Quiz #1: Acupuncture Internal Medicine Flashcards
What is the pathogen that causes the common cold?
Wind pathogens, classified as wind-cold, wind-heat, or summer heat-dampness.
How does the common cold develop (pathogenesis)?
Disharmony between Wei (defensive) Qi and external pathogens; failure of the lung to purify and descend Qi.
Fever, nasal obstruction, aversion to cold, cough, and general discomfort.
What are the symptoms of the common cold?
How are different types of common cold differentiated?
Wind-cold, Wind-heat, Qi deficiency, Epidemic cold.
What acupuncture points are used to treat the common cold?
LU7, LI4, GV14, GB20.
What causes a cough?
External factors like wind-cold or wind-heat, and internal factors such as emotional depression, diet, and overstrain.
How does a cough develop (pathogenesis)?
Impairment of lung Qi leads to failure in descending or dispersing Qi, causing phlegm accumulation and obstruction.
What are the symptoms of coughs?
Acute cough, Chronic cough.
What acupuncture points are used for cough treatment?
LU7, LI4, BL13, LU9, SP6.
What causes asthma?
Root causes include lung, spleen, or kidney deficiency; branch causes include wind-cold, phlegm, or dampness.
How does asthma develop (pathogenesis)?
Impaired lung diffusion and kidney’s failure to grasp Qi, leading to rebellious Qi and wheezing.
What are the symptoms of asthma?
Wheezing attacks, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest.
What acupuncture points are used for asthma treatment?
REN22, LU5, KI10, CV6, CV4.
What causes lung abscess?
Wind, heat, and phlegm accumulation.
How does a lung abscess develop (pathogenesis)?
Infection progresses from initial inflammation to abscess formation, tissue damage, and recovery.
What are the symptoms of a lung abscess by stage?
Initial stage, Abscess stage, Corrosion stage, Recovery stage.
What acupuncture points are used for lung abscess treatment?
LU5, LU7, ST40, BL13, LI11, CV17, CV4.
What causes pulmonary tuberculosis?
Lung yin deficiency, heat, and fire due to chronic infection.
What are the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis?
Lung Yin Deficiency, Yin Deficiency with Hyperactive Fire, Qi & Yin Deficiency, Yin & Yang Deficiency.
What acupuncture points are used for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment?
LU9, LU7, BL13, SP6, ST36, CV4, KI3, GV4.
What causes lung distention (COPD)?
Repeated lung infections and phlegm-dampness or phlegm-heat accumulation.
What are the symptoms of lung distention by type?
Phlegm-Dampness, Phlegm-Heat, Qi & Yin Deficiency, Yang Deficiency.
What acupuncture points are used for lung distention treatment?
BL13, LU9, ST40, KI3, CV17, GV4, CV8.
What causes pulmonary atrophy?
Persistent dryness and heat or cold leading to chronic lung damage.
How does pulmonary atrophy develop (pathogenesis)?
Dryness and heat deplete fluids, while prolonged cold damages yang qi.
What are the symptoms of pulmonary atrophy?
Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat, Yang Deficiency.
How is pulmonary atrophy differentiated?
Based on yin or yang deficiency.
What acupuncture points are used for pulmonary atrophy?
LU9, LU7, BL13, ST36, KI3, CV4.
What causes headaches?
External wind, cold, or heat; internal qi, blood, or yin deficiencies; emotional depression.
How does a headache develop (pathogenesis)?
Obstruction of channels, malnutrition of the brain, or disharmony of qi and blood.
What are the symptoms of headaches based on the affected channels?
Temporal, Occipital, Vertex, Frontal.
What are the internal injury symptoms of headaches?
Qi and blood deficiency, phlegm stagnation, or liver yang rising.
What acupuncture points are used for treating headaches?
LU7, SJ5, LI4, GB20.
What causes palpitations?
Disturbance of the mind/spirit, insufficiency of qi and blood, hyperactive fire due to yin deficiency.
How do palpitations develop (pathogenesis)?
Emotional factors, weak constitution, or prolonged illness disturb the heart’s function.
What are the symptoms of palpitations?
Subjective sensation of irregular heartbeat, accompanied by insomnia, dizziness, dyspnea.
How are palpitations differentiated?
Excess: Phlegm heat, fire; Deficiency: Heart-spleen qi deficiency, yin deficiency.
What acupuncture points are used to treat palpitations?
PC6, HT7, PC4, BL15.
What causes chest impediment (Xiong Bi)?
Accumulation of phlegm, qi stagnation, blood stasis, or deficiency of qi, blood, yin, or yang.
How does chest impediment develop (pathogenesis)?
Blockage in the chest vessels due to emotional disturbance, improper diet, aging.
What are the symptoms of chest impediment?
Chest pain, tightness, and difficulty breathing.
How is chest impediment differentiated?
Differentiates between phlegm accumulation, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and deficiency patterns.
What acupuncture points are used for chest impediment treatment?
Specific points depend on the syndrome, often targeting the heart, spleen, and lung meridians.
What causes insomnia?
Emotional disturbances, improper diet, or weak constitution affecting the heart, spleen, liver, or kidney.
How does insomnia develop (pathogenesis)?
Imbalance in nourishing qi and blood or disturbances in yin-yang harmony of the heart and kidney.
What are the symptoms of insomnia?
Difficulty falling asleep, Waking frequently and restlessness.
What are the patterns of insomnia?
Heart-spleen deficiency, Qi deficiency of the heart and gallbladder, Imbalance between heart-yang and kidney-yin, Liver-fire disturbance.
What acupuncture points are used for treating insomnia?
KID6, BL62, HT7, SP6, PC6.
