Pulse Types/Colds/Urine/Feces/Insomnia/Menses Flashcards
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what does the pulse reflect
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condition of zang, fu, qi and blood
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normal pulse condition
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even and gentle
felt at all 3 positions and depths
naturaly varying
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pathological pulse
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change location, frequency, rhythm, shape, strength
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floating pulse
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external path factors
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soft pulse
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xu or dampness
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hollow pulse
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significant blood loss
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deep pulse
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interior syndrome
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taut pulse
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blood and BF xu
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firm pulse
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yin cold
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short pulse
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yang xu and qu xu
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long pulse
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excess syndrome
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rapid pulse
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heat syndrome
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slow pulse
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cold syndrome
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knotted pulse
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stagnant qi due to excess yin
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abrupt pulse
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excessive yang
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intermittent pulse
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weakness of viscera
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full pulse
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indicates yang heat
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thready pulse
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yin fluid xu or damp
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slippery pulse
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retention of phlegm, food or heat syndrome
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hesitant / uneven pulse
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forceful is excess
feeble xu
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wiry pulse
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liver fire, liver qi stag, LYR
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tense pulse
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exterior cold syndrome
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weak pulse
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xu syndrome qi, blood, yin, yang, ZF
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indistinctive pulse
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extreme decline of vital qi, qi and blood exhaustion
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scattered pulse
exhaustion of qi, failure of ZF, blood xu
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feel cold even with more layers/cant get warm
aversion to cold
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feels cold but warms up with heat
fear of cold
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feels cold only when exposed to wind
aversion to wind
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chills are
initial stage of external disease
turns to fever if untreated
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fever without chills
interior heat syndrome
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absence of sweating
whole body - exterior cold/wind syndrome
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sweating
exterior excess heat syndrome due to wind heat
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night sweating
internal heat due to yin and qi xu
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headache locations
top of head - pericardium and liver
occiput/nape - bladder and small intestine
temporal - san jiao and gallbladder
forehead - stomach and large intestine
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epigastric pain better for eating
stomach/spleen qi xu
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epigastric pain worse for eating
qi stagnation/retention of phlegm damp
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abdominal pain locations
upper - spleen and stomach
lower - gallbladder, uterus, small intestine
lateral lower - large intestine and liver
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lower back pain
ache and weakness all across lumbar - kidney xu
prone to cold and worse on cold - cold dampness
radiating to lower abdomen - damp heat
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leg, heel or knee pain =
kidney xu
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dizziness better for laying down
qi/yang xu not rising to nourish head
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chronic dizziness or dizziness in elderly
kidney essence xu or marrow xu
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dizziness worse for laying down
liver yang rising, liver fire rising
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high pitched tinnitus
liver and gallbladder excess fire
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low pitched tinnitus
liver and kidney yun xu, kidney essence xu, spleen qi xu
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palpitations causes
heart blood stagnation, heart blood xu, heart yin xu
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numbness in head, face and limbs
xu - q and blood
excess - liver wind / phlegm blocking channels
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frequent or persistant fatigue
qi, yang, jing or body fluid xu
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undigested food in stool
xu cold in spleen
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loose/watery stool
spleen qi xu
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diarrhea before dawn
internal cold damp due to spleen qi and kidney yang xu
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clear and profuse urine
yang qi xu
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frequent urge, scanty and yellow
damp heat in bladder
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scanty and yellow urine
excess heat, consumption of body fluids
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dribble or intermittent flow, incontinence
kidney qi xu
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what to consider when looking at sleep
ease of waking
difficulty falling asleep
depth and quality of sleep
any time patterns?
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what qualifies as insomnia
difficulty falling asleep
difficulty staying asleep
difficulty getting back to sleep upon waking
waking suddenly with alarm
dreamful and shallow sleep
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common causes of insomnia
yin and yang imbalance
heart blood xu
kidney yin xu and heart fire raging
heart/kidney xu
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normal menstruation
28 day cycle
blood for 3-5 days
50-100 mls
red, neither thin or thick, no clots
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what does condition of menstruation show
condition of zang fu, qi and blood
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early menstrual cycle
qi xu unable to control blood, excess yang and heat in blood, blood stasis in uterus
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delayed menstrual cycle
blood and yang xu, qi stagnation, blood stasis, liver qi stagnation
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increased volume menstruation
qi xu, blood stasis in uterus, damage to vessels
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colour of menses
light red, pale and watery - qi and blood xu
bright red, viscous, excess heat in the blood
dark red, clotted - blood stasis
dark brown, dry and stringy - blood dryness, old stasis
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evaluating emotions
ask how they are
look at their facial expression/eyes
listen to tone of voice and volume
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spleen and stomach functions are not fully developed until ___ years old
3
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vaccinations in children may cause internal _____ _____ to be trapped
wind heat
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match the emotion
excessive excitement/craving
makes the heart larger
insomnia/restlessness/overtalking/palpations
scatters heart/tongue red tip
joy
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match the emotion
irritability, frustration, resentment, bitterness, causes qi to rise, tongue red and red sides, also affects hear, stomach and intestines
anger
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match the emotion
common emotional cause of disease
knots qi causing stagnation
may affect lung, spleen, liver and heart
pale complexion
worry
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match the emotion
nostalgic hankering, reliving past events, excessive mental work in studying
in extreme - obsessive thoughts
tiredness
affects lungs, spleen, heart
pensiveness
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match the emotion
from bereavement, broken relationship or sense of self
affects lungs, heart, liver
depletes qi
shortterm will stagnate qi
unexpressed with tears injures kidney
sadness and grief
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match the emotion
clinically irrational reaction to objective stimulation
anxious, afraid and overcautious
unable to rationalize self
will actively avoid situations
fear
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match the emotion
scatters qi, affects heart and kidney relationship
sudden xu of heart qi
palpations, breathless and insomnia
uses kidney jing to supplement sudden loss of qi
shock/fright
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differentiation methods
8 principles
qi and blood theory
zang fu
meridians and collaterals
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what are the 8 principles
interior/exterior
cold/heat
yin/yang
xu/excess
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if external pathogens are not expelled they will transmit to interior
transmission from exterior to interior
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interior syndrome pathogens may move to superficial portion of body
transmission of interior to exterior
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what happens to cold syndrome if left untreated
may turn to heat and penetrate deeper - exterior cold transforming to interior heat
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true heat with cold
interior heat but exterior feeling cold
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true cold with false heat
cold held in interior body but exterior feeling of heat
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symptoms -
palpitations
cardiac pain
cyanosis of lips, face and nails
dark purple tongue
thready missed beat pulse
heart blood stagnation
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symptoms
mental depression
dullness
incoherent speech
weeping and laughing for no reason
sudden collapse
coma
gurgling sputum in the throat
coating white and sticky, pulse taut and rolling
phlegm misting the mind
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symptoms
sallow complexion
emaciation
lethargy
dislike of speaking
reduced appetite
abdominal distension or sinking, pressure sensation
loose stool
tongue pale, coating white and thin
pulse weak, slow, or soft and thready
spleen qi xu
80
symptoms
feeble cough
short of breath worse on exertion
clear watery sputum
weak and no desire to talk
aversion to wind
spontaneous sweating
frigid appearance
tongue pale coating thin, white
pulse weak
lung qi xu
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symptoms
distension
fullness and pain in middle jiao
foul smelling burps
sour regurge
loss of appetite
vomiting
difficult bowel movements
coating thick and sticky pulse rolling
retention of food in stomach
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symptoms
pallor
dizziness
blurred vision
dry eyes
night blindness
limb numbness
tendon spasms
scanty menses
tongue pale, pulse thready
liver blood xu
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symptoms
sore, weak lumbar and knees
frequent urination
clear urine
dribbling after urination (incontinence when severe)
premature ejaculation
tongue pale, coating white
pulse thready and weak
kidney qi xu
