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Diagnosis Flashcards

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According to the Su Wen, the forehead is related to which Zang organ?

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Heart

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According to the Su Wen, the Left Cheek is related to which Zang organ?

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Liver

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According to the Su Wen, the Right Cheek is related to which Zang organ?

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Lung

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According to the Su Wen, the Nose is related to which Zang organ?

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Spleen

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According to the Su Wen, the chin is related to which Zang organ?

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Kidney

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According to the Su Wen, the sclera of the eye is related to which Zang organ?

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Lung

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According to the Su Wen, the Iris of the eye is related to which Zang organ?

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Liver

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According to the Su Wen, the corners of the eye are related to which Zang organ?

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Heart

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According to the Su Wen, the pupil is related to which Zang organ?

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Kidney

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According to the Su Wen, the upper eyelid is related to which Zang organ?

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Spleen

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According to the Su Wen, the lower eyelid is related to which Zang organ?

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Stomach

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Excessive use of Eyes injures which energetic layer?

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Blood

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Excessive mental work and concentration injures which Zang organ?

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Spleen

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What vital substance do we typically use during our day-to-day activities?

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Yang Qi

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Excessive consumption of cold energetic foods may injure the Spleen, in particular, which vital substance?

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Spleen Yang

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Excessive consumption of greasy/ fried foods may give rise to what pathological substance?

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Phlegm/Damp

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Excessive sitting may injure which energetic layer?

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Muscles

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Excessive exercise may injure which energetic layer?

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Sinews

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Overwork over many years may cause deficiency of what vital substance?

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Yin

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Excessive standing may injure which energetic layer?

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Bone

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These three conditions together give rise to the “Female Athlete Triad” phenomenon

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  1. Menstrual Dysfunction/ Irregularity
  2. Low energy availability (with or without an eating disorder)
  3. Decreased bone mineral density
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Overwork over many years may lead to Yin deficiency of which Zang organ?

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Kidney

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This animal product is considered a “cold” energy food

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Pork

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Excessive lifting may injure the low back and thus injure which Zang organ?

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Kidney

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Excessive physical work affects which two Zang organs the most?

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Spleen, Liver

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Eating irregularly or late into the night may injure what Fu organ and substance?

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Stomach Yin

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27
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Excessive lying down injures which vital substance?

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Qi

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28
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Timidity, lack of courage, indecision, palps, and insomnia (waking up too early in the AM)

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Wood not generating Fire

LV/GB not nourishing HT

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Hypochondriac and epigastric pain, a feeling of distension, irritability, loose stools, poor appetite, greenish face

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

A

Wood Overacting on Earth

LV Qi Stag –> SP Qi Def

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30
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Cough, asthma, feeling of distension of chest and hypochondrium

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Wood Insulting Metal

LV insulting LU

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Loose stools, chilliness, weakness of limbs

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the ZangFu Dx?

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Fire Not Generating Earth

Mingmen Fire not warming SP

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32
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Cough with profuse yellow sputum, feeling of heat, red face

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Fire Overacting on Metal

Excess Heat in the LU

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33
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Malar flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lower back ache, night sweats

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Fire Insulting Water

HT & KD Disharmony

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Phlegm in the chest, cough, and tiredness

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

A

Earth Not Generating Metal

SP Deficiency leading to LU Phlegm

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Edema, difficult urination, and a yellow face

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Earth Overacting on Water

SP Damp –> KD Dysfunction

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36
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Jaundice, hypochondriac pain, distention

What is the Five Element Diagnosis? What is the Zang Fu Diagnosis?

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Earth Insulting Wood

SP Damp –> LV Qi Stagnation

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37
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Cough, breathlessness, loss of voice, asthma

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Metal Not Generating Water

KD not receiving LU Qi

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38
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Tiredness, irritability, a feeling of distention, white face

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

A

Metal Overacting on Wood

NO ZF Dx

39
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Palps, insomnia, breathlessness

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

A

Metal Insulting Fire

LU Qi Def –> HT Qi Def

40
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Dizziness, blurred vision, headache, and vertigo

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

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Water not generating Wood

KD Yin Deficiency leading to LV Yin Deficiency

41
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Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weakness of the limbs

What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

A

Water insulting Earth

KD Yang Def –> SP Yang Def

42
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What Five Element Pattern cannot exist and why?

A

Water Overacting on Fire

KD, by definition of Jing/ Original Qi, can never be Excess, so it can’t “attack” anything.

Exams WILL ask about this and it DOES exist in the testing world, but I guess not clinically?

43
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Key Sx of LU Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation?

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Cough, asthmatic breathing, pain in the anterior border of the medial aspect of the arm

Other: hemoptysis, congested and sore throat, a sensation of fullness in the chest; pain in the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder, and back

44
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Key Sx of LI Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation?

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Toothache, pain in the anterior border of the lateral aspect of the upper limb, diarrhea, dysentery

Other: Epistaxis, watery nasal discharge, congested and sore throat, pain in the neck, anterior part of the shoulder, borborygmus, abdominal pain

45
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Key Sx of ST Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Hunger, Deviation of the mouth

Other: Borborygmus, abdominal distention, edema, epigastric pain, vomiting, epistaxis, congested and sore throat, pain in the chest, abdomen and lateral of the lower limb, fever and mania

46
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Key Sx of SP Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Belching, jaundice, stiffness and pain in the root of the tongue

Other: vomiting, epigastric pn, abdominal distention, loose stools, heaviness of the body, lassitude, swelling and coldness in the medial aspect of the thigh and knee

47
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Key Sx of HT Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Insomnia, thirst

Cardiac pain, palps, hypochondriac pain, night sweats, throat dryness, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm and heat sensation in the palms

48
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Key Sx of SI Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Yellow sclera, pain in the posterior border of the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm

Deafness, sore throat, swelling of the cheeks, distention and pain in the lower abdomen

49
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Key Sx of BL Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

A

Retention of urine, malaria

Enuresis, manic and depressive mental disorders, pain in the eyes, lacrimation when exposed to wind, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis , headache, pain in the nape, back, low back, buttocks, posterior aspect of the lower limbs

50
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Key Sx of KD Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Impotence

Enuresis, frequent urination, noctural emission, irregular menstruation, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis, dryness of the tongue, congested and sore throat, edema, pain in the lumbar region, pain in the posteriomedial aspect of the thigh, weakness of the lower limbs, and heat sensation in the soles

51
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Key Sx of PC Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Mental restlessness, Manic mental disorders

Cardiac pn, palpitations, stuffiness in the chest, flushed face, swelling in the axilla, depressive mental disorders, spasm of the upper limbs, heat sensation of the palms

52
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Key Sx of SJ Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Deafness, Tinnitus

Abdominal distention, edema, enuresis, dysuria, pain in the outer canthus, swelling of the cheeks, congested and sore throat, pain in the retroauricular region, shoulder and lateral aspect of the arm and elbow

53
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Key Sx of GB Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Blurring of vision, bitter taste in the mouth

Headache, pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, swelling and pain in the supraclavicular fossa, pain in the axilla, pain along the lateral aspect of the chest, hypochondrium, thigh, and lower limbs

54
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Key Sx of LV Primary Meridian Pathological Manifestation

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Hernia, Vertical Headache

Low back pain, fullness in the chest, pain in the lower abdomen, dryness of the throat, hiccups, enuresis, dysuria, mental disturbance

55
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LU Luo/ Collateral

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Heat sensation in the wrists and palm, SOB, enuresis and frequent urination

56
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LU Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

LU 7

Thenar Eminence

57
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LI Luo/ Collateral

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Toothache, deafness, cold sensation in teeth, stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm

Same key sx as PRIMARY meridian pathology

58
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LI Luo/Collateral Arises from? and Flows to?

A

LI6

Teeth and Ears

59
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of ST Luo/ Collateral

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Sudden hoarseness of voice, epilepsy, depressive and manic mental disorders, muscular atrophy, and weakness in the lower leg, congested and sore throat

60
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ST Luo/Collateral Arises from? and Flows to?

A

ST40

Neck

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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SP Luo/ Collateral

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Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal spasm

62
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SP Luo/ Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

SP4

ST and Intestines

63
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of HT Luo/ Collateral

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Aphasia, fullness in the chest and diaphragm

64
Q

HT Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

HT 5

Tongue and Eyes

65
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SI Luo/ Collateral

A

Warts on the skin, weakness of joints, muscular atrophy, and motor impairment of the elbow

66
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SI Luo/ Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

SI7

Shoulder

67
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of BL Luo/ Collateral

A

Nasal obstruction, watery nasal discharge, headache, pain in the back and epistaxis

68
Q

BL Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

BL58

KD channel on leg

69
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of KD Luo/ Collateral

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Retention of urine, lumbago, mental restlessness, and stifling sensation in the chest

70
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KD Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

KD4

PC

71
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SJ Luo/ Collateral

A

Spastic or flaccid cubital joints

72
Q

SJ Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

SJ5

PC in the chest

73
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of PC Luo/ Collateral

A

Cardiac Pain and mental restlessness

74
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PC Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

PC6

HT

75
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of GB Luo/ Collateral

A

Coldness in the foot, paralysis of the lower limbs, inability to stand erect (fainting)

76
Q

GB Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

GB37

Dorsum of foot

77
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LV Luo/ Collateral

A

Priapism, pruritis in the pubic region, swelling of the testes and hernia

78
Q

LV Luo/Collateral Arises fom ? and Flows to ?

A

LV5

External Genitalia

79
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Ren Luo/ Collateral

A

Distending pain and pruritus of abdominal skin tissues

80
Q

Ren Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

CV15

Abdomen

81
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Du Luo/ Collateral

A

Stiffness of the spinal column, a heavy sensation in the head, and tremor of the head

82
Q

Du Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

Du1

Spine and occiput

83
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Major SP Luo/ Collateral

A

General aching and weakness of the joints of the four limbs

84
Q

Major SP Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

A

SP21

Chest and ribs

85
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestation of Ren Channel

A

Hernia, Pain in the genital region

Leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men, noctural emission, enuresis, retention of urine, pain in the epigastric region and lower abdomen

86
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Du Channel

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Stiffness and pain in the spinal column, opisthotonus, headache and epilepsy

87
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Chong Channel

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Asthmatic breathing, spasm and pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men

88
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Dai Channel

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Prolapse of the uterus, weakness and motor impairment of the lower limbs, distention and fullness in the abdomen, weakness of the lumbar region, leukorrhea, muscular atrophy

89
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yang Qiao Channel

A

Insomnia, eversion of the foot, epilepsy, redness and pain in the inner canthus, pain in the back and lumbar region, spasm of lower limbs

90
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yin Qiao Channel

A

Lethargy, inversion of the foot
Epilepsy, pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the lumbar and hip regions referring to the pubic regions, spasm of the lower limbs

91
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yin Wei Channel

A

Interior syndromes such as chest pain, cardiac pain, stomachache

92
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Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yang Wei Channel

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Exterior syndromes such as chills and fever

93
Q

A Host-Guest Treatment comprises of which two points?

A

Yuan Source of affected meridian to tx affected channel
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Luo-connecting point of interior-exterior/ yin-yang related meridian as reinforcement

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