Qi, Blood, body fluids differentiation Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

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

A

Qi sinking

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3
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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

A

Qi stagnation

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4
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Normal direction of the ST

A

down

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5
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Pathological qi direction of the ST?

A

Up

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6
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Belching, hiccup, nausea, vomiting are sx of what pathological qi?

A

ST rebellious qi

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7
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Normal direction of SP qi?

A

Up

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8
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Pathological direction of SP qi?

A

Down

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9
Q

Diarrhea and prolapse are signs of what pathological qi?

A

SP not ascending

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10
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Normal direction of LV qi?

A

Outwards in all directions

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11
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H/a, dizziness, irritability are signs of what pathological qi?

A

LV qi ascending

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12
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Nausea, belching, vomiting (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?

A

LV overacting on ST

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13
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Diarrhea (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?

A

LV over acting on SP

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14
Q

Dry stools are signs of what pathological qi?

A

LV overacting on LI

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15
Q

Normal direction of LU qi?

A

Down

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16
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Pathologic direction of LU qi?

A

Up

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17
Q

Cough, asthma are signs of what pathological qi?

A

LU rebellious qi

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18
Q

Normal direction of KD qi?

A

Down

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19
Q

Pathologic direction of KD qi?

A

UP

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20
Q

Asthma are signs of what pathological qi?

A

KD rebellious qi

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21
Q

Normal direction of HT qi?

A

Down

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22
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Pathologic direction of HT qi

A

Up

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23
Q

Mental restlessness, insomnia are signs of what pathological qi?

A

HT qi not descending

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24
Q

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

A

Blood def

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25
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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

A

LV blood def

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26
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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

A

HT blood def

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27
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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

A

Blood stasis

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28
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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

A

LV blood stasis

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29
Q

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

A

HT blood stasis

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30
Q

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

A

LU blood stasis

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31
Q

Epigastric pain, vomiting of the blood, dark blood in stools

T: purple in the center

A

ST blood stasis

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32
Q

Severe abdominal pain, dark blood in the stools

A

LI blood stasis

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33
Q

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

A

Uterus

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34
Q

What fails to move blood (2)?

A

Qi def

Qi stagnation

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35
Q

What condenses blood?

A

Blood heat

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36
Q

What does not move blood?

A

Blood def

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37
Q

What congeals blood?

A

Interior cold

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38
Q

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

A

Blood heat

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39
Q

Anxiety, mental restlessness and mouth ulcers

A

HT blood heat

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40
Q

Skin disease characterized by itching, heat and redness

A

LV blood heat

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41
Q

Excessive blood loss during the periods

A

Uterus blood heat

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42
Q

Blood in the stools

A

LI blood heat

43
Q

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

A

Blood loss

44
Q

Fresh red or dark blood loss is caused by?

A

Blood heat

45
Q

Very dark blood loss with clots is caused by?

A

Blood stasis

46
Q

Heavy loss is caused by?

A

Blood heat

47
Q

Scanty loss is caused by (2)?

A

Blood stasis

Yin def

48
Q

Heavy, prolonged loss is caused by?

A

Qi def

49
Q

Pale blood loss is caused by?

A

Qi def

50
Q

Bright red blood loss caused by?

A

Yin def

51
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: More distention than pain

A

Qi stag

52
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: more pain than distention

A

Blood stasis

53
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: moving pain

A

Qi stag

54
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Fixed pain

A

Blood stasis

55
Q

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

A

Qi stag

56
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: Boring or stabing pain

A

Blood stasis

57
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: appearing and disappearing abdominal masses

A

Qi stag

58
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: fixed abdominal masses

A

Blood stasis

59
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis:not appearing on skin

A

Qi stag

60
Q

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

A

Blood stasis

61
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: face unchanged

A

Qi stag

62
Q

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

A

Blood stasis

63
Q

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

A

Qi stag

64
Q

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

A

Blood stasis

65
Q

Qi stag vs Blood stasis: pulse is slightly string taut

A

Qi stag

66
Q

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

A

Blood stasis

67
Q

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

A

Body fluid def

68
Q

Dry skin and dry cough

A

LU body fluid def

69
Q

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

A

ST body fluid def

70
Q

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

A

KD body fluid def

71
Q

Dry stools

A

LI body fluid def

72
Q

Edema: __ fails to diffuse and descend fluids

A

LU

73
Q

Edema: of face and hands

A

LU at fault

74
Q

Edema: __ fails to transform and transport

A

SP

75
Q

Edema: __ fails to transform and excrete fluids

A

KD

76
Q

Edema: of the abdomen and limbs

A

SP at fault

77
Q

Edema: of the lower part, legs/ankles

A

KD at fault

78
Q

Pitting edema is the result of

A

the def of SP, LU or KD yang

79
Q

Non pitting edema is the result of (2)

A

Qi stag

Dampness

80
Q

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

A

Essential manifestation of Phlegm

81
Q

Substantial phlegm is

A

LU phlegm

82
Q

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

A

Non substantial phlegm under the skin

83
Q

Phlegm: Numbness

A

Non substantial phlegm in the channels

84
Q

Mental illness, mental confusion, depression, anxiety

A

Non-substantial phlegm in HT

85
Q

GB or KD stones

A

Non-substantial phlegm in GB or KD

86
Q

bone deformities in chronic rheumatoid arthritis

A

Non-substantial phlegm in joints

87
Q

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

A

Wind phlegm

88
Q

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

A

Phlegm heat

89
Q

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

A

Cold Phlegm

90
Q

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

A

Damp phlegm

91
Q

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

A

Qi-phlegm

92
Q

substantial phlegm characterized by very watery and thin fluids

A

Phlegm fluids

93
Q

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

A

Phlegm fluid

94
Q

Phlegm fluid is found in

A

ST and intestines

95
Q

Key sx of phlegm fluids

A

Gurgling sound

96
Q

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

A

Suspended fluids

97
Q

Suspend fluids is found in

A

the hypochondrium

98
Q

Key sx of suspended fluids (2)

A

Cough

Rib cage pain

99
Q

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

A

Flooding fluids

100
Q

Flooding fluids is found in

A

the limbs

101
Q

Key sx of flooding fluid (3)

A

Pain
Deep heaviness
Puffy swelling

102
Q

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

A

Propping fluids

103
Q

Propping fluids is found

A

Above diaphragm

104
Q

Key sx of propping fluids (3)

A

Cough
Panting
Inability to lie flat