patterns: qi-blood-body fluids Flashcards
slight shortness of breath weak voice spontaneous sweating poor appetite loose stools tiredness empty pulse
qi deficiency
slight shortness of breath weak voice spontaneous sweating poor appetite loose stools tiredness a feeling of bearing down mental depression listlessness prolapse of an organ empty pulse
qi sinking
feeling of distension distending pain that moves from place to place mental depression irritability gloomy feeling frequent mood swings frequent sighing wiry pulse tongue body either normal colored or slightly red on the sides
qi stagnation
normal direction of qi
SP- qi upwards ST- qi downwards LU- qi downwards HT- qi downwards LR-qi all directions and upwards Intestine-qi downwards KD- qi downwards (but some aspects upwards) UB- qi downwards
signs and symptoms of rebellious Liver qi
upwards: headache, dizziness, irritability
sideways: to ST- nausea, belching, vomiting
sideways: to SP- diarrhea
sideways: to intestines- dry stools
downwards: burning urination
signs and symptoms of rebellious LU qi
cough, asthma
signs and symptoms of rebellious KD qi
asthma
signs and symptoms of rebellious HT qi
mental restlessness
insomnia
signs and symptoms of rebellious SP qi
diarrhea
prolapse
signs and symptoms of rebellious ST qi
hiccup, nausea, belching, vomiting
dull white sallow complexion dizziness poor memory numbness or tingling blurred vision insomnia pale lips scanty periods or amenorrhea depression slight anxiety pale and slightly dry tongue choppy or fine pulse
blood deficiency
more distension than pain moving pain distending pain appearing and disappearing abdominal masses not appearing on skin face may be unchanged tongue: normal or slightly red on the sides pulse: wiry
qi stagnation
more pain than distension fixed pain boring or stabbing pain fixed abdominal masses may manifest with purple blotches or bruises face dark color or bluish-green tongue: purple o the sides pulse: wiry, firm or choppy
blood stasis
dark complexion purple lips pain which is boring, fixed and stabbing abdominal masses that do not move purple nails bleeding with dark blood and dark clots painful periods with dark clots purple tongue wiry, firm or choppy pulse
blood stasis
purple nails dark face painful periods with dark menstrual blood with dark clots abdominal pain premenstrual pain purple tongue esp on the sides wiry or firm pulse
Liver blood stasis
purple lips
stabbing or pricking pain in the chest
mental restlessness
purple tongue on the sides towards the front
purple and distended veins under the tongue
choppy or knotted pulse
Heart blood stasis
feeling of oppression in the chest
coughing of dark blood
tongue purple on the sides towards the front
purple and distended veins under the tongue
Lung blood stasis
epigastric pain
vomiting of dark blood
dark blood in stools
tongue purple in the center
Stomach blood stasis
severe abdominal pain, dark blood in stools
Intestinal blood stasis
painful periods premenstrual pain dark menstrual blood with dark clots amenorrhea fixed abdominal masses purple tongue wiry or firm pulse
uterine blood stasis
feeling of heat skin diseases with red eruptions thirst bleeding red tongue rapid pulse
blood heat
anxiety
mental restlessness and mouth ulcers
heart blood heat
skin diseases characterized by itching heat and redness
liver blood heat
excessive blood loss during the periods
blood heat in the uterus
blood in the stools
blood heat in the intestines
loss of blood two main causes
1) deficient qi unable to hold blood (deficiency)
2) blood heat pushes blood out of vessels (excess)
& 2 less common causes
… blood deficiency
…yin deficiency
differentiation of causes of blood loss
heat in blood: fresh red or dark red: heavy loss
blood stasis: very dark with clots: scanty loss
qi deficiency: pale: heavy loss, prolonged
yin deficiency: bright red: scanty
dampness is a pathology of body fluids
it can be exterior or interior
dry skin dry mouth dry nose dry cough dry lips dry tongue
deficiency of body fluids
dry skin and cough
LU- deficiency of body fluids
dry tongue with horizontal cracks
dry mouth but without desire to drink
or dry mouth with desire to drink in small sips
ST- deficiency of body fluids
scanty urination
dry mouth at night
dry throat
KD- deficiency of body fluids
dry stools
LI- deficiency of body fluids
edema of face and hands
Lung yang deficiency
edema of abdomen and limbs
Spleen yang deficiency
edema of the lower part of the body, the legs and ankles
Kidney yang deficiency
pitting edema
yang def of SP, LU and/or KD
nonpitting edema
qi edema… qi stagnation or dampness
swollen tongue body with sticky tongue coating
slippery or wiry pulse
a feeling of oppression of the chest
nausea
a feeling of heaviness
a feeling of muzziness of the head and dizziness
manifestations of phlegm
lumps under the skin nerve ganglia swellings swellings of lymph nodes swelling of thyroid lipoma
phlegm under the skin
numbness
phlegm in the channels
mental illness
phlegm misting the heart
gall bladder or kidney stones
phlegm in GB or KD
bone deformities in chronic rheumatoid arthritis
phlegm in the joints
types of phlegm
damp- phlegm in the lungs: internal organs
phlegm-fire in the stomach: internal organs
phlegm misting the heart: internal organs
phlegm blocking the channels: limbs
phlegm under the skin: skin
phlegm in the joints: joints
expectoration of very profuse, sticky white phlegm
a feeling of oppression of the chest and epigastrium
nausea
a sticky taste
no thirst
swollen tongue with a sticky tongue coating
slippery pulse
damp phlegm
expectoration of sticky, yellow phlegm a feeling of oppression of the chest nausea a red face dry mouth restlessness a red and swollen tongue with sticky yellow coating rapid, slippery pulse
phlegm heat
expectoration of white watery phlegm a feeling of oppression of the chest cold limbs nausea pale and swollen tongue with wet white coating deep slippery slow pulse
cold phlegm
dizziness nausea vomiting numbness of the limbs (especially unilateral) coughing phlegm a feeling of oppression of the chest a rattling sounds in the throat aphasia swollen and deviated tongue with sticky coating and a wiry pulse
wind phlegm
feeling of swelling in the throat (but no actual swelling)
a difficulty in swallowing
a feeling of oppression in the chest and diaphragm
irritability
moodiness
depression
wiry pulse
qi phlegm
expectoration of very thin, watery sputum
dizziness
swollen tongue with a sticky coating
wiry pulse
phlegm fluids
**sometimes with sloshing or splashing sounds in the body
abdominal fullness and distension vomiting of watery fluids dry tongue and mouth without desire to drink a splashing sound in the stomach a feeling of fullness of the chest loose stools loss of weight deep slippery pulse or wiry swollen tongue with sticky coating
phlegm fluids in Stomach and Intestines
(tan yin)
phlegm and fluids
hypochondrial pain that is worse on coughing and breathing
a feeling of distension of the hypochondrium
shortness of breath
swollen tongue with a sticky coating
deep wiry pulse
phlegm fluids in the hypochondrium
(xuan yin)
suspended fluids
feeling of heaviness of the body pain in the muscles no sweating no desire to drink a cough with abundant white sputum swollen tongue, sticky white coating wiry pulse
phlegm fluids in the limbs
(yi yin)
flooding fluids
cough asthma edema a feeling of oppression of the chest dizziness abundant white sputum swollen tongue with a sticky, thick white coating wiry pulse all symptoms aggravated by exposure to cold
phlegm fluids above the diaphragm
(zhi yin)
prodding fluids
