Otolaryngology - Mouth & Throat Flashcards
toothache, red, swollen, and painful gums, aggravated by heat, alleviated by cold, aversion to cold, fever, thirst, swollen cheeks
t: red w/ thin yellow coating
p: floating-rapid
toothache
wind-fire (attacking LI meridian)
LI 4, ST6, ST 7
SJ 5, GB 20
severe toothache, red, swollen, and painful gums, or bleeding gums, pain radiating to cheek, foul mouth smell, thirst, constipation
t: red w/ yellow coating
p: wiry-rapid or slippery-rapid
toothache excessive fire (ST fire)
LI 4, ST 6, ST 7
ST 44, LV 2
dull toothache, on and off, worse at night, mild redness, swollen and painful gums, loose teeth, difficulty in chewing food, dizziness, ear ringing, low back soreness
t: red w/ little coating
p: thready-rapid
toothache deficient fire (from KD yin xu)
LI 4, ST 6, ST 7
KD 3, LV 2
painful, reddish, and swollen throat, dry and burning sensation, difficulty in swallowing, worse when swallowing or coughing, aversion to cold, fever, headache, cough w/ yellow sticky phlegm
t: red w/ thin yellow coating
p: floating-rapid
sore and painful throat
wind-heat attack
LU 11, LI 1, LU 5, LI 4, GB 20, SJ 5, SJ 17
severe painful, reddish, swollen throat, pain radiating to ear root, swollen and painful lymph nodes, difficulty swallowing, high fever, headache, cough, yellow sticky phlegm, irritability, thirst, foul mouth smell, abdominal bloating, constipation, yellow scanty urine
t: red w/ yellow coating
p: overflowing-rapid or slippery-rapid
sore and painful throat
LU-ST excess heat (very common)
ST 44, RN 22, ST 40, LU 10 or LU 11, LI 17, SJ 1
mild painful, reddish, and swollen throat, worse at night, dry mouth and tongue, red cheeks, 5 centre heat, irritability, insomnia, ear ringing
t: red w/ little coating
p: thready-rapid
sore and painful throat
LU-KD yin xu
KD 3, KD 6, LU 7, LU 10, RN 22
multiple small, round ulcers on lips, cheeks, and tongue, white-yellow colour, reddish mucous membrane around the ulcer, severe pain, dry mouth, thirst, foul mouth smell, irritability, yellow scanty urine
t: red w/ yellow coating
p: rapid
stomatitis / canker sore
heat accumulation in HT and SP (common in children)
HT 8, SP 2, ST 44, LI 4, RN 23, RN 24, ST 4
1 or 2 small, round ulcers on lips, cheeks, and tongue, white-grey colour, mild reddish mucous membrane around ulcer, on and off, or non-stop, dry mouth, 5 centre heat, fatigue
t: red w/ little coating
p: thready-rapid
stomatitis / canker sore
yin xu, fire blazing upward
HT 6, PC 8, LU 10, KD 3, RN 23, RN 24, ST 4
1 or 2 small, round ulcers on lips, cheeks, and tongue, pale colour, mild reddish or white mucous membrane around ulcer, mild pain, no thirst, fatigue, fear of cold, loose stool
t: pale w/ thin white coating
p: thready-weak
stomatitis / canker sore
qi-blood xu
ST 36, SP 6, BL 17, BL 20, RN 23, RN 24, ST 4
