LIVER Flashcards
What points are cautionary on Liver Channel?
Why?
3 points
LR 12-femoral vein/ no lateral needling
LR 13-deep perpendicular, enlarged LR or SP
( N: transverse or oblique along the line of the rib)
LR 14-deep perpendicular or oblique, Pneumothorax
(N: oblique medial or lat. 0.5-1cun)
Cautionary
LR 12
What must we be cautious of when needling?
Femoral Vein
No lateral
No Moxa (depending on what Ablerta says)
caution: avoid vein
Location
LR 12
Where is this point located?
1cun inferior
2.5 cun lateral to
CV 2
palpate femoral artery 1st
Femoral vein is 1 finger breath in diamater medial to it. LR 12 is medial to femoral vein.
Cautionary
LR 13
What do we have to be cautious of when needling?
LIVER
SPLEEN
caution: deep perpendicular needling
caution: OTHER - enlarged liver, spleen
Cautionary
LR 14
What do we have to be cautious of when needling?
LUNG
pneumothorax
caution: deep perpendicular needling
caution: OTHER - lung
Liver Channel
LUO point?
LR 5
Liver Channel
XI CLEFT point?
LR 6
Liver Channel
MU point?
LR 14
Liver Channel
BACK SHU point?
BL 18
Liver Channel
YUAN point?
LR 3
Liver Channel
Horary Point?
LR 1
Liver Channel
Mother Point?
LR 8
Liver Channel
Child Point?
LR 2
Special Location
LR 4
What postion must the foot be in to locate?
Draw the toes upward towards the shin (dorsiflex).
Point is midway between SP5 and ST41
Deadman: 1cun ant. to prominance of med.mal. in depression med. to tendon of tibialis anterior.
Special Location
LR 7
What point must you find first before locating LR7?
1st locate SP 9
LR 7 is located 1cun posterior
Special Location
LR 8
What postion must the knee be in to locate?
Flex Position
This helps identify the tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus
Point may be needled with a pillow under the leg
Semitendinosus( posterior to semi membranosos) is the most prominent
