skin conditions / Boils

Question 1

boils exist on what part of the body

Answer 1

face, head & extremities

Question 2

boils - what type of cause?

Answer 2

external or internal cause

Question 3

Boils starts out…

ends up looking..

Answer 3

small granular yellow spot, or
purple colour

Goes on to form a blister or pustule with a hard base

Question 4

What can exist in joints and tendons, as well as internally - and causes hormonal disruption

Answer 4

a Cyst

Question 5

A _ can be just filled with air or fluid, and not hard. ex. ovary

Answer 5

a cyst

Question 6

if found on the kidney, a _ can be solid and fluid based

Answer 6

cyst

Question 7

found at the back of the knee

Answer 7

Bakers cyst

Question 8

this type is cyst get bigger, bc they have cells in them, fluid based.

Answer 8

Synovial cyst

Question 9

what type of cyst is usually found along the hands (from repetitive use), are fluid filled and contain connective tissue

Answer 9

Gnaglions

Question 10

even if a cyst is filled with air, it it still categorized as a …

Answer 10

damp stagnation

Question 11

chronic cysts are a…

Answer 11

damp pathology

Question 12

what is urticaria?

Answer 12

hives

Question 13

How does urticaria present?

Answer 13

suddent onset. acute condition. itchy.

wind heat

Question 14

itching skin always means:

Answer 14

Wind

Question 15

floating pusle is also known as

Answer 15

superficial

Question 16

What points get rid of dampness?

Answer 16

He Sea points

Question 17

wind damp is

Answer 17

heavy and sticky

Question 18

internal urticaria can be the result of what in the ST and intestines?

Answer 18

damp heat from food allergies

(loose stools) hard to treat

Question 19

what are indications of fire in the ST and intestines?

Answer 19

constipation, dark and skanty urine. Full, fast pulse.

*use jing well pts to clear fire

Question 20

what is a long term, deep internal heat condition?

Answer 20

Toxic heat

Question 21

What is an excellent point to treat itching?

Answer 21

LU 7

Question 22

treatment plan for urtcaria (hives)

Answer 22

clear excess, tonify Wei Qi

Question 23

What is a highly infectious bacterial skin infection?

Answer 23

Eripselas

Question 24

Eripselas is damp heat affecting the____ and is therefore an internal condition

Answer 24

SP & ST

Question 25

Shingles lie dormant in the

Answer 25

spinal chord

Question 26

Shingles is a virus that is generally a _____ invasion

Answer 26

Wind heat

Question 27

what does itching indicate

Answer 27

Wind

Question 28

when someone is showing symptoms of shingles, it is at what level?

Answer 28

Wei & Qi level

Question 29

treatment for shingles

Answer 29

tonify Yin, disperse wind heat ST 36 to tonify yin and nutritive Qi

Question 30

Chronic shingles manifests once the pathogen goes deeper, turning from wind heat to wind damp heat - affecting the

Answer 30

Liver and GB

Question 31

shingles with blisters =

Answer 31

damp heat

Question 32

shingles with no blisters:

Answer 32

wind heat

Question 33

Breats are governed by the Liver, therefor breast adsesses is ...

Answer 33

Liver Qi stag

Question 34

If someone is experiencing post partum, this could be the result of what stagnation

Answer 34

Liver stag

Question 35

if someone cannot produce milk, this is a deficiency of

Answer 35

blood

Question 36

St 25 is the front mu of the

Answer 36

intestines

Question 37

what is an excellent point to clear heat in the body

Answer 37

ST 44

Question 38

what is the cause of intestinal absess

Answer 38

retention of undigested food

Question 39

an appendictis is what in TCM

Answer 39

Intestinal Abscess

Question 40

if someone cant move theit right leg, that indicates

Answer 40

small intestine exhibiting an intestinal abscess, ie thats where the appendicities is

Question 41

IBS is a sympom of ____ stag

Answer 41

Liver Qi stagnation

Question 42

Goiter is

Answer 42

Enlarged thyroid gland causing swelling at the front of | the neck

Question 43

Qi Goiter is caused by_____ | Flesh Goiter is caused by ____

Answer 43

Liver qi stagnation phlegm damp accumulation

Question 44

Prolonged LQS becomes Liver Fire, which will negatively | impact the

Answer 44

Kidney & heart Yin

Question 45

Liver fire consumes what

Answer 45

Yin, i.e kidney yin xu

Question 46

Qi Goiter tmt principle:

Answer 46

move liver qi stagnation, resolve damp

Question 47

flesh goiter Tmt principle:

Answer 47

tonify spl & kid qi / yang, nourish liver blood

Question 48

what is the house of yin

Answer 48

kidney

Question 49

what governs the free flow of Qi

Answer 49

Liver. | Therefore LV is always good for liver Qi stagnation

Question 50

what type of goiter fluxuates with emotional state?

Answer 50

Qi Goiter

Question 51

LQS generates what

Answer 51

heat

Question 52

goiter that occurs in ppl under 40

Answer 52

flesh

Question 53

Flesh goiter symptoms include:

Answer 53

- Fatigue, depression...kidney yang xu - Brittle nails...memory loss ...liver blood xu - menorrhagia - spleen qi xu Therefor tonify spl & kid qi / yang, nourish liver blood

Question 54

Graves Disease (buldging eyes, irritability, tremmor, heat and palpitations) is also called

Answer 54

hyperthyroidism so: clear liver fire, move LQS, nourish yin

Question 55

false heat stems from

Answer 55

Yin xu

Question 56

choppy pulse means

Answer 56

blood stag

Question 57

A cyst may contain:

Answer 57

air, fluid, or a semi solid substance like | pus

Question 58

urticaria is another word for

Answer 58

hives

Question 59

urticaria wind heat looks like:

Answer 59

hot red rash, spread around body

Question 60

Urticaria Wind Damp looks like

Answer 60

damp stagnated beneath skin, white or light red rash.

Question 61

Urticaria accumulation of damp heat in stomach & | intestines

Answer 61

Red itchy wheals w/ Abdominal pain, Nausea, vomiting & loose stool

Question 62

Urticaria TCM = fire in stm & Intestines (similar to damp heat but dryer

Answer 62

Red raised wheals | Itching

Question 63

cysts diagnoses:

Answer 63

TCM = damp / qi & blood stagnation Tmt principle: move qi & blood along the channel, resolve damp

Question 64

Urticaria Toxic Heat looks like | Extreme heat in the blood, associated with longterm antibiotics or infections

Answer 64

Large red wheals, possibly over whole body

Question 65

Wei Qi Xu Urticaria looks like:

Answer 65

small rash after sweating

Question 66

Eripselas looks like:

Answer 66

Has well defined margins (unlike most skin infections / rashes) and bright or deep red solid rash (the face image, older person, sore, underhoused, highly contagious)

Question 67

Eripselas diagnoses:

Answer 67

= invasion of damp heat into spleen & stomach

Question 68

Eczema : lung and kidney xu

Answer 68

Lung governs the pores Kidney nourishes and moistens the skin

Question 69

Intense itching Acute & sudden onset Red rash comes and goes, is what type of eczema?

Answer 69

wind heat

Question 70

Eczema is usually an inflammatory response to an | external pathogen, mostly affecting ppl of what age?

Answer 70

babies and children. *think External for Eczema* (pathogen)

Question 71

Psoriasis is classed as an autoimmune disorder that causes skin cells to grow too quickly, causing patches of thickening - affecting ppl age:

Answer 71

15 - 30 yrs old, or | 50-60 yr old

Question 72

Damp heat / fire psoriasis looks like..

Answer 72

inflamed and deformed joints (the brutal hand and nail image from the slides)

Question 73

Blood heat and stasis psoriasis presents as:

Answer 73

Whole body affected, widespread pattern. Often associated with autoimmune / inflammatory conditions

Question 74

Most typically Psoriasis is a | ______ condition

Answer 74

deficiency

Question 75

Cholestasis

Answer 75

Requires medical attention immediately, increased risk of stillbirth.

Question 76

3 stages of rosiacia

Answer 76

Erythema Accumulated Toxic Heat Blood Stasis (looks extreme around the nose, sores. more common with men)