Week 7 - Tongue Coat & 10 Questions - Hot/Cold

Question 1

What changes in tongue coat are observed in an exterior pattern?

Answer 1

little to no change

Question 2

An unrooted tongue coat signifies _________

Answer 2

significant illness / serious condition

Question 3

A thick tongue coat can indicate ______

Answer 3

LT illness
excess (damp, heat, cold)
vacuity (yang, Qi)

Question 4

Yellow tongue coat indicates _______

Answer 4

heat

Question 5

White tongue coat indicates _______

Answer 5

cold

Question 6

Greasy tongue coat indicates _______

Answer 6

damp

Question 7

No tongue coat indicates ______

Answer 7

yin vacuity

Question 8

Describe the tongue coat of a patient w/ early stage yin vacuity

Answer 8

thin, yellow coat

Question 9

Describe the tongue coat of a patient w/ yin vacuity after early stage

Answer 9

absence of coat

Question 10

Describe the tongue coat of a patient w/ late stage yin vacuity

Answer 10

mirrored tongue body

Question 11

A black tongue coat indicates __________

Answer 11

extreme heat

extreme cold

Question 12

A white, dry, fissured tongue coat indicates __________

Answer 12

extreme heat

Question 13

A “cottage cheese” tongue coat indicates _________

Answer 13

damp accumulation w/ underlying vacuity

Question 14

What are the 10 questions?

Answer 14

Cold/heat
Thirst
Bowels/ Digestion
Urine
Sweat
Sleep
Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat
Ribcage, abdomen
Pain
Gyn/Sexual Function

+ Pediatrics

Question 15

Describe symptoms and signs of interior excess heat

Answer 15

forceful pulse
big sweat
thick, dark red tongue
yellow tongue coat
strong thirst

Question 16

Describe symptoms and signs of interior vacuity heat

Answer 16

forceless pulse
night sweats
thin red tongue
no tongue coat
mild thirst

Question 17

Describe symptoms and signs of interior excess cold

Answer 17

pain that is worse with pressure
pulse - slow, forceful, possibly tight, wiry, deep, confined
tongue - pale or bluish
tongue coat - white

Question 18

Describe symptoms and signs of interior vacuity cold

Answer 18

pain that is relieved with pressure
lethargy
diarrhea - cock's crow, undigested food
profuse sweat w/ little activity
tongue - pale, bluish, thick, wet
tongue coat - white, greasy

Question 19

Alternating fever and chills indicates __________

Answer 19

Shao Yang disorder

Question 20

Interior vacuity cold can also be categorized as __________

Answer 20

Yang vacuity

Question 21

The tongue coat generally reflects the state of _____

Answer 21

ST Qi