SP Patterns

Question 1

• Poor apetite, abdominal bloating/distention, loose stools + SOB, spontaneous sweating, aversion to speaking, fatigue, lassitude, weak limbs
• T: Pale w/ teeth marks
• P: Weak, soft

Answer 1

SP Qi Deficiency

Question 2

• Prolapse, chronic diarrhea/loose stools, sensation of downbearing/sagging + SOB, spontaneous sweating, abdominal bloating/distention, poor apetite
• T: Pale
• P: Weak

Answer 2

SP Qi Sinking

Question 3

• Bleeding (gum, hematochezia), easily bruised + SOB, spontaneous sweating, abdominal bloating/distention, poor apetite, listlessness
  In mensturating people - Preceeded menstural cycle, prolonged period, menorrhagia, metrostaxis
• T: Pale
• P: Thin, weak

Answer 3

SP Not Controlling Blood

Question 4

• Poor appetite, loose stools, dull/vague abdominal pain relieved by warmth/pressure + intolerence of cold, cold limbs, no desire to drink, edema, clear copious discharge
• T: Pale, flabby w/ teeth marks + white, greasy tongue coating
• P: Deep, slow

Answer 4

SP Yang Deficiency

Question 5

• Chapped lips, dry mouth, hunger but no desire to eat, epigastric discomfort/pain, GERD + 5-center heat, night sweats, yellow urine, dry stool
• T: Red w/ thin yellow or scanty coating
• P: Thin, rapid

Answer 5

SP Yin Deficiency

Question 6

• Bland/slimy taste, jaudice w/ smoky yellow skin, nausea, vomiting, poor apetite, loose stools + heaviness, epigastric/abdominal bloating/distention
• T: Pale, flabby w/ white greasy or glossy coating
• P: Slow, moderate, deep/thin

Answer 6

Cold-Dampness Encumbering the SP

Question 7

• Bloating/distention in epigastrium/abdomen, bloating, poor appetite, diarrhea w/ sticky/stinking stool, jaundice w/ bright yellow skin, thirst but no desire to drink, fever that does not reduce after sweating, eczema/skin itching, sticky yellow vaginal discharge
• T: Red w/ sticky, yellow, greasy coat
• P: Slippery and rapid, soft

Answer 7

Damp-Heat Encumbering the SP