Qi, Blood, body fluids differentiation Flashcards by A Flies

Breathlessness, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, no appetite, loose stools, tiredness
P: empty

Qi def

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Feeling of bearing down, tiredness, listlessness, mental depression, prolapse of organs (St, uterus, intestines, anus, vagina, bladder)
P: empty

Qi sinking

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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 taut or tight pulse
T: sl purple tongue

Qi stagnation

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Normal direction of the ST

down

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Pathological qi direction of the ST?

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Belching, hiccup, nausea, vomiting are sx of what pathological qi?

ST rebellious qi

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Normal direction of SP qi?

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Pathological direction of SP qi?

Down

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Diarrhea and prolapse are signs of what pathological qi?

SP not ascending

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Normal direction of LV qi?

Outwards in all directions

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H/a, dizziness, irritability are signs of what pathological qi?

LV qi ascending

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Nausea, belching, vomiting (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?

LV overacting on ST

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Diarrhea (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?

LV over acting on SP

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Dry stools are signs of what pathological qi?

LV overacting on LI

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Normal direction of LU qi?

Down

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Pathologic direction of LU qi?

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Cough, asthma are signs of what pathological qi?

LU rebellious qi

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Normal direction of KD qi?

Down

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Pathologic direction of KD qi?

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Asthma are signs of what pathological qi?

KD rebellious qi

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Normal direction of HT qi?

Down

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Pathologic direction of HT qi

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Mental restlessness, insomnia are signs of what pathological qi?

HT qi not descending

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Sallow complexion, pale lips, dizziness, poor memory, numbness, blurred vision, insomnia
T: pale and sl dry
P: hesitant and thready

Blood def

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Pallor, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, blurring of vision, "floaters in the eyes" dryness of the eyes, night blindness, numbness of the limbs, spasm of the tendons, cramps, scanty menstrual flow or amenorrhea, withered and brittle nails, dry hair and skin T: pale P: thready

LV blood def

Palpitations, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, dizziness and vertigo, poor memory, pallor, pale lips, anxiety, tendency to be startle T: pale, thin, sl dry P: thready, weak

HT blood def

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

Purple nails, a dark face, painful periods with dark menstrual blood with dark clots, abdominal pain, premenstrual pain T: purple esp on sides P: wiry or firm

LV blood stasis

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

Feeling of oppression of the chest, coughing of dark blood | T: purple on the sides towards the front part, purple and distended veins under the tongue

LU blood stasis

Epigastric pain, vomiting of the blood, dark blood in stools | T: purple in the center

ST blood stasis

Severe abdominal pain, dark blood in the stools

LI blood stasis

Painful periods, premenstrual pain, dark menstrual blood with dark clots, amenorrhea, fixed abdominal masses T: purple tongue P: wiry or firm pulse

Uterus

What fails to move blood (2)?

Qi def | Qi stagnation

What condenses blood?

Blood heat

What does not move blood?

Blood def

What congeals blood?

Interior cold

Feeling of heat, skin disease with red eruptions, dry mouth, bleeding T: red P: rapid

Blood heat

Anxiety, mental restlessness and mouth ulcers

HT blood heat

Skin disease characterized by itching, heat and redness

LV blood heat

Excessive blood loss during the periods

Uterus blood heat

Blood in the stools

LI blood heat

Epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, melaena, menorrhagia, metorrhagia, hematuria

Blood loss

Fresh red or dark blood loss is caused by?

Blood heat

Very dark blood loss with clots is caused by?

Blood stasis

Heavy loss is caused by?

Blood heat

Scanty loss is caused by (2)?

Blood stasis | Yin def

Heavy, prolonged loss is caused by?

Qi def

Pale blood loss is caused by?

Qi def

Bright red blood loss caused by?

Yin def

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: More distention than pain

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: more pain than distention

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: moving pain

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Fixed pain

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Distending pain, feeling of fullness

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Boring or stabing pain

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: appearing and disappearing abdominal masses

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: fixed abdominal masses

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis:not appearing on skin

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: may manifest in purple blotches or bruises

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: face unchanged

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: face is dark colored or bluish-green

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: tongue is normal or sl purple

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Tongue is definitely purple and possibly with purple spots

Blood stasis

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: pulse is slightly string taut

Qi stag

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: pulse is string taut and hesitant

Blood stasis

Dry skin, mouth, nose, cough, lips, tongue

Body fluid def

Dry skin and dry cough

LU body fluid def

Dry tongue with horz cracks and dry mouth w/o desire to drink or desire to drink in small sips

ST body fluid def

Scanty urination, a dry mouth at night, and a dry throat

KD body fluid def

Dry stools

LI body fluid def

Edema: __ fails to diffuse and descend fluids

Edema: of face and hands

LU at fault

Edema: __ fails to transform and transport

Edema: __ fails to transform and excrete fluids

Edema: of the abdomen and limbs

SP at fault

Edema: of the lower part, legs/ankles

KD at fault

Pitting edema is the result of

the def of SP, LU or KD yang

Non pitting edema is the result of (2)

Qi stag | Dampness

Oppression of the chest, nausea, heaviness, a feeling of muzziness of the head and dizziness T: swollen body with sticky coating P: slippery or wiry

Essential manifestation of Phlegm

Substantial phlegm is

LU phlegm

Lumps under skin, nerve ganglia, swellings of lymph nodes or thyroid, lipomas

Non substantial phlegm under the skin

Phlegm: Numbness

Non substantial phlegm in the channels

Mental illness, mental confusion, depression, anxiety

Non-substantial phlegm in HT

GB or KD stones

Non-substantial phlegm in GB or KD

bone deformities in chronic rheumatoid arthritis

Non-substantial phlegm in joints

Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, numbness of the limbs, coughing, coughing of phlegm, a rattling sound in the throat and aphasia

Wind phlegm

Expectoration of yellow-sticky phlegm, a red face, dry mouth and lips, restlessness T: red tongue with sticky yellow coating P: rapid-rolling pulse

Phlegm heat

Expectoration of white-watery phlegm, a cold feeling in the limbs and back, nausea T: pale tongue with white-wet coating P: deep-rolling-slow pulse

Cold Phlegm

Expectoration of very profuse phlegm which is white and sticky, no appetite, no thirst, a feeling of oppression of chest and epigastrium T: sticky tongue coating P: rolling pulse

Damp phlegm

Non substantial, feeling of swelling in the throat (but no actual swelling), a difficulty in swallowing and a feeling of oppression of chest and diaphragm

Qi-phlegm

substantial phlegm characterized by very watery and thin fluids

Phlegm fluids

Abdominal fullness and distention, vomiting of watery fluids, a dry tongue and mouth w/o a desire to drink, a splashing sound in the ST, a feeling of fullness in the chest, loose stools, loss of weight, P: a deep slippery or wiry T: Swollen with sticky coating

Phlegm fluid

Phlegm fluid is found in

ST and intestines

Key sx of phlegm fluids

Gurgling sound

Hypochondrial pain that is worse on coughing and breathing, a feeling of distension of the hypochondrium, SOB, P: deep- wiry pulse T: swollen tongue with sticky coat

Suspended fluids

Suspend fluids is found in

the hypochondrium

Key sx of suspended fluids (2)

Cough | Rib cage pain

Feeling of heaviness of the body, a pain in the muscles, absence of sweating, lack of desire to drink, a cough with abundant white sputum P: wiry T: swollen tongue with sticky white coating

Flooding fluids

Flooding fluids is found in

the limbs

Key sx of flooding fluid (3)

Pain Deep heaviness Puffy swelling

Cough, asthma, edema, a feeling of oppression of the chest, dizziness, abundant white sputum, T: a swollen tongue with a sticky, thin, white coating P: Wiry aggravated by exposure to cold

Propping fluids

Propping fluids is found

Above diaphragm

Key sx of propping fluids (3)

Cough Panting Inability to lie flat