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If there is a feeling of Heat in the face in the daytime or throughout the day, it is a sign of:
Full Pattern
If there is a feeling of Heat in the face in the afternoon or evening, it is a sign of:
Yin Xu, or an Empty Pattern
Heat in the face with contradictory Cold Sx in the lower body indicates:
KI-Yin Xu and KI-Yang Xu
or
Blood Xu w/ Empty Heat (Cold extremities
or
Disharmony of the Chong Mai
or
Yin Fire
What is Yin Fire?
Yin Fire stems from SP/ST Xu leading to Yuan Qi Xu, creating Fire. Sx can include Heat above, Cold below
Facial pain w/ acute onset, aversion to cold, fever, severe pain of cheeks or jaws is a Sx of:
WH
Facial pain w/ acute onset, aversion to cold, spastic pain of the cheeks or jaws and floating-Tight Pulse is a sign of:
WC
Facial pain w/ severe pain in the cheeks and forehead, red cheeks, greasy skin, sticky yellow or greenish nasal discharge, and a sticky, yellow tongue coat indicates:
DH
Facial pain w/ red cheeks, thirst, bitter taste and wiry-rapid pulse indicates:
LV-Fire
Facial Pain that is intense, unilateral pain of the cheeks, boring, long term, dark complexion and purple tongue indicates:
Qi Xu and Blood Stasis
What are causes of facial pain associated w/ Trigeminal Neuralgia
LV-Fire w/ LV and KI YIn Xu
Numbness/ Tingling feeling of the face w/ acute onset, short duration, mouth and eye deviation is caused by:
External Wind
Numbness/ Tingling feeling of the face w/ headache, giddiness, tremors and wiry pulse indicate:
Internal LV Wind
Numbness/ Tingling feeling of the face w/ intense thirst, epigastric pain and yellow tongue coat indicate:
ST Fire
Numbness/ Tingling feeling of the face w/ mouth deviation, slurred speech and hemiplegia indicates:
Internal Wind w/ Phlegm
Numbness/ Tingling feeling of the face w/ dull-pale complexion, blurred vision, dizziness, pale tongue and choppy pulse indicates:
Blood Xu
If the nose is blocked w/ sudden onset and accompianied by Wind Sx, it indicates
Wind Invasion
If the nose is blocked and is swollen and pale intermittently, it indicates
LU, SP Qi Xu
If the nose is blocked and is swollen and purple it is a sign of
Qi & Blood Stagnation
If the nose is blocked w/ red and swollen membranes and sticky yellow nose discharge it is a sign of
Gall-Bladder Heat
An itchy nose w/ sudden onset indicates
Invasion of WH
Making a patient ___________ will clear WC
sneeze
Itchy nose w/ sneezing, and profuse watery discharge is a sign of
Wei Qi Xu,
KI Yang Xu or
Du Mai Xu
Itchy, dry and red nose indicates
LU Heat
What are nose symptoms of Childhood Nutrional Impairment?
scabs, ulcers, watery yellow nasal discharge, dry skin, hot hands and feet, nose picking
sneezing w/ sudden onset, aversion to cold, shivers and fever indicates
Invasion of Wind
Sneezing w/ allergies, itchy nose, tiredness and sweating indicates
Wei Qi Xu,
KI Yang Xu or
Du Mai Xu
Runny nose w/ acute onset shows
Invasion of Wind
Chronic runny nose w/ thick, yellow, sticky nasal discharge shows
DH in ST channel
Chronic runny nose w/ watery white nasal discharge shows
Wei Qi Xu,
KI Yang Xu or
Du Mai Xu
Clear nasal discharge can indicate ______________ or ____________________
WC or Xu
Nose pain w/ acute runny nose w/ white discharge shows
WC Invasion
Nose pain that is acute w/ sticky yellow nasal discharge is a sign of
WH Invasion
Nose pain w/ cough w/ expectoration of yellow phlegm indicates
LU Heat
Nose pain w/ sticky yellow discharge, cheek pain, face heat and head heaviness indicates
DH
Nose pain that is dull w/ scabs on nose, dry nose, malar flush, dry cough and night sweats indicates
LU Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Nose pain that extends to head w/ nosebleed, and nasal mucosa swelling indicates
Nasal cancer
Dry nostrils and throat, dry cough, night sweating and five-palm heat indicates
LU Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Dry nostrils w/ fever, thirst and sweating indicates
ST Heat at the Qi Level
Dry nostrils and nose bridge, purple nose bridge, dark complesion , thirst w/ no desire to swallow indicates
Blood Stasis
Dry nostrils, loss of sense of smell indicates
LU & SP Qi Xu
Chronic loss of sense of smell
LU & SP Qi Xu
Acute and temporary loss of smell
Wind Invasion
What are 3 possible causes of loss of smell
1. LU & SP Qi Xu
2. WInd Invasion
3. DH
Toothache that is constant and intense is from a _____ pattern
Full
Toothache that comes and goes and is mild is from a __________ pattern
Empty
Acute toothache w/ HA and aversion to Cold
Wind Invasion
Intense toothache w/ thirst, swollen cheeks, dry stools, mental restlessness, red tongue, rapid-overflowing pulse
ST Fire
Very intense toothache, very swollen cheeks, fever, red tongue w/ red points and thick, dry yellow coat
Toxic Heat
(always includes swelling)
Toothache w/ bleeding gums, insomnia, and mental restlessness
SP & HT Heat
toothache w/ swelling of gums and sticky taste
DH in ST
Severe toothache extending to head
WC in the Brain
Chronic, dull toothache w/ receding gums
ST & SP Qi Xu
What are 3 causes of Inflamed gums
Empty ST Heat
Full ST Heat
WH Invasion
Bleeding gums w/ tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools
SP Qi Xu
Inflamed bleeding gums w/ heat feeling and thirst
ST Full Heat
Bleeding gums w/ dry mouth and desire to drink in small sips
ST Empty Heat
(ST Yin Xu)
Bleeding gums w/ dizziness, tinnitis, night sweating, malar flush
KI Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Receding gums w/ tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools, pale complexion
Qi & Blood Xu
Receding and inflamed gums, thirst, red face, feeling of heat
ST Heat
Receding gums w/ dizziness, tinnitus, malar flush, night sweats
KI Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Frequent scanty urine
KI Qi Xu
Mouth ulcers that recur frequently or are constant are from a _________ pattern
Full
Mouth ulcers that come and go are from an ___________ pattern
Empty
Mouth ulcers that are very painful, red-rimmed on the gums or inside of cheeks
ST Full Heat
Issues of the mouth and lips always reflect which organs?
SP & ST
Pale rimmed ulcers on the lower gums
ST Empty Heat
Pale-rimmed mouth ulcers aggravated by overwork
KI Yin Xu
or
Original Qi Xu
Mouth ulcers in pregnancy indicate
Disharmony of Chong Mai
Ulcers on the tip of tongue indicate
HT Fire or HT Empty Heat
Cold Sores always reflect a disharmony of the _______Channel
ST
Cold Sores recurring over many years indicates
ST Empty Heat
Cold sores w/ long duration that are pale and aggravated by overwork indicates
ST Qi Xu
An itchy tongue indicates ____________ or _____________
Full Heat (WH)
or
Empty Heat (HT Heat)
What are Full conditions that can cause numbness of the tongue?
Phlegm,
LV Wind
chronic Blood Stasis
What are Empty conditions that can casue numbness of the tongue?
HT Blood Xu,
SP Qi Xu
What are some conditions that can cause pain of the tongue?
HT Fire,
HT Empty Heat,
LV Fire,
Phlegm-Fire in the HT
What are the causes of chronic sore throat in adults?
KI or LU Yin Xu
or Qi stagnation
What are the causes of chronic sore throat in children?
Residual Heat in the LU, ST and LI channels
In children, what should we always look at first?
Digestive issues
Sore throat w/ acute onset, aversion to cold, fever or hot body, floating-rapid pulse indicates
WH Invasion
Severe sore throat w/ swelling and redness indicates
Full Heat in ST and Intestine
Chronic mild sore throat w/ dryness indicates
KI &/or LU Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Chronic, intermittent mild sore throat aggravated by overwork indicates
Severe Qi & Yin Xu
Recurrent, chronic sore throat in children with a history of Wind invasion or digestive upset indicates
Residual Heat in LU, ST and LI channels
Chronic sore throat which comes and goes, w/o redness indicates
QI Stagnation (LV or LU)
What are 7 patterns that can cause dry throat?
1. WH Invasion
2. LU-Yin Xu
3. KI-YIn Xu
4.ST Heat
5. Heat in LV & GB
6. Lesser yang (Shaoyang) pattern
7.GB Heat (4 Levels)
Itchy throat w/ acute onset indicates
Wind Invasion
Itchy throat that is worse in the evening w/ desire to drink in small sips indicates
LU Yin Xu or LU Dryness
Hoarse, sore throat w/ sudden onset, aversion to cold, fever, red tongue, floating-rapid pulse indicates
WH Invasion
Hoarse, sore throat w/ feeling of blockage in the throat, cough w/ scanty yellow sputum ,chest pain, red tongue w/ dry yellow coat and overflowing-rapid pulse indicates
LU Heat
Hoarse and dry throat at night, itchy throat, weak voice, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating, tongue w/o coating and floating, empty pulse indicates
LU & KI Yin Xu
Hoarse, sore throat, feeling of obstuction of the throat, thickening of the vocal chords, nodules on the vocal chords, swelling of the throat, purple tongue, wiry pulse
Phlegm and Blood Stasis in the throat
A feeling of obstruction (plum pit qi) in the throat that comes and goes according to mood indicates
LV or LU Qi Stagnation
a feeling of obstuction in the throat that is worse in pregnancy or before menstruation, w/ abd. fullness/pain, chest tightness, anxiety and palpitations is caused by
RebelliousQi in the Chong Mai
Feeling of obstruction (plum pit qi) in the throat that is mild, worse in the evening and aggravated by overwork is caused by
LU/KI Yin Xu
Swollen and red tonsils w/ acute onset is a sign of
Invasion of WH w/ Toxic Heat
Swollen and red tonsils can be caused by what patterns?
1. Invasion of WH w/ Toxic Heat
2. ST and LI Heat (Full, Empty, Toxic)
3. Residual or Toxic Heat
4. Empty Heat of LU & ST channels
Goitre is always caused by:
Phlegm
a large soft goitre is caused by
Phlegm
a soft goitre w/ irritability, depression, and size which varies w/ mood indicates
Qi Stagnation w/ Phlegm
a small soft goitre of variable size w/ tiredness indicates
Yin Xu w/ Phlegm
a hard goitre w/ irritability indicates
LV Fire w/ Phlegm
a hard goitre w/ purple tongue indicates
LV Blood Stasis w/ Phlegm
Pain and stiffness of the neck that reacts to weather indicates
Wind and Dampness in the muscles of the neck
Pain or stiffness of the neck that comes and goes according to mood and is not reactive to weather indicates
LV Qi stagnation
Why are LV problems often the cause of neck pain?
They control the sinews
painful or stiff neck w/ intense stiffness, dizziness, propensity to outbursts of anger, wiry pulse, often w hypertension indicates
LV Yang Rising
Neck stiffness w/ tremor, often w/ hypertension indicates
LV Wind
Chronic painful or stiff neck indicates
KI Xu
STabbing chest pain indicates
Blood Stasis in the HT
Chest pain w/ cough w/ profuse yellow sputum is a sign of
LU Heat
Feeling of oppression in the chest indicates
Phlegm in the Lung,
or
Severe LV Qi Stagnation
a feeling of distension in the hypochondrium indicates
LV Qi stagnation
Stabbing pain of the hypochondrium
LV Blood Stasis
Dull pain of the epigastrium that is alleviated by eating indicates
Empty type
What are some causes of severe pain of the epigastruim?
Food Retention
ST HEat
ST DH
ST Fire
ST Phlegm Fire
ST Blood Stasis
LV Qi Invading ST
What caused dull, constant pain in the epigastrium
ST Qi Xu
or
ST Empty Cold
What causes a feeling of fullness of the epigastrium
Dampness
What causes a very slight feeling of fullness in the epigastrium
SP-Qi Xu
What causes a feeling of distension in the epigastrium
LV Qi Stagnation
What are causes of lower abd. pain?
internal Cold
LV Qi Stagnation
LV Blood Stagnation
DampHeat
Blood Stasis in Intestines or Uterus
What is a cause of pain around the umbilicus
Parasites
What are some causes of pain in the hypogastrium
BL DH
LV Fire Infusing Downwards to Bladder
Pain all over w/ tiredness
Qi and Blood Xu
Dull pain in the whole body after childbirth is caused by
Blood Xu
Severe whole body pain after childbirth
Blood Stasis
Pain in arms and shoulders only when walking
LV Qi stagnation
Pain in all muscles w/ hot sensation of the flesh
ST Heat
Dull ache in muscles of whole body, esp. limbs, w/ heaviness feeling
Dampness obstructing muscles
Pain wandering from joint to joint
Wind Bi
Pain in the jts that is fixed and very painful, and better w/ heat
Cold BI
Joint pain that is fixed w/ swelling and dampness
Damp Bi
Painful joints w/ swelling and redness of joints
Damp-Heat
Severe, stabbing joint pain w/ rigidity
Blood Stasis
Continuous, dull LBP (Low back pain) that is better w/ rest
KI Xu
Backache that has recent onset, is severe w/ stiffness
sprain of back causing Blood Stasis
Backache w/ severe pain that is better w/ heat application and worse during cold and damp weather
Exterior Cold and Damp
Boring pain w/ inability to turn waist
Blood Stasis
Pain in the back extending up to shoulder
Exterior Wind
Numbness of arms and legs or only hands and feet on both sides (peripheral neuropathy)
Blood Xu
Numbness of fingers, elbow and arm on one side only
Internal Wind and Phlegm
What are 3 causes of Weakness
1. ST Qi Xu
2. general Qi & Blood Xu
3. KI Yang Xu
with more tingling than numbness, esp. in women, what is the cause
Blood Xu
w/ more numbness than tingling that is usually unilateral, what is the cause
Wind
Numbness w/ feeling of heaviness
Phlegm
Numbness w/ swelling, esp of legs
Dampness or Damp-Heat
Numbness w/ pain is caused by
Qi and Blood Stagnation
Muscle ache is caused by
Retention of Dampness in the Cou Li
the beginning stages of difficulty in walking from atrophy is from
ST & SP Qi Xu
Atrophy that leads to difficulty in walking is caused by
LV and KI Yin Xu
or
SP and KI Yang Xu
Cold hands relieved by heat
Yang Xu
Cold hands w/ palpitations and dizziness
HTBlood Xu
Cold fingers and toes
LV Qi stagnation
weak knees indicate
KI Xu
Cold feet indicate
KI Yang Xu
or
LV Blood Xu
The state of one's sleep depends on
The state of one's Blood or Yin, esp. LV and HT
Difficulty in falling asleep indicates
HT-SP-LV Blood Xu
waking up many times in the night indicates
Yin Xu of HT, LV or KI w/ Empty Heat
Dream disturbed sleep indicates
LV Fire or HT Fire
Very restless sleep w/ feeling of heat, agitation and excessive dreaming indicates
Full pattern of
Heat, Fire, Phlegm-Fire or Food Retention
Trouble w/ waking up early in the morning and failing to fall asleep again indicates
GB Xu
Feeling sleepy after eating indicates
SP Qi Xu
Extreme lethargy and lassitude w/ cold feeling indicates
KI Yang Xu
Lethargic stupor w/ rattling in the throat indicates
Phlegm in mind
Somnolence after recovery from a severe disease is a __________ sign
good

Normal Qi is coming back
list causes of Absence of sweat
1. Ext. excess (Ext Wind)
2. LU Qi dysfx
3. Blood and fluid Xu
Describe the pulse in Ext Wind w/ Qi Xu
Soggy and floating
Profuse cold sweating or oily sweat, w/ pale complexion, rapid, shallow breathing, cold limbs and minute pulse
Collapse of Yang
Sweating w/o mvmt and severe sweating w/ mvmt, w/ lassitude, shortness of breath and cold limbs
Yang or Qi Xu
Night sweating , malar flush, 5palm heat, tongue w/o coat and thin/rapid pulse indicates
Yin Xu
Sweating that occurs in the day time indicates
Yang Xu
Sweating that occurs at night indicates
Yin Xu
or
DampHeat
Sweating of the whole body indicates
LU Qi Xu
Sweating only on the head indicates
Upper Jiao heat,
or
Middle Jiao DampHeat
Sweating only on the hands indicates
LU Qi Xu or HT Qi Xu
Sweating only on the palms, soles and chest indicates
Yin Xu
Sweating only on arms and legs indicates
ST and SP Qi Xu
Tinnitus w/ a low-pitched noise like rushing tidewater indicates
Empty condiction
Tinnitus w/ a high-pitched noise like cicada whistle indicates
Full Condition
Deafness w/ sudden onset is from
a Full Condition
Chronic deafness is from
an Empty condition , including Ki Xu, HT Blood Xu and Qi Xu of the Upper Jiao or Yang Qi
Eyes are affected by ___ and ____, but mainly ________
HT and KI, but mainly LV
Eye pain like a needle, redness w/ HA indicates
Toxic Heat in the HT channel
Pain, swelling and pressure in the eyes is a sign of
invasion of eye channels by ext. WH, or Interior LV Fire
Pain w/ a feeling of pressure in the eyes indicates
KI YIn Xu
Blurred vision w/ floaters indicates
LV Blood, LV Yin or KI Yin Xu
Blurred vision w/ photophobia indicates
LV Blood Xu or
LV Yang Rising
Blurred vision w/ dry eyes indicates
Ki Yin Xu
or
LV Yin Xu
or
both
Cold limbs and abdomen indicates
Sp/ST Yang Xu
Cold legs, knees, feet and low back indicates
KI yang Xu
Cold hand and feet, esp. fingers indicates
Qi stagnation
Cold hands and chest indicates
HT Blood Xu
Interior Full Heat has a _____ fever
High
Low-grade fever getting worse in the afternoon, or only in the afternoon indicates
Yin Xu w/ Empty Heat
Constant low-grade fever indicates
Damp Heat
Fever in the middle of the night in adults is ___________:
In children is______________
Yin Xu

Retention of Food
Yangming tidal fever is from heat in the LI and peaks at what time
3-5 pm
When there is invasion of Wind but still spontaneous sweating, it indicates
External Empty condition
(External invasion, but Xu interior)
Simultaneus aversion to cold and fever indicates
WC at Yangming or Wei Qi level
Feeling of heat in Ext Invasion , w/ body objectively emanating heat indicates
Pathogen has penetrated interior
Alternating feeling of heat and cold
Pathogen at Shaoyang stage, GB Level
What are 3 causes of Tidal Fever
1. Yin Xu
2. YangMing
3. DampHeat
In men, impotence is caused by the following Empty conditions
KI Yin Xu
KI Yang Xu
HT-SP Blood Xu
In men, impotence is caused by the what Full condition
HT Fire
LV depression
Damp-Heat in LV channel
Blood stasis
What are causes of lack of libido in men?
KI-Yang or Qi Xu
HT or SP Xu
LV Qi stagnation
What are causes of premature ejaculation in men?
KI-Qi Xu
HT-SP Xu
Yin Xu w/ rising Fire
DH in LV and GB
In men, tiredness and dizziness after ejaculation is caused by
KI Xu
What are causes of lack of libido in women?
HT Xu
disharmony of HT and KI
LV Qi stagnation
LV depression and GB Xu
KI Yang Xu
In women, what causes headache soon after orgasm
Rebellious Qi of Chong Mai
or
HT Fire
In men, tiredness and dizziness after ejaculation is caused by
KI Xu
What causes the menstrual cycle to come too early
Heat in Blood
or
Qi Xu
What are causes of lack of libido in women?
HT Xu
disharmony of HT and KI
LV Qi stagnation
LV depression and GB Xu
KI Yang Xu
What caused the menstrual cycle to come late
Cold in Blood
Blood stasis
Blood Xu
In women, what causes headache soon after orgasm
Rebellious Qi of Chong Mai
or
HT Fire
What causes the menstrual cycle to come too early
Heat in Blood
or
Qi Xu
What caused the menstrual cycle to come late
Cold in Blood
Blood stasis
Blood Xu
What causes irregular menstrual periods
LV Qi stagnation
Blood stasis
SP or Ki Xu
What causes menorrhagia
Heat in Blood
Blood Stasis
Qi Xu
What causes hypomenorrhagia
Cold
Blood Xu
Blood Stasis
With Blood heat, what color is the menstrual blood
dark or bright red
With Blood Xu, what color is the menstrual blood
Pale red
in Blood stasis or Cold, what color is the menstrual blood
Purple or blackish w/ clots
What conditions cause pain/dysmenorrhea before the period
Full condition
including stagnation or Qi or Blood, Full Cold
What conditions cause pain/dysmenorrhea during the period
Empty condition
including Qi and Blood Xu,
Empty Cold
Leucorrhea w/ white discharge that is thin w/ a fishy smell indicates
Xu and Cold
Leucorrhea w/ yellow or red discharge that is thick w/ a bad smell indicates
Full and Heat
Leucorrhea w/ a lot of white, watery discharge indicates
Cold-Damp
Leucorrhea w/ thick yellow, bad smelling discharge indicates
Damp-Heat
Leucorrhea w/ blood in discharge indicates
LV channel Heat
After menopause, Leucorrhea w/ blood and bad smell indicates
Cancer
In pregnancy, what causes hyperemesis gravidarum
ST Xu,
Heat in LV channel
What causes infertility in women
Blood or Ki-Essence Xu
Qi stagnation
Phlegm-Damp
Blood stasis
What causes miscarriage
KI Xu
Blood Xu
Heat in Blood
Blood Stasis
What are the main issues in children
Lu & SP Xu
and
Excess of LV and HT
What is a common cause of latent Heat in children
immunizations