Oriental Medicine - Signs & Symptoms

Question 1

Signs & Symptoms of Wind-Cold

Answer 1

• Abrupt onset of Fever
• Chills (chills worse)
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Clear nasal discharge
• Body aches & Headache
• No sweating
• Mild scratchy throat

Pulse - Floating, Tight, Slow
Tongue - Pale-red, thin, white coating (normal)

Question 2

Signs & Symptoms of Wind-Heat

Answer 2

• Abrupt onset of Fever (Fever worse)
• Chills
• Sweating
• Sore throat
• Rashes
• Red eyes
• Thirst

Pulse: Floating, rapid
Tongue: Maybe a red tip

Question 3

Signs & Symptoms of Internal Wind

Answer 3

• Convulsions
• Twitching
• Seizures
• Spasms
• Paralysis
• Dizziness

Tongue: Deviated; Stiff

Question 4

Lung Qi Deficiency

Answer 4

• Shortness of breath
• Weak voice
• Weak cough
• Spontaneous sweating
• Fatigue
• Frequent Illness

Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak, Moderate

Question 5

Spleen Qi Deficiency

Answer 5

• Low appetite
• Loose Stool
• Fatigue
• Bruising/Bleeding
• Prolapse
• Spotting
• Difficulty Conceiving
• Scalloped tongue

Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak/Moderate

Question 6

Kidney Qi Deficiency

Answer 6

• Leakage
• Urinary dribbling
• miscarriages
• possible diarrhea
• low back and knee pain

Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak/Moderate

Question 7

Heart Qi Deficiency

Answer 7

• Irregular heartbeat
• Palpitations
• Easily Startled
• Tongue: Pale
• Pulse: Weak, Moderate

Question 8

Liver Blood Deficiency

Answer 8

• Pale
• Dry skin
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Dry eyes
• Floaters
• Scanty menses
• Brittle nails
• Stiff Joints

Tongue: Pale, dry, Thin
Pulse: Thin, fine, thready, hollow

Question 9

Heart Blood Deficiency

Answer 9

• Pale Skin
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Palpitations
• Poor memory

Tongue: Pale, dry, thin
Pulse: Thin, fine, thready, hollow

Question 10

Kidney Yang Deficiency

Answer 10

• Low back pain, Knee pain
• Cold extremities
• Copious, clear, & frequent urination
• Edema esp in legs
• Diarrhea
• Low libido
• Infertility
• Impotence
• Spermatorrhea

Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak, foreceless, deep, slow

Question 11

Spleen Yang Deficiency

Answer 11

• Prolapse
• Watery diarrhea with undigested food
• Cock’s crow diarrhea can be spleen & kidney yang deficiency where kidney yang fails to warm the spleen
• Abdominal pain better with warmth and pressure

Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak/forceless, deep, slow

Question 12

Heart Yang Deficiency

Answer 12

Chest bi or Chest pain

Tongue: Pale, white coat, wet/glossy, puffy
Pulse: Weak/forceless, deep, slow

Question 13

Yang collapse

Answer 13

Think cardiovascular shock:
- cold limbs
- cold
- oily sweat
- bluish discoloration

Question 14

Kidney Yin Deficiency

Answer 14

• night sweats
• 5 center heat
• malar flush
• afternoon fevers
• low back pain
• knee pain
• scanty, dark yellow urine

Tongue: Red, peeled coating, dry, cracks
Pulse - Thin/rapid
- sometimes floating because not enough yin to anchor yang

Question 15

Lung Yin Deficiency

Answer 15

• night sweats
• 5 center heat
• malar flush
• afternoon fevers
• dry cough
• hoarse voice
• sore throat
• dry nose
• dry mouth
• dry throat

Tongue: Red, peeled coating
Pulse: Thin/rapid

Question 16

Stomach Yin Deficiency

Answer 16

• night sweats
• 5 center heat
• malar flush
• afternoon fevers
• low appetite
• fullness after eating small amounts
• dry mouth
• scanty vomit

Tongue: Red, peeled coating
Pulse: Thin & Rapid

Question 17

Yin collapse

Answer 17

Think heat stroke:
- hot skin
- hot sticky sweat
- confusion

Question 18

Essence Deficiency

Answer 18

• Failure to thrive
• Impaired growth
• Not hitting milestones
• fontanels don’t close
• premature aging
• essence fails to engender marrow leading to problems with intellect
• dizziness
• poor memory

Question 19

Liver Qi Stagnation

Answer 19

• Hypochondriac pain
• Irritability
• Impatience
• Sighing
• Dull achy wandering pain
• Fatigue is better with exercise

Pulse: Wiry

Question 20

Spleen Qi Stagnation

Answer 20

• Abdominal distension
• Bloating
• Gas
• Belching

Question 21

Blood Stagnation

Answer 21

• Sharp, stabbing, fixed pain
• Worse with pressure
• masses
• Menstrual pain better with flow

Tongue: Purple with distended sublingual veins
Pulse: Choppy

Question 22

Food Stagnation

Answer 22

• Abdominal or epigastric distension or fullness
• lack of desire to eat
• regurgitation
• sour taste
• foul breath
• belching

Question 23

Heart Fire

Answer 23

• Insomnia
• Palpitations
• Delirium
• Mouth & Tongue Ulcers
• Red tip of Tongue

Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding

Question 24

Liver Fire

Answer 24

• Headache
• Anger
• Red eyes
• Dizziness
• Irritability

Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating
Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding

Question 25

Liver Yang Rising

Answer 25

- Throbbing or pulsating headache - Dizziness - Flushing of Face Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coating Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding

Question 26

Stomach Fire

Answer 26

- Ravenous appetite - Foul breath - Thirst - Dry mouth - Vomiting after eating - Ulcerations in mouth Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coat Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding

Question 27

Large Intestine Heat

Answer 27

- Constipation with dry, hard stools Tongue: Red, thick, dry, yellow coat Pulse: Deep, Rapid, Forceful, Surging, Flooding

Question 28

Excess Cold

Answer 28

- Pain worse with pressure - Diarrhea Tongue: Pale, thick, white coating Pulse: Deep, Tight, Slow

Question 29

Phlegm Heat in the Lung

Answer 29

- Cough with yellow, sticky and difficult to expectorate sputum Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy yellow coat Pulse: Rapid & slippery

Question 30

Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao

Answer 30

- Bloating - Distension - Diarrhea (that smells bad) - Nausea - Vomiting Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy yellow coat Pulse: Rapid & Slippery

Question 31

Phlegm heat in the Heart

Answer 31

- Delirium - Cloudy Thinking - Mania Tongue: Red, sticky, slimy, greasy, yellow coat Pulse: Rapid & Slippery

Question 32

Damp Heat in the Urinary Bladder

Answer 32

- UTI - Difficult, painful, burning, cloudy, dark yellow urine

Question 33

Cold Phlegm in the Lung

Answer 33

- Cough with clear, thin, white copious easy to expectorate sputum - Person may be cold with cold limbs Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky white/grayish coating Pulse: Slippery

Question 34

Damp-Cold in the Middle Jiao

Answer 34

- Nausea/vomiting - Bloating - Diarrhea with mucus Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky, white/grayish coating Pulse: Slippery

Question 35

Cold Phlegm in the Heart

Answer 35

- Confusion - Cloudy thinking - Depression Tongue: Pale, slimy, greasy, sticky, white/grayish coating Pulse: Slippery