Treatment Of Disease 1 - Test 2

Front 1

Stages of Lung disease

Back 1

1. Qi Rebellion (acute)
2. distention of lung qi
3. Xue level - blood stasis

Front 2

Points for qi rebellion - stage 1

Back 2

LU7 and RN17

Front 3

chinese word for allergic rhinitis ________

Back 3

Bi Qiu

Front 4

What season tells us WIND - allergies

Back 4

spring

Front 5

Where does wind invade body?

Back 5

Wind points, skin (pores), 5 sense organs

GB20 - wind pool
BL12 - wind gate
BL13 - lung back shu
SJ17 - wind screen
DU16 - wind

Front 6

Allergic rhinitis involves what organs?

Back 6

Lung - nose
Water - nasal runny/blockage - spleen and kidney

Front 7

Wind onset is sudden?

Back 7

true

Front 8

mechanism of allergic rhinitis

Back 8

Local Wei Qi congestion with general wei qi xu

(symptoms are in the 5 sense organs. Congestion in 5 sense organs. Fighting and reacting going on. Now the wei qi is up in nose and defense is down. get common cold.)

Front 9

allergic rhinitis vs. common cold

***Both have head symptoms, both have wei qi xu

Back 9

1. rhinitis has localized symptoms; common cold has all-over body symptoms.

2. Allergic Rhinitis has a family history.

Front 10

triad - asthma, skin problems, allergic rhinitis

Back 10

yep

Front 11

Allergic Rhinitis mechanism

Back 11

Local Wei Qi congestion

Front 12

Allergic Rhinitis organs?

Back 12

Lung - spleen - kidney

***where does wei qi come from?

Front 13

Etiolology of allergic rhinitis

Back 13

1. external pathogens = wind
2. emotions = liver insults lung
3. Irregular Diet: water disorder (damp - sp & kd) fried, dairy
overworking = liver kid xu
4. congenital =

Front 14

How is wei qi distributed to the head and face?

Back 14

divergent channels

Front 15

Some people only have seasonal problems. During season, treat the symptoms. In the off season, treat the root.

Back 15

ok

Front 16

If a patient has allergic rhinitis all year, what is the treatment plan?

Back 16

Treat lung/spleen/kidney qi xu and the pathogen (shi) at the same time.

Front 17

Basic Points for Allergic Rhinitis (allergies)

Back 17

li20, bitong, yintang, ub7 (dredge collaterals) - local congestion

Wind points to get rid of wind or make them stronger- gb20, ub12, ub13, li4, lu7 (disperse lung qi and help bowel movement)

if wind-cold = moxa

Front 18

How can you tell it is not sinusitis?

Back 18

Pain, itching, movement causes pain when drops head forward.

Front 19

season allergic rhinitis - wc and wc = excess. this person can have lung/spleen/kidney xu.

Back 19

1st control the symptoms then treat the root

Front 20

perennial allergic rhinitis treatment?

Back 20

treat symptom and root

Front 21

- Acute stage/onset
- Runny nose with loose, watery, white discharge,
- Nasal congestion; itchy nose and eyes
- Sneezing (esp. in a.m. when wake up)
- NO: thirst, redness of eyes, or chills
T: Normal C: Thin white coat
P: Superficial, Tight (or Soft) – Wind Invasion or Wind-Cold invasion with Wei Qi Xu

Back 21

Seasonal Tx of Symptoms: Invasion of Wind-Cold
Mostly in the Winter
(i.e. Cedar allergies in
Austin)

Front 22

- Acute onset
- More congestion
- Sneezing; red watery eyes
- Runny nose with sticky, yellow discharge
- Sore or scratchy throat with thirst or slight thirst
(sore throat is always heat)
- "Hay Fever"
- Dry lips with burning sensation
T: Red or red tip C: Thin, yellow
P: Superficial, fast

Back 22

Seasonal Tx of Symptoms: Invasion of Wind-Heat
Mostly in the Spring
(i.e. Oak allergies)

Front 23

- Acute onset - Dyspnea, wheezing
- Cough with profuse, sticky, thick, yellow sputum
- Sensation of chest stuffiness; tightness (oppression);
rough breath; strong and coarse voice
- Thirst with desire for cold drinks; dry mouth, bitter
taste, bad mouth odor
- May have fever; nausea and vomiting
- Dark yellow urine; constipation
T: Red, or dark red (scarlet) or no change
C: Thick, greasy yellow coating,
P: Rapid and slippery, wiry
* If severe – may have purple lips or tongue

Back 23

Due to Accumulation of Phlegm Heat - Excess condition;
Most common asthma
pattern; Usually refers to acute
attack
- Smokers & alcohol drinkers
- May derive from W-C from
above turning into heat

Front 24

acute attack of asthma

Back 24

rn17, rn22,

Front 25

asthma is a _____ disease

Back 25

Qi

Front 26

what is the xiao?

Back 26

wheezing

Front 27

What is the chuan?

Back 27

dyspnea

Front 28

Xiao must have _______

Back 28

chuan. Chuan does not have to include Xiao.

Front 29

Kidney in asthma

Back 29

needs to suck the qi down

Front 30

why the wheezing in asthma

Back 30

lung qi can't go up because there is phlegm in the way. Qi is rebelling upward and going through the phlegm and makes wheeze.

Front 31

Asthma patients have some water and phlegm disorders.

Back 31

get rid of the phlegm. Make lung qi go down.

Front 32

treat spleen for asthma patients when not having an attack.

Back 32

ok

Front 33

Excess type asthma:

Back 33

external pathogens - cold
*Irregular diet - phlegm - influence qi ascending or descending
*emotional - liver insults the lung and cause qi disperse and descend problem

Front 34

ASTHMA - emotional disorders and irregular diet primarily influence the function of qi ascending and descending, dispersing

Back 34

take care, make sure

Front 35

mechanism of asthma?

Back 35

1. rebelling of the lung qi
2. retention of the phlegm

Front 36

Retention of phlegm is the ROOT of asthma.

Back 36

yes!

Front 37

Xiu Tan

Back 37

old phlegm - very good way to describe asthma.

Front 38

Moxa for asthma

Back 38

choose smokeless

Front 39

In mid summer, treat winter disease. Treat the spleen during non-asthma time.

Back 39

ok

Front 40

plum need lu1 rn17.

Back 40

ok

Front 41

For asthma patients, stay away from the allergen and keep warm.

Back 41

reduce the wei qi.

Front 42

In asthma, emotional disorders and irregular diet cause the qi to have a problems

Back 42

ascending and descending

Front 43

common cold symptoms

Back 43

discomfort in the nose/throat/sneezing/runny nose/fever/cough

Front 44

Complications from common cold can be _________

Back 44

middle ear infection, pneumonia, asthma, myocarditis

Front 45

Cause of the common cold?

Back 45

Virus

Front 46

Wind is the yang evil driver. Yang evil attacks upper part of the body.

Back 46

ok

Front 47

Ying and Wei disorder - Ying and wei should be harmonized - if not _______

Back 47

common cold

Front 48

Yang pathogens will attack the Yin (ying) wind cold, wind heat, wind damp

Back 48

Yin evil will attack yin (wei) Heat consumes body fluid.

Front 49

Wind attacks the head easily because?

Back 49

Wei qi congested in the head, sense organs are open to the environment in the head, meridians are superficial on the face and curved so more chance for congestion.

Front 50

local congestion, other area xu

Back 50

allergic rhinitis

Front 51

Basic Points

Back 51

wind ub12, sj17(wind screen)
Lung lu7, ub13
Local - Taiyang

Front 52

Common Cold gua sha (WC gb20 - ub back shu) or cupping is an important choice

Back 52

forces the qi to move freely

Front 53

wind and damp attacks humid areas and already damp people

Back 53

causes nausea and vomiting

Front 54

Heart and PC is attacked by the "Summer Heat." Heat accumulates because you cannot sweat it out, you get sticky

Back 54

ok

Front 55

know the difference between summer heat and regular heat

Back 55

ok

Front 56

after any disease, strengthen ying and wei qi with da zoa and sticky rice.

Back 56

harmonize your wei qi.

Front 57

Nose related meridian/organs

Back 57

ST, LI, DU, VL, LIV, LU

Front 58

Emotional disorder involving the Nose involve which organs

Back 58

Liver Fire insulting the lung

Front 59

Overworking will lead to ________

Back 59

liver kidney yin xu

Front 60

Primary pathological mechanism for nose bleeding?

Back 60

Excess heat/fire breaking the blood vessels or Qi Xu

Front 61

main nasal bleeding point is ____

Back 61

Lu6 - xi cleft point

Front 62

main nasal bleeding point is ____

Back 62

Lu6 - xi cleft - needs to be in the point line up.

Front 63

summer heat causes what?

Back 63

mental issues

Front 64

Mechanism of nose bleed

Back 64

heat hurts the blood vessel