Sx

Question 1

Sx:
Sore throat, sneezing, aversion to cold, fever, slight sweating, tonsillitis, thirst, floating-rapid pulse

Dx:?

Answer 1

Dx: Wind-Heat

Question 2

What are the four levels?

Answer 2

Wei (defensive Qi)
Qi
Ying (nutritive Qi)
Xue (Blood)

Question 3

How is an interior-Dz Dx’d?

Sx/ ?s/ etc

Answer 3

Interrogation

Question 4

How is an exterior Dz determined?

Sx vs Interrogation

Answer 4

Sx

Question 5

How do EPF enter the body?

Answer 5

Skin, nose, or mouth (lungs)

Question 6

Is skin more prone to W-C or to W-H?

Answer 6

Skin is more prone to W-C

Question 7

Are nose and mouth more prone to W-C or to W-H?

Answer 7

W-H is more likely to invade nose and mouth

Question 8

Sx arise suddenly and change rapidly…. What is it?

Answer 8

Exterior Wind

Question 9

Contraction, pain, watery discharge… What is it?

Answer 9

Exterior Cold

Question 10

Turbid, sticky discharges, gradually made worse….what is it?

Answer 10

Exterior Damp Invasion

Question 11

Mental restlessness…. What could it be if combined with thirst, feeling of being hot?

Answer 11

EPF Heat/ Fire

Question 12

What are the defining characteristics of exterior wind cold as opposed to other cold Sx?

Answer 12

Arrises suddenly
Not relieved by covering oneself (Aversion to Cold)
Fever

Question 13

What kind of cold is chronic, and is relieved by covering oneself?

Answer 13

Yang Deficiency

Question 14

Aversion to cold (subjective) combined SIMULTANEOUSLY with an objective fever is a general Sx of what?

Answer 14

EPF

Question 15

What causes aversion to cold?

Answer 15

Obstruction of the cou lis by external wind

Question 16

What is the difference betweenAversion to Wind, Fear of Cold, Shivers, and Aversion to Cold?

Answer 16

Fear of cold: patient can relieve the sensation of cold by staying indoors and warm

Aversion to Wind: goose pimples, hates wind, stays indoors

Aversion to cold: very hard for patient to relieve the feeling of cold.

Shivers: same as aversion plus shivering

Question 17

TCM fever vs Western Fever

Answer 17

TCM: heat emitting from patient’s skin
Western: body temperature increased significantly

Question 18

Is palm heat considered full heat or empty heat?

Answer 18

Empty

Question 19

Aversion to cold shows that EPF is where?

Answer 19

Still on exterior

Question 20

Is Aversion to Cold always a Sx of EPF?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

What is fever a struggle between?

Answer 21

Upright Qi
Vs
EPF
(If either weakens, fever will reduce therefore could be good or bad)

Question 22

Does Fever indicate W-C or W-H?

Answer 22

Neither- it is simply a Sx of struggle b/w upright Qi and EPF

Question 23

What is the order of invasion of EPF?

Answer 23

Order:

Skin, superficial connecting channels, connecting channels, main channels, organs

Question 24

What kinds of pulses indicate a weak constitution?

Answer 24

• scattered
• minute
• leather

Question 25

What tongue sign could indicate a weak constitution?

Answer 25

Lack of spirit on the root, or two cracks in the lung area of the tongue.

Question 26

If someone is overworked for a long period, why do they become yin deficient?

Answer 26

Qi is used up, forcing the body to draw on the yin substances, which then become depleted, and which take longer to replenish (lifestyle change is needed, not just a holiday).

Question 27

Which organ does excessive lifting injure?

Answer 27

Kidneys/ lower back

Question 28

What does excessive lying down injure?

Answer 28

Qi and Lungs

Question 29

What does excessive use of the eyes injure?

Answer 29

The blood and heart

Question 30

What does excessive standing weaken?

Answer 30

The bones and kidneys

Question 31

What does excessive sitting injure?

Answer 31

The spleen and muscles

Question 32

What does excessive exercise injure?

Answer 32

The sinews and liver

Question 33

Can an excessive use of one muscle or joint cause Qi stagnation?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

Excessive sexual activity depletes what?

Answer 34

Essence

Question 35

Excessive ejaculation in men is equivalent to what in women?

Answer 35

Excessive or (too frequent/ too early/ too many)child bearing, excessive menstruation.

Question 36

Why should women not have sex during menstruation?

Answer 36

Ministerial fire moves upward during arousal, confusing the timely downward movement of blood, and causing qi and blood stasis.

Question 37

Why is orgasm healthy?

Answer 37

1. Desire stirs the ministerial fire, leading to a build up of yang, which is then released by orgasm. If yang builds up to long, and becomes excess, it can harass the mind, cause dysmenorrhea, etc. 2. meeting of fire and water creates balance. 3. Mouth and genital connection creates bridge between Du and Ren, creating beneficial mobilization of energy. 4. Beneficial exchange of energy and fluid.

Question 38

What can be nourished in order to dampen excess sexual desire?

Answer 38

Kidney yin

Question 39

What Sx can cause excess, unquenchable sexual desire?

Answer 39

Kidney Yin Xu leading to rising of empty heat Full heat of liver Full heat of heart

Question 40

Healthy sexual desire depends on what?

Answer 40

Age, health, season | Kidney Yang, Fire of the Gate of Life

Question 41

What Sx can excess ingestion of cold foods cause?

Answer 41

``` Weak Sp Yang Chills Cold mucus, Abdominal pain Diarrhoea Abdominal distension ```

Question 42

What Sx can excessive consumption of sweet food cause?

Answer 42

``` Blockage of Sp's transformation and transportation Dampness Abdominal distension Upper respiratory catarrh Abdominal distension and fullness Mucus in stool Vaginal discharge ```

Question 43

Which Sx can excessive consumption of hot foods cause?

Answer 43

St and Lv heat Bitter taste Burning in epigastrium Thirst

Question 44

Which Sx can excessive consumption of greasy foods cause?(including bananas)

Answer 44

``` Impaired Fx of Sp Phlegm Damp Sinusitis Bronchitis Nasal discharge Muzzy feeling of head Dull headaches ```