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What is the main functions of the Lung?
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Prime Minister
- Dominates/Governs Qi of the whole body dominates qi of respiration & qi whole body - Place for all vessels to assemble; coordinating function - Dominates dispersing and descending function - Regulates water metabolism - "dredging and regulating water passage;" "upper source of water" |
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What spirit does the Lu correspond to?
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Lungs store the corporeal soul;
related to breathing, sighing, crying |
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What are the emotions of the Lungs?
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sorrow (worry, grief, sadness)
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Why are the Lungs considered the delicate organ?
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Cannot endure hot or cold.
Most external zang, easily attacked by external evils |
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What is the season, element, and climate associated with the Lung?
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Autumn
Metal Dryness |
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air combines with food qi to make ______.
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Zong Qi
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Which of the five senses does the mouth open into? And connects with the ____.
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Lungs open into the nose, connects with the throat.
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Fluid of the Lungs.
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Nasal mucus (snivel)
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Lungs govern the ____ (what sound?).
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voice
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What channel are the Lungs?
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Hand Greater Yin; Tai Yin Channel
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Lungs are the receptacle that holds _____.
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Lungs are the receptacle that holds Phlegm. (Spleen makes phlegm).
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Manifestation of the Lung.
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Body hair
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What are the causes for disorders of the Lung?
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Exterior evils, diet, emotions, lifestyle (smoking, etc.), chronic illness
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Organ that regulates the ascending and descending movement of qi in the body
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Lungs
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Regulates the distribution, circulation, and excretion of body fluids.
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Lungs
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What are the major clinical manifestations of Lung function disorder?
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chills and fever
abnormal breathing coughing other Lu symptoms: nasal congestion, sneezing, edema, expectoration or hemoptyiss, sore or itching throat, chest distress or pain, voice change, dry and withered hair, abnormal sweating, and superficial pulse |
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Explain pathogenesis of chills and fever and the primary organ involved.
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Chills & fever - struggle between defensive qi and pathogenic factor (evil qi).
Chills - Process may impair the defense qi's warming function Fever - struggle creates heat The Lung dominates the body's surface, is responsible for the formation and distribution of defense Qi and regulates the entire body's functional activities. |
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What are the causes of abnormal respiration?
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EXCESS - exopathogens, phlegm, damp, qi stagnation and blood stasis
--> Lu qi obstructed --> descending fxn impaired --> Lu qi rebels DEFICIENCY - Lu or Kd deficiency (Kd fails to grasp qi) --> qi may accumulate in the chest or it may ascend |
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What is the pathogenesis of cough?
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Exopathogenic factors attack the Lu
Endopathogenic factors (phlegm, blood stasis, qi stagnation, etc from dysfunction of internal zang fu organs) Malnourishment of Lu - qi or yin deficiency --> Lu Qi failing to descend and disperse --> cough |
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What is upper stifling breath?
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rapid respiration with exhalation more evident than inhalation
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What is shortness of breath?
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respiration is inconstant, shallow, and rapid without sounds; like asthma, but without lifting of shoulders to breathe
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What is shortage of qi?
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respiration is feeble and short; difficult to produce the sound required for speech, but otherwise breathing sounds normal
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What causes cough, panting?
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Lung fails to descend and disperse
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What are the main zang fu organs involved in phlegm production?
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Lu, Sp, Kd, SJ
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What is the function of the Large Intestines?
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Governs conduction and conveyance of waste
- receives food & drink from SI - reabsorbs fluids, excretes stool |
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What are the characteristics of the LI?
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Metal
Likes moisture, hates dryness Hand Yang Ming - Hand Yang Brightness Channel LI + ST = Yang Ming channels |
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How are diseases of the LI treated?
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Malfunction of the LI is more often related to the Sp and St.
LI + ST = Yang Ming channels LI diseases are mostly treated through the St and its paired organ, Sp |
