Week 4: Wind Stroke, Goiter, Consumptive Thirst. Flashcards
Symptoms: Cold limbs, fatigue, weak pulse, weight loss.
Syndrome Differentiation: Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Severe Consumptive Thirst (Kidney Yang Deficiency)
Symptoms: Frequent urination, turbid urine, soreness in lower back, night sweats, dry mouth.
Syndrome Differentiation: Kidney Yin Deficiency.
Consumptive Thirst Lower Xiao (Kidney Yin Deficiency with Frequent Urination)
Symptoms: Extreme hunger, rapid weight loss, dry stool, foul breath, red tongue with yellow coating.
Syndrome Differentiation: Stomach Fire Flaring.
Consumptive Thirst Middle Xiao (Stomach Heat with Excessive Hunger)
Symptoms: Intense thirst, dry mouth, frequent drinking, dry skin, red tongue with yellow coating.
Syndrome Differentiation: Lung Yin Deficiency with Heat.
Consumptive Thirst Upper Xiao (Lung Heat with Dryness)
Symptoms: Hard, immovable thyroid swelling, dry mouth, heat intolerance, weight loss, bulging eyes.
Syndrome Differentiation: Yin Deficiency with Fire Flaring.
Stone Goiter (石瘿 - Shí Yǐng)
Symptoms: Enlarged, rubbery thyroid swelling, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing.
Syndrome Differentiation: Phlegm Dampness Stagnation.
Flesh Goiter (肉瘿 - Ròu Yǐng)
Symptoms: Soft, movable swelling in the neck, distending pain, emotional stress worsens the condition.
Syndrome Differentiation: Liver Qi Stagnation with Phlegm Accumulation.
Qi Goiter (气瘿 - Qì Yǐng)
_______ is classified into Qi ______, Flesh ______, and Stone ______, with patterns differentiated by Qi stagnation, phlegm accumulation, and Yin deficiency.
Goiter
______ is divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower Xiao, depending on the organs affected.
Consumptive thirst
_______ is classified into attacking the channels (milder cases) and attacking the zang-fu organs (severe cases). The zang-fu syndrome is further divided into Tense (excess) Syndrome and Flaccid (deficiency) Syndrome.
Wind stroke.
Symptoms: Numbness in limbs, deviation of the mouth, slurred speech, dizziness, headache, difficulty in movement, stiff tongue.
Syndrome Differentiation: Qi and Blood Stagnation with Wind-Phlegm Obstruction.
Attacking Channels (Mild Stroke)
Symptoms: Sudden collapse, loss of consciousness, clenched teeth, tight fists, rigid limbs, red complexion, coarse breathing, constipation, red tongue with thick yellow coating, slippery and forceful pulse.
Syndrome Differentiation: Excessive Fire and Phlegm Misting the Heart.
Attacking Zang-Fu Organs (Severe Stroke)
*Tense (Excess) Syndrome (Closed Type)
Symptoms: Sudden loss of consciousness, pale complexion, cold limbs, feeble breathing, incontinence of urine and stool, weak pulse.
Syndrome Differentiation: Yang Collapse with Qi Exhaustion.
Attacking Zang-Fu Organs (Severe Stroke)
*Flaccid (Deficiency) Syndrome (Collapsed Type)
Symptoms: Numbness, hemiplegia, weakness of limbs, sluggish speech, purple tongue.
Wind Stroke Sequelae (Aftereffects)
*Qi Deficiency and Blood Stasis
Symptoms: Dizziness, headache, blurred vision, stiff tongue, hemiplegia.
Wind Stroke Sequelae (Aftereffects)
*Liver Yang Rising with Wind-Phlegm Obstruction
