Large and Small Intestine Patterns Flashcards
Abdominal pain
Constipation
Burning pain in anus
Feverish
Thirst
Dry lips
Strong appetite
Red tongue with yellow dry coat
Sunken and forceful pulse
What is the pattern?
Large Intestinal heat bind
Abdominal pain
Epigastric pain that is distending or moving
Belching
Borborygmi alleviated by passing flatus
Nausea
Diarrhoea
Thick tongue coat
String-like pulse
what is the pattern?
Gastrointestinal Qi stagnation
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain that is aggravated by cold and alleviated by warmth
Cold limbs
Watery diarrhoea
Nausea
Vomiting
Bland taste in mouth
No thirst
White tongue coat
Tight pulse
what is the pattern?
Cols stagnating in the Stomach and Intestines
Abdominal pain and fullness that resists pressure
High fever or late afternoon fever
Constipation
Thirst
Delirium
Short voidings or reddish urine
Red tongue with thick yellow dry coat
Sunken rapid forceful pulse
what is the pattern?
Intestinal heat and bowel excess
Constipation or difficulty in defecating
Dry mouth and throat
Red tongue with scanty coat
Rapid and thin pulse
what is the pattern?
Large intestinal fluid deficiency pattern
Constipation or difficulty in defecating
Blood in stools
Pale complexion
Pale tongue
Fine choppy pulse
what is the pattern?
Blood deficiency and intestinal dryness
Constipation or difficulty in defecating
is a shared symptom of which two LI patterns?
Large intestinal fluid deficiency pattern
Blood deficiency and intestinal dryness
what is ascariasis?
a type of roundworm infection
what is tenesmus?
The frequent and urgent feeling of needing to pass stool, even if bowels are empty
Purulent and bloody stools
Abdominal pain that is aggravated by pressure
Tenesmus
Thirst and hunger but not desire to eat or drink
Scanty dark urine
Yellow and slimy tongue coat
Rapid and slippery pulse
what is the pattern?
Large Intestinal Damp Heat
Abdominal pain
Ascariasis
Abdominal mass formation
Discharge of ascaris in stool
Teeth grinding during sleep
White miliary spots on the inside of lips
what is the pattern?
Worms accumulating in the Large Intestine
What are the three Small Intestine patterns?
Excess Heat in the Small Intestine
Deficient Cold in the Small Intestine
Small Intestine Qi stagnation
Fever
Thirst
Vexation
Restlessness
Mouth ulcers
Hematuria (blood in urine)
Painful reddish urination
Red tongue tip with yellow coat
Rapid pulse
what is the pattern?
Excess Heat in the Small Intestine
Dull abdominal pain alleviated by pressure
Desire for warm drinks
Cold limbs
Borborygmi
Diarrhoea
Pale and abundant urination
Pale tongue with white coat
Deep weak and slow pulse
what is the pattern?
Deficiency cold in the Small Intestine
Abdominal pain that is twisting that can refer to the back
Abdominal pain relieved by flatulence
Borborygmi
Lower abdominal twisting pain that refers to the back
Pain in the testis
White tongue coat
Deep and wiry pulse
what is the pattern?
Small Intestine Qi deficiency
