TCM Intro

Question 1

What characterizes deficiency conditions in TCM?

Answer 1

Emptiness of the Upright Qi and absence of pathogenic factors

Question 2

List symptoms of Empty Qi

Answer 2

Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, shortness of breath, fatigue, loos stools, poor appetite

Question 3

what are the symptoms of Empty Yang?

Answer 3

bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, desire for hot drinks, frequent pale urination

Question 4

Describe symptoms of Empty Yin

Answer 4

heat in the afternoon, dry throat at night, night sweats

Question 5

What symptoms indicate Empty Blood?

Answer 5

dull-pale face, pale lips, dry hair, blurred vision, tiredness, poor memory insomnia, scanty periods

Question 6

What are the general characteristics of excess conditions?

Answer 6

presence of a pathogenic factor while Upright Qi is relatively intact

Question 7

what symptoms are associated with Yang Excess?

Answer 7

feeling hot all day, red face, thirst for cold drinks (gulps)

Question 8

describe symptoms of yin excess

Answer 8

abdominal pain better with warmth, dysmenorrhea better with warmth, local pain better with heat, chills

Question 9

what are the primary functions of Qi?

Answer 9

• promoting growth and development
• warming: warmth is maintained by readjusting Qi
• defense: Wei Qi protects the body from exterior pathogens
• checking: aintains homeostasis
• nourishing: ying Qi or nutritive Qi
• Qi Hua: function of the organs

Question 10

List symptoms of Qi deficiency

Answer 10

• fatigue
• insomnia
• poor digestion
• cold hands/feet
• shortness of breath
• weak immune system

Question 11

what are the function of blood?

Answer 11

• nourishment and moisture for organs
• foundation of mental activities; houses the mind
• circulates with Ying Qi; determines menstruation

Question 12

what symptoms indicate blood deficiency?

Answer 12

• long cycles
• scanty mentrual blood
• fatigue
• anxiety
• cold extremities

Question 13

What are the symptoms of stagnation?

Answer 13

• stiffness
• heaviness
• numbness or tingling of the limbs in the affected regions
• migrating pain in the limbs

Question 14

Describe dampness in TCM

Answer 14

• an excess of yin
  symptoms: heaviness, pain worsened by dampness, bloating, and lack of appetite

Question 15

what is the primary approach in treatment principles?

Answer 15

develop a treatment principle for each diagnosis

Question 16

What is the secondary approach in treatment principles?

Answer 16

create a treatment principle for symptom management