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Palpation Flashcards

1
Q

Pernicious heat is mild upon initial pressure. Longer you touch (prolonged pressure) the more heat comes up and spreads outward

A

Internal Heat

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2
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Pernicious heat is intense upon initial pressure, but becomes mild after prolonged pressure

A

Exterior Heat

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3
Q

The skin is not hot but the patient feels hot, or the skin feels hot on heavy pressure when pushing down to the bone

A

Deficiency Heat

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4
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The skin does not feel hot, but sticky; or the skin feels warmer with prolonged pressure.

A

Damp Heat

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5
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Icy cold hands and feet which extend above the knees and elbows

A

Yang Deficiency

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6
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Icy cold extremities with oily sweating, pale face and feeble pulse

A

Yang Collapse

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7
Q

Cold extremities, but abdominal temperature is warm or hot

A

True heat, false cold

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8
Q

Cold fingers and toes that are easy to warm up

A

Yang Stagnation

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9
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Skin is not cold, but patient feels cold

A

Exterior cold

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10
Q

Cold felt in the loins, lower abdomen and lower back

A

Kidney Yang Deficiency

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11
Q

What does moist skin tell us about the body fluids?

A

Body fluid is sufficient

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12
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What does dry skin tell us about body fluid?

A

Body fluid is insufficient

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13
Q

Moist and smooth skin texture indicates…

(qi and blood)

A

Qi and blood sufficient

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14
Q

Rough and dry skin texture indicates…

(qi and blood)

A

Qi and blood insufficient

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15
Q

Very dry and scaly skin texture indicates…

(qi and blood)

A

Blood deficiency or blood stagnation

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Pathology

Pitting formed by pressing but returns to flat soon after release of pressure

A

Qi Stagnancy in the area (Qi Swelling)

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17
Q

Pathology

Pitting Edema / Deep finger shape pitting is formed when it is pressed, and does not return to flat soon after finger release.

A

Excessive water in the body

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18
Q

Sore and boils

Swollen and hard, but neither hot nor painful indicates…

A

Cold Syndrome

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19
Q

Sore and boils

Swollen, painful and hot indicates…

A

Heat Syndrome

20
Q

Sore and boils

Flat sores or boils indicate…

A

Deficiency Syndrome

21
Q

Sore and boils

Swollen sore or boil with root (raised) indicates…

A

Excess Syndrome

22
Q

Boils or sores are hard upon palpation. What does this indicate?

Sore and boils

A

No pus

23
Q

Anything that happens in the side of the ribs area we call…

A

Hypochondrium

24
Q

Palpating the hypochondrium will help diagnosis which organs?

A

Liver and Gallbladder

25
Q

Pain aggravated by pressure indicates….

(Excess or Deficiency)

A

Excess Syndrome

26
Q

Pain alleviated by pressure indicates…

(Excess or Deficiency)

A

Deficiency Syndrome

27
Q

Masses that are fixed and immovable, + associated with pain indicates

A

Blood Stasis

28
Q

Masses that come and go; no fixed location & movable

A

Qi Stagnation

29
Q

Which method of palpation tells us about the zang fu organs?

A

Pressing! Because the organs are deeper

30
Q

Which method of palpation tells us about pain and masses (size, texture, shape and mobility)

A

Pressing

31
Q

Which method of palpation tells us about the interior or exterior location of disease + condition of yang qi and body fluids?

A

Touching

32
Q

Boils or sores are hard on the edges but soft on top

A

Pus formed

if pus forms -we know it will heal soon

33
Q

The temperature of the hands and feet reflect the state…

A

Yang and Qi

34
Q

Hands and feet are cold, sensation of cold can extend above the elbows and knees

A

Kidney yang deficiency (deficiency cold)

35
Q

Cold only on hands and feet, or to below the elbows and knees

A

Excess cold or qi stagnation

36
Q

Hands and feet are warmer on the dorsum

A

Excess heat

37
Q

Hands and feet are warmer on the palms

(Palms - five center heat)

A

Deficiency heat

38
Q

Dorsal aspect of hands and feet is hotter than the palmar aspect

A

Exterior heat

39
Q

Palmar aspect of hands and feet is hotter than the dorsal aspect

A

Interior heat

40
Q

Forehead is hotter than palm

A

Exterior heat

41
Q

Palm is hotter than forehead

A

Interior heat

42
Q

What organs do the chest house?

A

Heart and Lungs

43
Q

Pain upon pressing of chest indicates…

A

Water or qi accumulation in chest

44
Q

Palpating the chest will tell us about which organs?

A

Heart and Lung

45
Q

Distending pain in the hypochondrium radiates bilaterally to the lower abdomen

A

Liver Qi Stagnation

46
Q

Pain is aggrated by pressure and is hot to the touch

A

Liver Fire

Excess

47
Q

Pain alleviated by pressure

A

Liver deficiency

Oriental Diagnosis (10 decks)

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