HIV/AIDS Flashcards
SX
fatigue, diarrhea, weight loss, compromised immune system, low grade fever, night sweats, dry cough, swollen glands, memory loss, confusion, depression
chinese name
Wen Bing
stats:
1985- canadian red cross starts screening blood donations for HIV virus
how to kill virus
bleach 1:9 water
10 min
diagnosis TCM
4 level theory (heat dz)
how to tx autoimmune dz in TCM
tonify Zheng Qi
reduce xie Qi
move Qi/blood
how many stages of HIV
3
1st stage sx
swollen lymph nodes, flu-like sx
which herb to use in first stage
xiao chai hu tang
*dosage- start at 30g, move up to 120g
tonify SP, move Qi, soothe LIV
which organs in first stage
KID, SJ
POT first stage
remove fluid, clear fire, resolve accumulation
second stage sx
sx more steady, opportunistic infection, weight loss, GI tract disturbance, diarrhea, lassitude, SOB, mixed pattern signs (heat up/cold low, heat out/cold in)
second stage organs
KID, SP, LU
second stage POT
tonify yang/Qi, blood essence
second stage herb
deer antelope
second stage tx
**MOXA
third stage (conceptive stage) sx
secondary infections
fatigue, fever, weight loss, loss appetite, diarrhea
*YANG COLLAPSE
common secondary infections in third stage
pneumocytosis, cytomegalovirus, herpes, shingles, mycobacterium, kaposi sarcoma
BP
**MOXA ST-36, UB-43, RN-4/8, DU-14
SP/blood xu pp
RN-12, SP-6, UB-20/21
KID ess xu pp
K-3, UB-23
KID yin xu pp
K-3/7, UB-23, HT-6
KID yang xu
moxa UB-23, DU-4, RN-4/6
LU Qi/yin xu pp
LU-7, LI-4, UB-13
pain pp
4 gates
sore throat swollen glands pp
K-6, LU-7/10, bailao
insomnia pp
HT-6/7, shishencong, KID-24/25
ALT
1) auricular- shenmen, endocrine, SP, LU, KID
tx plan
1-2x/week
retain needle for 20 min
EDU
1) avoid EPF
2) rest
3) reg. diet
4) reg. emotions
Dz testing
must wait 6 months after transmission for virus to show in test