Phlegm + Fluid Retention Patterns + Common S/sx Flashcards
Fluid Retention is _______ + ________ while phlegm is _____ + _______
Thin + Clear
Thick + Turbid
Phlegm + Fluid Retention often block the ____ + _______
LU + ST/SP
Phlegm is a pathogentic product of __________
Body Fluid Metabolism
Fluid Retention obstructs _______ Qi
Yang
When lucid Yang can’t rise, it gives to ______?
Dizziness blocking the clear orifices
Blockage of LU Qi by Fluid-Retention leads to ___________?
Shortness of breath
Blockage of Wei Qi by Fluid-Retention leads to ___________?
Aversion to cold
Blockage of HT Qi by Fluid-Retention leads to _____?
Heart palpitations
Obstruction of Fluid Retention in ST leads to ______?
Nausea + vomiting
The following are S/sx of Phlegm Fluid in _______?
Abdominal fullness and pain, gurgling sound in ST, vomiting clear and
thin sputum, no thirst or dry mouth without desire to drink, dizziness,
blurred vision, or borborygmus
T: moist, white or yellow-greasy coating
P: Wiry + Slippery
Phlegm Fluid in Middle Jiao ‘Tan Yin’
The following are S/sx of Fluid Retention in ________?
Hypochondria distending pain, cough, pain aggravated with turning over
the body and breathing, SOB
T: White
P: Deep + Wiry
Fluid Retention in Hypochondria ‘Xuan Yin’
The following are S/sx of __________ Fluid Retention?
Body pain and heaviness, edema in limbs in severe case, difficulty of
urine, or fever, aversion to cold, no sweating, cough, profuse sputum with
froth
T: white coating
P: wiry-tight
Overflowing Fluid Retention ‘Yi Yin’
The following are S/sx of __________ Fluid Retention?
Cough, fullness sensation in chest, can hardly flat in severe case, profuse
white sputum with froth, chronic cough, facial edema
T: white-greasy coating
P: wiry-tight
Suspending Fluid Retention ‘Zhi Yin’
What are the characteritics of Phlegm
Can be visable (LU sputum) or invisible
Disturbs the Shen
Lends to hundreds of diseases
Called chronic inflammation in W/Med
The following are patterns of ______?
Wind-Phelgm
Phlegm-Heat
Cold-Phlegm
Dampness-Phlegm
Dryness Phlegm
Phlegm Syndrome
The follwing are S/sx of _______-phlegm?
Dizziness, stupor, sudden fall, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, lockjaw, convulsion, paralysis
T: Greasy coating
P: Slippery
Wind-phlegm
The follwing are S/sx of _______-phlegm?
Fever, sore throat, severe palpitations, thick + yellow sputum, constipation, delrium, constipation
T: Red w/ yellow, greasy coating
P: Rapid + Slippery
Heat-Phlegm
The follwing are S/sx of _______-phlegm?
Chills, cramping pain in joints, heavy limbs, clear, white sputum
T: White, greasy coating
P: Deep + Slow
Cold-Phlegm
The follwing are S/sx of _______-phlegm?
Chest distress, poor appetite, nausea, heavy body, lassitude
T: white, greasy
P: Weak + Slippery
Dampness-Phlegm
The follwing are S/sx of _______-phlegm?
Sticky or blood-tinged sputum, difficult to cough up, dry nose, dry throat, thirst, constipation
T: Dry
P: Rapid
Dryness-Phlegm
