Lung Disease Patterns Flashcards
Lung Qi Deficiency
Sx: feeble cough, worse w/ exertion, copious thin/clear phlegm, SOB, spontaneous sweet, sensitive to wind
T: pale + thin white coat
P: weak
Lung Yin Deficiency
Sx:
Exopath Invade Lung: Wind-Cold
Sx: mild chills & fever + cough w/ thin cold sputum easy to expectorate
T: thin, white coat
P: tight
Exopath Invade Lung: Wind-Heat
Sx: mild chills & fever + cough w/ sticky yellow sputum hard to expectorate
T: red tip, thin yellow coat
P: rapid
Exopath Invade Lung: Dryness
Sx: mild chills & fever + hacking cough w/ scanty white sputum hard to expectorate or blood stained
T: dry
P: sl rapid
Exopath Invade Lung: Wind-Water
Sx: mild chills & fever + sudden swelling of eyes/face then body, hard to breathe
Cold Invade Lung
Sx: cough, paint, thin/white or clear phlegm, cold limbs
T: pale + white coat
P: slow
Turbid Phlegm Obstruct Lung: Damp Phlegm
Sx: productive cough, wheeze, SOB + chronic cough, profuse sticky white phlegm easy to expectorate, aversion to lying down, obesity
Turbid Phlegm Obstruct Lung: Cold Phlegm
Sx: productive cough, wheeze, SOB + white watery sputum, cold hands/feet
(LU/SP)
T: pale
P: slow
Turbid Phlegm Obstruct Lung: Heat Phlegm
Sx: productive cough, wheeze, SOB + barking cough, sticky yellow or green sputum hard to expectorate
T: red
P: rapid
Turbid Phlegm Obstruct Lung: Dry Phlegm
Sx: productive cough, wheeze, SOB + dry cough w/ occasional hard to expectorate scanty white or blood sputum, dry throat and nose
T: dry coat
Heat Congest Lung
Sx: cough w/ pus and blood, high fever w/ flaring nostrils, rapid breathing, pain in chest
T: red
P: surging, rapid
Cold-Water Shoot into Lung
Sx: cough w/ white foamy sputum, aversion to lying down, edema, intolerance to cold (SP/KD)
T: white greasy coat
P: soft + slow or slippery pr string-taut
Lung Disease Patterns Key Points
Sx: cough, pant, SOB, chills + fever, nasal congestion, voice chance, sore/itchy throat
P: superficial
Hack Cough Indication
Heat
