Other Palpatations Flashcards
Skin: Temperature: Cold: cold feeling
Cold patterns
Skin: Temperature: Cold: four limbs cold
Both SP and ST yang def
Skin: Temperature: Cold: Loins, lower back or feet cold
KD yang def
Skin: Temperature: Cold: Lower abdomen cold
SP yang def
Skin: Temperature: Heat: Skin hot
Damp heat
Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin hot on first touch but ceases to feel hot if pressure is maintained
Exterior wind heat still on the exterior
Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin over a blood vessel hot on a medium pressure but not on heavy pressure
Interior heat in Middle jiao or HT
Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin feels hot on heavy pressure which nearly reaches the bone
Empty heat from yin def
Skin: Moisture and texture: Moist skin
Exterior wind
Skin: Moisture and texture: moist w/o exterior sx
LU qi def
Skin: Moisture and texture: dry skin (2)
Blood def
LU yin def
Skin: Moisture and texture: rough skin
Bi syndrome from wind
Skin: Moisture and texture: scaly and dry skin (3)
Exhaustion of body fluids
Severe deficiency
LV blood dryness
Skin: Moisture and texture: swollen skin, pitting
“Water swelling” from SP/ KD yang def
Skin: Moisture and texture: swollen skin, not pitting
“Qi swelling” from damp or qi stag
Limbs: Cold hands and feet (2)
SP/ST yang def (common)
Phlegm or interior heat obstructing qi circulation (less common)
Limbs: Cold hands
LU/HT Yang def
Limbs: Cold feet
KD yang def
Limbs: Cold hands and feet in women
Blood def
Limbs: Cold hands in women
HT blood def
Limbs: Cold feet in women
LV blood def
Limbs: Cold fingers and toes
LV qi stagnation