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Body Shape = Strong body build, Tendency to a red face, Preference for cold & light clothes Intolerance of heat, Lively character, high achiever,
Active and talkative nature, Loud voice, tendency to laugh, Walking with the chest & stomach, Projecting forward |
Abundant in Yang
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Tendancy to obesity, relatively dark complexion, loose muscle with thick skin. Quiet, reticient and introverted with a preference for heat. Desires to wrap up warm. Prefers summer season and warm.
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Abundant in yin
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Thin body build, tall and long shaped head. Sometimes red cheeks and lips. Often looks excited, has a restless look in eyes and a propensity to be excited. A feeling of heat and quick movements. Narrow shoulder and long flat chest. Bends forward when walking.
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Deficient in Yin
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Body shape is overweight or swollen. Pale or pale-blue complexion. Low spirit and slow movement. Weak,loose muscles. A preference for warmth. Aversion to cold, cold limbs. A desire to wrap up.
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Deficient in Yang
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Strong point of the wood element?
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Sinews
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Strong point of the fire element?
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Strong Heart and blood vessels.
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Strong point of the earth element?
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strong muscles
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Strong point of the metal element?
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strong voice
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Strong point of the water element?
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Kidney
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What syndrome is likely to involve redness at both zygomatic regions?
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deficient yin syndrome
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A bulging of one eye is most likely caused by ___________
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cerebroma
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The spleen/muscle wheel corresponds to which part of the eye?
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eyelid
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What causes auricle atrophy?
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Exhausted kidney qi
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Distention of the lower abdomen & epigastrium is what syndrome?
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Liver Qi stagnation
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what are the 4 key points to observation of excretion?
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Check the amount, color, propery and smell.
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Pitting edema in the 4 limbs is more deficiency or excess?
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Deficiency
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Edema with no pitting is usually related to ______.
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More excess related. Usually a qi problem. Qi stagnation.
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Skin problem: in its initial stage looks like millet - hard and tightly rooted with a white top. Causes itching and pain. Due to toxic fire.
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Nail-like boils
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Skin problem: shallow, small, superficial and round. Sometimes has pus. Due to damp-heat.
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Furuncle
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Observation in children. Proximal segment of finger is know as ______________
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wind gate
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Observation in children. Middle segment of finger is know as ______________
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qi gate
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Observation in children. Distal segment of finger is know as ______________
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life gate
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In child's index finger, a bright red vein indicates interior or exterior problem?
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exterior
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In a child's index finger, purple and dark/black color indicate ____________
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blocked collateral/blood stasis
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In a child's index finger, purple and red color indicate ___________
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interior heat
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A protruding chest indicates___________
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chronic retention of phlegn or liver qi stagnation
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True or false: Regarding facial paralysis, a more localized paralysis can be life threatening.
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True
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Name 4 conditions, discussed in class, that are caused by internal wind.
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Parkinson's, stroke, MS and hypertension.
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Acute symptom are generally excess or deficiency?
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excess
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Chronic symptoms are generally excess or deficiency?
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Deficiency
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Observation of pathological colors: Distinct or Obscure Color? Yin type disease, deep, upright qi weakened.
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obscure
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Observation of pathological colors: Scattered or concentrated color? mild disease, short duration, pathogenic not so strong, good prognosis.
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scattered
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Observation of pathological colors: Superficial or deep color? condition severe, interior, yin.
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deep
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Complexion = bright white
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Yang xu
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Complexion is pale white
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Qi Xu
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Name the 4 components of a normal complexion color.
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1. Luster
2. a subtle, slightly reddish hue 3. contained, "veiled"color 4. Moisture |
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Tremor of the head is causd by ___________
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Liver wind
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Dry scalp is a symptom of __________________
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Liver and/or kidney yin xu
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Hair falling out is related to __________
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blood disorder
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Tendency to red face?
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yang excess
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Relatively dark complexion
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Yin excess
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Tendency to obesity
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yin excess
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tendencey to have loose muscle with thick skin
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yin excess
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Pale or bluish complexion is what body type?
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yang deficient
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Bent forward when standing or walking
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yin deficient
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walks with stomach and chest projecting forward.
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yang excess
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red cheeks and lips (sometimes)
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deficient yin
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Has an aversion to cold. Suffers from cold limbs.
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Yang deficient
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which of the 5 element types has wide teeth?
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fire
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Robust body type suffers from?
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yang excess
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A compact body type has smoothe circulation of?
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Qi and blood. Also tends to suffer from deficiencies as well.
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Muscular body type has strong?
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qi and blood
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thin body type tends toward what deficiencies?
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qi, blood and yin xu.
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an overweight body build has a tendency toward whAt kind of deficiency?
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qi xu with damp retention in the middle jiao.
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facial complexion as a whole represents what?
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manifestation of heart and "shen"
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Large amplitude tremor is indicative of what?
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Excess/acute. Liver yang rising or liver fire.
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A mild tremor is indicative of what?
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An empty wind condition. Deficiency - usually chronic.
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Hypertension: empty or full wind?
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empty
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late closer of the fontanelles on babies is?
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essence deficiency
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tremor of head is ________ wind?
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liver
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between eyebrows?
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lung
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between inner corners at root of nose?
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heart
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nose bridge?
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liver
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tip of nose?
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spleen
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side of nose?
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stomach
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what 2 organs are reflected in the philtrum?
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urinary bladder and uterus
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drooling lips indicate?
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spleen qi deficiency
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dry brittle hair?
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blood or yin xu
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dandruff?
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wind, xu or excess
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What channels influence the mouth and lips?
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LI, ST, LIV, HT, KID, CHONG, DIRECTING, DU
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what organs do the upper and lower gums display?
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upper: stomach
Lower: large intestine |
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channels influencing the ears? Hint: there are 6 of them.
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GB, SJ, SI, BL, ST, LI connecting. Note: all fu organs
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3 things nail abnormalities are related to?
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Liver, blood, xu
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the nail lunulae reflects the state of what?
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yin and essence
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Protruding chest is a sign of?
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chronic retention of phlegm and/or liver qi stagnation
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