Mechanisms of Disease

Question 1

True or false, oriental medicine does not analyze pathological changes at a microscopic level.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or False, Oriental Medicine does not take into account the changes taking place in the tissues and chemistry of the body.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or false, oriental medicine takes into account the changes taking place in the tissues and chemistry of the body.

Answer 3

False, it is only concerned with the broad disease processes and changes

Question 4

How to ____________ is most important in acupuncture treatment.

Answer 4

Regulate yin and yang

Question 5

Excess of Yang is also called?

Answer 5

Full-Heat

Question 6

Excess of Yin is also called?

Answer 6

Full-Cold

Question 7

Deficiency of Yin is called?

Answer 7

Empty-Heat

Question 8

Deficiency of Yang is called?

Answer 8

Empty-Cold

Question 9

What are three different ways someone can have Excess of Yang?

Answer 9

External Pathogenic factor like Summer-Heat or Wind-Heat,
Internally generated from emotional stress or diet,
Transformation of other pathogenic factors

Question 10

What term denotes the deficiency of physiological heat?

Answer 10

Deficiency of Yang

Question 11

Deficiency of Yang leads to ______, which may also be caused by Full-Cold

Answer 11

Empty-Cold

Question 12

Deficiency of Yang mainly affects which organs?

Answer 12

Heart, Spleen, Lungs, Kidney

Question 13

What are four ways we can get an excess of yin?

Answer 13

An external yin pathogenic factor like Wind-Cold,
External Cold that invades the Interior directly,
External Cold that invades the channels or joints,
Internally generated Dampness or Phlegm

Question 14

Both Deficiency of Yang and an Excess of Yin manifest in Cold symptoms like feeling cold, cold limbs, and pale urine, but what is a unique characteristic of Excess of Yin?

Answer 14

Pain

Question 15

Excessive consumption of Body Fluids, the Yin substances of each organ, the Essence and Blood will lead to?

Answer 15

Deficiency of Yin

Question 16

What is the main cause of Yin Deficiency?

Answer 16

Overwork

Question 17

Excess of Yang and Yin Deficiency both manifest in symptoms of Heat, but what are some unique characteristics of Yin Deficiency?

Answer 17

Five centered heat, red cheeks, night sweats

Question 18

What is the treatment principle for Empty-Cold?

Answer 18

Expel Cold, tonify and warm Yang

Question 19

What is the treatment principle of Empty-Heat?

Answer 19

Clear Heat, nourish Yin

Question 20

What is the treatment principle of excess of yin?

Answer 20

Expel cold

Question 21

Yang qi moves in which directions?

Answer 21

Ascending, Exiting

Question 22

Yin qi moves in which directions?

Answer 22

Descending, Entering

Question 23

In general, internal diseases disrupt qi moving in which directions?

Answer 23

Ascending/Descending

Question 24

In general, external diseases cause more of a disruption of qi moving in which directions?

Answer 24

Entering, Exiting

Question 25

What does the Liver do with qi?

Answer 25

Ascends and Spreads

Question 26

What are some symptoms of disrupted liver-qi?

Answer 26

Headache, dizziness, irritability

Question 27

Heart Qi travels in which direction?

Answer 27

Descends to warm Kidney Water

Question 28

What are some manifestations of disrupted Heart Qi?

Answer 28

Insomnia, anxiety, mental restlessness

Question 29

What does the Spleen do with its qi?

Answer 29

Ascends pure Qi and Body Fluid to Lung

Question 30

What are some manifestations of Spleen Qi not doing its job?

Answer 30

Loose stools, prolapse of organs

Question 31

What direction does stomach qi travel?

Answer 31

Descends pure qi to small intestine

Question 32

What are some symptoms of rebellious stomach qi?

Answer 32

Hiccup, nausea, vomiting, belching

Question 33

When the Lungs inhale, Qing Qi travels in which direction?

Answer 33

Descends

Question 34

When the Lungs exhale, Dirty Qi travels in which direction?

Answer 34

Ascends out of the lungs

Question 35

Specifically, Lung Qi travels in which direction?

Answer 35

Descends and diffuses

Question 36

The Lungs descend qi and body fluid to __________.

Answer 36

The Kidneys

Question 37

The Lungs send qi downwards and diffuses what?

Answer 37

Qi and Body Fluids

Question 38

The Lungs diffuse qi and body fluid to enter where?

Answer 38

Space between skin and muscles

Question 39

What are some symptoms of rebellious lung qi?

Answer 39

Coughing, breathlessness, urinary problem

Question 40

What ascends to nourish Heart Fire?

Answer 40

Kidney Qi

Question 41

What type of qi ascends to Lung to support inhalation?

Answer 41

Kidney Qi

Question 42

The Kidney will receive and store _______ into dantian.

Answer 42

Qing Qi

Question 43

Kidney will ascend _____ to moisten Lung

Answer 43

Body Fluid

Question 44

Which zangfu organ will ascend body fluid to moisten Lung?

Answer 44

Kidney

Question 45

What is the main direction in which Kidney Qi travels?

Answer 45

Descends to the Bladder

Question 46

What are two ways ascending/descending qi can stagnate?

Answer 46

An invasion of external pathogenic factors in the channels or trauma

Question 47

If Qi fails to ascend in a channel, the muscle below that area will feel ______ where’s those above that area will feel ________.

Answer 47

Stiff, Flabby

Question 48

If Qi fails to descend in a channel, the muscle below that area will feel ______ whereas those above the area will feel ________.

Answer 48

Flabby, Stiff

Question 49

The disruption of Ascending/Descending of Qi causes local ________ and therefore pain.

Answer 49

Stagnation

Question 50

When Ascending/Descending Qi stagnates, it causes?

Answer 50

Pain

Question 51

The pathology of the Ascending/Descending of Qi affects which part of the body?

Answer 51

Orifices and sense organs

Question 52

The ascending of Qi is crucial to bring _____ to the origices

Answer 52

clear Qi

Question 53

What ‘brightens’ the orifices and enables our sense organs?

Answer 53

Clear Qi

Question 54

The descending of Qi is to bring _______ from the orifices.

Answer 54

Turbid Qi

Question 55

If Qi does not ascend, how does it affect the eyes?

Answer 55

Blurred vision

Question 56

If qi does not ascend, how does it affect the ears?

Answer 56

Hardness of Hearing

Question 57

If Qi does not ascend, how does it affect the nose?

Answer 57

Diminished sense of smell

Question 58

If qi does not ascend, how does it affect the mouth?

Answer 58

Lack of taste sensation

Question 59

If qi does not ascend, how does it affect the mind?

Answer 59

Thinking not clear, poor memory

Question 60

If qi does not descend, how does it affect the eyes?

Answer 60

Sticky eyes, pain in eyes

Question 61

If Qi does not descend, how does it affect the ears?

Answer 61

Excessive wax

Question 62

If qi does not descend, how does it affect the nose?

Answer 62

Blocked or runny nose

Question 63

If Qi does not descend, how does it affect the mouth?

Answer 63

Sticky Taste

Question 64

If Qi does not descend, how does it affect the mind?

Answer 64

A feeling of heaviness, dizziness

Question 65

In Antipathogenic Qi vs Pathogenic factors, which is the cause and which is the root?

Answer 65

Zhong Qi is the Root and Pathogenic Factors are the Manifestations

Question 66

When should we treat the Root only and maybe Manifestations later?

Answer 66

When Manifestations are few

Question 67

We should treat the Manifestation first and the Root later under what circumstances?

Answer 67

When Manifestations are severe and acute

Question 68

When using The Root and Manifestations to decide our principles of treatment, should we focus more on the manifestations or the root?

Answer 68

Manifestations

Question 69

When does The Root coincide with the Manifestation?

Answer 69

When symptoms are caused by external physical trauma

Question 70

When using the balance between Antipathogenic Qi and Pathogenic Factors to decide our principle of treatment, we should focus more on _________.

Answer 70

Antipathogenic Qi

Question 71

When Antipathogenic Qi is weak and there are no pathogenic factors (deficiency pattern), what is the strategy of treatment?

Answer 71

Tonify Antipathogenic Qi

Question 72

When Both Pathogenic factors and Antipathogenic Qi are strong, what strategy of treatment should be used?

Answer 72

Expel the Pathogenic factors

Question 73

When patient’s qi is deficient and pathogenic factors are evident but not severe, what strategy of treatment should be used?

Answer 73

Tonify Qi and Expel Pathogenic factors together

Question 74

When patient’s qi is very depleted, and pathogenic factors are present, what strategy of treatment should be used?

Answer 74

Tonify Qi first, then Expel pathogenic factors

Question 75

When symptoms of pathogenic factors are severe and causing urgent, painful or distressing symptoms, what strategy of treatment should be used?

Answer 75

Expel pathogenic factors, then tonify qi