Intro To Diagnosis Flashcards
What are the 3 basic principles in Diagnosis?
- Understanding the inside from the outside
- Understanding the obvious from the subtle
- Constant principles to deal w changing phenomena
What are the 4 Diagnostics Method?
- Observation/Inspection
- Listening & Olfactory
- Inquiry
- Palpating/Pulse Taking
What are the 4 first time patient observations?
- Spirit
- Complexion — Colour & Luster
- Body Shape (Trunk)
- Movement/Posture
What are the 4 aspects of the Spirit?
- Eyes (Window to the soul)
- Complexion
- Mentality/Facial Expression
- Physical build & Movement
What are the 5 types of Spirit?
- Strong
- Weak
- Depleted
- False
- Abnormal
Strong Spirit may be found in which type of patient?
All. As long as they relatively have strong Blood & Qi
What isn’t a manifestation of a Strong Spirit?
Complexion without lustre (Qi & Essence reflects in the lustre)
What is the best aspect in determining the spirit of a person?
Lustre
Describe Guest Colour.
- Changes due to external factors but does not indicate illness, only change
IE. Season, age, climate, diet, alcohol
Describe Dominant Colour.
Lifelong & unchanged, determined by race/genetics
What are the 5 Delays in Child Development?
- Standing
- Walking
- Speaking
- Hair Growth
- Teeth Growth
What are the 5 Softness/Flaccidity in Child Development?
- Flaccid neck & head
- Flaccid mouth
- Flaccid hands
- Flaccid feet
- Flaccid muscles
Which facial complexion is related to SP & ST Qi Deficiency?
Dull Yellow
Which isn’t a possible diagnosis if a patient has greenish/blue colour?
Excess Heat
Which diagnosis would a patient have if they have pale-yellow complexion without lustre & weak spirit?
SP Deficiency & Blood Deficiency
The aspect of the lustre & complexion indicates what?
Qi & Essence of Zang Fu organ
Weak and Flaccidity muscles in 4 Limbs cause walking problems, but patient has no pain/hypertension history. What is the illness?
Wei Syndrome
Which symptoms are related to Kidney Qi Deficiency? (For children)
Late closure of the fontanel
Hair exfoliates and the scalp is exposed (patches of hair loss) is due to?
Blood Deficiency with internal wind
Which “Wheel” does Inner Canthus belong to?
Wheel of Blood
What is the mechanism related to a red, swollen, and painful gum?
Yang Ming Stomach Fire goes upward
A patient got a sore on his right leg three months ago. The lesion where is diffusive swelling without root, dull skin colour, with local numbness and little pain, no burning sensation. What is the problem the patient has?
Phlegmon
Liver Spleen Qi stagnation and fluid retention may combine with?
Bulged abdomen
Teeth dry like stone is due to?
Yang Ming Excess Fire burns the fluid
Teeth like dry dead bone is due to?
Kidney Yin & Essence Deficiency
Squamous and dry skin is due to?
Chronic blood stagnation
What is an example of a healthy complexion?
Lustre: bright, glowing with a shine, HT Blood abundant
Moisture, look moist, firm skin, ST Qi abundant
Describe Dynamic Body Movement.
- Active
- Muscle stiffness
- Yang, Heat, Excessive Syndromes
Describe Quiescent Body Movement.
- Hunched
- Weak
- Quietness
- Yin, Cold, Deficiency Syndromes
Syndrome of Light Blue/Bluish Black
Cold Syndrome
Syndrome of Bluish Black/Green
Pain or Acute Pain
Syndrome of Bluish Purple
Blood Stasis or Qi Stagnation
Syndrome of Greenish (Infants)
Wind or Convulsion due to fever
Syndrome of Green-Purplish
- HT Qi Def
- HT Yang Def
- LU Qi Obstruction
Syndrome of Sudden Green-Gray
- HT Yang Collapse
- HT Blood Obstruction
Syndrome of Green-Yellow
LR Qi Stagnation w SP Def
Entire face is flushed indicates what?
Excess Heat
Cheekbones are flushed and during the PM indicates what?
Deficiency Heat
False Heat and True Cold; internal cold and separation of Yin and Yang making Yang float to the top indicates what?
Floating Yang Syndrome
Syndrome of Yellow and Dull
Chronic SP Qi Deficiency (Dampness)
Syndrome of Pale/Dull Yellow, sallow WITHOUT lustre
SP-ST Def or Blood Def
Syndrome of Yellow and Sallow
SP Def (Damp Obstruction)
Syndrome of Jaundice Damp-Heat and what is the colour?
Yang Jaundice, bright/orange yellow
Syndrome of of Jaundice Damp-Cold and what is the colour?
Yin Jaundice, smoky dark yellow
Syndrome of Bright White/Obvious White?
Deficiency Cold or Excess Cold
Syndrome of Pale, Dull White/Slight Yellow?
Qi and Blood Deficiency
Syndrome of Sallow White, without lustre?
Blood Def
Syndrome of Pale White?
Qi Def
Syndrome of Greenish Dark?
Cold Syndrome
Syndrome of Dull Dark, Dim Eyes?
KD Def (Yang Def)
Syndrome of Dark and Dry, Blackish?
KD Def (Yin Def)
Syndrome of Dark around Eye Sockets?
Fluid Retention Syndrome
Syndrome of Dull Dark/Purple Dark?
Blood Stasis
Syndrome of Greenish Dark?
Severe Pain
