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TCM week 1-6 Flashcards

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internal vs external causes of disease

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internal: emotions (anger, joy, sad, worry, fear…) (become problem if intense or too long)
external: exterior (i.e. pathogenic factors, bacteria, climate, fever)

any long term imbalance: ie too much or too little rest, physical activity, work

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which emotion goes with each organ and how do they counteract each other

heart
spleen
lungs
kidney
liver

joy
pensiveness
sadness
fear
anger

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heart- joy
spleen- pensiveness
lungs- sadness
kidney- fear
liver- anger

counteract along controlling sequence

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effects of emotion on qi

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Anger makes Qi rise
Joy slows Qi
Sadness dissolves Qi
Worry knots Qi
Pensiveness knots Qi
Fear makes Qi descend
Shock scatters Qi

all emotions stagnate qi

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which organ is effected by all emotions

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the heart

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how does the combination of all emotions effect qi

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causes stagnation of qi, which may lead to blood stagnation

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the 4 external pathogenic factos

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cold, heat, damp, wind

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climatic factors

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wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, fire

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yin vs yang

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yin: material, grow, matter, contract, descend, female, lower body, winter, night, abdomen
functions: nourish, cool, rest, substance

yang: immaterial, energy, generate, rise, fire, male, upper body, back
functions: warm, transform, move, spark for conception

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qi

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for growth, warm, defend, homeostasis, nourish, organ function

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types of qi

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Yuan Qi (Source Qi)
Gu Qi (Food Qi)
Zong Qi (Gathering Qi)
Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi)
Wei Qi (Protective Qi)
Zang-Fu (Organ) Qi

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what is blood made from

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food qi

food qi from spleen and stomach rises to chest and is acted upon by yuan (source) qi –> sent to the heart to turn to blood (governs)

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blood functions

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nourish, moisture of hair, bones, bowels, eyes

mental activités (house the mind)

circulate with ying qi (nutritive qi)

menses

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blood and the 3 organs

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heart governs blood (created from food qi)

spleen makes/ controls blood (keep in place)

liver stores blood

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when to wash hands when needling?

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-before patient visit
-prior to needling
-after removal of needles

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universal precautions when needling

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assume everyone has HBV or HIV so protect yourself!

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absolute and relative contraindications for needling

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absolute contraindications:
-alcohol
-exhaustion
-severe fear

relative
-sex
-hunger
-thirsty
-strenuous exercise

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which 2 points cannot be needled

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ST 17 (areola) and CV 8 (umbilical)

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abrnomal sensations from needling

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sharp, spastic contraction of limbs, convulsions, faint, lose colour in face

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arterial puncture when needling

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cause blood to surface
small arteries= ice and pressure for 5 mins
large artery= 911

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hematoma

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bruise or swell around needled area

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zang fu organs; which is yin and which is yang

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zang= yin, fu= yang

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functions of lung

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  1. Lungs govern qi and respiration
  2. Lung diffuses and descends qi
  3. TCM lung control the skin and the space between skin and muscles
  4. TCM lung manifest in body hair
  5. TCM lung opens into the nose
  6. TCM lung control nasal mucous
  7. TCM lung houses the corporeal soul or ‘po’
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functions of large intestine

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  1. TCM large intestine controls passage and conduction
  2. Transforms stools and reabsorbs liquids
  3. Mental aspect of letting go
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signs of weak lung qi
tired, weak voice, breathless
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which direction does lung qi go
diffuses and descends
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what happens in lung qi doesnt descend
accumulate in chest, causing cough, breathlessness and feeling of oppression
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what will happen to the skin if lung function is impaired
sweating abysmal, skin will be dry and rough
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what will happen to hair if lung cant diffuse qi and fluids
dry and brittle
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what will happen to nose if lung is invaded
if by exterior pathogen= runny nose if by dampness= clogged and blocked if heat= blood
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hun and po
po= corporeal soul (yin) hun= ethereal soul (yang)
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is lungs corporeal soul (po) or ethereal soul (yang) and what does it help transport
po helps transport essence defend against exterior pathogenic factirs
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what is the direction of large intestine
down
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functions of heart
1. Heart governs blood 2. Heart controls blood vessels 3. Heart manifests in the complexion 4. Heart houses the mind 5. Heart is related to joy 6. Heart opens into the tongue 7. Heart controls sweat
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functions of small intestine
1. SI controls receiving and transforming 2. SI separates fluids 3. SI influences mental clarity and judgement
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what does the heart house?
the mind (shen)
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what happens to the mind if heart is deficient
d. Weak heart and deficient blood= emotional problems, poor memory, poor sleep, dull thinking
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what emotion is the heart related to
joy
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what part of the tongue does the heart control and what are the symptoms in the tongue of a heart condition
tip stuttering, aphasia, talking, laughing innapropritaltely
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if heart qi or heart yin deficiency how does it effect sweating
b. Heart qi deficiency= spontaneous sweating c. Heart yin deficiency= night sweating
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where does the clean and dirty parts of food and drink go from the small intestine to
clean goes to spleen turbid dirty goes to large intestine --> stool clear dirty goes to bladder --> urine
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which organ to treat urinary problems
SI
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spleen functions
1. Governs transformation and transportation 2. Controls the ascending of qi 3. Controls blood 4. Controls muscles and four limbs 5. Opens into the mouth 6. Manifests in the lips 7. Controls raising of qi 8. Houses the intellect (yi) 9. Affected by pensiveness
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stomach functions
1. Controls receiving 2. Controls the rotting and ripening of food 3. Controls the transportation of food essences 4. Controls the descending of qi 5. Is in the origin of fluids
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bad vs good spleen function in digestion
c. Normal= good appetite, absorption, bowel movements d. Impaired= poor appetite, bad digestion, bloating, loose stools
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where does clean vs dirty part of spleen food go
clean goes to lungs and skin dirty goes to intestines
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what can effect or be created by the spleen
dampness no cold drinks!
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what type of environment does the spleen like
dryness
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which direction does spleen qi go
ascends
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what organ could cause weak muscles and limbs
spleen
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which organ houses intellect (yi)
spleen
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what knots the qi in the upper and middle burner
worry will tend to knot Qi in the Upper Burner, while pensiveness knots Qi in the Middle Burner.
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which way does the stomach move qi
downward
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urinary bladder functions
1. Removes water by qi transformation 2. Mental aspect
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kidney functions
1. Store essence and govern birth, growth, reproduction and development a. Kidney essence functions 2. Produce marrow, fill up the brain and control bones 3. Govern the transformation and transportation of body fluids 4. Control the reception of qi 5. Open into the ears 6. Manifests in the (head) hair 7. Control the two lower orifices 8. Houses the willpower (zhi) 9. Control the gate of life (minister fire, ming men) a. root of original (yuan) qi b. source of physiological fire for all the internal organs c. harmonizes the sexual function and warms the essence and uterus d. assists the kidney function for reception of qi e. assists heart of housing the mind
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which organ stores essence and determines growth, development, pregnancy, menopause...
kidney
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what is marrow (for brain and bones) derived from
essence
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what organ is the gate that opens and closes for body fluid flow to lower burner
kidney
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which organ effects hearing
kidney **remember "ears are shaped like kidneys"
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what organ houses willpower (zhi)
kidneys
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what organ control the gate of life (minister fire, ming men)
kidney
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what is deficiency and the 4 types
-emptiness of upright qi and absence of pathogenic factor empty qi (pale, sweating, poor appetite etc) empty yang (pale, cold, not thirsty) empty yin (night sweats etc) empty blood (pale, dry hair, tired, insomnia etc)
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yin deficiency
= heat symptoms red cheeks dry stools night anxiety night sweats hot flushes 5 centre heat thirst for cold drinks in sips
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yin excess
= cold symptoms abdominal pain better with warmth dysmenorrhea better with warmth local pain better with heat chills
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yang deficiency
= cold symptoms tired after bowel movement low libido edema fatigue
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yang excess
=heat symptoms feeling hot all day red face thirst for cold drinks (gulps)
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qi
root of human body; grow develop, warm, protect from exterior attack, homeostasis, nourish, organ fucntion
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qi deficiency
fatigue poor digestion cold hand and feet shortness of breath no appetitie weak immune system
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stagnation of qi
stiffness, heaviness, numbness or tingling of the limbs in the affected regions, or migrating pain in the limbs.
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blood
formed by food qi in spleen and stomach and goes to chest and is acted on by yuan qi heart turns it red (governs)
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blood function
nourish and moisture limbs, hair, bones, mental activities (houses mind), menstuaration
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blood deficient
pale eye floaters cold hand and feet fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, poor meaty amenorrhea, long periods
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blood stasis
pain in chest, cough up blood, purple, deep pain
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blood excess
strong voice irritable, restless acute pain, worse with pressure has pathogenic factor while upright qi is relatively in tact
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dampness
excess yin damp environments (living, diet) lack of movement sticky and hard to get rid of, heavy, slow swollen, no appetite, bloating worse with food cloudy discharge slippery pulse sticky coat and swollen tongue
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which organs are metal element
lung and large intestine

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