Oriental Medicine - Signs & Symptoms Flashcards
Signs & Symptoms of Wind-Cold
- Abrupt onset of Fever
- Chills (chills worse)
- Coughing
- Sneezing
- Clear nasal discharge
- Body aches & Headache
- No sweating
- Mild scratchy throat
Pulse - Floating, Tight, Slow
Tongue - Pale-red, thin, white coating (normal)
Signs & Symptoms of Wind-Heat
- Abrupt onset of Fever (Fever worse)
- Chills
- Sweating
- Sore throat
- Rashes
- Red eyes
- Thirst
Pulse: Floating, rapid
Tongue: Maybe a red tip
Signs & Symptoms of Internal Wind
- Convulsions
- Twitching
- Seizures
- Spasms
- Paralysis
- Dizziness
Tongue: Deviated; Stiff
Lung Qi Deficiency
- Shortness of breath
- Weak voice
- Weak cough
- Spontaneous sweating
- Fatigue
- Frequent Illness
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak, Moderate
Spleen Qi Deficiency
- Low appetite
- Loose Stool
- Fatigue
- Bruising/Bleeding
- Prolapse
- Spotting
- Difficulty Conceiving
- Scalloped tongue
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak/Moderate
Kidney Qi Deficiency
- Leakage
- Urinary dribbling
- miscarriages
- possible diarrhea
- low back and knee pain
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak/Moderate
Heart Qi Deficiency
- Irregular heartbeat
- Palpitations
- Easily Startled
- Tongue: Pale
- Pulse: Weak, Moderate
Liver Blood Deficiency
- Pale
- Dry skin
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- Dry eyes
- Floaters
- Scanty menses
- Brittle nails
- Stiff Joints
Tongue: Pale, dry, Thin
Pulse: Thin, fine, thready, hollow
Heart Blood Deficiency
- Pale Skin
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Palpitations
- Poor memory
Tongue: Pale, dry, thin
Pulse: Thin, fine, thready, hollow
Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Low back pain, Knee pain
- Cold extremities
- Copious, clear, & frequent urination
- Edema esp in legs
- Diarrhea
- Low libido
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Spermatorrhea
Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak, foreceless, deep, slow
Spleen Yang Deficiency
- Prolapse
- Watery diarrhea with undigested food
- Cock’s crow diarrhea can be spleen & kidney yang deficiency where kidney yang fails to warm the spleen
- Abdominal pain better with warmth and pressure
Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak/forceless, deep, slow
Heart Yang Deficiency
Chest bi or Chest pain
Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak/forceless, deep, slow
Yang collapse
Think cardiovascular shock:
- cold limbs
- cold
- oily sweat
- bluish discoloration
Kidney Yin Deficiency
- night sweats
- 5 center heat
- malar flush
- afternoon fevers
- low back pain
- knee pain
- scanty, dark yellow urine
Tongue: Red, peeled coating, dry, cracks
Pulse - Thin/rapid
- sometimes floating because not enough yin to anchor yang
Lung Yin Deficiency
- night sweats
- 5 center heat
- malar flush
- afternoon fevers
- dry cough
- hoarse voice
- sore throat
- dry nose
- dry mouth
- dry throat
Tongue: Red, peeled coating
Pulse: Thin/rapid
Stomach Yin Deficiency
- night sweats
- 5 center heat
- malar flush
- afternoon fevers
- low appetite
- fullness after eating small amounts
- dry mouth
- scanty vomit
Tongue: Red, peeled coating
Pulse: Thin & Rapid
Yin collapse
Think heat stroke:
- hot skin
- hot sticky sweat
- confusion
Essence Deficiency
- Failure to thrive
- Impaired growth
- Not hitting milestones
- fontanels don’t close
- premature aging
- essence fails to engender marrow leading to problems with intellect
- dizziness
- poor memory
Liver Qi Stagnation
- Hypochondriac pain
- Irritability
- Impatience
- Sighing
- Dull achy wandering pain
- Fatigue is better with exercise
Pulse: Wiry
Spleen Qi Stagnation
- Abdominal distension
- Bloating
- Gas
- Belching
Blood Stagnation
- Sharp, stabbing, fixed pain
- Worse with pressure
- masses
- Menstrual pain better with flow
Tongue: Purple with distended sublingual veins
Pulse: Choppy
Food Stagnation
- Abdominal or epigastric distension or fullness
- lack of desire to eat
- regurgitation
- sour taste
- foul breath
- belching
Heart Fire
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Delirium
- Mouth & Tongue Ulcers
- Red tip of Tongue
Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding
Liver Fire
- Headache
- Anger
- Red eyes
- Dizziness
- Irritability
Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding
Liver Yang Rising
- Throbbing or pulsating headache
- Dizziness
- Flushing of Face
Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding
Stomach Fire
- Ravenous appetite
- Foul breath
- Thirst
- Dry mouth
- Vomiting after eating
- Ulcerations in mouth
Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coat
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding
Large Intestine Heat
- Constipation with dry, hard stools
Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coat
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding
Excess Cold
- Pain worse with pressure
- Diarrhea
Tongue: Pale, thick, white coating
Pulse: Deep, Tight, Slow
Phlegm Heat in the Lung
- Cough with yellow, sticky and difficult to expectorate sputum
Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy yellow coat
Pulse: Rapid & slippery
Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao
- Bloating
- Distension
- Diarrhea (that smells bad)
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy yellow coat
Pulse: Rapid & Slippery
Phlegm heat in the Heart
- Delirium
- Cloudy Thinking
- Mania
Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy, yellow coat
Pulse: Rapid & Slippery
Damp Heat in the Urinary Bladder
- UTI
- Difficult, painful, burning, cloudy, dark yellow urine
Cold Phlegm in the Lung
- Cough with clear, thin, white copious easy to expectorate sputum
- Person may be cold with cold limbs
Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky white/grayish coating
Pulse: Slippery
Damp-Cold in the Middle Jiao
- Nausea/vomiting
- Bloating
- Diarrhea with mucus
Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky, white/grayish coating
Pulse: Slippery
Cold Phlegm in the Heart
- Confusion
- Cloudy thinking
- Depression
Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky, white/grayish coating
Pulse: Slippery
