Patter Key Words Flashcards
PC Qi Stag (4)
- slight pain in the chest
- feeling of highness in the chest
- slight shortness of breath
- irritability
UB Interstitial Cystitis (1)
Painful Bladder Syndrome
ST Heat/Phlegm Heat (5)
- burining epigastric pain
- intense thirst with desire to drink cold fluids
- mental restlessness
- dry mouth,
- mouth ulcers
(cooks fluids down)
PC Blood Def (3)
- Feeling of stuffiness and discomfort in the chest
- Dull Ache in the Chest
- Scanty Period, Amenorrhea
more chest symptoms and menses than HT Blood Def
Wind due to LV Yang Rising/ LV Blood Def (1)
-Tremor
KD’s failing to Receive Qi (5)
- Shortness of Breath on extertion
- Rapid and weak breathing,
- Difficulty inhaling
- Chronic cough/asthma
- clear urination
ST Damp Heat (4)
- facial pain, blocked nose or thick sticky nasal discharge
- nausea
- dull, yellow, complexion
- sticky taste
SI QI tied (3)
- Severe Abdominal Pain
- Constipation
- Vomiting
Appendicitis
KD Yang Def (11)
lower backache cold and weak knees a sensation of cold in the lower back weak legs bright white complextion edema in the legs loose stools depression impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count and thin sperm, decreased libido
KD Qi Not Firm (KD Qi Def) (9)
-Clear frequent urination
-Weak stream urination
-abudnant urination
-dribbling after urination / incontinence of urine
-enuresis, urination at night
-nocturnal emissions without dreams
-chronic white vaginal discharge
-a dragging, down feeling the lower abdomen, recurrent miscarriage
(Function to keep lower opening closed)
LV Yang Rising (3)
- Feeling Worked Up
- propensity to outbursts and anger
- Stiff Neck
Root Cause of LV Yang Rising is Fluid Def (Yin or Blood)
ST Yin Def (6)
- no desire to eat
- dull or slightly burning epigastric pain
- a slight feeling of fullness after eating
with empty heat:
- feeling of hunger
- bleeding gums
- def of yin fluids
LU Heat (1)
-flaring nostrils
KD Yin Def (8)
- tinnitis (low sound)
- vertigo
- poor memory
- hardness of hearing
- lower back ache
- ache in bones
- infertility, premature ejaculation
- slight anxiety (HT starting to be affected)
Wind due to LV Yang Rising/LV Yin (2)
- Facial Tic
- Dry Eyes
ST Qi Stagnation (2)
- epigastric pain and distention
- belching, nausea, vomiting, hiccup
LV Fire Generating Wind (1)
-Fire signs plus wind
KD Essence Def (3)
- lower backache
- infertility
(failure to grow and thrive and premature aging)
SI Heat (5)
deafness, abdominal pain, scanty and dark urine, durning pain on urination blood in urination
HT Heat passed to SI —> Bladder
LI Dryness
Dry stools that are difficult to discharge
UB Damp Cold (1)
Pale and Turbid Urine
PC Phlegm Fire (2)
- feeling of oppression and heat in the chest
- rapid breathing
PC Blood Stasis (2)
- shortness of breath
- painful periods with dark clots
SP Qi Sinking (4)
- a bearing down sensation in the abdomen
- prolapse of stomach, uterus, anus or bladder
- frequency of urination
- menorrhagia
Compromised Holding and lifting of organs
LV Fire Insulting LU (4)
- LV Fire with symptoms of
- Breathlessness, asthma
- Distention in Chest
- cough with yellow or blood-tinges sputum
Damp Heat in SP (8)
- epigastric/abdominal pain
- loose stools with offensive odor
- burning sensation in the anus
- oily sweat
- bitter taste
- itchy skin or skin eruptions )papule or vesicles
- sweating which does not receive the fever and does not lead to clearing of the heat
ST Yang Def (3)
- vomiting of clear fluid,
- lack of thirst
- cold and weak limbs
(SP Yang Def will be more cold)
Wind due to LV Yang Rising/LV and KD Yin (5)
- Facial Tic
- Dry Eyes
AND
- backache
- scanty urination,
- night sweating
ST Qi Rebelling
-difficulty swallowing
LI Def Cold (Yang Def) (4)
Loose stools like duck droppings
Borborygmi
pale urine
cold limbs
LU Wind Heat (4)
- sore throat
- runny nose with yellow discharge
- headache
- swollen tonsils
GB Damp Heat (3)
inability to Digest Fats
Swelling in the Feet
Alternation of hot and cold feelings -Shao Yang
LV Damp Heat (5)
- yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar eczema or sores
- mid-cycle bleeding and or/pain
- pain, redness and swelling in scrotum or genitals
- papular or vesicular rashes and itching
- urinary difficulty, burning on urination, dark urine, dysuria (discomfort pain or during when urinating)
LU Qi Def (1)
-propensity to catch colds
LV Rebellious Qi (3)
- hiccup, belching
- nausea, vomiting
- churning feeling in ST
HT Yang Collapse (4)
- weak and shallow breathing
- profuse sweating
- grayish white complexion
- coma
LU Damp-Phlegm (3)
- chronic cough coming in bouts with profuse sticky sputum that is
- easy to expectorate
- phlegm in the throat
Weak SP Qi leading to LU Qi Def
LU Phlegm Heat (3)
- barking cough
- profuse sticky yellow or green sputum
- feeling of heat
LU Wind-Cold (3)
- itchy throat
- runny nose with clear watery discharge
- occipital headache
LV Overacting on ST
-LV Qi Stag attacks ST, symptoms of ST Qi reversal
HT Blood Def (3)
- dizziness
- dull, pale complexion
- pale lips
HT Yin Def with Mental Agitation
SP Blood Def (4)
- thin body
- scanty period or amenorrhea
- insomnia
- joint ache
Dont Diagnosis as LV Blood Def
LU Cold-Phlegm (2)
- aggravated by exposure to cold
- a feeling of cold in the chest
KD Yin Def with Fire Blazing (3)
- mental restlessness
- insomina
- excessive sexual desire
Heat and Heart Involvement
LU Wind-Water (2)
- Sudden swelling of eyes and face gradually spreading to the whole body
- scanty pale urine.
Yang Edema (affecting upper body and more acute)
SP Not controlling Blood (3)
- blood spots under the skin,
- blood in urine or stools
- excessive uterine bleeding
Qi Def not holding Blood
LV Qi Stag turning into Heat (3)
- red face
- thirst
- heavy periods
LV Blood Stasis (7)
- painful periods
- irregular periods
- dark and clotted menstrual blood
- infertility
- masses in the abdomen
- purple nails
- dry skin in severe cases
LV Blood Def Generating Wind (3)
- Fine Tremor
- Facial Tic
- Scanty Periods
ST and SP Yin Def (2)
- dry lips
- tiredness
SI Def Cold or Yang Def
Borborygmi
GB Def (4)
-Timidity
-Propensity to Being easily startled
-Lack of Courage and Initiative
Indecision
-Waking up Early in the Morning
SI Worms (4)
Roundworms- Abdominal Pain
Hookworms- desire to eat strange objects
Pinworms -itchy anus, worse in evenings
Taperworms- constant hunger
SP Yang Def (2)
- a feeling of cold, cold limbs
- edema
Edema around the middle
LU Yin Def (6)
- cough that is dry
- scanty sticky sputum
- weak and or hoarse voice
- dry mouth and throat
- tickly throat
- thin body or thin chest
Fluid def in Lu
HT Yang Def (5)
- shortness of breath on exertion
- spontaneous sweating
- stuffiness or discomfort in heart region
- feeling of cold, cold hands
- bright, pale face.
UB Damp Heat (4)
Burning on Urination,
Dark, Yellow/Turbid Urine,
Blood in the Urine,
Thirst but no desire to drink
LI Damp Heat (4)
- Diarrhea,
- Mucus and blood in stools
- offensive odor of stools
- burning in anus
ST Food Stagnation (3)
- fullness, pain and distention of the epigastrium
- vomiting of sour fluids, foul breath
- insomnia
ST Qi Def (2)
- tiredness especially in the morning
- not able to eat in the morning
ST Blood Stasis (2)
- Severe, stabbing epigastric pain that may be worse at night
- dislike of pressure
LU Dryness (4)
- dry cough
- dry skin
- dry mouth
- thrist
LV Fire Blazing (8)
- Anger
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Temporal Headache
- Dizziness
- Red face and eyes
- Bitter Taste
- Epistaxis (nosebleed), hematemesis (vomiting of blood) , hemoptysis (coughing of blood)
Fire Rises to UJ
LI Heat Obstruction (4)
abdominal distention and pain that are worse with pressure
high fever or tidal fever
Actual obstruction
UB Yang Def (1)
white urethral discharge
looks a lot like KI Qi not Firm
Cold Damp in SP (2)
- a feeling of cold in the epigastrium which improves with the application of heat
- excessive white vaginal discharge
HT Qi Stag (4)
- Palpitations
- shortness of breath
- weak and cold limbs
- pale complexion
No Hypochondrial Distention
LU Phlegm Fluids Obstructing (5(
- white watery sputum
- splashing sound
- watery frothy sputum
- a feeling of cold
- cough that may be elicited by scare
Thin Phlegm Fluids
HT Yin Def (3)
- anxiety
- mental restlessness
- uneasiness, fidgetiness
LU and HT Qi Def (1)
-sighing
HT Fire Blazing (3)
- mouth and tongue ulcers
- blood in urine
- bitter taste after a bad night’s sleep
LI Heat (2)
burning sensation in the mouth
burning and swelling in anus
(HT is main pathology)
LV Yin Def (3)
- dry eyes
- red cheekbones
- very dry hair and skin
with Empty Heal Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (empty heat moves blood recklessly)
HT Vessel Obstruction (4)
- shortness of breath with in ability to lie down
- stabbing or pricking heart pain that comes and goes and which may radiate to the upper back or shoulder
- pain aggravated by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat
- expectoration of phlegm
Qi Stag and Blood Stasis and Cold/Phlegm
LV Blood Def (1)
-dull, pale complexion without luster
PC Fire (4)
- a feeling of tightness and heat in the chest
- slight chest ache
- rapid breathing
- heavy periods
Looks Like HT Fire
PC Heat (2)
- Fever at Night
- body hot, hands and feet cold
Looks like Yin Def
Is Wen Bing Lun Pattern
Rebellious LV Qi invading SP
-LV Qi Stag and SP Def Symptoms , SP may be weak
LV Qi Stag (7)
- distension in hypochondrium
- melancholy, depression
- Moodiness, fluctuation of mental state
- feeling wound up
- irregular periods
- distention in breasts before periods
- premenstrual tension
General Qi Stagnation: distention/pain, depression, lump in throat, irritability (heat), sighing
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Extreme LV Heat Generating Wind (1)
Opisthotonos
(Exterior invasion: like Meningitis
LU Dry Phlegm (4)
- difficult expectoration of scanty sputum
- scanty phlegm in throat
- feeling of heaviness and fuzziness of the head
- dizziness
Dryness and Phlegm
Cold Invading ST (4)
- Sudden severe pain in epigastrium
- nausea
- feeling worse after swallowing cold fluids which are quickly vomited
- preference for warm fluids
GB Damp (2)
Jaundice
Inability to Digest Fats
LI Qi Stag (2)
- Constipation with bitty stools
- Aggravation of condition according to mood
HT Qi Def (2)
- pale face
- slight depression
SI QI Pain (2)
-twisiting pain
abdominal pain relieved by gas
(Hernia)
KD Yang Def water Overflowing (4)
- Edema especially of the legs and ankles,
- scanty clear urine
to the Heart:
-palpitations, breathlessness, cold hands
to the Lungs:
thin, water frothy sputum, sough, asthma, and breathlessness
LI collapse (3)
Chronic Diarrhea
Prolapse anus
Hemorrhoids
HT Phlegm Fire (7)
-incoherent speech
-mental confusion
-rash behavior
-tendnecy to hit or scold people
-uncontrollable laughter or crying
-shouting, muttering to oneself
-mental depression and dullness
maniac behavior
HT Blood Stasis (1)
-stabbing or pricking pain in the chest area that may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder
LV Cold Stagnation (3)
- pain refers downward to the scrotum and testis and upwards to the hypochondriac
- straining of the testis or contraction of the scrotum
- vertical headache
Excess Cold
HT Phlegm Misting the Mind (4)
- unconciousness
- lethargic stupor
- slurred speech, aphasia
- very dull eyes
SP Qi Def (7)
- Poor Appetite
- slight abdominal distention after eating
- mental exhaustion
- desire to lay down
- loose stools
- tendency towards obesity
- weak digestion
LI Cold Invading (3)
-Sudden Cramping,
Abdominal Pain,
Diarrhea with pain