Wheezing Flashcards
What is the underlying cause of all wheezing?
Hidden phlegm.
What four factors typically trigger wheezing?
Climate, improper diet, emotions, and overwork.
What is the difference between excess and deficiency wheezing?
Excess is attack stage, deficiency is remission stage.
What are the two patterns in the attack stage?
Cold wheezing and heat wheezing.
What are the three patterns in the remission stage?
LU deficiency, SP deficiency, KI deficiency.
Which pattern includes rapid respiration, wheezing, gurgling sound in the throat, chest stuffiness, some cough, less sputum, difficulty in expectoration, dark and bluish complexion, no thirsty, or thirsty and preferring warm drinks. Induced by cold weather, intolerance of cold, wiry and tense pulse, white wet tongue coating?
Cold wheezing.
What is the tx principle for cold wheezing?
Warm lung, disperse cold, eliminate phlegm and stop wheezing.
What is the formula for cold wheezing?
Shegun mahuang tang.
What are some points for cold wheezing?
UB-13, 12, Du-14, Lu-7, Li-4.
Which pattern includes coarse voice, wheezing, gurgling sound in the throat, chest and hypochondrium lifted, paroxysmal cough, yellow or white sticky and thick sputum, difficult in expectoration, irritability, perspiration, flushed face, bitter taste in the mouth, thirsty, red tongue, yellow greasy coating, wiry, slippery and rapid pulse?
Heat wheezing.
What is the tx principle for heat wheezing?
Clear heat, disperse LU, eliminate phlegm, and stop wheezing.
What is the herbal prescription for heat wheezing?
Ding chuan tang.
What are some points for heat wheezing?
UB-13, Ding Chuan, Ren-22, Lu-5, St-40.
Which pattern includes shortness of breath, low voice, cough with clear and thin sputum, pale complexion, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, susceptible to cold, wheezing usually relates to climate, frequent sneezing before the attack with nasal obstruction and clear discharge, pale tongue, white coating, thready and weak pulse?
LU deficiency wheezing.
What is the tx principle for LU deficiency wheezing?
Tonify lung and consolidate the wei-defensive qi.
What is the prescription for LU deficiency wheezing?
Yu ping feng san.
What are the ingredients in yu ping feng san?
Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng.
What are some points for LU deficiency wheezing?
UB -13, Lu 9, St-36, Sp-3.
What is LU deficiency wheezing usually triggered by?
Climate.
Which pattern includes profuse sputum, fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools, diarrhea after intake of greasy food, the attack usually relates with diet, sallow complexion, pale tongue, thin greasy coating, or white wet coating, soft and thready pulse?
SP deficiency wheezing.
What is the tx principle for SP deficiency wheezing?
Invigorate SP and eliminate dampness.
What is the formula for SP deficiency wheezing?
Liu jun zi tang.
What are the ingredients in liu jun zi tang.
Ren Shen, Fu ling, Bai Zhu, Gan Cao, Chen Pi, Ban Xia.
What is SP defiency wheezing usually triggered by?
Improper diet.
