Morning Sickness Pregnancy Flashcards

1
Q

True or False: Pregnancy is an excess of Yin, and plethora of Yang

A

True

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2
Q

True or False: Blood is transformed into milk in pregnancy?

A

True. Blood also gathers to nourish fetus.

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3
Q

A TX strategy to prevent miscarriage ?

A

“Calming the Fetus” Consolidate Original Qi by Tonifying the mothers Kidney yang.

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4
Q

Contraindicated points?

A

Li4 / Sp6 / BL60 / BL 67 / GB21 / ST 25 / Points below umbilicus / Points above umbilicus only used in 1st trimester.

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5
Q

Three TCM diseases of Pregnancy?

A
  1. Blood or Yin def.
  2. Qi Stagnation
  3. Spleen Qi Def. and Phlegm
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6
Q

True or false: The intensity of morning sickness is related to pre-existing digestive system?

A

True

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7
Q

True or false: Morning sickness is the imbalance of blood and qi in the Ren Mai?

A

False: Imbalance of blood and qi in the CHONG MAI. It is also a strain on blood / essence / kidney energy that nourishes fetus?

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8
Q

True or false: Morning sickness is related to Heart Qi not descending.

A

True: Also Qi of Chong Mai rebelling upward. And it is also related to stomach at ST30 and a rebellion of ST Qi Upward.

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9
Q

Morning sickness is a disharmony of what?

A

Blood and Qi and Essence of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)

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10
Q

Where does the Chong Mai connect the Uterus and the Stomach Channel?

A

Chong Mai connects the Uterus and the Stomach at ST 30, interfering with Stomach Qi’s ability to descend causing nausea and vomiting

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11
Q

Vomiting soon after eating:

A

Heat and Fullness

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12
Q

Vomiting of dilute fluids:

A

Cold and Deficiency

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13
Q

Vomiting with retching and belching:

A

Liver Qi stagnation

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14
Q

Only slight nausea:

A

ST Qi deficiency

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15
Q

Vomiting of sour fluids:

A

Liver Qi stagnation

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16
Q

Vomiting of bitter fluids:

A

ST and LIV Heat

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17
Q

What is the TX principle for morning sickness?

A

Pacify the Penetrating Vessel, subdue rebellious Qi, harmonize the Stomach and stop vomiting.’

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18
Q

Name other TX principle for morning sickness?

A
  1. Pacify the Liver and eliminate stagnation
  2. Tonifying the Stomach and Spleen
  3. Clearing Stomach heat
  4. Resolving Phlegm
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19
Q

Points for morning sickness in first trimester?

A

KD 20, 21
CV 10, 11, 12 13, 14
ST 19, 20, 21

20
Q

“Not containing” excess stomach?**

A

ST 19 (and KD21)

21
Q

“Receiving Fullness” excess St patterns?**

A

ST 20 (and CV 13)

22
Q

“Beam Door” Door of Qi?**

A

ST 21 (and ST 34 - ST 44 with heat)

23
Q

“Dark Door” exit point of Chong Mai and Yin character…pacifies 5 Yin organs?**

A

KD 21 (and ST 19)

24
Q

This point combo stops nausea and vomiting from Qi rebelling up the Chong Mai?**

A

KD 20 - also on chong mai (and ST 20)

25
Q

Combo descends Qi and emotions?

A

CV14 / ST19 / KD21

26
Q

Combo treats upper stomach?

A

CV13 / ST20 /KD20

27
Q

Combo stops nausea and vomting?

A

CV12 / ST36

warm needle if empty cold

28
Q

Combo treats full ST patterns and rebellious Qi?

A

CV11 / PC6

29
Q

Point makes Qi Descend, ST Def.?**

A

CV10

30
Q

Main distal point for nausea and vomiting, emotional issues, Heart Qi not descending?**

A

PC6

31
Q

Regulate the Ren Mai, used with KID 21 or KID 20 to subdue rebellious Qi***

A

SP 4, (and PC 6)

32
Q

Accumulation point of ST; use with PC 6***

A

ST34

33
Q

Nausea and vomiting from Full conditions; used with PC 6, CV 11, and ST 20***

A

ST40

34
Q

Shu point of ST, makes ST Qi descend?**

A

BL21

35
Q

Shu point of SP; deficiency of Phlegm?**

A

BL20

36
Q

Slight morning sickness, nausea without vomiting or vomiting of dilute fluids, tiredness, feeling of cold, poor appetite, depression?

A

STOMACH QI DEF. with Empty Cold.

ST 36, CV 12, CV 13, BL 20, BL 21, PC 6

37
Q

Morning sickness, slight nausea, dry mouth without desire to drink or with desire to drink in small sips, poor appetite?

A

STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY

CV 12, ST 36, SP 6, ST 44, ST 21, PC 6,

38
Q

Morning sickness, retching, belching, vomiting of food with sour taste, abdominal and epigastric distention, depression, irritability (Stagnation of Liver Qi, also influenced by rebellious Qi within Chong Mai)?

A

LIVER Qi INVADING STOMACH

LIV 14, GB 34, CV 12, CV 13, PC 6, TW 6, ST 34, ST 36, KID 21

39
Q

Morning sickness that may persist beyond the first three month, vomiting of food soon after eating, thirst, bleeding gums?

A

STOMACH HEAT

ST 44, CV 11, ST 21, ST 34, PC 6, PC 3

40
Q

Morning sickness, profuse vomiting, occasional vomiting of clear fluids with mucus, a feeling of oppression of the chest, dizziness?

A

ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM

ST 40, SP 9, CV 12, CV 13, ST 21, KID 21, PC 6, BL 20, ST 19

41
Q

Morning sickness, palpitations, anxiety, depression?

A

HEART QI DEFICIENCY

HT 5, BL 15, PC 6, CV 14, ST 36 CV 6

42
Q

Morning sickness which may last beyond three months, mental restlessness, anxiety, thirst, agitation, insomnia?

A

HEART FIRE

HT 8, PC 6, CV 14, BL 15

43
Q

Point to treat a BREECH presentation?

A

BL67 (heat needle both feet)

44
Q

“End of Yin”

A

BL67

45
Q

Breech presentation treatment plan?

A
  1. Heat BL67 both feet , 15 minutes, once a day for 10 days in all
  2. Initially five days only, then waiting
  3. If position not corrected, repeat Tx for 5 days
  4. 34th week of gestation is optimal time for treatment, higher success rate research shows
46
Q

Slight morning sickness, nausea without vomiting or vomiting of dilute fluids, tiredness, feeling of cold, poor appetite, depression
T: Pale and wet
P: Weak

A

Stomach Qi deficiency with Empty Cold

47
Q

True or False: Calming the Fetus is a treatment to turn the breeched baby?

A

False; It is a TX to prevent miscarriage