patterns: qi-blood-body fluids Flashcards

1
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slight shortness of breath
weak voice
spontaneous sweating
poor appetite
loose stools
tiredness
empty pulse
A

qi deficiency

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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
A

qi sinking

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3
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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
A

qi stagnation

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4
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normal direction of qi

A
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
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5
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signs and symptoms of rebellious Liver qi

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upwards: headache, dizziness, irritability
sideways: to ST- nausea, belching, vomiting
sideways: to SP- diarrhea
sideways: to intestines- dry stools
downwards: burning urination

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6
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signs and symptoms of rebellious LU qi

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cough, asthma

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7
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signs and symptoms of rebellious KD qi

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asthma

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8
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signs and symptoms of rebellious HT qi

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mental restlessness

insomnia

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9
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signs and symptoms of rebellious SP qi

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diarrhea

prolapse

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10
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signs and symptoms of rebellious ST qi

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hiccup, nausea, belching, vomiting

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11
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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
A

blood deficiency

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12
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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
A

qi stagnation

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13
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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
A

blood stasis

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14
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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
A

blood stasis

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15
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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
A

Liver blood stasis

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16
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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

A

Heart blood stasis

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17
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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

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Lung blood stasis

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18
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epigastric pain
vomiting of dark blood
dark blood in stools
tongue purple in the center

A

Stomach blood stasis

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19
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severe abdominal pain, dark blood in stools

A

Intestinal blood stasis

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20
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painful periods
premenstrual pain
dark menstrual blood with dark clots
amenorrhea
fixed abdominal masses
purple tongue
wiry or firm pulse
A

uterine blood stasis

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21
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feeling of heat
skin diseases with red eruptions
thirst
bleeding
red tongue
rapid pulse
A

blood heat

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22
Q

anxiety

mental restlessness and mouth ulcers

A

heart blood heat

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23
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skin diseases characterized by itching heat and redness

A

liver blood heat

24
Q

excessive blood loss during the periods

A

blood heat in the uterus

25
Q

blood in the stools

A

blood heat in the intestines

26
Q

loss of blood two main causes

A

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

27
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differentiation of causes of blood loss

A

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

28
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dampness is a pathology of body fluids

A

it can be exterior or interior

29
Q
dry skin
dry mouth
dry nose
dry cough
dry lips
dry tongue
A

deficiency of body fluids

30
Q

dry skin and cough

A

LU- deficiency of body fluids

31
Q

dry tongue with horizontal cracks
dry mouth but without desire to drink
or dry mouth with desire to drink in small sips

A

ST- deficiency of body fluids

32
Q

scanty urination
dry mouth at night
dry throat

A

KD- deficiency of body fluids

33
Q

dry stools

A

LI- deficiency of body fluids

34
Q

edema of face and hands

A

Lung yang deficiency

35
Q

edema of abdomen and limbs

A

Spleen yang deficiency

36
Q

edema of the lower part of the body, the legs and ankles

A

Kidney yang deficiency

37
Q

pitting edema

A

yang def of SP, LU and/or KD

38
Q

nonpitting edema

A

qi edema… qi stagnation or dampness

39
Q

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

A

manifestations of phlegm

40
Q
lumps under the skin
nerve ganglia swellings
swellings of lymph nodes
swelling of thyroid
lipoma
A

phlegm under the skin

41
Q

numbness

A

phlegm in the channels

42
Q

mental illness

A

phlegm misting the heart

43
Q

gall bladder or kidney stones

A

phlegm in GB or KD

44
Q

bone deformities in chronic rheumatoid arthritis

A

phlegm in the joints

45
Q

types of phlegm

A

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

46
Q

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

A

damp phlegm

47
Q
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
A

phlegm heat

48
Q
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
A

cold phlegm

49
Q
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
A

wind phlegm

50
Q

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

A

qi phlegm

51
Q

expectoration of very thin, watery sputum
dizziness
swollen tongue with a sticky coating
wiry pulse

A

phlegm fluids

**sometimes with sloshing or splashing sounds in the body

52
Q
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
A

phlegm fluids in Stomach and Intestines
(tan yin)
phlegm and fluids

53
Q

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

A

phlegm fluids in the hypochondrium
(xuan yin)
suspended fluids

54
Q
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
A

phlegm fluids in the limbs
(yi yin)
flooding fluids

55
Q
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
A

phlegm fluids above the diaphragm
(zhi yin)
prodding fluids