OM Diagnosis Part 2 Flashcards
(210 cards)
1
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Acute cough
A
External invasion of wind
2
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Acute, barking cough with expectoration of yellow mucus
A
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
3
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Acute, dry cough with difficult expectoration of scanty sputum after repeated bouts of dry coughing, tickling sensation in throat
A
Residual Dryness and Phlegm in the Lungs
4
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Chronic cough with easy expectoration of profuse, white sputum, feeling of oppression of the chest, swollen tongue with sticky coating, slippery pulse
A
Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs
5
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Loud chronic cough with expectoration of profuse yellow or greenish sputum, feeling of oppression of the chest
A
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
6
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Chronic dry cough with occasional, difficult expectoration of scanty sputum, dry mouth
A
Dry-Phlegm in the Lungs
7
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Chronic, slight cough with weak sound, weak voice
A
Lung Qi deficiency
8
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Chronic, dry cough, dry throat in the evening, night sweating
A
Lung Yin deficiency
9
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Chest Fixed, Stabbing pain
A
Heart Blood stagnation
10
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Chest Distending chest and hypochondriac pain
A
Liver Qi Stagnation
11
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Chest Intermittent chronic chest pain
A
Blood Stasis with underlying Empty condition
12
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Chest pain accompanied by cough with profuse yellow sputum
A
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs
13
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Chest pain with cough and breathlessness, red face
A
Lung-heat
14
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Chest oppression in the left side of the chest
A
Phlegm obstructing the Heart
15
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Chest pain extending to the upper back
A
Phlegm or Blood stasis
16
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Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with slight breathlessness, sighing, cough with expectoration of phlegm
A
Phlegm in the Lungs
17
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Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with sighing, feeling of lump in the throat, slight breathlessness without cough or expectoration
A
Lung Qi Stagnation
18
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Chest Feeling of oppression of the chest with depression, irritability
A
Liver Qi Stagnation
19
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Hypochondrium Feeling of distension
A
Liver Qi stagnation
20
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Hypochondrium Stabbing pain
A
Liver Blood stagnation
21
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Hypochondrium Hypochondriac pain with a feeling of oppression and heaviness
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Damp-heat in the Liver/Gallbladder
22
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Epigastrium Dull pain alleviated by eating
A
Deficiency pattern
23
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Epigastrium Severe pain aggravated by eating
A
Excess pattern
24
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Epigastrium Severe pain
A
Excess pattern (Retention of food in the stomach, stomach heat, damp-heat in the stomach, fire, phlegm-fire in the stomach, blood stasis in the stomach, liver qi invading the stomach)
25
Epigastrium Dull pain
Stomach Qi deficiency, Empty cold in the stomach
26
Epigastrium Feeling of fullness
Dampness
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Epigastrium Very slight feeling of fullness
Spleen Qi deficiency
28
Epigastrium Feeling of distention
Liver Qi stagnation
29
Abdomen Lower abdominal pain
Internal cold, Liver Qi stagnation, Liver Blood stagnation, Damp-heat, Stasis of blood in the intestines or Uterus
30
Abdomen Pain relieved by bowel movement
Full nature
31
Abdomen Pain aggravated by bowel movement
Empty nature
32
Abdomen Hypogastrium pain
Damp-heat in Bladder, Liver fire infusing downwards to Bladder14
33
Limbs Weakness
Stomach Qi Deficiency, Qi/Blood Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency
34
Limbs More tingling than numbness especially in women
Blood Deficiency
35
Limbs More numbness, often unilateral, especially in the elderly
Wind
36
Limbs Numbness with feeling of heaviness
Phlegm
37
Limbs Numbness with swelling, especially of legs
Dampness or Damp-heat
38
Limbs Numbness with pain
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
39
General joint pain Pain wandering from joint to joint
Wind
40
General joint pain Severe pain in one joint
Cold
41
General joint pain Dull aches with swelling and heaviness
Dampness
42
General joint pain Pain with redness, swelling and heaviness
Damp-heat
43
Shoulder joint pain Pain better with exercise, worse with rest, aggravated by cold, alleviated by warmth
Cold in the Joint
44
Shoulder joint pain Pain better with exercise, worse with rest
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
45
Shoulder joint pain Severe pain and stiffness, worse at night
Local Blood Stasis
46
Shoulder joint pain Pain with breathlessness, palpitation
General Blood Stasis
47
Elbow joint pain Severe pain aggravated by cold and alleviated by warmth
Retention of Cold
48
Elbow joint pain Pain alleviated by exercise
Stagnation of Qi/Blood
49
Elbow joint pain Muscle ache
Retention of dampness in the space between skin and muscles
50
Severe hand pain aggravated by cold
Cold Bi syndrome
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Hand pain with swelling
Damp Bi syndrome
52
Hand pain is moving and other joints pain
Wind Bi syndrome
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Pain in hands and feet
Liver Qi Stagnation
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Severe pain in the hands and fingers, worse at night with stiffness
Blood Stasis
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Dull ache in the hands
Blood Deficiency
56
Cold hands, dull ache in the hands, alleviated by heat
Yang Deficiency
57
Cold hands with palpitation and dizziness
Heart Blood Deficiency
58
Cold fingers and toes
Liver Qi stagnation
59
Cold feet
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver blood deficiency
60
Foot pain with swelling
Dampness
61
Foot pain, swelling, redness and heat
Damp-heat
62
Chronic foot pain and tingling
Blood deficiency
63
Foot pain, numbness and tingling
Damp-phlegm
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Foot pain in ball of foot with overweight
Damp-phlegm
65
Foot pain and weakness
Kidney Yang deficiency
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Foot pain worse at night, feeling of heat in the soles
Kidney Yin Deficiency
67
Severe foot pain
Cold patterns
68
Pain Difficulty in walking in beginning stage
Spleen/Stomach Qi deficiency
69
Pain Difficulty in walking in later stages (Atrophy)
Liver/Kidney Yin Deficiency or Spleen/Kidney Yang Deficiency
70
Pain Pronounced tremor of limbs
Liver Wind due to Extreme Heat or Liver Wind due to Liver Fire
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Pain Fine tremor or tics
Liver Wind due to Deficiency of Liver yin or Kidney yin or Liver blood
72
Pain Feeling of heaviness of the limbs
Dampness in lower burner
73
Insomnia Very restless sleep with a feeling of heat, agitation and excessive dreaming
Excess pattern, Liver patterns causing more severe restlessness than heart patterns
74
Insomnia Not being able to fall or stay asleep but without any of the above symptoms
Deficiency pattern
75
Insomnia Difficulty in falling asleep
Blood Deficiency of Heart, Spleen or Liver
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Insomnia Waking up many times during the night
Yin Deficiency of Heart, Liver or Kidneys
77
Insomnia with anxiety, dream-disturbed sleep and other symptoms of Qi and Blood deficiency
Heart/Spleen Blood Deficiency
78
Insomnia with difficulty in falling asleep, dizziness, blurred vision
Liver Blood deficiency
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Insomnia, waking up frequently during the night with excessive dreams together with night sweating and palpitations
Heart/Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty heat
80
Insomnia Dream-disturbed sleep
Liver Fire or Heart Fire
81
Insomnia Restless sleep with excessive dreams
Retention of food
82
Insomnia Waking up early in the morning and hard to fall back to sleep again
Gallbladder Deficiency
83
Lethargy Sleepiness after eating
Spleen Qi Deficiency
84
Lethargy and heaviness of the body
Retention of Dampness
85
Lethargy and heaviness of the body and dizziness
Phlegm
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Extreme lethargy and lassitude with a feeling of cold
Kidney Yang Deficiency
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Lethargic stupor with exterior Heat symptoms
Invasion of Pericardium by heat
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Lethargic stupor, rattling in the throat, a Slippery pulse and a sticky tongue coating
Phlegm blurring mind
89
Sweating Area of Body Only on head
Heat in the Stomach or Damp-heat
90
Sweating Area of Body Oily sweat on forehead
Yang collapse
91
Sweating Area of Body Only on arms and legs
Stomach and Spleen Deficiency
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Sweating Area of Body Only on hands
Lung Qi Deficiency or Heart Qi Deficiency
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Sweating Area of Body On palms, soles and chest
Yin Deficiency
94
Sweating Area of Body Only on nose
Damp-heat in the Lungs and/or Stomach
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Sweating Area of Body Whole body
Lung Qi Deficiency
96
Sweating Day-time
Yang Deficiency
97
Sweating Night-time
Yin Deficiency or Damp-heat
98
Condition of illness Profuse cold sweat during a severe illness
Yang collapse
99
Condition of illness Oily sweat on forehead, like pearls, not following
Yang collapse, Danger of imminent death
100
Quality of sweat Oily
Severe Yang Deficiency
101
Quality of sweat Yellow
Damp-heat
102
Tinnitus Sudden onset
Excess condition, usually Liver Fire, Liver Yang rising or Liver Wind
103
Tinnitus Gradual onset
Empty condition, usually Kidney deficiency
104
Pressure Noise aggravated by pressing with one’s hands on the ears
Excess pattern
105
Pressure Noise alleviated by pressing with one’s hands on the ears
Deficiency pattern
106
Character of noise A loud, high-pitched noise like a whistle
Liver Yang rising, Liver Fire, Liver Wind
107
Character of noise A low pitched noise like rushing water
Kidney Deficiency
108
Earache with discharge
Damp-heat in Gallbladder
109
Deafness Sudden onset
Excess pattern, usually Liver Fire, Liver Yang rising, Liver Wind
110
Deafness Gradual onset
Deficiency pattern, usually Kidney Deficiency, Heart Blood Deficiency, Yang Qi deficiency, Upper burner Qi deficiency
111
Eye Pain Pain like a needle, eye redness with headache
Toxic Heat in the Heart channel
112
Eye Pain Pain, swelling and redness
Invasion of the eye channels by exterior Wind-heat or Interior Liver Fire
113
Eye Pain Bulging eyes, dark complexion, purple tongue
Blood stasis
114
Eye Pain Feeling of pressure
Kidney Yin deficiency
115
Blurred vision and ‘floaters’
Liver Blood deficiency, Liver Yin deficiency, Kidney Yin deficiency
116
Blurred vision Photophobia
Liver Blood deficiency or Liver Yang rising
117
Blurred vision Dry eyes
Liver/Kidney Yin deficiency
118
Intense feeling of cold and shivers
Full-Cold
119
Body feels noticeably cold and relatively hard to touch
Full-Cold
120
Pain
Full-Cold
121
Full pulse
Full-Cold
122
Sudden onset
Full-Cold
123
Mild, persistent cold feeling or tendency to feeling cold
Empty-Cold
124
Body feels mildly cold to touch
Empty-Cold
125
No pain
Empty-Cold
126
Weak pulse
Empty-Cold
127
Slow, gradual onset
Empty-Cold
128
Interior Conditions Limbs and epigastrium feel cold
Full-Cold in Stomach
129
Interior Conditions Legs and lower abdomen are cold
Full-Cold in Intestines
130
Interior Conditions Lower abdomen feels cold
Full-cold in Uterus
131
Interior Conditions Cold Hands, sweaty hands
Heart and Lung Yang Deficiency
132
Interior Conditions Cold limbs and abdomen
Spleen/Stomach Yang Deficiency
133
Interior Conditions Cold legs, knees, feet, back
Kidney Yang Deficiency
134
Interior Conditions Cold hands and feet, and especially the fingers
Qi stagnation
135
Interior Conditions Cold hands and chest
Heart Blood Deficiency
136
Interior Conditions Cold feet
Liver Blood deficiency or Kidney Yang deficiency
137
Interior Conditions Feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening
Empty-heat
138
Interior Conditions Low grade fever getting worse in the afternoon, or only occurring in the afternoon
Yin Deficiency
139
Interior Conditions Constant low-grade temperature
Damp-heat
140
Interior Conditions Fever in the middle of the night
Yin Deficiency (adult), or Retention of food (child)
141
Exterior Conditions Aversion to Cold/Fever
Invasion of Wind-Cold or Wind-heat
142
Exterior Conditions Simultaneous aversion to cold/fever
Wind-cold at the Greater-yang stage or Defensive Qi level
143
Exterior Conditions Feeling of heat in diseases of exterior origin, with body objectively emanating heat
Pathogenic factor has entered into the Interior
144
Exterior Conditions Alternating feeling of cold and subjective feeling of heat
Pathogenic factor at the lesser yang stage or the Gallbladder Heat level
145
Sexual symptoms Men Impotence, feeling cold, backache, weak knees, dizziness, tinnitus, poor memory, abundant clear urine
Kidney Yang Deficiency
146
Sexual symptoms Men Impotence, dizziness, palpitation, choppy pulse
Heart Blood Deficiency
147
Sexual symptoms Men Impotence, palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, rapid-overflowing pulse
Heart-Fire
148
Sexual symptoms Men Impotence, Heaviness of the scrotum, urethral discharge, sticky yellow tongue coating
Damp-heat
149
Sexual symptoms Men Lack of Libido
Kidney Yang or Qi Deficiency, Spleen or Heart or Lung Deficiency, Liver Qi stagnation
150
Sexual symptoms Men Premature ejaculation
Kidney Qi not firm, Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Blood deficiency
151
Sexual symptoms Men Tiredness and dizziness after ejaculation
Kidney Deficiency
152
Sexual symptoms Women Lack of libido or an inability to reach an orgasm
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Heart Yang deficiency
153
Sexual symptoms Women Excessive sexual desire
Liver Fire, Heart Fire, Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty-heat
154
Sexual symptoms Women Inability to reach orgasm
Heart Deficiency
155
Sexual symptoms Women Headache soon after orgasm
Heart Fire with Kidney deficiency, Rebellious Qi of the Penetrating vessel
156
Menstruation Periods always early
Heat in the Blood, or Qi deficiency
157
Menstruation Periods always late
Blood Deficiency or Stagnation of Blood or Cold
158
Menstruation Periods irregular
Stagnation of Liver Qi or Liver Blood, or Spleen Deficiency
159
Menstruation Heavy Blood loss
Heat in the Blood, or Qi Deficiency
160
Menstruation Scanty periods
Blood Deficiency, Stagnation of Blood or Cold
161
Menstruation Dark red or bright red
Heat in the Blood
162
Menstruation Pale
Blood Deficiency
163
Menstruation Purple or blackish
Stasis of Blood or Cold
164
Menstruation Fresh red
Empty-heat from Yin Deficiency
165
Menstruation Congealed blood with clots
Stasis of Blood or Cold
166
Menstruation Watery Blood
Blood Deficiency or Yin Deficiency
167
Menstruation Turbid Blood
Blood heat or Stagnation of Cold
168
Menstruation Pain before the periods
Stagnation of Qi or Blood
169
Menstruation Pain during the periods
Blood-heat, or Stagnation of Blood or Cold
170
Menstruation Pain after the periods
Blood Deficiency
171
Breast lumps Single or Multiple, Soft or stony hard, movable, pain with pressure, no depression on the skin, distinct edges
Phlegm (Fibrocystic disease)
172
Breast lumps Single, Firm, movable, no pain with pressure, no depression on the skin, distinct edges
Phlegm with Blood stasis (Fibroadenoma)
173
Breast lumps Single, Stony hard, not movable, no pain with pressure, depression on the skin, indistinct edges
Phlegm with Qi/Blood Stagnation (Carcinoma)
174
Premenstrual breast distention Pronounced distension, irritability, wiry pulse
Liver Qi stagnation
175
Premenstrual breast distention Slight breast distention, sadness, weak pulse
Lung Qi stagnation
176
Premenstrual breast distention Swollen and painful breasts, swollen tongue
Liver Qi Stagnation with Phlegm
177
Premenstrual breast distention Painful breasts, purple tongue
Liver Blood stasis
178
Premenstrual breast distention Mild breast distention, choppy pulse
Liver Blood deficiency
179
Leucorrhoea White discharge
Spleen or Kidney Yang deficiency with cold, or Exterior Cold-damp, or Liver Qi Stagnation
180
Leucorrhoea Yellow discharge
Heat, usually Damp-heat in the lower burner
181
Leucorrhoea Greenish discharge
Damp-heat in the Liver channel
182
Leucorrhoea Red and white discharge
Damp-heat
183
Leucorrhoea Yellow discharge with pus and blood in a woman after menopause
Toxic Damp-heat in the Uterus
184
Leucorrhoea Watery
Cold-Damp
185
Leucorrhoea Thick
Damp-heat
186
Leucorrhoea Fishy smell
Damp-cold or Damp-Heat
187
Leucorrhoea Leathery smell
Damp-heat
188
Pregnancy Infertility
Kidney Essence Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, or Damp-heat in the lower burner, or Stasis of Blood in the Uterus
189
Pregnancy Vomiting during pregnancy
Stomach and Penetrating vessel Deficiency
190
Pregnancy Oedema during pregnancy
Kidney Yang deficiency
191
Pregnancy High blood pressure
Kidney deficiency with Liver Yang rising
192
Pregnancy Miscarriage before 3 months
Blood or Essence Deficiency, Kidney Deficiency
193
Pregnancy Miscarriage after 3 months
Liver Blood stasis or Sinking of Spleen Qi
194
Childbirth Nausea and heavy bleeding after delivery
Exhaustion of the Penetrating vessel
195
Childbirth Sweating and fever after delivery
Exhaustion of Qi and Blood
196
Childbirth Postnatal depression
Heart Blood Deficiency
197
Childbirth Postnatal psychosis
Blood stasis in the Uterus and Heart
198
Lactation Lack of Milk
Blood deficiency, Stomach/Spleen deficiency, Liver Qi stagnation
199
Lactation Spontaneous milk flow
Spleen Qi deficiency, Stomach heat, Liver Fire
200
Lactation Mastitis
Toxic heat in Stomach channel
201
Children’s Digestive Abdominal pain
Retention of Cold in the Stomach and Intestines, Stagnation of Qi in the Intestines
202
Children’s Digestive Vomiting of milk and colic in babies
Retention of Food
203
Children’s Respriatory Cough, wheezing, breathlessness or earache
Invasion of Wind
204
Children’s Respriatory Chronic cough/wheezing and frequent respiratory infections
Lung Phlegm-heat from invasions of External wind
205
Children’s Earache Chronic earache
Damp-heat in Gallbladder channel
206
Children’s Earache Chronic catarrh, with constantly runny/blocked nose, cough, glue ear
Residual pathogenic factor after Wind invasions with a Spleen deficiency and Phlegm
207
Children’s Sleep Disturbed sleep with loud crying in babies
Retention of Food and Stomach Heat
208
Children’s Sleep Relatively quiet crying at night
possibly Prenatal shock
209
Children’s Sleep Disturbed sleep in older children
Liver Fire, Stomach Heat, Retention of Food
210
Children’s Immunizations Skin rashes, insomnia and a temporary change in the character
Latent Heat
