Heart Patterns Flashcards

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Functions of the Heart

A
Governs Blood
Controls Blood Vessels
Manifests in the Complexion
Opens to the Tongue
Controls Sweat
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Palpitations
Shortness of Breath on exertion
pale face
spontaneous sweating
tiredness
slight depression
pale tongue, empty pulse
A

Heart Qi Deficiency

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“Palpitations”

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a subjective feeling of the patient who is uncomfortably aware of the heart beating; it has nothing to do with the objective rate or rhythm of the heart

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Palpitations
Shortness of Breath on exertion
tiredness
spontaneous sweating
a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in the heart region
feeling cold
cold hands
bright pale face
slightly dark lips
pale tongue, deep weak pulse
A

Heart Yang deficiency

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palpitations
SOB
weak and shallow breathing
profuse sweating
cold limbs
cyanosis of lips, greyish-white complexion
in severe cases coma
very pale or bluish tongue, hidden-minute-knotted pulse
A

Heart Yang collapse

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Heart Qi def palpitations vs Heart blood def palpitations

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HT qi deficiency palpitations occur more in daytime

HT blood deficiency occur more in the afternoon/evening

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palpitations
dizziness
insomnia
dream-disturbed sleep
poor memory
anxiety
propensity to be startled
dull pale complexion
pale lips
pale and thin tongue
choppy or fine pulse
A

Heart Blood deficiency

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8
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Yin Deficiency with or without heat

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can occur for a long time without empty heat…but eventually leads to empty heat

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palpitations
thirst
mouth and tongue ulcers
mental restlessness
feeling agitated
feeling of heat
insomnia
dream-disturbed sleep
red face
dark urine or blood in urine
bitter taste
red tongue, tip redder and swollen with red points
yellow coating
full-rapid-overflowing pulse
A

Heart Fire blazing

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“Dian” or “insanity”

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mental depression and dullness, muttering to oneself

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Kuang or “violent behavior”

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uncontrolled laughter or crying
shouting
violent behavior
hitting or scolding people
incoherent speech
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Phlegm obstructing the mind

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mental dullness 
mental illness (if combined with fire)
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Palpitations
thirst
red face
bitter taste
feeling of oppression of the chest
expectoration of phlegm
rattling sounds in the throat
mental restlessness
insomnia
dream disturbed sleep
agitation
incoherent speech
mental confusion
rash behavior
tendency to hit or scold people
uncontrolled laughter or crying
shouting
muttering to oneself
mental depression and dullness
manic behavior
red tongue, redder & swollen tip with red points, yellow dry sticky coating, deep heart crack, full rapid, slippery pulse or rapid overflowing slippery, rapid full wiry pulse
A

Phlegm Fire Harassing the Heart

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mental confusion
unconsciousness, 
lethargic stupor
incoherent speech
vomiting phlegm
rattling sound in the throat
mental depression
emotional lability
aphasia
very dull eyes
swollen tongue with thick sticky coating, heart crack, slippery pulse
A

Phlegm Misting the mind

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palpitations
a feeling of distension or oppression of the chest
depression
a slight feeling of lump in the throat
slight SOB
sighing
poor appetite
slight nausea
cold limbs
sl purple lips
pale complexion
tongue sl pale -purple on sides and chest area
pulse empty but very slightly overflowing on the left front position
A

HT Qi stagnation

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16
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only two HT patterns that involve chest pain

A

HT vessel obstructed & HT blood stasis

17
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palpitations
SOB with inability to lay down
depression
mental restlessness
a feeling of oppression of the chest
stabbing or pricking pain in the heart region which comes and goes and which may radiate to the upper back or shoulder
pain aggravated by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat
expectoration of phlegm
a feeling of heaviness
dislike to speak
cold hands
sighing
purple lips, face and nails
tongue: purple o the sides in the chest area, swollen with a sticky coating
pulse: wiry, choppy or knotted, slippery if phlegm is predominant

A

HT Vessel Obstructed (red flag)

18
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palpitations
stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder
a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest
cyanosis of lips and nails
cold hands
tongue purple in its entirety or only the sides n the chest area
choppy, wiry or knotted pulse

A

HT Blood stasis

19
Q

a “feel” for heart pathology

A

mental emotional symptoms
pathology of mind reflected in the “shen” of the eyes
depression, anxiety, insomnia
palpitations