Week 8 - Tongue & 10 Questions - Thirst, Sweat, Bowers, Urine Flashcards
A stiff tongue is caused by a __________
In acute situations, it can indicate _________
In chronic situations, it can indicate _________
failure of fluids
PC heat
intense heat due to excess/vacuity
A flaccid/limp tongue indicates ______
SP Qi & HT Blood vacuity
vacuity heat
A numb tongue indicates _______
QI & Blood vacuity
failure of nourishment
A long narrow tongue is associated with _____
heat
A short tongue indicates _________
cold - excess/vacuity
extreme heat
A deviated tongue indicates ________
interior wind
blood/yin vacuity
fire - excess/vacuity
exterior wind - Bell’s palsy
A moving tongue indicates _______
internal LV wind
stroke
A quivering tongue indicates __________
Qi & Blood vacuity
extreme heat
An ulcerated tongue indicates ________ and is often associated with ______ pathology
heat toxin
HT
Strong thirst indicates ________
interior excess heat
Persistent, mild thirst indicates _________
yin vacuity, vacuity heat
Thirst w/ no desire to drink indicates _______
damp heat
Describe yin vacuity sweat
night sweats
Describe yang vacuity sweat
spontaneous sweat, worse during day, profuse
Describe wei qi vacuity sweat
leaky pores, moist skin
Describe qi vacuity sweat
damp/moist skin, sweaty palms & feet
Sweaty armpits can indicate ______
HT heat, HT qi vacuity
Why does qi vacuity result in sweat?
SP Qi vacuity - T&T failure leads to fluid accumulation at muscle layer
Qi vacuity - qi fails to reach extremities to control pores
Failure to sweat can indicate __________ because ______
excess cold or unsurfaced damp
the pathogen is blocking the pores
Normal bowel movement frequency is ________
1-3x per day
Diarrhea is considered to be bowel movements of ____ per day or _________
> 3x
loose/unformed stool
Describe normal bowel movements
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
Constipation is considered to be bowel movements of _____ per day
<1x
What are possible causes of constipation? Describe the form of bowel movements for each
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
What are possible causes of diarrhea? Describe the form of bowel movements for each
Yang vacuity - cock’s crow, undigested food
Qi vacuity - loose bowels, few times a day, gas & bloating
Damp heat (LI) - explosive, urgent, foul odor
Alternating constipation and diarrhea indicates _______. It tends to be associated with ________ patterns
LV Qi Stagnation invading SP
emotional
Food poisoning is caused by ingesting a _____. The diarrhea associated with food poisoning is generally _____
rapid onset, painful, explosive, foul odor
Food accumulation is caused by ________ and results in _______
overeating
constipation
Describe normal urine quality, frequency
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
What patterns are associated with polyuria? Describe the quality of the polyuria for each
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
KD yang or KD yin vacuity often shows symptom of _____ pain
back
Explain why KD yang vacuity results in polyuria
failure of T&T
failure of holding function of yang
Incontinence is often associated with what patterns?
KD essence depletion
KD yang debility
