menopause Flashcards

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menopause definition

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6-12 months necessary to establish a diagnosis. No Period for 12 months if bleeding after 12 mos of no period refer to Dr.

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menopause etiology

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1) decline of KD essence
2) Emotional Stress
3) Overwork, many childbirths closely spaced

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menopause pathology

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KD yin xu
KD yang xu
KD yin and yang xu
KD and LV yin xu = LV yang rising
KD and HT not harmonized
Accumulation of phlegm, qi stagnation
Blood stasis
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KD Yin Xu Sx

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Dizziness, tinnitus, malar flush, night sweats, hot flashes, 5 palm heat, sore back, dry mouth, dry hair, skin; itching, constipation
T: Red, no coating
P: Floating-empty, Fine-rapid, or Deep-weak in rear, overflowing in front positions

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KD Yin Xu Points

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LU 7 r, KD 6 l, KD 3, KD 10, CV 4, SP 6, HT 6 + KD 7, LI 4

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KD Yang Xu Sx

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Hot flashes, but cold hands and feet, night sweats in the early morning, pale face, depression, chilliness, backache, edema of ankles
T: Pale
P: Fine, Deep

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KD Yang Xu points

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BL 23, BL 52, KD 3, LU 7 r, KD 6 l, CV 4, CV 15, KD 7

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KD Yin and Yang Xu Sx

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Hot flashes but cold hands and feet, night sweating, frequent pale urination, flushed at neck when speaking, slightly agitated, chilliness, dry throat, dizziness, tinnitus, backache
T: Pale or red, depending on predominate def.
P: Floating-empty, Fine-rapid if Yin
Weak, deep if Yang

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KD Yin and Yang Xu points

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KD 3, LU 7, KD 6, CV 7, HT 6, CV 4, BL 23, BL 52, SP 6

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KD and LV yin xu w/LV yang rising sx

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Irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, dry eyes, dry skin hot flashes, ache in joints, night sweating, sore back, headaches.
T: Red, no coating
P: Floating-empty, Wiry on left middle position

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KD and LV yin xu w/LV yang rising points

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KD 3, LV 8, CV 4, LU 7, KD 6, LV 3, GV 24, GB 13, GB 20, PC 7

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KD and HT not harmonized sx

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Hot flashes, palpitations, insomnia, night sweats, blurred vision, dizziness, tinnitus, anxiety, mental restlessness, backache, malar flush, feeling of heat in the evening, dry mouth and throat, poor memory, dry stools
T: Red body, no coat with a redder tip
P: Rapid-fine, or Floating-empty, or Weak-deep in rear positions, Overflowing in front positions

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KD and HT not harmonized points

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LU 7 r, KD 6 l, KD 3, CV 4, SP 6, KD 13, HT 6+KD 7, HT 8, PC 7, CV 15, GV 24

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Accumulation of phlegm, qi stagnation sx

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Obesity, a feeling of oppression of the chest, sputum in the chest, feeling of epigastric fullness, breast distention, irritability, depression. This pattern appears in premature menopause in young women; possible obstruction of lower Jiao
T: slight Red sides, sticky coating
P: Wiry

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Accumulation of phlegm, qi stagnation points

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CV 17, PC 6, LU 7, CV 6, CV 10, TW 6, ST 40, SP 6, SP 9, ST 28 CV 4,

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Blood Stasis Sx

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Hot flashes, mental restlessness, menopause preceded by a period when menses are very irregular stopping for a long time then starting again, dark-clotted blood, insomnia, hypertension, abdominal pain
T: Purple
P: Wiry or choppy

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Blood stasis points

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SP 4 r, PC 6 l, KD 14, SP 10, BL 17,CV4, CV 6, LV 3, PC 7