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154 Cards in this Set
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strong voice
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strong lung qi or lung qi excess
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hoarse voice
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short term - acute/excess
long term - chronic/deficiency |
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children crying at night
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food stagnation or fright.
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loud, projectile vomit/acute
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excess
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low sound, long term/chronic
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Xu
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hiccups - long tem/chronic/quiet
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stomach cold or heat Xu
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hiccups/short term/acute/loud
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stomach cold or heat excess
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belching with offensive smell
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food stagnation/retention
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belch - rotten apple odor
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diabetes
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spit up foul smelling phlegm with pus and blood
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lung carbuncle
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carbuncle
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excess heat
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gangrene
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yin xu. body fluid is hurt.
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nail like boil
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at onset: small, like millet. changes to tight root, white top. red line travels due to toxic heat.
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furuncle
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shallow, superficial. maybe some pus due to damp heat.
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amonia smell
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kidney
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bad breath
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stomach heat
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murmuring to one's self
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heart qi xu
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won't shut up
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exces and/or heat
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won't talk
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xu and/or cold
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asthma
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acute/excess
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dry cough
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yin xu (no substance)
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loud cough
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excess
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soft cough
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xu
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hidden pulse
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press to the bone
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leather/tympanic
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superficial, not deep
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rapid
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more than 5 beats per breath, more than 90 per minute
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extreme thin and soft. a pulse feeling thready and soft, scarcely perceptable.
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minute (deficient pulse)
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choppy pulse never means ___________
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cold
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choppy pulse never means _____
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cold
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scattered pulse is irregular, hardly perceptable. "INDISTINCT"
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True
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Indistinct pulse
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scattered
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Slippery pulse indication?
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Damp, phlegm, food retention, pregnancy. NEVER XU
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Slippery pulse indication?
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Damp, phlegm, food retention, pregnancy. NEVER XU
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can a slippery pulse be normal?
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yes, pregnancy.
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slippery pulse does not indicate xu?
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true - damp/phlegm/food retention/pregnancy
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a sigh indicates?
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liver qi stagnation
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stabbing fixed pain indicates?
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blood stasis
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T or F: Yin xu has thick fur?
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False - no coat, mappng, peeling, cracks.....
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T or F: Middle of the tongue is liver/gallbladder?
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FALSE! liver/gb sides. st/sp middle
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t or F: Hollow pulse is large,Taut and full?
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FALSE! Holllow pulse is large, soft and empty.
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T or F: A wiry/taut/stringy pulse indicates liver or gb issue with pain?
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TRUE
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Liver Qi and Blood Deficieny is what pulse?
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Thready/thin/fine
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T or F: A weak pulse is deep and thready without strength?
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TRUE
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A deep pulse indicates prolonged illness?
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TRUE
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Deep, thready, unclear?
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FALSE! Thready pulse is very distinct. Deep pulse is also clear.
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Choppy/Uneven pulse?
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Blood Xu, blood stagnation. (Chop = blood)
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slow pulse pauseing at IRREGULAR intervals?
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knotted
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T or F: Knotted pulse pauses at reglar intervals?
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FALSE! pauses at irregular intervals. (knots in your stomach cause you to be irregular)
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blue/purple lips means impeded circulation?
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true
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overweight, swollen body. Pale or pale-bluish face. low spirit. weak muscle. prefer warm. desire to wrap up.
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YANG Xu
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Name the 3 crisis pulses?
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scattered, swift, minute
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superficial/floating + tight
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external cold pathogen
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heat at the yin and blood level has what kid of tongue?
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crimson
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atrophied ear?
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exhausted kidney Qi
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kid finger, fresh red?
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indicated exterior condition, NOT HEAT
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Green pathologically means:
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cold, blood stasis
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colvulsions?
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inner wind excess
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What are the 4 diagnostic skills?
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1. Observation/inspection
2. Listening and smelling 3. asking 4. feeling pulse and palpating |
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List the 3 aspects of shen.
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1. embodiment
2. vitality 3. luster |
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Sparking, clear eyes, a lively expression,a lustrous complexion, a clear and alert
mind, keen reflexes, good energy, enthusiasm, normal breathing, a clear, ringing voice & agile body movements. high spirits, a positive approach to life, a stable personality, strong will power, a clear sense of direction in life & a keen intellect |
Strong Shen
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Appears only during the course of a Severe, chronic disease A patient suddenly seems to be vigorous with a clear look in eyes, talks incessantly & wants to meet family members, Appetite
improved suddenly & the complexion suddenly becomes bright red almost as if the patient were wearing make-up |
False Shen
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Name two syndromes indicated by a pale complexion.
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Deficiency and cold.
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Name two syndromes indicated by a red complexion.
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Excess heat and deficient heaT.
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Name two syndromes indicated by a yellow complexion.
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deficiency and damp.
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Name 4 syndromes indicated by a dark complexion color.
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Kidney Xu, cold, blood stasis, phlegm-fluid retention.
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Name 4 syndromes indicate by a bluish-greenish complexion color.
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Cold, pain, blood stasis and inner wind (convulsions)
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What does a sallow complexion indicate?
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Spleen Qi deficiency + dampness.
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The Liver/wind wheel corresponds to which part of the eye?
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iris
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The Heart/blood wheel corresponds to which part of the eye?
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canthus
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Which syndrome causes a child to open his or her eyelids while asleep?
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Deficient Qi and blood due to weak spleen
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The water/kidney wheel corresponds to which part to the eye?
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pupil
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The qi/lung wheel corresponds to which part of the eye?
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scalera
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True or False: the normal color of a child's index finger is slightly red with a little bit of yellow inside of the wind gate?
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True
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Abnormalities in which segment of a child's index finger indicates a life threatning situation?
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distal segment/life gate
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Edema - Hypothyroidism.
Pitty or non-pitty? |
non-pitty
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What does dimness and darkness around the orbital region mean?
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Deficient kidney
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Dry hair is realted to ________________
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Yin xu and/or body fluid xu
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Dark, necrotic tissue. Yin condition. no nutrition or blood flow.
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Gangrene
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Superficial vein with a floating pulse on a child's index finger signify?
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common cold
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Swollen tongue with and teethmark means ______?
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spleen qi xu with some water retention in the interior
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White to yellow coating indicates
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cold to heat
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headache in forhead
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yangming
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headache inside all over,
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shaoyin
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headache vertix
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jue yin
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headache in temples
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shao yang
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headache posterior
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tai yang
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headache stabbing, worse at night
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blood stasis
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throbbing headache/distending pain
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liver yang rising
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dull pain
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qi and blood deficiency
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headache: wants to add pressure
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xu
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headache: does not like pressure
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excess
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yang edema (upper)
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lung and kidney
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yin edema (lower)
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spleen and kidney
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any joint pain is
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bi syndrome (blockage/pain)
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wei syndrome
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no pain, weak muscle, atrophy (bells palsy)
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chills and fever at the same time?
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exterior / taiyang
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*When is the best time to feel the pulse?
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early morning
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What is the best position to feel the pulse?
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sitting better than lying down. Important thing is everyone is relaxed and arm is level with the heart.
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What part of your finger do you use to feel the pulse?
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Upper edge of the tip. It is more sensative. ***Not the tip.
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which helps us locate the pulse?
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styloid process
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Which finger is medial to the styloid process?
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middle finger
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younger than 3 years old, where do you feel the pulse?
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rub your thumbs down the childs index finger
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3 years to 7 yrs old feel, how do you feel the pulse?
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moving the thumb through all the positions
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Cun Guan Chi - each position has 3 depth levels of pulse
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Ju (superficial), Xun (middle) , An (root, deep)
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one breath should be how many beats?
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4
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True or false: You should regulate your breath to the patient's.
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true
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How long should you feel the patients pulse?
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50 beats is good - not too long and not too short. You want to be able to catch an irregular heartbeat.
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normal pulse is _________
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1. 4 beats per respiration cycle 2. pulse in all 9 positions 3. deep kidney/chi/root pulse 4. St qi, shen, root
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Describe a normal pulse.
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4 beats during normal breath, know "wei shen gen"
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what is "wei shen gen"
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Wei = stomach qi shen = spirit Gen = root
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In a normal pulse, Wei/St qi should be?
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NOT superficial, fast or slow. SHOULD BE gentle, calm and regular.
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In a normal pulse, Shen should be?
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soft, gentle with some strength
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Normal Gen pulse has?
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strong root "chi" pulse
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true or false: different seasons mean different pulses?
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yes. Neijing says "4 different seasons mean 4 different pulse"
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Does your pulse change as you get older?
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yes. As you get older you consume yin. You get smaller, shorter... You will have Yin Xu which equals thinner pulser and harder (like the creek)
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In severe cases, a superfical pulse indicates ________________
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yang qi leaving. patient is about to die.
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Pale tongue, generally speaking is __________
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Deficiency - Qi xu, Yang Xu, Blood Xu and Cold. (3 Xu and one excess)
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What type of excess can cause a pale tongue?
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cold
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Qi Deficiency plus cold is_______?
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Yang Deficiency
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If coating is changing from thin to thick that means what?
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it is moving from exterior to interior. Prognosis is getting worse. Evil is getting deeper.
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flaccid tongue indicates?
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blood and qu xu, yin xu, extreme blood and qi xu.
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wry (diviated) tongue?
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wind/phlegm obstucting collaterals/wind stroke.
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mirror tongue?
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extreme yin xu and stomach qi xu
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kids who sleep with eyes open?
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spleen qi xu
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red eye?
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liver fire
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whole eye red and swollen?
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external wind and heat
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both eyes bulging?
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hyperthyroidism
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one eye bulging?
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cerebroma
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white face?
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qi xu, blood xu, yang xu, cold
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purple and dark/black finger on kid?
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collateral is blocked.
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back of head/neck?
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TAIYANG
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thick yellow dry coat?
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interior heat affecting fluids
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fissues?
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normal, yin xu, blood xu
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wind gate?
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first joint
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normal color for kid finger?
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light red or yellowish.
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kid finger: purple and red
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internal heat
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qi gate?
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middle joint
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Swollen abdomen: even largeness
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gas/bloating
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uneven, swollen abdomen
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water retention (water retention can indicate cirosis. Qi Xu can cause this)
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hypochondriac distention w/pain?
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liver qi stagnation with blood stasis. (cirosis,cancer can be this)
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distended chest. Touch is uncormfortable all over chest region?
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phlegm/damp retention. heart and lung qi cannot move freely.
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clear shaped mass in abdomen. pain is fixed.
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blood stasis
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hernia
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blood stasis or phlegm retention
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mass has no clear shape, pain moves, not always present.
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qi problem
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appendix
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right lower corner
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left hypochondriac region?
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pancreasright hypochondriac area?
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right hypochon area?
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GB
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palm heat?
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internal heat
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forehead heat?
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external heat
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qi edema?
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no lasting impressing
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water edema?
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lasting impression when press skin
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edema, no depression because too hard?
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hypothyroidism
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"Xu li" 5th intercostal space - heart apex: if weak? if strong? Irregular and flooding?
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1. Xu 2. zong qi leaking out. 3. heart qi is leaving, zhong qi is almost gone.
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pale face, cold hands/feet, overweight, likes to wrap up
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yang Xu
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