Heart Palpatations

Question 1

Phlegm-Rheum Collecting Internally Pattern

Answer 1

Heart Palps with signs of encumbering the clear yang = dizziness, reduced intake, fullness, oppression of chest, ST duct, lack of appetite
Rumbling of intestines, sloppy stools
Purple complexion
P: Slippery

Question 2

Water Qi Intimidating the Heart Pattern (Like Propping Rheum)

Answer 2

Palps either fearful throbbing or stirring palps
W/water damp flooding
Edema 
pale/dark complexion
Fear of cold
Purple lips

Question 3

Heart Impediment Pattern

Answer 3

Heart palps or Fearful throbbing that is worse with taxation
Must have a history of enduring wind-cold damp or wind-heat damp
Signs of enduring impediment of HT or Qi Stag or Blood Stag
Joint pain, panting, SOB, chest oppression, floating edema

Question 4

Heart Vessel Obstruction Pattern

Answer 4

Radiating Pattern

Question 5

Heart + Gallbladder Vacuity Timity Pattern (Disquieted heart spirit pattern)

Answer 5

HT palps or fright palps that come with freight
People with little gallbladder (no courage)
Frequent dreaming, easily waking, no want for food
More common in women or children
T: pale

Question 6

Heart Qi Vacuity Pattern

Answer 6

Plaps more severe with movement
W/ signs of qi insufficiency 
Paleface, dizziness, scanty qi, lazy speaking, spirit fatigue, lack of strength 
T: pale/fat with white fur 
P: vacuous

Question 7

Heart Yang vacuity

Answer 7

Heart Palps or fearful throbbing or stirring palps that are more severe with movement
W/ yang def. Signs - cold (Difference with HT Qi def)
Could have a cold in the HT, pain
T: pale, fat, tender, purple

Question 8

Heart Yang Vacuity Desertion Pattern (Shock)

Answer 8

Heart Palps, fearful throbbing, Stirring palps
Profuse dripping sweat, cold limbs, blue mouths/lips
SOB with faint Breathe
Comes with patients who have Ht/ HT yang def.
P: faint

Question 9

Heart Blood Vacuity Pattern

Answer 9

HT palps with signs of HT-Spirit lacking nourishment
insomnia, profuse dreaming, and forgetfulness
Blood vacuity
Pale face, dizziness, fatigue
T: pale, thin, tender
P: fine, weak

Question 10

Heart Yin Vacuity Pattern (more progressed HT blood Def, Yin Def signs)

Answer 10

Heart-spirit no nourishment 
insomnia, profuse dreaming
Palps are with yin def
Heart vexation, red cheeks, night  sweating, dry throat/mouth, 5 palm heat
P:  fine, rapid