Qi, Blood, body fluids differentiation Flashcards
Breathlessness, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, no appetite, loose stools, tiredness
P: empty
Qi def
Feeling of bearing down, tiredness, listlessness, mental depression, prolapse of organs (St, uterus, intestines, anus, vagina, bladder)
P: empty
Qi sinking
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
Normal direction of the ST
down
Pathological qi direction of the ST?
Up
Belching, hiccup, nausea, vomiting are sx of what pathological qi?
ST rebellious qi
Normal direction of SP qi?
Up
Pathological direction of SP qi?
Down
Diarrhea and prolapse are signs of what pathological qi?
SP not ascending
Normal direction of LV qi?
Outwards in all directions
H/a, dizziness, irritability are signs of what pathological qi?
LV qi ascending
Nausea, belching, vomiting (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?
LV overacting on ST
Diarrhea (LV) are signs of what pathological qi?
LV over acting on SP
Dry stools are signs of what pathological qi?
LV overacting on LI
Normal direction of LU qi?
Down
Pathologic direction of LU qi?
Up
Cough, asthma are signs of what pathological qi?
LU rebellious qi
Normal direction of KD qi?
Down
Pathologic direction of KD qi?
UP
Asthma are signs of what pathological qi?
KD rebellious qi
Normal direction of HT qi?
Down
Pathologic direction of HT qi
Up
Mental restlessness, insomnia are signs of what pathological qi?
HT qi not descending
Sallow complexion, pale lips, dizziness, poor memory, numbness, blurred vision, insomnia
T: pale and sl dry
P: hesitant and thready
Blood def
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