Lecture 9 Urinary Bladder

Question 1

1 UB function

Answer 1

storage + excretion of urine

receives turbid portion of fluid from kidney, lung, SI + LI

Question 2

difficult urination, freq + urgent urination, burning on urination, hematuria, dark yellow or turbid urine

rapid + slippery pulses
red w sticky yellow coating in back

Answer 2

damp heat in UB

Question 3

what causes damp heat in UB

Answer 3

pathogenic damp accumulation
exogenous damp heat invasion
excessive consumption of hot, greasy foods

Question 4

freq + urgent urination, pale and turbid urine, heaviness feeling in hypogastrium and urethra, difficult urination: stopping in midstream

slippery, slow, slightly wiry in chi position pulses
white sticky coating in back of tongue

Answer 4

damp cold in UB

Question 5

what causes damp cold UB

Answer 5

pathogenic damp accumulation

exogenous damp cold invasion

Question 6

incontinence, nocturia, enuresis, freq + copious pale urine, low back ache, cold feeling, dizziness, white urethral d/c

deep and weak pulses, often slow
wet and pale tongue

Answer 6

deficient + cold in UB

Question 7

what causes def + cold in UB

Answer 7

external pathogens
excessive physical activity
excessive sexual activity