Rdlac/clarifying Diagnosis: Hot & Cold, Yin & Yang, Blood, Qi

Front 1

Deficiency heat is always due to...

Back 1

deficiency where heat comes out of RR because of the deficiency & wafts upward.

Front 2

Excess heat is always...

Back 2

physiological heat that is building up because of a blockage (phlegm, blood, qi, cold, etc.).

Front 3

Heat will always be...

Back 3

either excess or deficiency, or a combination of both.

Front 4

Name 4 heat signs related to the mouth.

Back 4

1. Thirst for cold beverages.
2. TB = red overall or red areas.
3. TB = red spots or prickles.
4. TC = yellow moss.

Front 5

Generally speaking, how does heat affect symptoms?

Back 5

Tends to make them worse.

Front 6

How can heat affect urine?

Back 6

Concentrates it.

Front 7

T/F: Heat that is worse in the evening indicates yin deficiency heat.

Back 7

False. It indicates either deficient heat or depressive heat of some kind.

Front 8

T/F: A subjective sensation of heat or burning is a definitive indicator for heat, except in cases of acid reflux.

Back 8

True

Front 9

T/F: Empty heat always implies Yin deficiency.

Back 9

False

Front 10

Name 2 signs of empty heat found on the tongue.

Back 10

1. TB = red & short
2. TC = cracked or peeled.

Front 11

T/F: Only excess heat can mix with wet pathogens such as dampness & phlegm to form DH, phlegm heat or fire poison.

Back 11

False. Both excess heat and empty can do this.

Front 12

Heat accompanied by deficient indications, such as being worse with fatigue, is...?

Back 12

Deficiency heat.

Front 13

What are the 2 sources of excess heat?

Back 13

1. Depressive heat.
2. It can come from an external source like hot pathogens, radiation, smoking, etc.

Front 14

Heat accompanied by excess signs is...

Back 14

Excess heat.

Front 15

Name the 3 signs of excess heat associated with TC/TB.

Back 15

1. TC = yellow & rooted
2. TB = red & normal/large sized
3. TB = red spots

Front 16

Name the 2 signs of deficiency heat associated with TC/TB.

Back 16

1. TC = peeled or cracked
2. TB = red & short

Front 17

Name 2 signs of deficiency heat NOT associated with the TC/TB.

Back 17

1. Heat of the 5 hearts
2. Steaming bone tidal fever

Front 18

Heat accompanied by deficiency signs is...

Back 18

Deficiency heat.

Front 19

Fire is a subset of what type of heat?

Back 19

Excess heat.

Front 20

Name the 4 signs of Fire.

Back 20

1. Bleeding
2. Intense agitation
3. Intense thirst
4. High fever

Front 21

Cold will always be...

Back 21

Excess or deficiency Cold, or a combination of excess and deficiency.

Front 22

T/F: If the application of warmth makes symptoms better, it indicates the presence of cold.

Back 22

True.

Front 23

T/F: Cold can only be diagnosed if it's subjectively felt by the patient.

Back 23

False. Cold can be diagnosed either subjectively as a feeling of cold or aversion to cold, or as an objective feeling of cold.

Front 24

T/F: Deficient cold is cold that has developed because the location of the cold has lost it's relationship with physiological Yang.

Back 24

True.

Front 25

Define excess cold.

Back 25

An accumulation of cold.

Front 26

Define deficiency Cold.

Back 26

Cold signs accompanied by deficiency signs.

Front 27

Yin excess is an excess of what 6 Yin pathological qualities?

Back 27

1. Cold
2. Damp
3. Damp heat
4. Phlegm
5. Blood stasis
6. Food stasis

Front 28

Yang excess is an excess of any Yang aspect such as...

Back 28

Qi, Wind or Yang.

Front 29

What 3 signs of Blood stasis appear on the TC/TB?

Back 29

1. TB = purple or dark
2. TB = dark stasis spots
3. TB = distended sublingual veins

Front 30

What 4 signs of Blood stasis appear on the skin surface?

Back 30

1. Dark stasis spots
2. Spider veins
3. Dark or dull facial complexion
4. Dark purple lesions

Front 31

What type of pain indicates Blood stasis?

Back 31

Localized stabbing pain.

Front 32

What 2 menstrual signs indicate Blood stasis?

Back 32

1. Dysmenorrhea
2. Clots in bleeding

Front 33

What type of mass indicates Blood stasis?

Back 33

Hard fixed mass.

Front 34

What type of stool indicates Blood stasis?

Back 34

Lacquer-like stool.

Front 35

What 2 signs of systemic Blood stasis appear on the TC/TB?

Back 35

1. TB = chronic purple or dark
2. TB = chronic distended sublingual veins

Front 36

What 3 signs of systemic Blood stasis appears on the skin surface?

Back 36

1. Many stasis spots
2. Extensive spider veins
3. Dark or dull facial complexion

Front 37

Name the 3 signs of Qi depression.

Back 37

1. Pain
2. Fullness
3. Distension

Front 38

T/F: Qi depression always refers to Liver Qi depression.

Back 38

False. Qi depression is NOT always Liver Qi depression, although Qi depression tends to effect the Liver.

Front 39

T/F: Qi depression always occurs due to excess.

Back 39

False. Qi depression can occur due to excess or deficiency (of Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang).

Front 40

Define Qi depression.

Back 40

The phenomenon in which Qi does not flow when it should.

Front 41

Name 5 signs of dryness/lack of physiological body fluid.

Back 41

1. Dry eyes
2. Dry hair
3. Dry mucous membranes (throat, vaginal, anal)
4. Dry cough
5. Dry skin