Wind stroke/Syncope/Sunstroke Flashcards
Be able to list the points associated with each type of Wind Stroke
Tightly closed hands & clenched jaw, eyes open, flushed face, coarse breathing, rattling in the throat, retention of urine, constipation
Clenched jaw
T: Red with thick, yellow or dark grey coat
P: String-taut, rolling & forceful
Wind Stroke (Tense)
DU 20 / 26 / ST 40 / LV 3 / KD 1 / JING-WELLS both hands
Clenched jaw: ST 7 / ST 6 / LI 4
Tightly closed hands & clenched jaw, eyes open, flushed face, coarse breathing, rattling in the throat, retention of urine, constipation
T: Red with thick, yellow or dark grey coat
P: String-taut, rolling & forceful
Wind Stroke (Tense)
DU 20 / 26 / ST 40 / LV 3 / KD 1 / JING-WELLS both hands
Tightly closed hands & clenched jaw, eyes open, flushed face, coarse breathing, rattling in the throat, retention of urine, constipation
Aphasia & stiffness of tongue
T: Red with thick, yellow or dark grey coat
P: String-taut, rolling & forceful
Wind Stroke (Tense)
DU 20<span> / </span>26 / ST 40 / LV 3 / KD 1 / JING-WELLS both hands
Aphasia & stiffness of tongue: DU 15 / REN 23 / HT 5
Mouth agape & eyes closed, snoring, feeble breathing, flaccid paralysis of limbs, incontinence of urine
T: Flaccid
P: Thready, weak / Fading, big & floating
Wind Stroke (Flaccid)
REN 8 / 6 / 4
MOXA
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 /16 / Ub 7
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
Upper limbs
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 / 16 / Ub 7
Upper limbs: LI 15<span> / </span>11 / 4 / SJ 5
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
Lower limbs
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 / 16 / Ub 7
Lower limbs: GB 30 / 34 / ST 36 / 41
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
Upward Wind Yang
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 / 16 / Ub 7
Upward Wind Yang: S (GB 20 / Lv 3) T (KD 3 / SP 6)
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
Excess Fire in Ht & Lv
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 / 16 / Ub 7
Excess Fire in Ht & Lv: S (PC 7 / LV 2) T (KD 3)
Hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes & flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
(looks like Lv Wind due to Lv Yang Rising)
Deviated mouth
T: -
P: String-taut, rolling
Attack on the Meridians & Collaterals
DU 20 / 16 / Ub 7
Deviated mouth: ST 4 / 6
Wind Stroke prevention
GB 39 / ST 36
Fainting with feeble breathing, mouth agape, cold limbs, spontaneous sweating
T: -
P: deep, thready
Syncope (Deficiency)
Du 26 / 20 / PC 6 / REN 6 / St 36
Fainting with coarse breathing, clenched jaw, rigid limbs, fits of anger
T: -
P: deep, excess
Syncope (Excess)
DU 26 / LI 4 / PC 9 / 8 / LV 3 / KD 1
Headache, dire thirst, dizziness, profuse sweating, hot skin, course breathing, dry mouth & tongue
T: -
P: Superficial, large & rapid
Sunstroke (Mild)
UB 40 / DU 14 / PC 6 / LI 11
Headache, dire thirst, shortness of breath at first then collapse, loss of consciousness, sweating
T: -
P: deep, forceless
Sunstroke (Severe)
UB 40 / DU 26 / 20 / PC 3 / Shixuan