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Diagnosis with Observation and Palpations > Palpations > Flashcards

Palpations Flashcards

1
Q

Cold Feeling Skin

A

Cold Pattern

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2
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Four Limbs Cold

A

Both SP and ST Yang

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3
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Cold Loins, Lower back of Feed Cold

A

KD Yang Def

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4
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Cold Lower Abdomen Cold

A

Sp Yang Def

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5
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Skin Hot

A

Damp-Heat

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6
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Skin hot on first touch –>ceases to feel hot if the pressure is maintained

A

Exterior Wind-Heat Pathogen still on the Exterior

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7
Q

Skin over a blood vessel hot on medium pressure but not on heavy pressure

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Interior Heat in Middle Jiao or HT

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8
Q

Skin feels hot on heavy pressure, which nearly reaches the bone

A

Empty-Heat from Yin Def

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9
Q

Moist Skin

A

Exterior Wind

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10
Q

Moist Skin without exterior Symptoms

A

LU Qi Def

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11
Q

Dry Skin

A

Blood Def, LU Yin Def

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12
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Rough Skin

A

Bi Syndrome from Wind

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13
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Scaly and Dry Skin

A

Exhaustion of Body Fluids, Severe Def, LV Blood Dryness

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14
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Swollen Skin, pitting

A

Water Swelling from SP/KD Yang Def

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15
Q

Swollen Skin, Not Pitting

A

Qi Swelling from Damp or Wi Stagnation

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16
Q

Cold Hands and Feet

A

SP/ST Yang def (common cause)

Phlegm or Interior Heat obstructing Qi circulation (less common)

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17
Q

Cold Hands

A

LU/HT Yang Def

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18
Q

Cold Feet

A

KD Yang Def

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19
Q

Cold hands and feet in women

A

Blood Def

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20
Q

Cold hands in women

A

HT Blood Def

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21
Q

Cold feet in women

A

LV Blood Def

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22
Q

Cold fingers and toes

A

LV Qi Stagnation

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23
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Apical Pulse Clearly felt, not hard, relatively Slow Normal

A

Normal

24
Q

Apical Pulse feeble and without strength

A

Gathering (Song) Qi Def

25
Q

Apical Strong and Hard

A

LU/HT excess Condition

26
Q

Apical Pulse Large but Empty

A

HT Qi Def

27
Q

Apical Pulse Stopping and Starting

A

Severe Shock or alcoholism

28
Q

Apical Pulse Discrepancy between apical and radial pulse

A

Poor Prognosis

29
Q

Apical Pulse Rapid

A

Shock, Fright or Outburst of Anger

30
Q

Area Below Xphoid Process

A

Should feel soft (rest of the abdoment

31
Q

Area Below Xphoid Process Hard on Palpation

A

Full condition, Qi stagnation (from emotional problems)

32
Q

Area Below Xphoid too soft on palpation

A

HT Def

33
Q

Chest is tender with light palpitation of RN17

A

HT Blood Stasis

34
Q

Chest Tender around the Center

A

LU Excess Condition

35
Q

Chest Tenderness relieved by palpation

A

HT/LU Def condition

36
Q

Chest Tenderness relieved by light palpation but elicited by deeper palpation

A

Def and Ecess

37
Q

Breast Lump relatively soft

A

Phlegm

38
Q

Breast Lump relatively hard

A

Blood Stasis

39
Q

Breast Lump Distinct Edges

A

Phlegm

40
Q

Breast Lump Indistinct Edges

A

Toxic Heat

41
Q

Mobile on Palpation

A

Phlegm

42
Q

Immovable on Palpation

A

Blood Stasis or Toxic Heat

43
Q

Fibrocystic Disease (Small, Multiple, movable lumps with distinct edges, changing size according to menstrual cycle

A

Qi Stagnation and Phlegm

44
Q

Fibroadenoma (Single, relatively hard, movable lump with distinct edges, possibly painful)

A

Phlegm and Blood Stasis

45
Q

Carcinoma of the breast (single, hard, immovable, painless lump with indistinct margins)

A

Blood stasis, Qi stagnation and Phlegm

46
Q

Abdominal is Hard

A

Full

47
Q

Abdominal is too soft

A

Empthy

48
Q

Abdominal ache is relieved by palpation

A

Empty

49
Q

Abdominal pain aggravated by palpation

A

Full

50
Q

Lower Abdomen soft and flabby

A

Original Yuan QI Def

51
Q

Abdominal masses that come and go move palpation

A

Qi stagnation

52
Q

Fixed abdominal masses

A

Blood Stasis

53
Q

Palpation of back transporting points

A

Sharp pain = full in relevant organ (either spontaneous or on pressure)

Dull soreness=empty (either spontaneous or on pressure)

54
Q

Palpation of the back points

A 
UB 43 (LU), UB52 (KD)
UB31,32,33,34 (Reproductive esp in Women)
55
Q

Palpation of Front Collecting Points

A

For Pathological changes of Internal Organs,
Full if points are tender on palpation
Empty pattern if palpation relieves tenderness

56
Q

Palpation of Lower Sea Points

A

For diagnosing stomach or intestinal diseases

ST36 (ST), ST37 (LI), ST39 (SI), Lanweixue (appendix)

57
Q

Palpation of Ah Shi Points

A
  • Dull soreness on pressure indicates an Empty condition of the channels influencing that area
  • Sharp pain on pressure indicates a full condition of the channel.

Diagnosis with Observation and Palpations (8 decks)

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