Zang Fu Organs (Gall Bladder) Flashcards

1
Q

GB stores and excretes ___.

A

Bile

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2
Q

GB controls ___ and ___.

A

Decisiveness and Sinews

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3
Q

What are the clinical manifestation of Dampness in GB?

A

Dull headache, N/V, sticky taste, hypo-fullness, feeling of heaviness, greasy stools, difficulty digesting fats, jaundice (dull yellow skin, eyes)

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4
Q

What is the tongue presentation of Dampness in the GB?

A

Thick sticky white coating, wither bilateral in two strips or unilateral

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5
Q

What is the pulse for Dampness in the GB?

A

Slippery-Wiry

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6
Q

What are the pathological precursors of Dampness in the GB?

A

SP-Qi deficiency

LV-Qi stagnation

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7
Q

What are the pathological developments from Dampness in the GB?

A

D-H in the GB
LV-Qi Stagnation
Phlegm-Heat

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8
Q

What is the treatment principle for Dampness in the GB?

A

Resolve dampness, clear GB, promote smooth flow of LV Qi

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9
Q

What are the clinical manifestations for D-H in the GB?

A

Yang Jaundice (bright orange-yellow), bitter taste, dizziness and tinnitus, numbness of limbs, swelling of feet, loose stools or constipation, scanty dark urine, alternating how and cold feeling

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10
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What is the tongue presentation for D-H in the GB?

A

Red, greasy yellow fur

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11
Q

What is the pulse for D-H in the GB?

A

Slippery-Wiry-Rapid

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12
Q

What are the pathological precursors of D-H in the GB?

A

SP-Qi Def

LV-Qi Stagnation

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13
Q

What are the pathological developments of D-H in the GB?

A

LV-Qi Stagnation

Phlegm-Heat

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14
Q

What is the treatment principle of D-H in the GB?

A

Resolve dampness, cleat heat in GB, stimulate the smooth flow of LV-Qi

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15
Q

What are the clinical manifestations of GB-Qi deficiency?

A

Seen more as a personality type than a typical Zang Fu Pattern-
timidity, indecisiveness, being easily startled, waking up early, dizziness and blurred vision, DSM: Generalized anxiety disorder

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16
Q

What is the tongue presentation of GB-Qi deficiency

A

Normal or Pale

17
Q

What is the pulse of GB-Qi Deficiency?

A

Weak

18
Q

What are the pathological precursors of GB-Qi deficiency?

A

LV-Qi deficiency

19
Q

What are the pathological developments of GB-Qi deficiency?

A

LV-Blood deficiency

20
Q

What is the treatment principle of GB-Qi deficiency?

A

Tonify and warm the GB and tonify LV-Qi