Palpating

Question 1

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION is to assess the overall condition for _____ diagnosis and ______

Answer 1

Root diagnosis

Treatment

Question 2

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION is to assess specific imbalances for _____ diagnosis and _______

Answer 2

Local diagnosis

Treatment

Question 3

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION gives direct influence on _______

Answer 3

Patient’s Qi

Question 4

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION can be used to prepare _______

Answer 4

the acupuncture point

Question 5

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION gives an idea about ________

Answer 5

prognosis

Question 6

FUNCTIONS OF PALPATION can be used for evaluation or ________

Answer 6

feedback

Question 7

3 basic ideas about Palpation’s significance

Answer 7

1 - assessing overall condition
2- assessing local condition
3- feedback

Question 8

Palpation is the most accurate, because it directly evaluates information about the state of _____ and the _______

Answer 8

Qi

12 meridians

Question 9

Abnormally increased sensitivity

Answer 9

Hyperestesia

Question 10

Abnormally decreased sensitivity

Answer 10

Hypoestesia

Question 11

Increased tone/tension of muscle

Answer 11

Hypertonia

Question 12

Decreased tone/tension of muscle

Answer 12

Hypotonia

Question 13

In the second stage of the progression of an illness _______ declines, while ______ remains unchanged

Answer 13

Hyperestesia declines
Hypertonia plateaus (stays the same)

Question 14

In the first stage of the progression of an illness both ________ rise, while in the later stages (3 & 4) both ________ fall

Answer 14

Stage 1 - Hyperesthesia, Hypertonia on the rise

Stage 3 & $ both fall

Question 15

With light tough what are you looking for on the skin’s surface? (4)

Answer 15

• soft (loose)
• hard (tight)
• temperature
• roughN

Question 16

With palpation w/pressure what are you looking for?

Answer 16

PPP: Pain, Puffiness, Pulsation
TTT: Tension (tightness), Temperature
(tied up balloon): Softness, Looseness, Flacidity
Lumps, Masses, Induration (hardening of a soft tissue)