Needling precautions Flashcards
LI 17, 18
carotid artery or jugular vein
TH 22
superficial temporal artery
SI 8
ulnar nerve
shi qi zhui
spine
SP 16 through SP 13
peritoneal cavity, esp. in thin patients
GB 22, 23, 24
Lungs
pneumothorax
SP 15
enlarged Spleen
enlarged Liver
SP 21 through SP 17
Lung
pneumothorax, esp. in thin patients
ST 20, ST 21
both sides: peritoneal cavity in a thin patient
R: may hit an enlarged Liver
BL 19
Lung
pneumothorax
GB 20
if you needle too MEDIALLY - spinal cord
TH 5, 6
needle may BEND if patient moves
ST 19
L: enlarged Heart
R: enlarged Liver
REN 14
do not needle oblique or superior towards the Heart
ST 41
anterior tibialis vessels + nerve
PC 3
brachial artery + vein
BL 11-21, BL 41-50
Lungs
pneumothorax
ST 9, 10
carotid artery
ST 14 through ST 18
Lungs
pneumothorax
BL 40
popliteal artery + vein
tibial nerve
LI 13
radial collateral artery
KD 22
heart