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Pain is always caused by an:
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Obstruction in the Channels, either Full or Empty Conditions
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List Full Conditions that cause Pain:
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Invasion on Ext. Path. Factors
Int. Cold or Heat Qi & Blood Stagnation Food Retention Obstruction by Phlegm |
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List Empty Conditions that cause Pain:
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Qi & Blood Deficiency
Consumption of Blood Fluids from Yin Def. |
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Describe Pain from Qi Stagnation
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Distension more than Pain, NOT fixed, comes and goes, moves around.
Epigastrium and Abdomen |
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Describe Pain from Blood Stasis
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Severe, boring, stabbing, fixed in small area.
Head, chest, abd., epigast., uterus |
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Describe Pain from Liver-Yang Rising
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Distending, Throbbing Pain in the Head
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Describe Pain from Cold
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Cramping, Spastic Pain, aggravated by Cold, alleviated by Heat.
Epigast., abd, hypochon., hypogast., uterus, bladder, joints |
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Describe Pain from Heat
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Accompanied by Dampness,
burning Pain w/ fullness and heaviness Forehead, epigast., abd., hypochond, hypogast., uterus, bladder |
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Describe Pain from Food Retention
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Intense, fullness
Common in children Epigast., abd. |
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Describe Pain from Phlegm
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Heavy Pain
joints, head, epigast., abd. |
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Describe Pain from External Wind
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Occipital HA, neck stiffness
along Taiyang channel |
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Describe Pain from External Dampness
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Heavy Pain in Head, joints, epigast., abd., Uterus, Bladder
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If LBP (Low Back Pain) feels better after rest, it is caused by:
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KD Xu
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If LBP is fixed and sever in the early morning and is relieved by movement, it is caused by:
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Blood Stasis
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If eating makes a condition feel better, it is an__________ condition
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Empty
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If eating makes a condition feel worse, it is a ____________ conditon
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Full
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If someone has a lack of appetite, doesn't eat much and is still overweight, it is:
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SP Qi Xu
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If someone has excessive hunger, eats a lot and is still very thin, it isL
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ST Heat
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If one has a feeling of heaviness or fullness after eating, it is:
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Dampness
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If one has a feeling of fullness after eating, it is:
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Food Retention
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If one experiences sharp pain after eating, it is:
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Blood Stasis
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A preference for hot foods and drinks indicates:
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A Cold pattern
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A preference for cold food and drinks indicates:
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A Heat pattern
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If one has a bitter taste in the mouth constantly, this is from:
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Full-Heat in the LV
(LV Fire) |
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If one has bitter taste in the mouth only in the morning, with insomnia,this is:
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Heart-Fire
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If one has a sweet taste in the mouth, it is:
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SP-Xu or Damp-Heat (DH)
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A sour taste in the mouth indicates:
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Food Retention or
LV invading ST |
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A salty taste in the mouth indicates:
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KI-Yin Xu
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A pungent taste in the mouth indicates
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LU-Heat
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A lack of taste sensation indicates:
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SP & ST Xu
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If vomit is Sour, it is a sign of:
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LV invading ST
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If vomit is Bitter, it is a sign of:
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LV &/or GB Heat
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If vomit is clear and watery, it is a sign of:
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Cold in ST w/ retention of Fluids
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If vomit happens soon after eating, it is a sign of:
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Heat in the ST
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If vomit happens suddenly with a loud noise, it indicates:
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a Full pattern
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If vomiting is slow with weak noise, it indicates:
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an Empty pattern
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If LV Qi invades the SP if causes:
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diarrhea and constipation
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An Empty pattern with constipation is __________after a bowel mvmt
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Aggravated
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A Full pattern with constipation is ___________after a bowel mvmt
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Ameliorated
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When there is Heat in the ST and Intestine, there is thirst, a dry yellow tongue coat and ____________stool with ______________
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dry with constipation
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Constipation in elderly or postpartum women in caused by:
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Blood (Xie) Xu
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Constipation with small,dry, bitty stool is caused by:
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LV-Qi Stagnation with Heat in the Intestine
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Constipation with difficulty in performing, when the stool is not dry, is caused by:
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LV-Qi Stagnation
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Constipation w/ Abdominal Pain is caused by:
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Full or Empty Cold
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Constipation with Dry mouth and desire to drink in small sips is caused by:
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Yin Xu
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Constipation that alternates with Diarrhea is caused by:
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Stagnant LV-Qi invading the SP
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Constipation without enough strength to clear the stool is caused by:
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Qi-Xu
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What are the 2 most common causes of loose stool?
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SP-yang Xu and
KD-Yang Xu |
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What are two important questions to ask patients about their stool?
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stickiness and smell
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Loose stool that is chronic is a sign of:
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SP-Yang Xu
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Loose stool that is chronic in the early morning (cockscrow stool) is a sign of:
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KI-Yang Xu
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Loose stool w/ undigested food is a sign of:
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SP-Qi-Xu
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Loose stool that comes first, followed by watery blood is a sign of:
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SP-Qi Xu unable to hold Blood
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Stool that is normal or slightly loose, but very frequent and can't be held easily is a sign of:
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Central Qi Xu w/ Sinking SP Qi
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Loose Stool w/ abd. pain, fullness and undigested food is a sign of:
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Int. Cold in the Intestines
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Loose stool that is black or very dark is a sign of:
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Blood Stasis
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Sticky, loose stools w/ mucus is a sign of:
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Dampness in Intestines
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Loose stools w/ mucus and blood, blood comes first, bright-red, splashing in all directions
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Damp-Heat (DH) in Intestines
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Loose stools, Blood comes first, turbid, heavy and pain in anus is a sign of:
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Blood Heat
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Loose Stool w/ Pain in lower Abd. is a sign of:
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LV pattern or Heat
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Loose stool w/ burning in the anus while passing stool w/ a foul smell is a sign of:
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Heat
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Loose stool w/ an absence of smell is a sign of:
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Cold
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Borborygmi w/ loose stool is a sign of:
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SP-Xu
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Flatulence, borborygmi w/ abd. distension w/o loose stool is a sign of:
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LV-Qi Stagnation
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Loose stool w/ flatulence w/ a foul smell is a sign of:
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DH in SP/Intestine
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Loose stool w/ flatulence w/o foul smell is a sign of:
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Interior Cold from SP-Yang Xu
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What 4 questions should be asked regarding Urine?
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Fx
Pain Color Amount |
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Issues w/ Urine focus on what:
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KI & BL
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Enuresis or Incontinence is a sign of:
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KI-Xu
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Retention of Urine is a sign of:
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BL Dampness or
LU-Qi Xu |
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Difficulty in Urination is a sign of:
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BL Dampness or
KI-Xu |
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If there is Pain before urination, it is a sign of:
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Lower-Jiao Qi stagnation
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If there is Pain during urination, it is a sign of:
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BL DH
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If there is Pain after urination, it is a sign of:
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Qi-Xu
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If Urine is Pale, it means:
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Cold pattern
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If Urine is Dark, it means:
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Heat Pattern
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If Urine is Turbid or Cloudy, it means:
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BL Dampness
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If Urine is clear, copious and pale, it means:
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WC or WH
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If Urine if very frequent and copious, it means
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KI-Yang Xu
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If Urine is frequent and scanty, it means
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Qi-Xu
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Urine that is scanty and dark is a sign of:
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KI-Yin Xu
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If there is a desire to drink large amounts of cold water, this indicates:
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Full-Heat
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If there is a desire to drink in small sips, this indicates:
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YinXu
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If there is an absence of thirst, it indicates:
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A Cold pattern
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If there is thirst w/ no desire to drink, it indicates:
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Damp-Heat
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On a scale of 0-10, what is considered to be normal energy?
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6-8
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If one has a desire to lie down, poor appetite and loose stool, this is a sign of:
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Chronic SP-Qi Xu
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If one has a desire to lie down, poor appetite, loose stool and signs of Cold, this indicates:
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SP-Yang Xu
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It a patient has a weak voice and catches colds easily, this is a sign of:
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Chronic LU-Qi Xu
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If a patient has a weak voice, catches cold easily and has Cold symptoms, this is a sign of:
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LU-Yang Xu
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If a patient presents w/ backache, lassitude, feeling cold, depression and frequent urination, this indicates:
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KI-Yang Xu
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If a patient presents w/ slight depression, dizziness, and scanty periods, this is a sign of:
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LV-Blood Xu
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If a patient suffers from anxiety, insomnia, tongue w/o coat and dry mouth, this indicates:
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KI-Yin Xu
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What are four Full patterns that cause low energy?
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Dampness
Phlegm LV-Qi Stagnation Shaoyang pattern |
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If a patient has low energy w/ heaviness in their body and muzziness, what is the pattern?
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Dampness retention
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If a patient has low energy w/ chest oppression, dizziness and muzziness, what is the pattern?
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Phlegm retention
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If a patient has low energy with tenseness and wiry pulse, what is the pattern?
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LV-Qi stagnation
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If a patient has short-term low energy, what is the pattern?
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ShaoYang (lesser yang) pattern
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Is tiredness caused by Shi or Xu patterns?
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both
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what is the difference in pain in Qi stagnation vs. Qi Xu
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Qi stagnation has distending pain.
Qi Xu has dull pain. |
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What is the difference in HAs w/ a quick onset, short duration vs/ gradual onset, long duration?
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Short duration, quick onset is from Wind Invasion.
Long duration, gradual onset is from Interior condition |
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If an HA is on the Occiput, it is a sign of:
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If Acute, then WC
If Chronic, then KI-Xu |
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If HA is on the forehead, it is a sign of:
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If intense, then ST-Heat
If Dull, then Blood-Xu |
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If HA on the temples and sides of head, it is caused by:
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Ext. Wind
or LV or GB Fire Rising |
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If a HA is on the temple, side of head and eye, it is:
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LV-Yang Rising
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If a HA is behind the eyes, it is :
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LV-Yang Rising
or LV-Blood Xu |
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IF a HA is on the whole head, it is a sign of:
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If empty pain, then KI-Xu
or If tightness, then Ext. Wind |
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If a HA has dull pain w/ a wrapped or heavy feeling, like a belt around the head, it is:
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Dampness or Phlegm
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HA w/ throbbing, distending pain is caused by
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LV-Yang Rising
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HA that is fixed and boring is caused by
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Blood stasis
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HA w/ pulling pain is caused by
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LV-Wind
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HA w/ intense pain on the forehead is caused by
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ST-Heat
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HA w/diffused and intense dull pain, and a tongue w/ thick coat is caused by
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Food retention
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HA w/ empty pain inside the head is caused by
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KI-Xu
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HA w/ dull pain is caused by
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Blood Xu
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Chronic HA that is improved by rest is a sign of
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Deficiency
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Chronic HA that is improved by exercise is a sign of
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LV Fire
Phlegm or Blood Stasis (Full Patterns) |
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HA that is aggravated by lying down is a sign of
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Fullness
(LV-Yang Rising, LV-Fire, Phlegm, Blood stasis) |
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HA that is ameliorated by lying down is a sign of
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deficiency
(Qi or Blood) |
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HA that is aggravated by Cold is a sign of
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Cold pattern
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HA that is aggravated by heat is a sign of
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Heat pattern
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HA that is aggravated by emotional tension is a sign of
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LV-Yang Rising
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HA that is aggravated by sexual activity is a sign of
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KI-Xu
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HA w/ severe, dull frontal pain is a sign of
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Food Retention
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a mild, dull frontal HA is a sign of
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ST & SP Qi Xu
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What is the main characteristic of a LV-Fire or LV-Yang Rising HA?
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Throbbing
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In Ext. Wind Dampness, what are is the HA like?
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acute, severe, dull HA
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What are the main causes of Dizziness?
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Wind
Yang Phlegm Deficiency |
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What causes severe vertigo?
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Internal LV Wind
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What causes dizziness w/ HA and blurred vision?
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LV-yang Rising
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What causes dizziness and muzziness, and is worse when lying down?
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Phlegm
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What causes mild dizziness, which is better when lying down?
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Blood or Qi Xu
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What causes chronic mild dizziness with tinnitus?
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KI-Xu
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What causes dizziness after an accident
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head trauma
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What pathogenic factor causes both dizziness and muzziness?
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Phlegm.
Damp does not cause dizziness |
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Head muzziness w/ thirst is a sign of
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DampHeat
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Head muzziness w/ a sticky taste is a sign of
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Dampness
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tingling of head skin w/ dizziness, blurred vision, poor memory, palpitation, insomnia, pale tongue, choppy pulse is a sign of
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Blood Xu
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Numbness of the head skin w/ dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, chest oppresion, swollen tongue w/ sticky coat and slippery pulse indicates
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Phlegm
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What is True Cold/False Heat?
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Heat s/s at the surface but Cold deep:4
malar flush, sore throat, loose stool, cold limbs, minute pulse |
