Pathogenic Factors Flashcards
Why would people feel chilly when they have suffered an invasion of exterior wind
Exterior wind obstruct the circulation of defensive qi in the space between the skin and the muscles. Defensive qi Is there an unable to warm the muscle so the person feels cold
Why is there no sweating in an invasion of wind cold
Bc cold contracts the pores
Which organ Just harmonies commonly cause wind in the Skin
Liver fire or liver blood deficiency
Yang of which organs are usually the first to be affected by Cold
Spleen and kidney
How would you know whether a painful joint was caused by cold
The pain would be intense often in a single joint would be aggravated by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat and may feel cold on palpation
Summer heat difference from other pathogenic doctors in which to Ways
I specific to it season summer and can only be an external pathogenic doctor
Complete the following: summer heat includes manifestations of external blank, blank and interior Blank
Summer heat includes manifestations of external wind, dampness and interior heat
Why is dampness described as being dirty
Because it causes dirty discharges such as cloudy urine vaginal discharge or skin diseases characterized by dirty oozing fluids
What symptoms are often caused by dampness
Red swollen eyelids eyes oozing fluid styes
I which organs can be directly invaded by external dampness
The bladder intestines stomach uterus and gallbladder
What is the most characteristic symptom caused by dampness obstructing the liver or Gallbladder
Hypochondriac fullness Distension and pain
What symptoms are typically caused by chronic dampness in the skin
Vesicles, papules, skin lesions oozing fluid and puffiness of the skin
Which two organs are affected by tobacco smoking and how does it affect Them
Lungs and kidneys it dries the yin of these organs
Give three characteristics that illustrate the nature of fire
Fire rises to the head, dries up fluids, injures blood and yin , It causes bleeding and affects of mind
The diagnosis of a pathogenic factor is made according to:
A) The patient history of exposure to the weather
B) pattern of signs and symptoms
C)The patient constitutional type
B
Which of the following best describes the action of wind as a pathogenic factor
A) whistles and shrieks
B) rises quickly and changes rapidly
C)Blows slowly and gently
A
Which is an essential symptom of exterior wind
A) aversion to cold
B) sweating
C)Headache
B
A typical symptom of liver wind caused by liver blood deficiency is:
A) rigidity of the back
B) slight tremors
C)Convulsions
B
The pain and stiffness caused by cold is because cold:
A) dissipates
B) irritates
C) Contracts
C
Which of the following is not a characteristic of dampness
A) it is heavy
B) it stinks
C)It is sticky
B
Which of the following illustrates the dirty nature of dampness A) cloudy urine B) vaginal discharges C) eczema with leaking fluids D)All of the above
D
Dampness in the head frequently causes
A) A dull frontal headache
B) A throbbing one-sided headache
C) A poor long term memory
A
Which statement is false
A) plum can originate only from an interior disfunction
B) The lungs and kidneys are involved (as well as the spleen) information of phlegm
C) Dampness frequently causes dizziness
C
Which symptom illustrates the rising quality of fire
A) Blurred vision
B) mouth ulcers
C) muzzy head
C
