Foundations 2 - Qi, Blood & BF Flashcards

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Pathological Patterns of Qi Disharmonies

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Qi Deficiency
Qi Sinking
Qi Stagnation
Rebellious Qi

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Qi Deficiency

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Slight SOB, Weak Voice
Spontaneous Sweating
Poor Appetite, Loose Stools
Tiredness, Empty Pulse

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Qi Stagnation

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Feeling of Distention
Distending pain that moves 
Mental Depression, Gloomy feeling
Frequent Mood Swings, Irritability
P:  Wiry,  T:  Normal color or slightly red sides
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Pathological Patterns of Blood

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Blood Deficiency
Blood Stasis
Heat in the Blood
Loss of Blood

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Qi Sinking

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Prolapse of an organ
Slight SOB, Weak Voice
Spontaneous Sweating
Poor Appetite, Loose Stools
Tiredness, Feeling of Bearing Down
Mental Depression, Listlessness
P: Empty
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Normal Direction of Qi Flow

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Spleen = Upwards
Stomach = Downwards
Lung = Downwards
Heart = Downwards
Liver = All directions
Intestines = Downwards
Kidney = Downwards (some aspects upwards)
Bladder = Downwards
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Blood Deficiency

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Dull white or sallow complexion, Pale Lips
Dizziness, Poor Memory
Numbness or Tingling
Blurred Vision, Insomnia
Scanty Periods or Amenorrhea
Slight Anxiety
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Stasis of Blood

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Dark complexion, Purple Lips, Nails
Fixed, Boring, Stabbing Pain
Bleeding w/ Dark blood or clots
Painful Mensus with dark clots
T:  Purple, P:  Wiry, Firm, Choppy
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Stasis of Blood in Liver

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Purple Nails, Dark Face
Painful Menses w/ Dark Clots
Abdominal Pain
Premenstrual Pain
T:  Purple (esp. on sides), P:  Wiry or Firm
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Stasis of Blood in Heart

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Purple Lips
Stabbing or Prickling Pain in the Chest
Mental Restlessness
T: Purple on sides tw front, Purple & distended veins underneath, P: Choppy or Knotted

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Stasis of Blood in Lungs

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Feeling of Oppression in the Chest
Coughing Dark Blood
T: Purple on sides tw front, Purple, distended veins underneath

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Stasis of Blood in Stomach

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EPIGASTRIC Pain
Vomiting Dark Blood
Dark Blood in Stools
T: Purple in center

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Stasis of Blood in Intestines

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Severe ABDOMINAL Pain

Dark Blood in Stools

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Stasis of Blood in Uterus

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Painful Menses, Premenstrual Pain
Dark Menstrual Blood w/ Dark Clots
Amenorrhea
Fixed AB masses
T: Purple, P: Wiry or Firm
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Blood Heat

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Feeling of Heat
Skin Diseases w/ red eruptions
Thirst
Bleeding
T: Red, P: Rapid
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Blood Heat in Liver

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Skin diseases characterized by itching, heat & redness

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Blood Heat in Uterus

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Excessive Blood loss during Menses

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Blood Heat in Intestines

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Blood in Stools

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Loss of Blood

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Epistaxsis (nose bleed)
Haematemesis (vomiting blood)
Haemoptysis (coughing blood)
Melaena (Blood in stool)
Menorrhagia, Metrorhagia (uterus heavy bleed)
Hematuria (blood in Urine)
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Pathological Patterns of Body Fluids

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Deficiency of BF
Oedema
Phlegm

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Deficiency of BF in Lungs

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Dry Skin

Dry Cough

22
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Deficiency of Body Fluids

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Dry Skin
Dry Mouth
Dry Nose
Dry Cough
Dry Lips
Dry Tongue
23
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Deficiency of BF in Kidneys

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Scanty Urination
Dry mouth at night
Dry throat

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Oedema Location

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LU-Yang Def = Face & Hands
SP-Yang Def = Abdomen & Limbs
KD- Yang Def = Lower Body, Legs & Ankles

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Oedema Pitting vs. Non-Pitting

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Pitting = SP, LU & KD Yang Def
Non-pitting = Qi Stagnation or Dampness
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Essential Manifestations of Phlegm

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Swollen & Sticky Tongue Body
Slippery or Wiry Pulse
Feeling of Oppression in the Chest
Nausea, Dizziness
Feeling of Heaviness
Feeling of Muzziness in the head
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Non-Substantial Phlegm Misting the Heart

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Mental Illness
Mental Confusion
Depression
Anxiety

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Non-Substantial Phlegm Under the Skin

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Lumps under the skin
Nerved Ganglia Swellings
Swelling of Lymph Nodes
Swelling of Thyroid
Lipomas
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Deficiency of BF in Stomach

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Dry Tongue w/ Horizontal cracks

Dry Mouth w/ no desire to drink or in sips

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Non-Substantial Phlegm in the Channels

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Numbness

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Non-Substantial Phlegm in GB or KD

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GB Stones

KD stones

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Types of Phlegm According to Nature

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Damp-Phlegm
Phlegm-Heat
Cold-Phlegm
Wind-Phlegm
Qi-Phlegm
Phlegm-Fluids
33
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Stagnation of Qi

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More Distention than Pain
Moving Pain or Appearing & Disappearing 
Distending Pain, Feeling of Fullness
Not Appearing on Skin, May not on Face
T: Normal color or slightly purple
P: Only slightly wiry
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Stagnation of Blood

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More Pain than Distention
Fixed Pain or Ab Masses
Boring or Stabbing Pain
May have purple blotches or bruises
Face is dark color or bluish-green
T:  Purple, may have purple spots
P: Wiry, Firm or Choppy
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Most common cause of Blood Stasis

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Qi Stagnation

Because Qi move blood

36
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May cause Blood Stasis over a long period of time as Qi becomes too weak to move blood

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Qi Deficiency

37
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Heat in the blood may cause it to

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Condense and Stagnate

38
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Over a long period of time Blood Deficiency will induce _______ & subsequently ______ from impairment of Qi moving fx

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Qi Deficiency

Blood Stasis

39
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This slows down the circulation of blood and congeals blood

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Interior Cold

40
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Phlegm does not cause Blood Stasis, it aggravates it…T/F?

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True

41
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Differentiation of Causes of Hemorrhage

Heat in Blood

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Fresh Red or Dark

Heavy Loss

42
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Differentiation of Causes of Hemorrhage

Stasis of Blood

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Very Dark with Clots

Scanty Loss

43
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Differentiation of Causes of Hemorrhage

Qi Deficiency

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Pale color

Heavy Loss, Prolonged

44
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Differentiation of Causes of Hemorrhage

Yin Deficiency

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Bright Red color

Scanty

45
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Damp-Phlegm

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Very Profuse, Sticky White Phlegm
Feeling of Oppression of Chest & Epigastrium
Nausea
Absence of Thirst
T: Swollen, Sticky coating
P: Slippery
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Phlegm-Heat

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Sticky, Yellow Phlegm
Feeling of Oppression of Chest
Nausea, Red Face, Dry Mouth
Restlessness
T: Red, Swollen, Sticky Yellow Coating
P: Rapid-slippery
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Cold-Phlegm

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White, Watery Phlegm
Feeling of Oppression of the Chest
Cold Limbs
Nausea
T: Pale, Swollen, White Wet Coating
P: Deep-Slippery Slow
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Wind-Phlegm

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Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Numbness of Limbs (esp. unilateral)
Coughing of Phlegm
Feeling of Oppression of  the Chest
Rattling Sound in the Throat
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Qi-Phlegm

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Perceived Swelling of Throat (not actual)
Difficulty Swallowing
Feeling of Oppression of Chest & Diaphragm
Irritability, Moodiness, Depression
P: Wiry

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Phlegm-Fluids

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Very Thin Watery Sputum
Dizziness
T: Swollen w/ sticky coating
P: Wiry