Bi Syndromes

Question 1

Wind bi- wandering bi

Answer 1

Soreness, pain of muscles & joints, limitation of movement, pain moving joint to joint

Question 2

Damp bi- fixed painful no

Answer 2

Pain, soreness & swelling in muscles & joints with feeling of heaviness & numbness of limbs, pain fixed in one place, aggravated by damp weather

Question 3

Cold Bi- aching painful bi

Answer 3

Severe pain in joint or muscle, limitation of movement, usually bilateral

Question 4

Heat Bi- febrile no

Answer 4

Originated from wind, damp or cold bi when pathological factor enters interior; usually underlying yin deficiency; pain & heat in joints feels hot to touch, redness & swelling of joints, limitation of movement & severe pain

Question 5

Phlegm bi- bony bi

Answer 5

Develops from wind, damp, cold, or heat bi & is only ever chronic; muscular atrophy, swelling & deformity of bones in joints

Question 6

Liver qi invading spleen (wood attacking earth)

Answer 6

Irritability, pms, moodiness, abdominal distention, alternating constipation & diarrhea (pebbly to loose stools), fatigue
T: normal, slightly red sides
P: wiry & weak
*liver qi stag= stress attacking gut (spleen)

Question 7

Liver qi stag invading stomach

Answer 7

Irritability, epigastric & hypochondriac distention, sighing, weak limbs
*sour regurgitation, belching, vomiting, hiccups, nausea usually main complaint: more acute than spleen lqs presentation
* more local to epigastrum than spleen

Question 8

Heart & liver blood deficiency

Answer 8

Palpitations, difficulty falling asleep, insomnia, dizziness, poor memory, anxiety, ungrounded feeling, floaters, poor night vision, numbness/tingling limbs, scanty lenses, depression, pallor, dry skin, hair, nails
*tx: tonify/nourish deficient blood
T: pale, thin, dry, white fur
P: choppy or fine

Question 9

Kidney & liver yin deficiency

Answer 9

Dry eyes, blurry vision, poor night vision, dry throat, hair, skin, nails, vagina, stools, etc., dizziness, tinnitus, loss of hearing, low back & knee pain, dull occipital or inner head headache, insomnia, scanty menses or infertility
T: peeled & red
P: floating & empty
* most hormonal disorders are kd /Lv related
*with deficient heat: night sweats, 5 center heat, thirst with desire to sip

Question 10

Kidney heart disharmony

Answer 10

INSOMNIA, palpitations, anxiety, frequent waking, dizziness, tinnitus, hearing loss, nocturnal emission, libido too high, nocturia, warm & dry throat at night, night sweats, scanty dark urine, dry stool
T: red, redder tip, peeled
P: floating empty
*kd water unable to cool ht fire