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43 Cards in this Set
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4 functions of the heart
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governs blood
houses the mind controls sweat controls the blood vessels |
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4 symptoms of Heart-Qi deficiency
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pale face
spontaneous sweating tiredness slight depression |
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desscribe a knotted pulse
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slow pulse that stops at irregular intervals
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slows down Heart-Qi
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joy
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depletes Heart-Qi
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sadness
grief |
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makes Heart-Qi rise
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anger
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knots Heart-Qi
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worry
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when heart-yang fails to move the Qi in the chest, this may lead to Western medical heart disease. Symptoms of this are
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angina pectoris and coronary heart disease
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state the pattern that leads to the hidden pulse
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severe deficiency of Yang or Heart-Yang collapse
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4 symptoms of Heart-Blood deficiency
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dizziness
insomnia dream-disturbed sleep anxiety |
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what produces palor and wetness of the tongue
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Heart-Yang deficiency
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what produces palor and dryness of the tongue
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Heart-Blood deficiency
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describe the possible pulse picture for Yin-deficiency of the heart
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Floating-Empty and Rapid
Fine-Rapid |
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bitter taste every day
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Liver-Fire
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bitter taste only after a bad night's sleep
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Heart-Fire
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manic depression is a sign of what pattern?
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Phlegm-Fire harassing the heart
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4 symptoms of phlegm misting the mind
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mental confusion
slurred speech aphasia incoherent speech |
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what is the only cause of Heart-Qi stagnation?
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emotional stress
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name the only 2 patterns that engender chest pain
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heart vessel obstructed
heart-blood stasis |
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key note differences between the heart and pericardium
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pericardium shows symptoms in the chest
pericardium involves the Lungs pericardium involves the Liver |
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Pericardium Heat occurs at which level of the 4 levels?
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Nutritive Qi level
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describe the tongue and pulse signs for blood deficiency of the pericardium
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tongue - pale, thin, slightly dry
pulse - choppy or fine but very slightly hard on the left front |
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3 symptoms of pericardium-fire
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palpitations
thirst bitter taste |
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In phlegm-fire harassing the mind, fire harasses the mind, but what does phlegm do?
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obstructs the mind
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Because the pericardium goes to the center of the chest it influences the gathering Qi and therefore which 2 organs?
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heart and lungs
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which pattern is always from emotional strain knotting the Qi in the chest?
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Qi stagnation in the pericardium
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what causes the pain in the chest and arm?
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blood stasis in the pericardium channel
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list any 4 of the 8 functions of the Liver
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stores blood
ensures smooth flow of Qi houses the Ethereal soul affected by anger |
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what are the 2 exterior pathogenic factors that can affect the Liver?
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wind and dampness
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4 symptoms of Liver-Qi stagnation
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distention
wiry pulse anger moodiness |
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as Qi is the commander of blood what tends to develope when Liver Qi stagnates over a long period of time?
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Liver-blood stasis
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in which direction does Liver-Qi rebel?
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horizontally
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list 3 symptoms of Liver-blood stasis
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painful periods
irregular periods infertility |
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name the pattern characterized by red tongue body, redder on the sides, dry yellow coating
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liver-fire blazing
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most STD's express the presence of which pattern?
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Damp-Heat in the Liver
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which Liver pattern causes signs and symptoms of male and female herniation and genital contractions?
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stagnation of cold in the Liver channel
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name the 2 extraordinary vessels that depend on Liver-blood
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penetrating and directing vessels
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2 symptoms of Liver-Yin deficiency
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numbness or tingling of limbs
dry eyes |
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main characteristic of Liver-Yang rising
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throbbing headache
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3 symptoms of Liver-Wind
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tics
seizures convulsions |
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the bitter taste caused by heart fire arises at what time period of day or night?
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morning
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in heart fire blazing the dark urine is due to the transmission of fire from the heart of what 2 channels?
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bladder and small intestine
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palpatations, a feeling of tightness in the chest, thirst, bitter taste and insomnia diagnose what?
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fire in the pericardium
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