Inspection Of Sense Organs

Question 0

What do the eyes reflect?

Answer 0

State of mind and essence

Question 1

What are the 8 sense organs we focus on?

Answer 1

Eyes nose gums/teeth ears lips mouth throat skin

Question 2

What 3 things should you pay attention to when inspecting the eyes?

Answer 2

Appearance, color, movement

Question 3

What area of the eye corresponds to the heart?

Answer 3

Inner and outer canthus

Question 4

What area of the eye corresponds to the spleen?

Answer 4

Upper eyelid

Question 5

What area of the eye corresponds to stomach?

Answer 5

Lover eyelid

Question 6

What area of the eye corresponds to the lungs?

Answer 6

Sclera

Question 7

What area of the eye corresponds to the liver?

Answer 7

Iris

Question 8

What area of the eye corresponds To kidney?

Answer 8

Pupil

Question 9

What does red color in the corner of the eyes mean?

Answer 9

Heart fire

Question 10

Red color in sclera?

Answer 10

Lung heat

Question 11

Yellow color in sclera?

Answer 11

Damp heat (jaundice)

Question 12

Ulceration of can thus

Answer 12

Damp heat

Question 13

Whole eyes are red painful and swollen

Answer 13

Wind heat or rising liver fire

Question 14

Pale white color in eyes?

Answer 14

Blood deficiency

Question 15

Swelling under eyes

Answer 15

Kidney deficiency

Question 16

Upward, straight forward, sideways staring

Answer 16

Internal wind (liver)

Question 17

Flapping of the ala nasi with asthmatic breathing?

Answer 17

Lung heat or lung/kidney qi deficiency

Question 18

Clear/watery nasal discharge

Answer 18

Wind cold

Question 19

Thick yellow/green discharge?

Answer 19

Wind heat, phlegm heat, heat in lungs

Question 20

If the tip of the nose is blue/green

Answer 20

Abdominal pain

Question 21

If the tip of the nose is yellow

Answer 21

Damp heat

Question 22

If the tip of the nose is white?

Answer 22

Blood deficiency

Question 23

If the tip of the nose is red?

Answer 23

Heat in lungs and spleen

Question 24

If tip of nose is grey

Answer 24

Impairment of water movement

Question 25

Big and red nose?

Answer 25

Heat in lungs

Question 26

What do the gums and teeth relate to?

Answer 26

Gums are stomach and teeth are kidney (extension of bone)

Question 27

Red gums, swollen, bleeding, pain

Answer 27

Stomach fire

Question 28

Red gums without pain

Answer 28

Empty heat

Question 29

Pale gums

Answer 29

Blood deficiency

Question 30

Tender gums, slight red

Answer 30

Kidney yin deficiency, deficient heat

Question 31

Less luster, dry teeth

Answer 31

Exhaustion of fluids and kidney yin deficiency

Question 32

Loosing teeth at young age

Answer 32

Kidney deficiency

Question 33

Crunching teeth

Answer 33

Internal heat

Question 34

All ____ channels enter or reach the ears

Answer 34

Yang

Question 35

What do we look at when observing ears

Answer 35

Shape, color, and discharge

Question 36

The shape and size of ear lobe is related to what?

Answer 36

Kidney energy and constitution

Question 37

Long and full lobe

Answer 37

Strong kidney, good constitution

Question 38

Thin and small lobe

Answer 38

Poor constitution

Question 39

Swollen ear

Answer 39

Pathogenic factor, full patten

Question 40

Thin ear

Answer 40

Def of qi or blood

Question 41

Thick and good luster

Answer 41

Good hearing, good kidney

Question 42

Dry/thin, dark color, no luster

Answer 42

Kidney deficiency

Question 43

Pus, red, discharge in ear

Answer 43

Liver and GB damp heat (acute condition)

Question 44

Clear, thin, chronic discharge

Answer 44

Excess damp due to spleen def

Question 45

Chronic scanty yellow discharge

Answer 45

Kidney yin deficiency

Question 46

Color of lips primarily reflects _______ ...

Answer 46

State of spleen, heart, and liver

Question 47

Lips show conditions of

Answer 47

Blood deficiency, yang deficiency, heat and blood stasis

Question 48

Factors of normal lips

Answer 48

Pale red color- qi and blood Moistness- body fluids Movement- mind and spirit

Question 49

Pale lips

Answer 49

Blood or yang def of spleen/liver

Question 50

Red lips

Answer 50

Heat (full or empty)

Question 51

Purple lips

Answer 51

Blood stasis, cold

Question 52

Dark lips indicate...

Answer 52

Extreme cold

Question 53

Sudden collapse open mouth

Answer 53

Deficient condition

Question 54

Sudden collapse lock jaw

Answer 54

Excess condition

Question 55

Ulcer in mouth

Answer 55

Heat in stomach/heart

Question 56

Ulcer around lips

Answer 56

Heat in spleen/heart

Question 57

Deviation of mouth

Answer 57

Wind heat....external wind in channels of face (I.e. Bell's palsy)

Question 58

Throat is the door of.....

Answer 58

Lung and stomach

Question 59

Redness and swelling in throat

Answer 59

Heat in lung and stomach

Question 60

Throat: Redness and swelling with yellow/white spots

Answer 60

Excessive toxic heat in lung and stomach

Question 61

Chronic slight red throat with mild soreness

Answer 61

Yin deficiency leading to hyperactivity of fire

Question 62

Chronic condition of throat usually caused by ....

Answer 62

Kidney yin deficiency

Question 63

Skin conditions are due to.....

Answer 63

Heat or blood stasis

Question 64

Dry skin

Answer 64

Blood deficiency

Question 65

Dry scaling skin

Answer 65

Blood stasis

Question 66

Itchy skin

Answer 66

Wind

Question 67

Swelling of skin (pitting edema)

Answer 67

Kidney yang deficiency

Question 68

Yellow skin- bright and clear

Answer 68

Yang jaundice (some newborns have it)

Question 69

Yellow skin- dull

Answer 69

Damp cold..... Yin jaundice

Question 70

What is the diagnosis for a carbuncle?

Answer 70

Toxic Heat/fire and qi/blood stagnation

Question 71

What is the treatment for a carbuncle?

Answer 71

Clear heat, detoxify, remove blood stasis

Question 72

What are the smtpoms and the diagnosis for acute eczema?

Answer 72

Red itching discharge....Damp heat

Question 73

What are the symptoms and whats the diagnosis for chronic eczema?

Answer 73

Thick skin, dry, scaling, rough, pigmentation.... Dry and wind due to yin and blood deficiency

Question 74

What is the diagnosis for acute red rash hives?

Answer 74

Heat, wind heat

Question 75

What is the diagnosis for acute pale rash hives?

Answer 75

Cold, wind cold

Question 76

What is the diagnosis for chronic rash hives?

Answer 76

Qi and blood deficiency leading to internal wind

Question 77

Diagnosis for dry scales

Answer 77

Wind dry due to blood and yin deficiency

Question 78

Diagnosis for oily scale

Answer 78

Damp heat

Question 79

Diagnosis for chronic scales (thick with dark spots + large pieces)

Answer 79

Blood stasis

Question 80

What are good signs for measles?

Answer 80

Fever going down, papules staring from head and move to chest and limbs

Question 81

What is a bad sign for measles and what can it lead to?

Answer 81

Fever papules starting from head down to limbs and chest... Coma, CHF

Question 82

What is the diagnosis for measles?

Answer 82

Heat and toxic in lung and stomach

Question 83

What is a yang type macule?

Answer 83

Red with fever

Question 84

What is a yin type macula?

Answer 84

Light color, chronic, bleeding problem

Question 85

What is the dx for a yang macule?

Answer 85

Heat in blood

Question 86

What is dx for a yin macule?

Answer 86

Qi and blood deficiency

Question 87

What are the two types of erosions?

Answer 87

Damp heat- red with yellow discharge | Excess damp- light color with clear discharge