OM Diagnosis Part 2 Flashcards
Acute cough
External invasion of wind
Acute, barking cough with expectoration of yellow mucus
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
Acute, dry cough with difficult expectoration of scanty sputum after repeated bouts of dry coughing, tickling sensation in throat
Residual Dryness and Phlegm in the Lungs
Chronic cough with easy expectoration of profuse, white sputum, feeling of oppression of the chest, swollen tongue with sticky coating, slippery pulse
Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs
Loud chronic cough with expectoration of profuse yellow or greenish sputum, feeling of oppression of the chest
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
Chronic dry cough with occasional, difficult expectoration of scanty sputum, dry mouth
Dry-Phlegm in the Lungs
Chronic, slight cough with weak sound, weak voice
Lung Qi deficiency
Chronic, dry cough, dry throat in the evening, night sweating
Lung Yin deficiency
Chest Fixed, Stabbing pain
Heart Blood stagnation
Chest Distending chest and hypochondriac pain
Liver Qi Stagnation
Chest Intermittent chronic chest pain
Blood Stasis with underlying Empty condition
Chest pain accompanied by cough with profuse yellow sputum
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
Chest pain with cough and breathlessness, red face
Lung-heat
Chest oppression in the left side of the chest
Phlegm obstructing the Heart
Chest pain extending to the upper back
Phlegm or Blood stasis
Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with slight breathlessness, sighing, cough with expectoration of phlegm
Phlegm in the Lungs
Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with sighing, feeling of lump in the throat, slight breathlessness without cough or expectoration
Lung Qi Stagnation
Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with depression, irritability
Liver Qi Stagnation
Hypochondrium Feeling of distension
Liver Qi stagnation
Hypochondrium Stabbing pain
Liver Blood stagnation
Hypochondrium Hypochondriac pain with a feeling of oppression and heaviness
Damp-heat in the Liver/Gallbladder
Epigastrium Dull pain alleviated by eating
Deficiency pattern
Epigastrium Severe pain aggravated by eating
Excess pattern
Epigastrium Severe pain
Excess pattern (Retention of food in the stomach, stomach heat, damp-heat in the stomach, fire, phlegm-fire in the stomach, blood stasis in the stomach, liver qi invading the stomach)
Epigastrium Dull pain
Stomach Qi deficiency, Empty cold in the stomach
Epigastrium Feeling of fullness
Dampness
Epigastrium Very slight feeling of fullness
Spleen Qi deficiency
Epigastrium Feeling of distention
Liver Qi stagnation
Abdomen Lower abdominal pain
Internal cold, Liver Qi stagnation, Liver Blood stagnation, Damp-heat, Stasis of blood in the intestines or Uterus
Abdomen Pain relieved by bowel movement
Full nature
Abdomen Pain aggravated by bowel movement
Empty nature
Abdomen Hypogastrium pain
Damp-heat in Bladder, Liver fire infusing downwards to Bladder14
Limbs Weakness
Stomach Qi Deficiency, Qi/Blood Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency
Limbs More tingling than numbness especially in women
Blood Deficiency
Limbs More numbness, often unilateral, especially in the elderly
Wind
Limbs Numbness with feeling of heaviness
Phlegm
Limbs Numbness with swelling, especially of legs
Dampness or Damp-heat
Limbs Numbness with pain
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
General joint pain Pain wandering from joint to joint
Wind
General joint pain Severe pain in one joint
Cold
General joint pain Dull aches with swelling and heaviness
Dampness
General joint pain Pain with redness, swelling and heaviness
Damp-heat
Shoulder joint pain Pain better with exercise, worse with rest, aggravated by cold, alleviated by warmth
Cold in the Joint
Shoulder joint pain Pain better with exercise, worse with rest
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
Shoulder joint pain Severe pain and stiffness, worse at night
Local Blood Stasis
Shoulder joint pain Pain with breathlessness, palpitation
General Blood Stasis
Elbow joint pain Severe pain aggravated by cold and alleviated by warmth
Retention of Cold
Elbow joint pain Pain alleviated by exercise
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
Elbow joint pain Muscle ache
Retention of dampness in the space between skin and muscles
Severe hand pain aggravated by cold
Cold Bi syndrome
Hand pain with swelling
Damp Bi syndrome
Hand pain is moving and other joints pain
Wind Bi syndrome
Pain in hands and feet
Liver Qi Stagnation
Severe pain in the hands and fingers, worse at night with stiffness
Blood Stasis
Dull ache in the hands
Blood Deficiency
Cold hands, dull ache in the hands, alleviated by heat
Yang Deficiency
Cold hands with palpitation and dizziness
Heart Blood Deficiency
Cold fingers and toes
Liver Qi stagnation
Cold feet
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver blood deficiency
Foot pain with swelling
Dampness
Foot pain, swelling, redness and heat
Damp-heat
Chronic foot pain and tingling
Blood deficiency
Foot pain, numbness and tingling
Damp-phlegm
Foot pain in ball of foot with overweight
Damp-phlegm
Foot pain and weakness
Kidney Yang deficiency
Foot pain worse at night, feeling of heat in the soles
Kidney Yin Deficiency
Severe foot pain
Cold patterns
Pain Difficulty in walking in beginning stage
Spleen/Stomach Qi deficiency
Pain Difficulty in walking in later stages (Atrophy)
Liver/Kidney Yin Deficiency or Spleen/Kidney Yang Deficiency
Pain Pronounced tremor of limbs
Liver Wind due to Extreme Heat or Liver Wind due to Liver Fire
Pain Fine tremor or tics
Liver Wind due to Deficiency of Liver yin or Kidney yin or Liver blood
Pain Feeling of heaviness of the limbs
Dampness in lower burner
Insomnia Very restless sleep with a feeling of heat, agitation and excessive dreaming
Excess pattern, Liver patterns causing more severe restlessness than heart patterns
Insomnia Not being able to fall or stay asleep but without any of the above symptoms
Deficiency pattern
Insomnia Difficulty in falling asleep
Blood Deficiency of Heart, Spleen or Liver
Insomnia Waking up many times during the night
Yin Deficiency of Heart, Liver or Kidneys
Insomnia with anxiety, dream-disturbed sleep and other symptoms of Qi and Blood deficiency
Heart/Spleen Blood Deficiency
Insomnia with difficulty in falling asleep, dizziness, blurred vision
Liver Blood deficiency
Insomnia, waking up frequently during the night with excessive dreams together with night sweating and palpitations
Heart/Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty heat
Insomnia Dream-disturbed sleep
Liver Fire or Heart Fire
Insomnia Restless sleep with excessive dreams
Retention of food
Insomnia Waking up early in the morning and hard to fall back to sleep again
Gallbladder Deficiency
Lethargy Sleepiness after eating
Spleen Qi Deficiency
Lethargy and heaviness of the body
Retention of Dampness