Final Prep Flashcards
1
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which family of formulas would we use for the following presentations
- Chest and hypochondriac fullness and discomfort
- Alternating fever and chills, or episodic expression of symptoms
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Bupleurum Formula Family
2
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Chest and hypochondria fullness and discomfort, or stiffness and fullness beneath the ribs, or focal distention and fullness in the subcostal region
- Fever or persistent low-grade fever, with alternating fever and chills
- Irritability in the chest with a desire to vomit, or vomiting with a bitter taste in the mouth, and feelings of dejection, with lack of interest in food or drink
- Wiry, thin and wiry, slipper and wiry, or sinking and wiry pulse; a tongue coating that is yellow, yellow and white mixed together, pale yellow, or yellow and greasy.
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Xiao Chai Hu Tang
3
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Fever with aversion to wind, alternating fever and chills, sweating, sore and painful joints
- Chest and hypochondriac pain and discomfort, or abdominal pain, poor appetite, irritability in the chest with a desire to vomit
- The tongue body is dark red or dark and pale, with a thin white or yellow, greasy coating.
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Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
4
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Chest and hypochondriac pain, or coughing, or sternal pain, especially when palpated
- Alternating fever and chills, or aversion to wind, night sweats or spontaneous sweating, especially from the neck up
- Poor appetite, thirst without drinking much, urinary difficulty, loose stools
- Irritability, pulsation in the chest and abdomen, insomnia or vivid dreaming, tinnitus
- Dry tongue with a thick white coating
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Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
5
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Bupleurum presentation
- Psycho-emotional and nervous system symptoms, especially for those with strong pulsations around the naval, who are easily startled, or have incoherent speech
- Red tongue with a thick, greasy yellow coating
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Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
6
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Bupleurum presentation or constitution with a sensitivity ro pain, hands that are often cold, and a tendency to have anxiety and muscle spasms
- Chest and hypochondriac fullnes and discomfort with pain, and distending abdominal pain
- A wiry pulse and a stiff, dark tongue, or a tongue with purple spots
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Si Ni San
7
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Pain that is usually in a fixed location
- When bleeding occurs, the blood readily congeals and is purple or black in color
- Irritability and restlessness, with an unsettled spirit, and mania in extreme cases
- The tongue is purple and dark, along with a dark complexion
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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
8
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Chest and hypochondriac fullness and discomfort or pain, abdominal pain and distention, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual breast distention or headache
- A feeling of alternating fever and chills, or irregular periods
- Poor appetite, and edema
- Pale red tongue with thin, white coating
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Xiao Yao San
9
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Fever, or alternating fever and chills
- Chest and hypochondriac fullness and discomfort with upper abdominal pain from contracted muscles, and other localized muscle tightness
- Constipation with yellow urine, or watery, smelly, diarrhea or vomiting, jaundice, or headache
- A dry tongue with a white or yellow coating and a slippery, rapid pulse
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Da Chai Hu Tang
10
Q
which family of formulas would we use for the following presentation:
- Nausea or occasional nausea, which when severe results in vomiting
- Slippery or greasy tongue coating
- Sallow or dull, ashen complexion
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Pinellia Formula Family
11
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Nausea and vomiting
- No thirst or aversion to drinking, or abundant saliva in the mouth, or coughing with profuse, thin sputum, or watery sounds in the epigastrium, and chest and diaphragm fullness and distention
- Relatively thick, white, and slippery or white and greasy tongue coating
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Xiao Ban Xia Tang
12
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Nausea, vomiting, bitter taste and/or sticky feeling in the mouth
- Emotional lability, being easily startled, panicky, insomnia, or dream-disturbed sleep
- Greasy or slippery tongue coating
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Wen Dan Tang
13
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Regurgitation, vomiting in the evening of food eaten in the morning, vomitus that mostly contains saliva
- Epigastric focal distention with firmess, dry stools, and a withered appearance
- Pale red tongue with a greasy coating that may be either thick or thin
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Da Ban Xia Tang
14
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Feeling of something being caught in the throat or chest stuffiness with a feeling of congestion as a result of some type of emotional factor
- Coughing and wheezing with profise phlegm and chest stuffiness, or abdominal distention, vomiting and nausea, and poor appetite
- A tongue coating that is usually thick and greasy, or white and greasy, with the mouth having a sticky, greasy sensation.
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Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
15
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Headache, dizziness, with a feeling of pressure in the head
- Abdominal distention, borborygmus, loose stools or stool that starts off formed and later becomes loose
- Soft and loose musculature, subjective feeling of water retention, or frequently has edema, or easily sweats
- Red or pale red tongue body, the tongue itself is relatively large, and with a greasy or slightly yellow, greasy coating
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Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
16
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Upper abdominal fullness, stuffiness and discomfort, a slight degree of distention and pain, but little resistance when palpated; can be accompanied by digestive tract symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and borborygmus
- Irritability and restlessness, a feeling of internal heat in the body, excessive dreaming or insomnia
- Thin and greasy, or yellow and greasy tongue coating
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Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
17
Q
which family of formulas would we use for the following presentation:
- thin body, fair skin, moist and firm flesh; flat abdomen, tight abdominal muscles; eyes have spirited look; lips are pale red or dark; floating and large pulse; soft and pale red or dark pale tongue; tongue surface is moist with a thin white coating
- sweats easily, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, sweaty palms/soles; emotional or physical sensitivity to cold temperatures; frequent colds; tendency towards abdominal pain, palpitations, shallow or dream-filled sleep or muscle spasms
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Cinnamon Twig Formula Family
18
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, and either fever or a sense of feverishness
- A subjective feeling of upward movement or pulsations (usually in chest or abdomen), palpitations, and convulsions or stiff and tight muscles
- A pulse that can be floating, or deficient, or lax, or rapid, or large and without force; a tongue body that is pale and red, or pale and dark, and whose coating is thin and white
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Gui Zhi Tang
19
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Gui Zhi presentation with the following sx: cold sweats, cold, clammy skin, excessive sweating, a pulse that is weak, floating, and large, and a pale tongue body
- Gui Zhi presentation accompanied by relatively severe joint pain and cramping in the limbs
- Cold buldging disorders, abdominal pain, body aches, and cold hands and feet. With a sunken and slow pulse, and a pale tongue
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Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang
20
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Chronic abdominal pain accompanied by palpitations, a subjective sense of feverishness possible accompanied by irritability, weakness, and a flat abdomen with tight muscles
- Tender tongue body with a sparse coating
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Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
21
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Fever or subjective feeling of heat, aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating
- Constipation, persistent abdominal pain, aversion to pressure on the abdomen, and a thick, dry tongue coating
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Gui Zhi Jia Da Huang Tang
22
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Chest or abdominal pulsation or throbbing, jumpiness, spontaneous sweating or night sweats, insomnia with excessive dreaming
- A large, floating, and forceless pulse, and a tender and red tongue body with a sparse coating
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Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
23
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Hands and feet (esp. tips) that are extremely cold, numb, and painful, even to the point of turning bluish purple
- Thin pulse
- Abdominal pain, headache, or back, foot, or leg pain
- Pale tongue with a white coating
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Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
24
Q
which formula would we use for the following sx:
- Epigastric pulsation, an upward-rushing feeling in the chest, or dizziness
- Abdomen that is soft and weak, while there is fullness in the chest and costal regions, and gurgling or sloshing sounds in the stomach
- Urinary difficulty and a tendency toward edema
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Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
25
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Pain in a fixed location
2. Bleeding of blackish purple blood that congeals easily
3. Restlessness, irritability, and even mania
4. Dark purple tonge body and a dark, lusterless complexion
1. Pain in the lower abd. - more intense with pressure or with the presence of nodules/sm. masses
2. H/A and dizziness, poor sleep, irritability, and palpitations
3. Red or purplish red complexion and a tongue that is dark and may have purple spots
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
26
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Stuffiness and pain affecting the chest and upper back; epigastric focal distention with fullness
2. Constipation or dry stool that is difficult to pass
3. A thick greasy, and dry tongue coating with a tongue body that is dark and may have stasis spots
Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
27
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Severe joint pain accompanied by swelling
2. Aversion to wind with feverishness; there may be sweating or only slight sweating
3. Dark Yellow complexion or facial edema, along with swollen and edematous feet
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
28
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. A pulse that is deficient, without force, and irregular
2. Emaciation with a drawn and wan complexion, a sparse or nonexistent tongue coating
3. Fatigue, obvious palpitations with a feeling of throbbing in the chest and/or abdomen, deficiency irritability, dizziness, excessive dreaming or insomnia, and constipation
Zhi Gan Cao Tang
29
Which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Irregular menstruation, with dark blood and clots
2. Subjective sense of heat in the palms and soles, along with an aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, feverishness in the afternoon, or headache or nausea
3. Abdominal wall is thin and without strength, lower abdomen is strained, tight, and painful; there may also be bloating
4. Dry lips and a dark, pale tongue body
Wen Jing Tang
30
which family of formulas would we use for the following presentation:
1. Spontaneous sweating, night sweats, aversion to wind, a body that feels heavy, or limbs that are numb and uncomfortable
2. Edema with a heavy feeling in the body, and urinary difficulty
3. Long term nonhealing ulcers with clear, watery exudate
Astragalus Presentation
31
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Susceptibility to colds, aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, sneezing, and body aches or headache
2. Edema or propensity toward edema, scanty urination, or thin watery stools
Yu Ping Feng San
32
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Edema, especially of the lower extremities, aversion to wind, sweating, and reduced urine
2. Joint pain, especially of the knees, which in addition to being painful are also swollen, or muscle aches
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
33
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Weakness of the limbs, clumsiness, numbness with lack of sensation, achy pain or muscular atrophy
2. Edema, spontaneous sweating, and an aversion to wind
3. Tongue body that is dark and pale
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang
34
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Chronic abdominal pain that responds well to warmth and pressure
2. Prone to spontaneous sweating or night sweats, cold with an aversion to wind, a wan complexion and the body feeling heavy or being slightly edematous
3. Tongue is pale red or dark, and the pulse is large and deficient
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
35
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Wan or anemic complexion, relatively tall and thin physique, or thin now after being overweight in the past, a tender, pale red tongue with a thin, white coating
2. Subjective feeling of feverishness, or spontaneous sweating with an aversion to wind, significant whole body lethargy, slight feeling of chest and hypochondraic fullness and discomfort, or cold hands and feet
3. May have any of the following: prolapse of internal organs or anus, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, edema, or urinary difficulty
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
36
which formula would we use for the following sx:
1. Hemiplegia, limbs that are numb and lacking sensation, or body pain
2. Edema, esp. in lower limbs, spontaneous sweating, and aversion to wind
3. Tongue is pale, puffy, and dark purple in color, or has stasis spots; the pulse is deep and moderate, or thin and rough
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
