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75 Cards in this Set
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Q. The definition of XU?
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emptiness
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Q. The definition of Shi?
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excess
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Q. Where do pathologies tend to manifest themselves?
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On the face and tongue
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Q. What is phlegm considered in the body?
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Heat retention in the lungs
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Q. Breast pain is which stagnation?
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Liver Qi stagnation
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Q. What is a chronic disease asscoiated with?
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Deficiency
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Q. What are four diagnostic methods?
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1. Inspection
2. Auscultation & Olfaction 3. Inquiry 4. Palpation |
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Q. Colors of the face are blue, green, purple.
Organ involved? Symptomology? |
Liver.
Cold (Damages Yang), poor circulation. Blood stasis. |
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Q. Colors of the face are Red.
Symptomology? |
Excess Heat. Yin deficiency heat.
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Q. Colors of the face are Yellow.
Organ involved? Symotomology? |
Spleen.
BRIGHT ORANGE: Yang Jaundice, damp heat. SMOKY DARK YELLOW: Yin Jaundice-->long term stagnation of blood |
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Q. Colors of the face are Pale white.
Organ Involved? Symptomology? |
Lung.
BRIGHT PALE: loss/deficiency of yang qi. WITHERED PALE: loss/deficiency of blood. |
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Q. Colors of the face are Black dark grey.
Organ involved? Symptomology? |
Kidney
Difficiency or emptiness of kidney essence Qi. DARK GREY: Deficiency of Kidnney yang qi. |
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Q. Inspect Body: Thin tall, long face, thin & long neck, narrow shoulder and chest, flexible body.
Indication? |
Yang Figure.
Excess yang (& empty yin). DONT LET THEM BECOME DEHYDRATED. |
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Q. Inspect body: Fat, short, short face, thick & short neck, wide shoulder and chest, erect back.
Indication? |
Yin Figure.
Excess yin (& empty yang). |
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Q. Inspect Body: Moist skin, well developed muscles, broad & thick chest, big skeleton.
Indication? |
Sturdiness.
Sufficient qi & blood, low risk of becoming ill, bears favorable prognosis |
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Q. Inspect Body: Dry skin, thin muscles, narrow chest, slender skeleton.
Indication? |
Weakness.
Qi and blood deficiency, high risk of becoming ill, bears unfavorable prognosis. |
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Q. Inspect Body: Fat with dull or pale complexion, lassitude, SOB, loose muscles.
Indication? |
Obesity.
Qi deficiency, retention of damp phlegm. |
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Q. inspect Body: Thin body with sallow complexion, delicate muscle, dry skin.
Indication? |
Emaciation.
Deficiency of yin-blood, deficient fire. |
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Q. Patient Movements Implication:
Flailing of the limbs, agitation and talkativeness, manic agitation, active manner? |
Heat
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Q. Patient Movements Implication: Hyperactive?
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Excess
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Q. Patient Movements Implication: Sleeping curled up, quiet, difficulty in movement, heavy clothes on, passive manner?
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Cold or deficiency
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Q. Patient Movements Implication: Violent movement, STROKE (convulsions, shaking, epilepsy, etc.)?
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Wind pattern, mostly liver wind.
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Q. Patient Movements: Limited movement with painful, swelling and numb joints (Bi syndrome)?
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Excess! Wind, cold, dampness. Pain from obstruction. Meridians blocked. Kind of a yin cold excess.
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Q. Patient Movements: Impaired movement of the limbs on one side of the body?
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Liver: Wind stroke.
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Q. Eye Observation: Red, swelling eye.
Implication? |
Wind heat or liver fire
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Q. Eye Observation: Yellow sclera (jaundice).
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Damp heat or cold in liver or GB
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Q. Eye Observation: Ulceration of the canthus?
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Heat, fire
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Q. Eye Observation: Upward straight staring, Iris?
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Liver wind
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Q. Eye Observation: Pale conjunctivae?
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Qi and blood deficiency
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Q. Eye Observation: Dark circle around eye, Pupil?
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Kidney deficiency
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Q. Eye Observation: Puffiness around the eye?
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Damp accumulation (and/or spleen dampness)
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Q. Eye Observation: Bulging of the eye?
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Phlegm (in spleen), fire (from liver)
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Q. Observation of the Nose: Nose wing flapping?
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Lung heat, asthmatic attack, high fever.
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Q. Observation of the Nose: Dry nostrils?
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Pathogenic dry, lung heat
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Q. Observation of the Nose: Clear nasal discharge?
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Wind cold
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Q. Observation of the Nose: Turbid yellow discharge?
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Wind heat
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Q. Observation of the Nose: Obvious blood vessels at the root of nose in infants?
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Weak constitution or wind cold or food accumulation
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Q. Observation of the ear: Dry, withered auricles, shrunk lobes?
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Qi and blood depletion, kidney essence exhaustion.
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Q. Observation of the ear: Purulent discharge?
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Ear infection
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Q. Observation of Throat: Red, swelling, sore throat?
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Stomach or lung heat. Excess! The more pain, the more excess.
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Q. Observation of Throat: Bright red, dry slightly sore throat (e.g. mild sore throat)?
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Yin deficiency.
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Q. Observation of Throat: False grey white membrane over throat, hard to remove, bleeding follows forceful rubbing?
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Diphtheria.
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Q. Observation of Gums: Pale?
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Blood deficiency.
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Q. Observation of Gums: Red, swelling, hot, painful, bleeding, cracked?
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Stomach heat or fire.
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Q. Observation of Gums: Light red, swelling, loose teeth?
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Kidney deficiency, heat.
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Q. Observation of mouth: Pale lips?
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Blood deficiency.
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Q. Observation of mouth: Blue purplish lips?
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Cold or blood stagnation.
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Q. Observation of mouth: Dry and deep red lips?
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Heat
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Q. Observation of mouth: Deviation of the mouth?
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Facial paralysis or wind stroke.
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Q. Observation of mouth: Trismus with foaming in the mouth?
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Epilepsy
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Q. Observation of mouth: Bruxism during sleep?
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Stomach heat, intestinal parasites.
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Q. Observation of mouth: Sudden collapse with mouth open?
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Deficiency
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Q. Observation of mouth: Sudden collapse with lock jaw?
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Excess
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Q. Observation of excretions: White, thin, clear?
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Cold or deficiency.
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Q. Observation of excretions: Yellow (or any color really), thick, sticky?
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Heat or excess.
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Q. Listening to voice: Lusty (Strong) speech?
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Excess, heat.
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Q. Listening to voice: Feeble speech?
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Deficiency, cold pattern.
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Q. Listening to speech: Incoherent speech in a loud voice with impaired consciousness (e.g. delirium)?
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Excess. Shen (heart) disturbed by heat or shen disturbed by phlegm.
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Q. Listening to speech: Repeated speech in feeble voice with listlessness (unconsciousness, faint murmuring)?
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Deficiency. Severe to heart qi.
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Q. Listening to respiration: Weak & SOB?
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Deficiency of lung & kidney qi.
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Q. Listening to respiration: Coarse & forceful breathing, loud voice?
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Lung invaded by pathogenic factors – excess type, heat in interior.
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Q. Listening to cough: Horse cough?
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Excess
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Q. Listening to cough: Feeble cough?
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Deficiency
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Q. Listening to asthma: Asthma with wheezing (Lung qi rebel)?
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Excess
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Q. Listening to asthma: Asthma with SOB?
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Deficiency
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Q. Listening to body: Hiccup?
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Rebellious stomach qi.
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Q. Listening to body: Sighing?
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Liver qi stagnation.
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Q. Listening to Body: Nausea, Vomiting?
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Stomach qi rebellion, excess (heat in stomach) or deficiency (clear material); determined by sound.
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Q. Listening to Body: Belching?
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Stomach qi rebellious. Loud & bold small --> excess.
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Q. Smelling breath odor: Strong, unpleasant, maybe foul?
(Missed this on quiz #1) |
Stomach heat (excess stomach fire).
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Q. Smelling breath odor: Foul and sour?
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Retention of food.
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Q. Smelling breath odor: In children?
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Accumulation disorder.
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Q. Smell of excretions: strong smell?
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Excess
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Q. Smell of excretions: No Smell?
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Deficiency
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Q. Putrid smell of phlegm, pus, urine, or stool that is thick and turbid indicates what?
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Damp heat or toxic heat
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