Foundations: LU Flashcards
Sl SOB, weak voice, sl cough, spontaneous daytime sweating, tiredness, dislike of speaking, dislike of cold, propensity to catch colds, bright-pale complexion
T: Pale
P: Empty (esp R-front)
LU Qi Def
Dry cough/throat/mouth/skin, hoarse voice and thirst
T: Dry (not red)
P: Empty (esp R-front)
LU Dryness
Dry cough or w/ scanty sticky sputum, dry mouth + throat, ticklish throat, weak-hoarse voice, tiredness, dislike of speaking, thin body or chest, night sweating
T: Normal color, dry w/ no coat or rootless coat in front (LU) area
P: Floating-empty and rapid
LU Yin Def
Aversion to cold, sneezing, fever, occipital HA, body aches, cough, itchy throat, blocked/runny nose w/ clear, watery discharge, sl breathlessness
T: Thin, white coat
P: Floating-tight
WC Invades LU
Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, HA, body aches, cough, sneezing, blocked/runny nose w/ yellow discharge, sl sweating, sl thirst, swollen tonsils
T: Sl red on sides in front/chest areas
P: Floating-rapid
WH Invades LU
Sudden swelling of face + eyes, gradually spreading to whole body, aversion to wind, fever, cough, sl breathlessness, bright-shiny complexion, scanty pale urination
T: Sticky white coat
P: Floating-slippery
Wind-Water Invades LU
Cough, feeling of heat, thirst, chest ache, sl breathlessness, flaring of the nostrils, red face
T: Red w/ yellow coat
P: Overflowing-rapid
LU Heat
Barking cough w/ expectoration of profuse sticky, yellow/green sputum, phlegm in throat, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, head muzziness + dizziness, chest oppression, SOB, wheezing, feeling of heat, thirst, agitation, insomnia
T: Red, swollen w/ (thick) sticky yellow coat
P: Slippery-rapid
Phlegm-Heat in LU
Dry cough w/ occasional difficult expectoration of scanty sputum, scanty phlegm in throat, dry throat, dizziness, head muzziness + dizziness, chest oppression, SOB, wheezing, pasty white complexion
T: Swollen w/ dry sticky coat
P: Fine-slippery
Dry-Phlegm in LU
Chronic cough in bouts w/ profuse white sticky sputum, easy to expectorate, phlegm in throat, feeling of heaviness, head muzziness and dizziness, chest oppression, SOB, wheezing, pasty-white complexion, dislike lying down, nausea
T: Swollen w/ thick, sticky white coat
P: Slippery or soggy
Damp-Phlegm in LU
Cough w/ expectoration of white, watery sputum, aggravated by cold, phlegm in throat, feeling of chest oppression, feeling cold, cold chest, cold hands, feeling of heaviness, muzziness + dizziness of head, dizziness
T: Swollen + wet w/ sticky white coat
P: Slippery-slow
Cold-Phlegm in LU
Cough w/ expectoration of white watery, frothy/foamy sputum (esp in elderly), cough may be elicited by a scare, vomiting of white, watery, frothy sputum, feeling of chest oppression, breathlessness, splashing sound in chest, feeling of heaviness + muzziness of head, dizziness, feeling of cold
T: Pale w/ thick, sticky white coat
P: Fine-slippery or soggy or wiry
Phlegm-Fluids Obstructing LU
