LV Patterns

Question 1

• Blurry vision, dry eyes, night blindness, floaters, pale/brittle/withered nails, dizziness, tinnitus, numbness of limbs, muscle twitching, joint stiffness, trembling hands/feets, pale face/nails/lips, insomnia, anxiety
• T: Pale
• P: Thin, wiry

Answer 1

LV Blood Deficiency

Question 2

• Hypochondria pain w/ burning sensation, blurry vision, dry eyes, trembling hands/feet + 5-center heat, night sweats, low-grade fever in the afternoon, hot flashes
• T: Red tongue w/ dry coating
• P: Thin, wiry, rapid

Answer 2

LV Yin Deficiency

Question 3

• Distending pain in head/eyes, lumbar/knee soreness/weakness, heavy feeling in the head, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, flushed face, congested eyes, vexation, dream-disturbed sleep/insomnia, poor memory
• T: Red w/ scanty coat
• P: Wiry, rapid

Answer 3

LV Yang Rising

Excess/Deficiency Pattern

Question 4

• Depression, distending pain in the hypochondira/lateral abdomen, irregular menses, frequent sighing, PMS, brest distention, dysmenorrhea, sensation of chest oppression, plum pit symptom, goiter, abdominal masses
• T: Pale/dusky
• P: Wiry

Answer 4

LV Qi Stagnation

Question 5

• Sudden sx - distending headache, conjuctival congestion, burning pain in the hypochondria, bitter taste (all day) w/ dryness in the mouth, sudden tinnitus/deafness, nosebleed/hematemesis, dizziness, vertigo, flushed face, irritability, dry stool, yellow urine
• T: Red w/ yellow coating
• P: Wiry, rapid

Answer 5

LV Fire Blazing

Question 6

• High fever, irritability, fidgeting, coma, spasms/convulsions, stiff neck, lockjaw, upward/straight staring eyes, opisthontonus
• T: Deep red crimson w/ dry yellow coating
• P: Wiry and rapid

Answer 6

Extreme Heat Generating Wind

LV Wind Stirring Internally

Question 7

• Vertigo, severe neck stiffness, headache worse with movement, trembling hands/feet, numbness of limbs, slurred speech, sudden coma, distending pain in head/eyes, lumbar/knee soreness/weakness, heavy feeling in the head, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, flushed face, congested eyes, vexation, dream-disturbed sleep/insomnia, poor memory
• T: Red w/ scanty coat
• P: Wiry, rapid

Answer 7

LV Yang Rising Transforming Into Wind

LV Wind Stirring Internally

Question 8

• Tremors/twitching/numbness in extremeties, itching, pale lips/nails/tongue, dizziness, blurry vision, tinnitus, dull complexion, night blindness, dry eyes, scanty menstrual flow/amenorrhea
• T: Pale
• P: Thin, weak

Answer 8

Blood Deficiency Generating Wind

LV Wind Stirring Internally

Question 9

• Tremors/flaccidity of extremities, dizziness, steaming bone disorder + malar flush, hot flashes, emaciation, dry mouth/tongue, 5-center heat, night sweats, low grade fever in afternoon/evening
• T: Small/red/cracked w/ scanty or peeled coating
• P: Thin, rapid

Answer 9

Yin Deficiency Generating Wind

LV Wind Stirring Internally

Question 10

• Cold pain in bilateral lower abdomen or genitals (hernia), vomiting clear mucus, pain aggravated by cold/relieved by warmth, vertex headache, cold limbs
• T: Pale w/ moist coating
• P: Deep, slow or tight and wiry

Answer 10

Cold Stagnation in the LV Channel

Question 11

• Sharp pain/masses in hypochondrium/ lateral abdomen, purple nails/lips/complexion, dysmenorrhea w/ dark blood/clots, irregular cycle, infertility, vomiting blood, epistaxis, dry skin
• T: Purple body w/ purple petichiae on sides
• P: Wiry, choppy, irregular

Answer 11

LV Blood Stagnation