Syndromes of the Lung and Large Intestine

Question 1

External Wind enters the body through the ____

Answer 1

Lung

Question 2

Wind will be accompanied by ____ or ____

Answer 2

Cold or heat

Question 3

The lung regulates the ____,____ and ____, so Wind will affect these regions

Answer 3

Skin hair and nose

Question 4

What are the symptoms of Lung wind cold?

Answer 4

Productive cough
clear of white sputum
absence of thirst
watery runny nose
nasal congestion
chills possibly alternating fever
no sweat
headache
C Thin and white 
P floating and tense

Question 5

Invasion of Wind cold in the Lung causes disharmony between which types of Qi?

Answer 5

Nutritive and Wei

Question 6

Invasion of Wind heat affects the function of the Lung which is?

Answer 6

Descending and dispersing

Question 7

when the lung cant D & D due to Wind heat what happens to Body fluid?

Answer 7

It gets consumed by Heat

Question 8

Wind heat obstructs ___ qi

Answer 8

Wei qi

Wind-heat obstructs wei qi and forces lung qi to rise

Question 9

Lung Wind heat symptoms

Answer 9

Cough with thick yellow sputum
thirst
sore throat
fever
aversion to wind
headache
C thin and yellow
P rapid and floating

Question 10

Retention of damp phlegm in the Lung is due to recurrent exposures to pathogenic factors that lead to persistent _____

Answer 10

Cough

Question 11

If the dispersion of body fluid is impaired, it will lead to accumulation, over time it will turn to ____ ______

Answer 11

Damp phlegm,
The root of this may be spleen not transporting fluids
appropriately, allowing them to accumulate in the lung

Question 12

Symptoms are induced and aggravated by exposure to pathogenic ____-____

Answer 12

Wind cold

Question 13

Phlegm obstructs the ________ and normal __ flow

Answer 13

Channels and qi flow

Question 14

Symptoms of damp phlegm in the Lung

Answer 14

Productive cough with profuse sputum
• Sticky white or frothy sputum
• Chest fullness & stuffiness
• Sputum gurgling in throat
• Shortness of breath
• C white & sticky P rolling, slippery

Question 15

Retention of Phlegm heat in the Lung, is ____ ____ or prolonged retention of wind cold that became interior heat

Answer 15

wind heat

Question 16

Heat condenses and turns lung fluid to ______

Answer 16

Phlegm

Question 17

Phlegm impairs the __________ function of the Lung

Answer 17

Descending

Question 18

Heat consumes ____ ____ and impedes Lungs descending function to the ____ __________

Answer 18

Body fluid

Large intestine

Question 19

Phlegm heat in the Lung symptoms

Answer 19

• Cough
• Asthmatic & coarse breathing
• Thick yellow sputum
• Foul-smelling, bloody pus
• Chest pain when coughing
• Dry mouth
• Yellow urine
• Constipation
• T red C yellow P rapid & slippery

Question 20

Lung Qi xu
Due to prolonged _____.
over exertion, weakness of primordial qi or following prolonged illness

Answer 20

cough

Question 21

when deficient lung qi is unable to descend and disperse, what happens?

Answer 21

It leads to accumulation

Question 22

Lung qi xu leads to weakness of ___ qi

Answer 22

Wei qi

Question 23

Lung qi xu symptoms

Answer 23

Feeble cough
shortness of breath, worse on  exertion
clear watery sputum 
weak voice, no desire to talk
aversion to wind
spontaneous sweating
frigid appearance (stiff, unresponsive )
T pale C thin
P weak

Question 24

Lung Yin xu is caused by prolonged _____ consuming the lung, exterior invasion of external pathogenic _______ which produces deficiency type heat

Answer 24

Cough

dryness

Question 25

Yin deficiency deprives the lung of ________ and allows upwards disturbance of Lung qi

Answer 25

moisture

Question 26

Yin deficiency creates false ____

Answer 26

heat

Question 27

Lung Yin xu symptoms

Answer 27

Dry unproductive cough
scanty sticky sputum
blood tinged sputum
dry mouth and throat
afternoon fever
night sweats
5 palm sweats
T red C thin or peeled
P thready and rapid

Question 28

Damp heat in the Large Intestine is often seen in which seasons?

Answer 28

summer and autumn when

pathogenic summer heat, damp & toxic heat are prone

Question 29

Where does pathogenic heat invade?

Answer 29

LI and ST

Question 30

Damp heat may also be generated due to over consumption of ___ and ____ food, irregular ______ or unclean food (food poisoning

Answer 30

raw and cold food

eating

Question 31

Retention pathogenic damp heat impedes circulation of qi where?

Answer 31

Around the intestines

Question 32

Damp heat injures intestinal blood vessels causing _____ and _____ in the stool

Answer 32

blood and mucus in the stool

Question 33

Intestinal function of transforming and separating clear

from turbid is impaired by retained ____ ____

Answer 33

Damp heat

Question 34

Damp heat in the Large Intestine symptoms

Answer 34

Abdominal pain
blood and mucus in stool
watery, yellow diarrhea
burning sensation in the anus
scanty dark yellow urine
possible fever and thirst
C Yellow and sticky
P
Slippery, rapid and soft

Question 35

Consumption of fluid in Large Intestine typically occurs in _____ people, women following _____ _____ or late stage of _______ disease

Answer 35

Older
child birth
febrile

Question 36

Fluid in the LI symptoms

Answer 36

Dry mouth & throat 
constipation
Dry stool 
T red and dry C yellow and dry
P thready