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FCM 3 > Week 8 - Tongue & 10 Questions - Thirst, Sweat, Bowers, Urine > Flashcards

Week 8 - Tongue & 10 Questions - Thirst, Sweat, Bowers, Urine Flashcards

1
Q

A stiff tongue is caused by a __________
In acute situations, it can indicate _________
In chronic situations, it can indicate _________

A

failure of fluids
PC heat
intense heat due to excess/vacuity

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2
Q

A flaccid/limp tongue indicates ______

A

SP Qi & HT Blood vacuity

vacuity heat

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3
Q

A numb tongue indicates _______

A

QI & Blood vacuity

failure of nourishment

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4
Q

A long narrow tongue is associated with _____

A

heat

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5
Q

A short tongue indicates _________

A

cold - excess/vacuity

extreme heat

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6
Q

A deviated tongue indicates ________

A

interior wind
blood/yin vacuity
fire - excess/vacuity
exterior wind - Bell’s palsy

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7
Q

A moving tongue indicates _______

A

internal LV wind

stroke

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8
Q

A quivering tongue indicates __________

A

Qi & Blood vacuity

extreme heat

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9
Q

An ulcerated tongue indicates ________ and is often associated with ______ pathology

A

heat toxin

HT

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10
Q

Strong thirst indicates ________

A

interior excess heat

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11
Q

Persistent, mild thirst indicates _________

A

yin vacuity, vacuity heat

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12
Q

Thirst w/ no desire to drink indicates _______

A

damp heat

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13
Q

Describe yin vacuity sweat

A

night sweats

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14
Q

Describe yang vacuity sweat

A

spontaneous sweat, worse during day, profuse

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15
Q

Describe wei qi vacuity sweat

A

leaky pores, moist skin

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16
Q

Describe qi vacuity sweat

A

damp/moist skin, sweaty palms & feet

17
Q

Sweaty armpits can indicate ______

A

HT heat, HT qi vacuity

18
Q

Why does qi vacuity result in sweat?

A

SP Qi vacuity - T&T failure leads to fluid accumulation at muscle layer
Qi vacuity - qi fails to reach extremities to control pores

19
Q

Failure to sweat can indicate __________ because ______

A

excess cold or unsurfaced damp

the pathogen is blocking the pores

20
Q

Normal bowel movement frequency is ________

A

1-3x per day

21
Q

Diarrhea is considered to be bowel movements of ____ per day or _________

A

> 3x

loose/unformed stool

22
Q

Describe normal bowel movements

A

well-formed- not too loose/hard, no undigested food

brownish color, not too much odor, no blood/pus, ease of evacuation, no straining, sense of completion

23
Q

Constipation is considered to be bowel movements of _____ per day

A

<1x

24
Q

What are possible causes of constipation? Describe the form of bowel movements for each

A 
heat - dry bowels
cold (LI) - hard bowels
LV Qi stagnation - tiny pellets
Qi vacuity (SP/ST) - pencil shaped
Yang vacuity (cold) - painful
damp heat - fudgy, sticky, incomplete sensation, more odorous
25
Q

What are possible causes of diarrhea? Describe the form of bowel movements for each

A

Yang vacuity - cock’s crow, undigested food
Qi vacuity - loose bowels, few times a day, gas & bloating
Damp heat (LI) - explosive, urgent, foul odor

26
Q

Alternating constipation and diarrhea indicates _______. It tends to be associated with ________ patterns

A

LV Qi Stagnation invading SP

emotional

27
Q

Food poisoning is caused by ingesting a _____. The diarrhea associated with food poisoning is generally _____

A

rapid onset, painful, explosive, foul odor

28
Q

Food accumulation is caused by ________ and results in _______

A

overeating

constipation

29
Q

Describe normal urine quality, frequency

A

clear, light yellow/straw color except for 1st urination of day
7-10x per day
no night urination
odorless, no blood, no pain, no urgency, no cloudiness

30
Q

What patterns are associated with polyuria? Describe the quality of the polyuria for each

A

KD Qi vacuity - leaking
KD yang vacuity - clear, copious, frequent
KD yin vacuity - darker color, night time urine, scanty, frequent
heat - dark coloer, strong odor, scanty, burning, bleeding

31
Q

KD yang or KD yin vacuity often shows symptom of _____ pain

A

back

32
Q

Explain why KD yang vacuity results in polyuria

A

failure of T&T

failure of holding function of yang

33
Q

Incontinence is often associated with what patterns?

A

KD essence depletion

KD yang debility

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