Other Palpatations Flashcards

1
Q

Skin: Temperature: Cold: cold feeling

A

Cold patterns

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2
Q

Skin: Temperature: Cold: four limbs cold

A

Both SP and ST yang def

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3
Q

Skin: Temperature: Cold: Loins, lower back or feet cold

A

KD yang def

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4
Q

Skin: Temperature: Cold: Lower abdomen cold

A

SP yang def

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5
Q

Skin: Temperature: Heat: Skin hot

A

Damp heat

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6
Q

Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin hot on first touch but ceases to feel hot if pressure is maintained

A

Exterior wind heat still on the exterior

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7
Q

Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin over a blood vessel hot on a medium pressure but not on heavy pressure

A

Interior heat in Middle jiao or HT

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8
Q

Skin: Temperature: Heat: skin feels hot on heavy pressure which nearly reaches the bone

A

Empty heat from yin def

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9
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: Moist skin

A

Exterior wind

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10
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: moist w/o exterior sx

A

LU qi def

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11
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: dry skin (2)

A

Blood def

LU yin def

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12
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: rough skin

A

Bi syndrome from wind

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13
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: scaly and dry skin (3)

A

Exhaustion of body fluids
Severe deficiency
LV blood dryness

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14
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: swollen skin, pitting

A

“Water swelling” from SP/ KD yang def

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15
Q

Skin: Moisture and texture: swollen skin, not pitting

A

“Qi swelling” from damp or qi stag

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16
Q

Limbs: Cold hands and feet (2)

A

SP/ST yang def (common)

Phlegm or interior heat obstructing qi circulation (less common)

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17
Q

Limbs: Cold hands

A

LU/HT Yang def

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18
Q

Limbs: Cold feet

A

KD yang def

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19
Q

Limbs: Cold hands and feet in women

A

Blood def

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20
Q

Limbs: Cold hands in women

A

HT blood def

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21
Q

Limbs: Cold feet in women

A

LV blood def

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22
Q

Limbs: Cold fingers and toes

A

LV qi stagnation

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23
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: Clearly felt, not hard, relatively slow

A

Normal

24
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: feeble and w/o strength

A

Gathering Zong qi def

25
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: strong and hard

A

LU/ HT excess condition

26
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: Large but empty

A

HT qi def

27
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: stopping and starting

A

Severe shock or alcoholism

28
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: Discrepancy between apical and radial pulse

A

Poor prognosis

29
Q

Chest: Apical Pulse: Rapid

A

Shock, fright, or outburst of anger

30
Q

Chest: Area below xiphoid process: soft compared to rest of abdomen

A

Normal

31
Q

Chest: Area below xiphoid process: hard on palpation

A
Full condition
Qi stagnation (from emotional problems)
32
Q

Chest: Area below xiphoid process: too soft on palpation

A

HT def

33
Q

Chest: Tend with light palpation of RN 17

A

HT blood stasis

34
Q

Chest: tender around center

A

LU excess condition

35
Q

Chest: Tender relieved by palpation

A

LU/Ht def

36
Q

Chest: Tenderness relieved by light palpation but elicited by deeper palpation

A

Def and excess

37
Q

Breast lumps: relatively soft

A

Phlegm

38
Q

Breast lumps: relatively hard

A

blood stasis

39
Q

Breast lumps: distinct edges

A

phlegm

40
Q

Breast lumps: indistinct edges

A

toxic heat

41
Q

Breast lumps: mobile on palpation

A

phlegm

42
Q

Breast lumps: immovable on palpation

A

blood stasis or toxic heat

43
Q

Breast lumps:small multiple movable lumps with distinct edges changing size according menstrual cycle

A

Fibrocystic disease

44
Q

Breast lumps: fibrocystic disease cause

A

Qi stag and phlegm

45
Q

Breast lumps: single, relatively hard, movable lump with distinct edges, possibly painful

A

Fibroadenoma

46
Q

Breast lumps: fibroadenoma cause

A

Phlegm and blood stasis

47
Q

Breast lumps: single, hard, immovable painless lump with indistinct margins

A

Carcinoma of the breast

48
Q

Breast lumps: carcinoma of the breast causes (3)

A

Blood stasis
Qi stag
Phlegm

49
Q

Abdomen: Hard

A

Full

50
Q

Abdomen: too soft

A

Empty

51
Q

Abdomen: ache relieved by palpation

A

Empty

52
Q

Abdomen: pain aggravated by palpation

A

Full

53
Q

Abdomen: lower abdomen soft and flabby

A

Original yuan qi def

54
Q

Abdomen: abdominal masses that come and go, move on palpation

A

Qi stag

55
Q

Abdomen: fixed abdominal masses

A

Blood stasis

56
Q

Points: Back shu: sharp pain

A

Full in relevant organ (either spontaneous or on pressure)

57
Q

Points: Back shu: dull soreness

A

Empty in relevant organ