Qi Deficiency Symptoms Flashcards
Emptiness of Qi is the first and least severe deficiency from which one can suffer.
5 organs
What organs have a pattern of Qi Deficiency?
LU
HT
SP
ST
KD
These are the organs that can suffer from Qi Deficiency
Symptoms:
Qi Deficiency Symptoms
7 Points
- Shortness of breath
- Weak voice
- Spontanious Sweat
- Poor appetite
- Loose Stool
- Tiredness
- Empty pulse
Cool overall
Depression
Weak pulse
Symptoms:
Heart Qi XU
5 Points
- Palpatations
- SOB on exertion
- Spontaneous Sweating
- Tiredness
- Slight depression
Is Liver Qi XU a pattern?
NO
Liver Xu is most commonly the blood or yin
Symptoms:
Lung Qi XU
- SOB
- slight cough
- weak voice
- spontanious daytime sweating
- dislike speaking
- easy to catch cold
- tiredness
Symptoms:
SP Qi XU
8 points
- Poor appetitie
- Slight abdominal distension after eating
- tiredness
- lassitude
- desire to lay down
- weak limbs
- loose stool
- pale
Symptoms:
KD Qi XU
Also called Kidney Qi not firm
- soreness / weak lower back
- weak knees
- clear frequent urination
- dribbling after urination
- nocternal emmisions
KD Qi xu tongue : pale
KD Yang xu tongue : pale and wet
Symptoms:
ST Qi Deficiency
5 Points
- discomfort in epigastrum
- no appetite
- loose stool
- tiredness, espically in morning
- weak limbs
What are the 5 functions of qi?
Think Qi is yang ! 5 yang functions!
⚡️Holds things up
⚡️Raising ( sp qi raises org. Up)
⚡️Warms body ( kd yang warms body )
⚡️Protects body ( wei qi)
⚡️It moves ➡️ transforming
↘️transporting
What are the 4 Disfunctions of Qi?
What are their cardinal symptoms
Qi xu - fatigue or tiredness, spontaneous sweat, SOB, pallor, loose stools, loose stools ( weak voice - more LUNG xu specific), T: scalloped, pale, P: empty/ weak
Qi stag- distending pain, irritable, PMS, sighing, cold hands and feet, T: normal or slightly red sides, P: wiry
Qi rebellious- nausea, vomiting, coughing, bleaching, hiccups, diarrhea
Qi sinking - hemorrhoids, incontinente, prolapse, bleeding + STRONGER QI XU symptoms so same tongue massage qi xu
Patient comes to you with irritability, pms, ridged nails, distending belly pain?
What organ comes to mind ?
What qi candinal symptom comes to mind ?
What is the diagnosis ?
LR
Qi stairs
LR qi stasis/ stagnation
What Organs can be easily affected by QI stagnation ?
- caused by injury of lack of movement*
LU
HT
LR
What organs can easily be affected by Qi rebellious?
LU
ST
What organs can easily have Qi sinking ?
Organs, vessels and SP
