Palpation Flashcards
ABDOMINAL PALPATION: Hardness Softness Relief with pressure Worse with pressure
Hardness: EXCESS PATTERN
Softness: DEFICIENCY PATTERN
Relief with pressure: DEFICIENCY P
Worse with pressure: EXCESS P
ABDOMINAL PALPATION:
Soft and flabby
Mass that moves on palpation
Fixed abdominal mass
Soft and flabby: QI DEFICIENCY Mass that moves on palpation: QI STAGNATION Fixed abdominal mass: BLOOD STAGNATION
ABDOMINAL PALPATION:
Fixed abdominal mass
BLOOD STAGNATION
Where is the hyperchondrial region?
What organs does it pertain to?
Below ribcage (under chest) LR/GB
Where is the epigastric region?
What organs does it pertain to?
Between the ribs, over the stomach area
HT/ST/SP
Where is the umbilical region?
What organs does it pertain to?
Around the belly button
KID/Du Mai/Chong Mai
Where is the hypogastric/central-lower region?
What organs does it pertain to?
In the middle ares below umbilicus (over bladder)
SI/KI/BL/LR/Uterus
Where is the lateral lower/iliac region?
What organs does it pertain to?
Along leg crease lateral to hypogastric region
Intestines/Chong Mai
HYPOCHONDRIUM:
Tenderness
Better with pressure
Tenderness:
Liver Qi stag. / Liver Blood stasis / Damp Heat in LR/GB
Better with pressure:
Liver Blood deficiency
EPIGASTRIUM:
Hardness just below xiphoid process:
Hardness or distension:
Soft to touch with subjective fullness:
Hardness just below xiphoid process:
Heart Blood/Qi stagnation
Hardness or distension:
Stomach Qi/Blood stagnation
Soft to touch with subjective fullness:
Spleen Qi deficiency
UMBILICAL REGION
Hardness, fullness or pain:
Softness:
Hardness, fullness or pain:
Qi/Blood stagnation of Chong Mai
Softness:
Deficiency of Chong Mai / Kidney / Du Mai
HYPOGASTRIC / CENTRAL-LOWER REGION
Hardness:
Pain:
Hardness:
Damp in Tai Yang channel
Pain:
Qi or Blood stagnation of Tai Yang channel
LATERAL-LOWER / ILIAC REGION
Hardness:
Pain:
Mass formation:
Hardness:
Damp in Int / Blood stasis in Chong Mai
Pain:
Blood stasis in Chong Mai
Mass formation:
Blood stasis in Chong Mai/Intestines
CHANNEL / POINT PALPATION Hardness: Softness: Cold: Hot:
Hardness: EXCESS PATTERN
Softness: DEFICIENCY PATTERN
Cold: YANG DEFICIENCY / COLD PATTERN
Hot: YIN DEFICIENCY / HEAT PATTERN
CHANNEL / POINT PALPATION
Felt at superficial level:
Felt at deep level:
Felt at superficial level: ACUTE
Felt at deep level: CHRONIC
