Menses Flashcards

(66 cards)

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pain or discomfort at any pt during cycle

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dysmennorhea

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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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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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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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pain during ovulation with significant discharge
qi stag and damp acumulating
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ovulation requires a lot of what
Qi
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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
damp heat
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T red, C sticky & yellow | P slippery
damp heat
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causes of damp heat
infection, prolonged poor diet and lifestyle, medication
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pts to resolve damp in lwr jiao and move bld
sp6 and sp9
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pain at this pt during qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea
liv 13. at end of 11th rib, front mu of spleen (spleen makes qi and bld)
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scanty period and pain at the end of period, tiredness especially after menses
qi and bld xu
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treatment for qi and bld xu dysmenorhhea
T onify Qi, S trengthen Spleen, N ourish Blood
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pts for treating qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea
STM36 & SP6 tonify qi, strengthen spleen, nourish blood, gb 39 (nourish marrow) sp 8, bld 20, bld 17
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qi and bld xu dysmenorrhea may lead to
kidney and liver yin xu
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dizziness at end of period and tinnitus
kidney and live yin xu
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T red, C peeled P floating & empty possibly 5 palm sweats
kidney and liver yin xu
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tmt for kidney and liver yin xu
nourish yin, tonify kidneys, nourish liver
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a type of dysmenorrhea Characterized by extremely painful periods within radiating into rectum or perineum
endometriosis
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disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus
endometriosis
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First half of cycle governed by yin
Follicular phase
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two spots (organs) bld will truly stagnate
heart and uterus
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color of diharge with damp heat leukorrhea
yellow
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possible causes of leukorrhea
1) spleen xu, 2) kidney xu, 3) damp heat
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spleen xu leukorrhea aetiology
overwork, chronic illness, improper diet all restrict spleen function of transporting and transforming.
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clinical manifestations of spleen xu leukorrhea
poor appetite, loose stool, lower limb oedema, pale and dull complexion, cold extremities, fatigue and lethargy.
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tongue pulse in spleen xu leukorrhea
T pale C white and sticky P slow, especially middle right position
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tmt for spleen xu leukorhea (4)
tonify spleen, warm mid jiao, remove damp and regulate ren and dai
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aetiology of kid xu leukorrhea
chronic illness, excessive childbirth (classed as 5 or more children), dysfunction of Ren or Dai
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clinical manifestations of kidney xu leukorrhea
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
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tmt principle for kidney xu leukorrhea
tonify kid yan stablize andcontain ren and dai, resolve leukorrhea
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back shu pt to tonify kidney useful for leukorrhea
bl 23
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aetiology of damp heat leukorrhea
spleen qi xu accompanied with prolonged liver qi stagnation
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clinical manifestations of dh leukorrhea
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
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thick sticky yellow
damp heat
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tmt for damp heat leukorrhea
clear heat, resolve damp, harmonies Ren and Dai
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stores essence and influences reproduction
Kidneys
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influences the quality and movement of blood
: Liver:
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makes blood
Spleen
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governs bld
Heart:
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govern qi
Lungs:
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connected to the uterus via the ChongMai
Stomach:
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3 aetiology of pms
emotion, diet, overwork/sexual activity
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mastitis during phlegm fire pms may happen on this location where yang converges
Du 14
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tmt for lqs pms
oothe the liver, resolve stagnation, calm the mind, settle the ethereal soul
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tmt for phlegm fire harassing mind
clear heat, resolve phlegm, calm the mind, settle ethereal soul