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5 Pathogens Creater From The Interior Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 interior pathogens?

A 
Wind
Dry
Damp
Cold
Heat/Fire
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What are the symptoms of Internal Wind?

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Tremors
Spasms
Dizziness & Convulsions
Involuntary shaking and movement

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What are the causes/patterns of Internal Wind?

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Hyperactive Yang
Excess Heat/Fire 
Deficient Yin
Deficient Blood
Dryness of Blood

NOTHING TO DO WITH EXTERNAL WIND

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What is the cause of EXTERNAL wind?

A

External wind pathogen

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What are the primary and secondary symptoms of EXTERNAL Wind?

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PRIMARY
Chills & fever
Head/neck/body pain
Floating pulse

SECONDARY
Runny nose
Sneezing
Cough
Scratchy throat
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What is the status of Yin and Yang during

Hyperactive Yang Internal Wind

A

Yin is deficient

Yang is hyperactive and not controlled - it floats upward causing internal wind

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What are the signs and sypmtoms of

Hyperactive Yang Internal Wind

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Spasms or tremors
Dizziness
Deviation of mouth & eyes (bells palsy)
Hemiplegia

In severe cases: sudden collapse and unconsciousness

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What is the status of Yin and Yang during Excess Heat Internal wind

A

Yin is normal

Yang is excess

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What causes Excess Heat internal Wind?

A

Febrile diseases

Severe heat

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What are the signs and sypmtoms of

Excess Heat Internal Wind

A 
High fever
Convulsions
Flapping of the ala nasi
Staring upward of the eyes
Unconsciousness 
Delirious speech

Pulse: Rapid, forceful
Tongue: Red, Yellow coat

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What is the status of Yin and Yang during

Deficient Yin Internal Wind

A

Yin deficient

Yang normal

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What are the causes of

Deficient Yin Internal Wind

A
  • Later stages of warm febrile diseases when yin fluid is damaged
  • Chronic disease that severely damages yin fluid
  • Emotional problems
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What are the signs and symptoms of

Deficient Yin Internal Wind

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WIND SYMPTOMS
Muscle twitching
Mild tremors & shaking of hands & feet

DEFICIENT YIN SYMPTOMS
Night sweating
Malar flush
Night fever
Five center heat

Pulse: Rapid, forceless (thin)
Tongue: Red, no coat or peeled coat

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What is the status of yin & yang during

Deficient Blood Internal Wind

A

Yang is normal

Yin is deficient

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What causes Deficient Blood Internal Wind?

A
  • Weak production of blood
    (Spleen qi vacuity, poor diet)
  • Significant loss of blood
  • Chronic diseases that consume blood
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What are the signs and symptoms of

Blood Deficiency Internal Wind

A

WIND
Dizziness
Twitching of muscles

BLOOD DEFICIENCY
Pale complexion
Pale lips and nails
Numbness of limbs
Scanty menses

Pulse: Thin
Tongue: Pale, small, thin white coat

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What are the causes of

Dryness of Blood Internal Wind?

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  • Chronic diseases that damage the blood
  • Old age
  • Lack of Nutrients
  • Blood stagnation, preventing new blood from being formed
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What are the signs and symptoms of

Dryness of Blood Internal Wind?

A 
Pale complexion
Pale lips and nails
Dryness and roughness of skin and nails
Scanty menses & other blood deficiency signs
Dizziness
Itchyness and shedding of skin

Pulse: Thin
Tongue: Pale, small, thin, white coat

19
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What is damaged during
Internal Cold Pathogen

And what does this damage cause?

A

The body’s warmth is damaged

Causes:

  • Contraction of blood vessels
  • Reduced blood flow
20
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What are the causes of

Internal Cold Pathogen

A
  • Irregular diet (cold diet or herbs)
  • Exogenous cold pathogen
  • Over exertion/Chronic illness
21
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What are the signs and symptoms of

Internal Cold

A

Pale face
Aversion to cold and cold limbs
Frequent, clear & increased urination
Diarrhea

Clear, thin & increased saliva and phlegm
Edema
Contraction & stiffness of tendons
Pain in the extremities

Pulse: Slow (can be forceful or forceless)
Tongue: Pale, white coat (can be thin or thick)

22
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What are the cause(s) of EXTERNAL cold

A

External cold pathogen

23
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What are the primary and secondary signs of EXTERNAL cold

A

Primary

  • Severe chills and mild fever (simultaneous)
  • Head/neck/body pain (severe)
  • Floating, tight pulse (constricts blood vessel) - feels like a rope

SECONDARY

  • Clear, runny nose
  • Clear phlegm w/ cough
  • Coughing and sneezing
  • NO sweating
  • NO thirst
  • NO sore throat
24
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What does internal dampness have a close relationship with?

What does it mostly damage?

A

SPLEEN and its teansformation/transportation of food and water

25
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What causes INTERNAL Dampness?

A
  • Spleen deficiency
  • Excessive consumption of cold/raw/sweet/greasy/processed food
  • External dampness pathogen moving inward
26
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What are the two characteristics of Damp?

A

Sticky & obtrusive

27
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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL Dampness when it

Obstructs the Channels and Vessels

A

Heaviness of body and limbs
Difficulty moving
Distension and heaviness of head as if wrapped by a cloth

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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL Dampness when it

Attacks the upper Jiao

A

Stifling sensation in the chest

Cough

29
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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL Dampness when it

Obstructs the Middle Jiao

A

Fullness and distention of abdomen and epigastrium
Poor appetite
Sticky or sweet sensation in the mouth
Thick and greasy tongue coating

30
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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL Dampness when it

Accumulates in the lower Jiao

A

Abdominal distention and diarrhea
Leucorrhea
Problems with urination (kidney stones, prostate enlargement)
Joint pain

31
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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL Dampness when it

Blocks body fluid

A

Edema

32
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What are the pulse and tongue for

Internal Dampness

A

Pulse: Slippery
Tongue: Greasy coat

33
Q

Whats going on in the body during

INTERNAL Dryness

A

Dryness of body due to insufficiency of body fluid
Internal organs and tissues are NOT moistened
Orifices are NOT nourished

34
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What causes INTERNAL Dryness

A
  • Prolonged/chronic illness
  • Profuse sweating, severe vomiting, diarrhea, hemorrhage
  • Excess heat that consumes the body fluid
  • Yin injury that occurs during febrile diseases
  • External dryness moving internally
35
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What 3 organs does Dryness usually attack?

A

Lung
Stomach
Large intestine

36
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What are the signs and symptoms of INTERNAL dryness

A 
Dry and chapped skin
Dry: Mouth, throat, lips, nose, eyes
Fragile nails
Constipation and scanty dark yellow urine
Can lead to bleeding w/ coughing

Pulse: Thin, rapid
Tongue: Dry, cracked, little or no coat (can be red)

37
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What are the two types of

INTERNAL heat/fire

A

Excess heat/fire

Deficient heat/fire

38
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What are the causes of Excess Heat/Fire

A
  • Excess heat pathogen or hot diet (yang) transforming into heat/fire
  • Accumulation of pathogens (cold, phlegm)
  • Excessive emotions
  • External Heat Pathogen moving internally
39
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What are the symptoms of FIRE

A 
Boils 
Ulcers
Sore throat
Toothache
Bleeding gums
40
Q

How do you determine if its excess fire or deficient fire?

A

Compare additional symtoms of excess yang and deficient yin

41
Q

What are the causes of

EXCESS Heat/fire

A

External heat pathogen
One of the following transforming into heat/fire
- excessive yang-qi (hot parhogen, hot diet)
- excessive emotions
- accumulation of pathogens (cold, phlegm)

42
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What is the cause of EXTERNAL heat/fire

A

External heat pathogen

43
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What are the primary and secondary symptoms of EXTERNAL heat pathogen

A

PRIMARY
More fever and less chills
Head/neck/body pai
Floating pulse

SECONDARY
Sneezing w/ yellow discharge
Cough w/ yellow phlegm
Sweating
*Sore throat (important - always external heat)

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