qi stagnation blood stasis
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difficult urination caused by deficiency
SP xu | KD xu
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frequent urination caused by excess
damp heat | liver qi stagnation
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frequent urination caused by deficiency
KD xu | SP and LU qi xu
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constipation caused by excess
heat, diet, emotions and liver qi stagnation, phlegm
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constipation caused by deficiency
yin/blood/fluid xu qi and yang xu lack of exercise medications
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diarrhea caused by excess
external pathogens diet emotions and liver qi blood stasis
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diarrhea caused by deficiency
sp and st qi xu | sp and kd yang xu
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headache caused by excess/external invasion
``` wind cold (tai yang) wind heat (general distending to splitting in intensity) wind damp (heavy, bound, oppressive) other invasions (summer heat, dry) ```
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headache caused by excess/internal invasion
``` liver fire liver yang rising (mixed yang excess and yin xu) liver wind phlegm damp xue stasis ```
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headache caused by deficiency
kidney xu | qi or xue xu
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taiyang headache
UB SI occipital colds
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yangming headaches
LI ST frontal nausea
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shaoyang headache
GB SJ | lateral
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taiyin headache
SP LU | heavy/damp - like a wet towel
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shaoyin headache
KD HT | dull/deficient
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jueyin headache
LV PC | vertex
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dizziness caused by excess
``` liver yang rising liver fire liver wind phlegm dampness phlegm heat LV/ST disharmony = dizziness and yangming headache hypertension ```
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dizziness caused by deficiency
qi and xue xu KD yin/yang xu jing xu
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eye lid dropping is connected to
the SP
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red, sore, swollen eyes or styes
excess patterns: wind heat (external) LV/GB fire ST/SP damp heat (styes)
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sudden blindness
excess patterns: qi stagnation, xue stasis LV fire
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tinnitis/deafness/pain caused by excess/external
wind-heat wind-cold high pitched, acute, painful
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tinnitis/deafness/pain caused by excess/internal
LV/GB fire | high pitched, acute, possibly painful
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tiniitis/deafness/pain caused by deficiency
KD xu | sp qi xu
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ear discharge caused by excess/external
wind heat | wind cold
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ear discharge caused by excess/internal
LV/GB fire
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ear discharge caused by deficiency
SP qi xu with damp
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nose congestion/rhinorrhea caused by excess/external
wind heat | wind cold
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nose congestion/rhinorrhea caused by excess/internal
GB heat - chronic | phlegm hot or cold (chronic, mixed pattern, related to internal xu in SP/ST)
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nose congestion/rhinorrhea caused by deficiency
LU and or SP xu | KD yang xu
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nosebleed caused by excess
``` LU heat (typically extneral invasion, bright/dark red) St heat/fire (excessive, dark or bright red) LV fire (with other symptoms of liver fire, excessive dark, red) ```
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nosebleed caused by deficiency
SP qi xu (lighter/thinner red blood) | KD yin xu (small amounts of bleeding, chronic)
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sore throat caused by excess
``` wind heat wind cold (scratchy, lateral sore throat, goes to shao yang) heat toxin (more intense wind heat) ```
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sore throat caused by deficiency
LU/KD yin xu dries out throat
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loss of voice caused by excess/external
wind heat wind cold (scratchy throat) heat toxin
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loss of voice caused by excess/internal
LV qi (psychological or stress induced, acute)
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loss of voice caused by deficiency
LU/KD yin xu LU/SP qi xu (voice is weak) Qi stag/xue stasis/phlegm tend to be chronic
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plump pit qi
psychological | stuck feeling inthe throat
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plump pit qi caused by excess/internal
phlegm/damp liver qi possible heat
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plump pit qi caused by deficiency
SP qi/Lu qi xu
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mouth is connected to
SP ST channels
113
the tongue is connected ot the
heart
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dry lips are caused by
sp and xue xu
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teeth are connected to
yangming | ST LI
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menstrual irregularity
deviation from the ideal 28-30 day cycle
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shortened menstrual cycle caused by
``` heat (excess or deficient, LV yang rising, yin xu) qi xu (SP not containing) ```
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Day 1=
Menses - blood
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Day 7=
Menses ceases - yin
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Day 14=
Ovulation - yang
121
Day 21=
Premenstrual - qi
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lengthened menstrual cycle caused by
cold phlegm-damp liver qi stagnation/xue stasis xue xu/yin xu
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erratic menstrual cycel caused by
``` liver qi stagnation and heat KD xu (menopause) ```
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uterine bleeding is caused by
blood heat blood stasis sp qi xu kd xu
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Dysmenorrhea is caused by
liver qi stagnation/xue stasis pathogens: cold, damp, damp heat, heat possible xu patterns (LV xue, Sp qi, KD)
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PMS
liver qi stagnation with possible heat | pathogens
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Vaginal discharge is caused by
damp or damp heat sp qi xu kd yang xu kd yin xu (scanty but sticky, possible red, deficiency heat)
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masses are caused by
qi stagnation (LV) xue stasis phlegm heat
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Prolapse is caused by
SP qi or KD xu | typically yang xu
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genital itch/rash is caused by
damp heat liver fire heat toxins
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infertility is caused by
kd yang (not ovulating) or yin xu liver qi stagnation/xue stasis causing heat phlegm/damp qi/xue xu (uterine lining)
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high libido is caused by
heat (excess or deficiency)
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low libido is caused by
qi/yang xu
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erratic libido is caused by
liver qi stagnation/heat
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Hara around the navel for the
SP
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Hara around the epigastric area is for the
HT
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Hara around the pelvic area is for the
KD
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Hara on the left and right side of the umbilicus for the
LV and LU
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Hara at the lateral costal region for the
LV
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What points do you palpate
back shu, front mu, shu stream, he sea, possibly other transport points, xi cleft, luo points, ashi and kori points
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what other things do you palpate
anatomical structures, internal organs, muscle/connective tissue/bones
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what do you palpate for in the skin
temperature dryness/moisture tone
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things to listen to
the sound of the voice, speech/verbal expression, respiration, cough, hiccough, belching/vomiting, sneezing
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what does hoarseness of the voice mean
acute/external invasion | chronic xu from qi and yin, phlegm
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what are the 8 parameters of listening to the voice
weak/strong shi/xu hot/cold
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what is the liver sound to the voice
shouting
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what is the kidney sound to the voice
groaning
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what is the heart sound to the voice
laughing
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what is the spleen sound to the voice
singsong
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what is the lung sound to the voice
sobbing
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verbal expression
shen and the heart or brain can tell infectious disease and delirium, mental illness the brain: alzheimer's, brain lesions, CVA
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8 parameters of verbal expression
shi and fast/agitated | xu and slow/mumbled, phlegm
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respiration is tied to which organs
LU and KD (sometimes LV)
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which organ is for exhalation
LU
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pathogens cause
poor exhalation, loud and rough (qi and xie qi) | panting and wheezing
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Causes of poor respiration
pathogens qi xu yin xu asthma
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qi xu respiration
slower, weaker
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yin xu respiration
dry and rough
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asthma respiration
panting, shallow, wheezing LU and KD xu phlegm
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cough is caused by
Shi Qi xu Yin xu/dryness phlegm
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shi cough
loud, explosive
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qi xu cough
weak
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yin xu cough
dry, rough
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phlegm cough
rattling
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things to smell
mouth and nose body excretions (pus, urine, stool)
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what to smell in the mouth
heat (strong smells, foul smells, ST heat) | food (sour smells)
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what to smell in the nose
``` heat = foul cold = no smell damp = fishy ```
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liver smell
rancid/coatish
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kidney smell
rotten, old people
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heart smell
burnt
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spleen smell
sweet, diabetic
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lung smell
fishy, fleshy like meat
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things to observe
body form and bearing, the head and the hair, the face, the orifices, the limbs the nails, the skin, the shen
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white color means
metal LU cold
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qing/blue-green color means
Wood LV stagnation and stasis pain/bruising
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yellow color means
earth SP pus/purulence (heat jaundice (yin and yang)
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black color means
``` water KD severe cold stasis water ```
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Red means
Fire HT heat
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guest complexion means
acute
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host complexio means
chronic
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bright pale means
qi xu (slight fluid accumulation and light)
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dull pale/sallow means
xue xu
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dusky means
shi,s tagnation, stasis
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bright white and pale color means
LU qi xu
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yellowish and sallow means
SP xu and Xue xu
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Qing color with sallow complexion
wood invading the earth with xue xu
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red over the whole face means problems with
heat
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red on the cheeks means
yin xu and yangming problems
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black under the eyes means
KD and SP
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yang edema is
swelling on the face and eyes | LU problems
191
mesomorph means
``` robust form abundant qi and xue wood type healthy danger of acute/severe diseases ```
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endomorph means
fatness damp xp xu damp and xue xu
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ectomorph means
thin form | yin and xue xu
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strong movement means
shi
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weak movement means
xu
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fast movement means
heat
197
cold movement means
slow
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insepction of the hair
jing and xue | greyness
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patch-balding means
xue xu and local wind
200
the iris is connected to the
LV
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the pupil is connected to the
KD
202
the canthi is connected to the
HT
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the lids are connected to the
SP
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the sclera are connected ot the
LU
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ticks and spasms of the eye mean
wind
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dryness of the eye means
Xue and yin xu
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swelling of the ey means
LV, SP, KD
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styes mean
external invasion and stomach channel heat and phlegm
209
inspection of the ears
KD and GB channel | external invasion
210
dry ears means
yin/xue xu
211
swelling of the nose means
external invasion | flaring with breathing and congestion
212
the teeth are connected to the
KD
213
the gums are connected to the
yangming
214
grinding the teeth means
wind or heat
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purple skin means
stasis
216
itching of the skin means
wind
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lesions and abscesses of the skin mean
heat toxin and damp heat
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the eyes show
spiritedness vs spiritlessness
219
false spirit is
redness in the cheeks, upturn in level of consciousness and return of normal functions before death
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disturbance of the shen
mania/clouded spirit/fatigued/frenzy/wind and seizure/mental illness and inappropriate affect

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