Qi, Blood Flashcards
4 Pathologies of Qi
Deficiency, Sinking, Rebellious, and Stagnation
What kind of Pathology?
Breathlessness, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, no appetite, loose stools, tiredness
P: Empty
Qi Def.
Marked by Palpitations
Heart Qi Def
Marked by Frequent Urination
Kid Qi Def
Most common organs with Speen Qi
Lung and SP
What kind of Pathology?
Feeling of bearing down, tiredness, listlessness, mental depression, prolapse of organs
P: Empty
Qi Sinking
Treatment for Sinking Qi
Tonify and Raise Qi
What kind of Pathology?
Feeling of Distention, distending Pain that moves from place to place, abdominal masses that appear and disappear, mental depression, irritability, gloomy feeling, frequent mood swings, frequent sighing
P String-taug or tight pulse
T Slightly purple tongue
Qi Stagnation
What are two key characteristics of Qi Stagnation
Distension and Emotional Disturbances
The main organ affected by Qi Stagnation
LV
Other organs that suffer from QI Stagnation
HT, LU, ST and Intestines
What kind of Pathology?
Qi that is moving in the wrong direction
Rebellious Qi
ST Qi moves
Downwards
SP Qi moves
Upwards
LV Qi moves
In all directions
LU Qi moves
Downwards
KD Qi moves
Downwards
HT Qi moves
Downwards
Movement and signs of Rebellious ST Qi
Moves upwards, Belching, Hiccup, Naseau and vomiting
Movement and signs of Rebellious SP Qi
Downwards, Diarrhea, Prolapse
Movements of Rebellious LV Qi
attacks ST, SP and LI horizontally
Sings of LV attacking ST
Nausea, Belching, Vomiting
Signs of LV attacking SP
Diarrhea
Signs of LV attacking LI
Dry Stools
Movements and signs of Rebellious LU Qi
Cough, Asthma
Movements and signs of Rebellious KD Qi
Asthma
Movements of Rebellious HT Qi
Mental restlessness, insomnia
4 Pathologies of Blood
Blood Def, Blood Stasis, Blood Heat, Blood Loss
What Kind of Pathology?
Sallow Complexion, pale lips, dizziness, poor memory, numbness, blurred vision, insomnia
T: Pale and slightly dry
P: Hesitant and thready
Blood Def
What Pathology
Pallor, Dizziness and vertigo , Insomnia, Blurring Vision, Floaters and Dry Eyes, night blindness, numbness in the limbs, spasms of the tendons, cramps, scanty menstrual flow or Amenorrhea, withered and brittle nails, dry hair and skin
T: Pale
P: Thready
LV Blood Def
What pathology?
Palpitations, Insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, dizziness and vertigo, Poor Memory , pallor, pale lips, anxiety, tendency to be startled
T: Pale, thin, slightly dry
P: Thready and weak
HT Blood Def
SP Def —>Blood Def—>
LV Yang Rising
LV Def—>Blood Def –>
LV Wind
KD Def–>Blood Def–>
Dryness
Organs involved in the Pathological Development of Blood Def
SP, LV and KD
What Kind of Pathology?
Dark Complexion, Purple lips, pain which is boring, fixed and stabbing in character, abdominal masses that do not move, purple nails, bleeding with dark blood and dark clots
T: Purple
P: String-Taut, Hesitant
Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Purple Nails, A dark face, painful periods with dark menstrual blood with dark clots, abdominal pain, premenstrual pain
T: purple, especially on the sides
P: wiry or firm
LV Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Purple Lips, a stabbing or prickling pain in the chest, mental restlessness
T: Purple tongue on the sides towards the front, purple and distended veins under the tongue
P Choppy or Knotted Pulse
HT Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Feeling of oppression of the chest, coughing of dark blood
T: purple on the sides towards the front, purple and distended veins under the tongue
LU Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Epigastric Pain, vomitting of the blood, dark blood in the stools
T: purple in the center
ST Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Severe abdominal pain, dark blood in the stools
LI Blood Stasis
What Kind of Pathology?
Painful periods, premenstrual pain, dark menstrual blood with dark clots, fixed abdominal masses
T: purple tongue
P: dirty or firm pulse
Blood Stasis in the Uterus
Organs most likely to get Blood Stasis
LV, HT, LU, ST, LI, and Uterus
5 causes of blood stasis and how
Qi stagnation fails to move Blood Qi Def fails to move Blood Blood Heat condenses the Blood Blood Def does not move blood Interior Cold congeals Blood
What Pathology?
Feeling of heat, skin dz with red eruptions, dry mouth, bleeding
T: Red
P: Rapid
Blood Heat
What Pathology?
Anxiety, mental restless and mouth ulcers
HT Blood Heat
What Pathology?
Skin disease characterized by itching, heat and redness
LV Blood Heat
What Pathology?
Excessive blood loos during the periods
Uterus Blood Heat
What Pathology?
Blood in the Stools
LI Blood Heat
What Pathology?
Epistaxis(Nose bleed), hematemesis (vomiting blood), hemoptysis (coughing blood), Malaena (blood in stools), menorrhagia (prolonged vaginal bleeding), Metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding), hematuria (blood in urine(
Blood Loss
What Pathology?
Heavy Loss of Blood, Fresh Red or Dark caused by Excess
Blood Loss caused by Blood Heat, pushing blood out of vessels
What Pathology ?
Scanty Loss of Blood that is very dark with clots caused by Excess
Blood Loss caused by Blood Stasis
What Pathology?
Heavy blood loss that is prolonged. Blood is pale and cause is def.
Blood Loss caused by Qi Def, unable to hold blood
What Pathology?
Scanty blood loss that is bright right caused by def
Blood Loss caused by Yin Def
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
More distention than pain
Qi Stagnation
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
More Pain than distendion
Blood Stasis
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
moving Pain
Qi Stagnation
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
Distending Pain, feeling of fullness
Qi Stagnation
QI Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
Boring or stabbing Pain
Blood Stasis
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
Apearing and Disappearing Abdominal Masses
Qi Stagnation
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
Fixed Abdominal Masses
Blood Stasis
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
Symptoms do not appear on Skin
Qi Stagnation
Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis?
May manifest with purple blotches or bruises
Blood Stasis
