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Pericardium channel Flashcards

1
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Pericardium channel is known as?

A

Hand Jueyin Channel
runs between HT and LU channels

Is the meridian of the Heart!

begins at chest

same Fx as HT: govern blood, houses mind

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PC Channel indications

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Treats excess-not much tonification

strong connection w/ mdle Jiao- esp ST (opposites on clock)

Disorders of heart: bld stag, phlegm stag, cyanosis

disorders of spirit: Phlegm misting mind; phlegm fire harassing mind, HT fire

Diseases of the chest (HT/LU)/HT organ-bld/phlegm stag, palpitations, cardiac pain, radiates to shoulder, cyanosis, lips/nails/limbs, spon sweating.

upper/mdle jiao: LV QI stag

midle jiao: especially stomach

lateral costal region (LV pain)

febrile diseases :

Ying stage: fever at night, dry mouth w/ no desire to drink, insomnia, mental restlessness, aphasia, spots on skin, come

Blood stage: high fever, skin eruptions, vomit blood, epistaxis, blood in stool, urine, manic behavior

Carpel tunnel/pain in axilla, musculoskeletal along meridian

animal is dog

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pathway of primary channel

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Originates in chest
goes down thru three successive burners
a branch goes up across chest to nipple and out at axillary
down arm to tip of middle finger

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4
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PC Luo-connecting channel

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begins PC 6, ascends along PC regular channel- connects w/ heart.

Excess: chest pain
Deficiency: Irritability, stiffness and pain in head and neck, occipital neck pain

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5
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PC Muscle channel

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Starts tip of mdle finger (Opposite primary ch)- runs w/ LU muscle channel

knots medial side of elbow

knots axillary

and

enters chest

knots diaphragm

or

disperses over anterior/posterior aspect of ribs

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Front mu

A

Ren 17

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7
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Back Shu

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UB 14

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8
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5 Shu points

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PC 9 Jing Well

PC 8 Ying Spring

PC 7 Shu stream

PC 5 Jing River

PC 3 He- Sea

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9
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Most Used Point

A

PC 6

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10
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XI cleft

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PC 4

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11
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Named points

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PC 8 lao gong

PC 7 da ling

PC 6 nei guan (most used)

PC 5 jian shi

PC 3 qu ze

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12
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PC 1

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Crossing point of LV/GB

Window of the Sky Point (usually in neck. 1 of 2 not on neck (LU3 is the other))

organ: LU
muscle: pec

4th intercostal space of ribs

lateral thoracic artery

anterior thoracic nerve

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13
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Fx: PC 1

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meeting if Jueyin channels: PC & LV/GB

window of sky point

Chest (distention/pain, unbinding, nodules, xform phlegm)

breasts (abscesses, insufficient lactation

Rebellious Qi (cough, wheezing, head ache)

Invigorates blood/opens channel (inability to raise arm, pain)

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14
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Fx: PC 2

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2 cun below axillary=top of HT so treats HT problems

unbinds chest

invigorates blood-relieves pain (HT disorders, Palps, chest pain)

musc/skel shoulder issues (back, shoulder, scapula, arm)

bone: humerus
muscle: biceps brachii

brachial artery/vein

median nerve

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15
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Fx: PC 3

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Qu Ze

He-Sea point

water point

Caution: brachial artery and vein

Pacifies ST: nausea vomiting

Cooling: cools blood/expels fire poison=maj pt for summer heat (w/ UB40)

stops convulsions, opens orifices for wind invasion (w/ UB14 +bloodletting)

calms mind/stress/anxiety d/t heat-fire

moves blood/dispels stasis due to heat

bone: humerus
muscle: biceps brachii

brachial artery/vein

median nerve

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16
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Fx: PC 4

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Xi -cleft (acute, severe, painful probs)

Best point for severe chest pain or tachycardium, palpitations/severe HT issues

chest pain d/t blood stasis

calms HT/regulates rhythm

strengthens mind

cools blood/stops bleeding

bones: radius and ulna

between tendons of flexor carpi radialis

palmaris longus

radial and ulnar artery

median nerve

17
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Fx: PC 5

A

Jian Shi

jing river point

metal point

meeting of 3 yin channels of the arm: LU/HT/PC crossing

Phlegm: Physical and mental

removes phlegm in upper jiao-esp heart

mental illness

epilepsy

plum pit goiter, scrofula of neck, drooling

opens chest

regulates ST

clears HT fire/poor memory

Regulates menstruation

treats change in voice- loss of voice

bones: radius and ulna

between tendons of flexor carpi radialis

palmaris longus

radial and ulnar artery

median nerve

18
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Fx: PC 6

A

Nei Guan

most popular

harmonizes HT

connecting point- opening of yin Wei channel (extraordinary ch; connects to HT)

any chest problems: palpitations, pounding, stuffiness

regulates HT qi and blood

calms mind- powerful for sleep disorders

harmonizes ST esp from LV qi stag: nausea, vomiting, morning/sea/car sickness

regulates Jueyin: indirect action on the LV (w/ LU9, HT7=budda’s triangle)

clears heat

gynecology

treats luo-connecting ch of PC

clears triple burner: stiffness, pain of head and neck (after hysterectomy)

bones: radius and ulna

between tendons of flexor carpi radialis

palmaris longus

radial and ulnar artery

median nerve

19
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Fx: PC 7

A

Da Ling

Source Pt

shu stream Pt

earth Pt

sedation Pt

ghost Pt

cooling/better than 6 for heat

Carpal tunnel (do not use thick needle-tendons close together)

all the other stuff: ST, Clearing heat, unbinding chest

bones: radius and ulna

between tendons of flexor carpi radialis

palmaris longus

radial and ulnar artery

median nerve

20
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Fx: PC 8

A

Lao Gong

yin-spring

fire Pt

ghost Pt

cooling

Clears Ht Fire: Ulcers on tongue/mouth

bones: metacarpals phalanges

tendons of flexor digitorum

adductor pollicis

common palmar digital artery

median nerve

21
Q

cooling Pts

A

PC 3, 7, 8

22
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etiology of mouth ulcers/foul breath

A

HT fire

SP/ST smoldering heat

KI/HT yin def

SP qi def w/ heat

blood def w/ dry heat

KI yang def

PC 8 good with all patterns

23
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Fx: PC 9

A

jingwell pt

wood pt

tonification pt (theoretically bec of 5 element theory but d/n tonify too much)

restore consciousness

blood letting -HTN

directly connected to HT

clears HT and benefits tongue: stiffness, night time crying of children

clears summer-heat

bones: metacarpals phalanges

tendons of flexor digitorum

adductor pollicis

common palmar digital artery

median nerve

24
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Etiology of HT and Chest Pain

A

HT qi and yang def

accumulation of cold

accumulation of phlegm

blood stasis

LV qi stag

traumatic injury

25
Q

nerve in arm

A

median nerve

26
Q

lower arm muscles

A

flexor carpi radialis

palmaris Longus

27
Q

Fx PC

A

Governs the blood

houses mind

same as heart. protects heart- cannot let evils into heart

28
Q

Ghost Points

A

7, 8

29
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Heat stroke PTs

A

PC3, UB40

30
Q

Divergent channel

A

6th confluence

  1. Separates from primary channel at the arm 3 cun below axillary
  2. enters chest and goes down to all three jiaos
  3. one branch ascends up throat and emerges behind ear to connect w/ san jiao channel
31
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Window of the Sky Points

generally

A

PC 1 (not on neck)

LU 3 (not on neck)

ST 9

UB 10

SJ 16

DU 16

SI 17

Ren 22

32
Q

Best Pts for problems w/ tongue

A

8, 9

33
Q

tendons of all Pts of lower arm

A

Palmaris longus

flexor carpi radialis

34
Q

needle depths

A

PC1 .2-.4 oblique

PC2, PC3 .5-.7

PC4, PC5 .5-1

PC6 .5-.8

PC7, PC 8 .3-.5

PC 9 prick to bleed

35
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Blood stasis Pts

A

PC3 d/t chronic blood heat

PC4 severe chest pain d/t stasis of HT blood

36
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Summer -heat PTs

A

PC3 (bloodlet w/ UB 14 or PC 9)

PC9

37
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Summary special characteristics Each Pt

A

PC1= chest, breasts, rebellious qi

PC2= sits atop HT: Ht problems, Musculoskeletal issues (arm, chest, shoulder)

PC3= Heat stroke w/ UB40, late stage heat invasion, Blood let w/ UB14

PC4= acute chest pain d/t stasis of HT bld, calms/cools bld to stop bleeding

PC5=Phlegm internal/mental

PC6= most popular; harmonizes HT

PC7= carpal tunnel

PC8= Clears HT fire, mouth/tongue ulcers

PC9= bleed for HTN, tongue issues, summer-heat w/PC3, consciousness

38
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source point

A

PC 7

channels and points III (5 decks)

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