Qi & Blood Patterns

Question 1

Qi Xu signs & symptoms?

Answer 1

• fatigue, weakness; low voice, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating. • forceless, soft, fine pulse

Question 2

Yang Xu signs & symptoms?

Answer 2

• Qi Xu (fatigue, weakness; low voice, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating) • cold limbs, aversion to cold, cold sweating • slow, forceless, soft, fine pulse

Question 3

Qi Stag signs & symptoms?

Answer 3

• pain & distention accompanied by feelings of oppression • pain comes in attacks & varies in location and intensity

Question 4

Blood Xu signs & symptoms?

Answer 4

• pale complexion, dizziness, blurred vision / floaters • palps, fearful throbbing, insomnia, numbness of extremities • pale tongue • fine pulse

Question 5

Blood Stasis signs & symptoms?

Answer 5

• stabbing pain in a fixed location (local to the site of stasis) • bruises, hard swellings • recurrent bleeding (as in menstrual irregularities and postpartum diseases) w/ dark purple clots • soot-black complexion • dry, rough, & lusterless skin w/ speckles, macules, and spider veins • dark purple tongue w/ speckles • fine & rough pulse

Question 6

Blood Heat signs & symptoms?

Answer 6

• coughing up blood, blood in the stool or urine, nosebleeds, profuse menstruation, bleeding bright red or purple-black blood • red papules & macules • vexation, thirst • red/crimson tongue • rapid pulse

Question 7

Qi Stag + Blood Stasis signs & symptoms?

Answer 7

• absence of menstruation, clotting in menses, abdominal pain during menstruation, painful distention of the breasts

Question 8

Qi Xu + Blood Xu signs & symptoms?

Answer 8

• lusterless complexion, pale-colored nails, dizziness, palps • shortness of breath, exhaustion

Question 9

Qi Deserting with the Blood signs & symptoms?

Answer 9

• bright white complexion, low bp, cold sweating, clouding reversal • rapid or hollow pulse that’s forceless at deeper levels

Question 10

Yin Xu signs & symptoms

Answer 10

• likened to Blood Xu (dizziness, blurred vision / floaters, palps, fine pulse) • signs of heat & dryness: malar flush, rapid pulse, red tongue, etc.