FINAL

Question 0

Excess Yin

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 0

“Excess Cold Syndrome”

Causes:
Cold, damp or any yin patho
Excessive consumption of raw food, cold food, or cold herbs

Signs/Sx:
Aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale face, loose stool, clear urine
T: pale + thick white coat
P: slow + forceful

Question 1

Excess Yang

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 1

“Excess Heat Syndrome”

Causes:
Heat (or fire) or other yang pathos
Cold patho which has transformed into heat
Emotional imbalances –> Qi stag –> heat/fire
Any kind of stag which can turn into heat/fire
Diet (spicy, greasy food, alcohol…) & improper use of warming herbs can produce heat

Signs/Sx:
High fever, red eyes, red face, constipation, dark yellow urine
T: red + yellow coat
P: rapid + forceful

Question 2

Deficient Yang

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 2

“Deficient Yang/Cold Syndrome”

Causes:
Congenital yang deficiencies
Pathogenic yin that consumes yang
Lack of nutrition
Overexertion
Chronic disease

Signs/Sx:
Aversion to cold & cold limbs, pale and listless complexion, fatigue, clear & frequent urination, diarrhea/loose stool
T: pale swollen + thin white coat
P: slow + forceless

*Yang def. mainly refers to KD & SP (KD Yang is the root of the entire body’s yang energy)

Question 3

Deficient Yin

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 3

“Deficient Yin/Heat Syndrome”

Causes:
Congenital deficiencies 
Pathogenic yang that damages yin
Unbalanced emotions (causes Qi stag. that turns into heat/fire) create excess heat/fire & damages yin
Chronic disease
Overexertion (lack of nutrition)
Hot natured food, hot herbs

Signs/Sx:
Five-center heat, tidal fever, low grade fever, malar flush, thirst, night sweating, dry throat & mouth, dry stool, dark yellow scanty urine
T: red + little or no coat
P: rapid + forceless (thin)

*Def. of Yin mainly refers to KD, LV, HT, LU (KD Yin is the root of yin of the entire body)

Question 4

Deficient Yin Damaging Yang

Answer 4

Causes:
Yin Xu

Signs/Sx:
(chronic yin def. signs) night sweating, malar flush, red tongue w/ no coat
(more recent yang def. signs) aversion to cold, cold limbs, deep & weak pulse

Question 5

Deficient Yang Damaging Yin

Answer 5

Causes:
Yang Xu

Signs/Sx:
(chronic yang def. signs) cold hands, feet, body, pale tongue w/ white coat
(more recent yin def. signs) thin body, irritability, dryness, hot flashes, and thin rapid pulse

Question 6

Collapse of Yang

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 6

Causes:
Very strong patho severely damaging Yang-Qi
Severe Yang Qi weakness that collapses with overexertion
Excessive sweating, bleeding, vomiting or diarrhea that cause a severe loss of Yang Qi

Gen. Signs/Sx:
Profuse sudden cold sweat like pearls, unconsciousness, faint slow pulse
(Severe fatigue, very cold limbs and chilliness, body in curled up posture while sleeping and listlessness)

Question 7

Collapse of Yin

causes, signs & symptoms

Answer 7

Causes:
Very severe pathogenic heat
Severe Yin-Fluid weakness that collapses with overexertion
Severe vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, sweating or any other cause that depletes Yin-fluid

Gen. Signs/Sx:
Profuse sudden sticky (clammy warm) sweating, unconsciousness & faint rapid pulse
(Warm limbs, SOB, thirst & irritability)