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Menses Flashcards

1
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pain or discomfort at any pt during cycle

A

dysmennorhea

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2
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Tmt for qi and blood stag dysmenorrhea

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Treatment principle: move blood & qi, eliminate stasis & stop pain

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3
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pt to move qi and bld and stop pain

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Lv3

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4
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Stabbing pain  
pulling pain
Pain better after passing clots
 Bearing down before the start of period
These are signs of
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Blood stasis

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5
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cramping pain is a sign of

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cold in uterus

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6
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distension pain is due to

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qi stagnation

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7
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burning pain is a sign of

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blood heat

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8
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bearing down after the period is a sign of

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kidney xu

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9
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pain better for eating

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exterior cold or stagnation

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10
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pain aggravated by heat

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inflammation/heat in blood

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11
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lwr back pain may indicate

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bladder meridian is full

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12
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lwr back pain at the end of period

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kidney xu

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13
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pain before period

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full stagnation

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14
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pain during period=

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qi stagnation

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15
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pain at the end of period=

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deficiency

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16
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uterus specific pts for moving qi

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st 29, st 30, kid 14

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17
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tongue and pulse with cold stagnation

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blue nd blue-purple stag and deep/choppy/wiry pulse

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18
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tat principle for treating cold stagnation

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warm the uterus, expel cold, move blood

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19
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2 moxa pts for cold stagnation

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R4 with Moxa warms the uterus
R6 with moxa moves qi & expels cold from lower
abdomen

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20
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pts to move bld and stop pain due to cold stagnation

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STM29 moves blood

SP8, SP6 moves blood & stops pain

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21
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pt to tonify qi and scatter cold

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stm 36

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22
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Hypogastric pain before the period and sometimes mid cycle

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damp heat

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23
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emotional strain may result in

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lqs

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24
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pain during ovulation

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qi stagnating

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25
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pain during ovulation with significant discharge

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qi stag and damp acumulating

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26
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ovulation requires a lot of what

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Qi

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27
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Hypogastric pain before the period and sometimes mid cycle Burning sensation extending through abdomen to sacrum General feeling of heat
Menstrual flow red with small clots
Significant Vaginal discharge, yellow colour Scanty dark urine

28
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T red, C sticky & yellow

P slippery

29
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causes of damp heat

A

infection, prolonged poor diet and lifestyle, medication

30
Q

pts to resolve damp in lwr jiao and move bld

A

sp6 and sp9

31
Q

pain at this pt during qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea

A

liv 13. at end of 11th rib, front mu of spleen (spleen makes qi and bld)

32
Q

scanty period and pain at the end of period, tiredness especially after menses

A

qi and bld xu

33
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treatment for qi and bld xu dysmenorhhea

A

T onify Qi, S trengthen Spleen, N ourish Blood

34
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pts for treating qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea

A

STM36 & SP6 tonify qi, strengthen spleen, nourish blood, gb 39 (nourish marrow) sp 8, bld 20, bld 17

35
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qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea may lead to

A

kidney and liver yin xu

36
Q

dizziness at end of period and tinnitus

A

kidney and live yin xu

37
Q

T red, C peeled
P floating & empty
possibly 5 palm sweats

A

kidney and liver yin xu

38
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tmt for kidney and liver yin xu

A

nourish yin, tonify kidneys, nourish liver

39
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a type of dysmenorrhea Characterized by extremely painful periods within radiating into rectum or perineum

A

endometriosis

40
Q

disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus

A

endometriosis

41
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First half of cycle governed by yin

A

Follicular phase

42
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two spots (organs) bld will truly stagnate

A

heart and uterus

43
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color of diharge with damp heat leukorrhea

44
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possible causes of leukorrhea

A

1) spleen xu, 2) kidney xu, 3) damp heat

45
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spleen xu leukorrhea aetiology

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overwork, chronic illness, improper diet all restrict spleen function of transporting and transforming.

46
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clinical manifestations of spleen xu leukorrhea

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poor appetite, loose stool, lower limb oedema, pale and dull complexion, cold extremities, fatigue and lethargy.

47
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tongue pulse in spleen xu leukorrhea

A

T pale
C white and sticky
P slow, especially middle right position

48
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tmt for spleen xu leukorhea (4)

A

tonify spleen, warm mid jiao, remove damp and regulate ren and dai

49
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aetiology of kid xu leukorrhea

A

chronic illness, excessive childbirth (classed as 5 or more children), dysfunction of Ren or Dai

50
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clinical manifestations of kidney xu leukorrhea

A

profuse and continuous discharge, mucus thin and opaque or transparent, severe lumbar soreness, frequent and excessive urine, loose stool, severe fatigue, cold sensation in lower abdomen

51
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tmt principle for kidney xu leukorrhea

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tonify kid yan stablize andcontain ren and dai, resolve leukorrhea

52
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back shu pt to tonify kidney useful for leukorrhea

53
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aetiology of damp heat leukorrhea

A

spleen qi xu accompanied with prolonged liver qi stagnation

54
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clinical manifestations of dh leukorrhea

A

HEAT) sticky, viscous leukorrhea, discharge yellow in colour, possible a foul odour to it, vaginal itching, dry stool, scanty & yellow urine,
sticky yellow

or

(LQS) Red-yellow colour, bitter taste, dry throat, irritability, feverish sensation, palpitation, insomnia
C yellow
P rapid, wiry

55
Q

thick sticky yellow

56
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tmt for damp heat leukorrhea

A

clear heat, resolve damp, harmonies Ren and Dai

57
Q

stores essence and influences reproduction

58
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influences the quality and movement of blood

59
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makes blood

60
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governs bld

61
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govern qi

62
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connected to the uterus via the ChongMai

63
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3 aetiology of pms

A

emotion, diet, overwork/sexual activity

64
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mastitis during phlegm fire pms may happen on this location where yang converges

65
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tmt for lqs pms

A

oothe the liver, resolve stagnation, calm the mind, settle the ethereal soul

66
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tmt for phlegm fire harassing mind

A

clear heat, resolve phlegm, calm the mind, settle ethereal soul

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