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TCM QUIZ 9, 11/10/12
TCM QUIZ 9, 11/10/12
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11/10/2012

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tongue red with yellow coating - full heat or empty heat
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full heat
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tongue red and peeled - full heat or empty heat
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empty heat
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describe pulse for full-heat
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full-rapid, overflowing
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describe pulse for empty-heat
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floating-empty, rapid
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describe FORCE pulse for excess/full
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strong qi of excess pathogen
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describe FORCE pulse for deficient (empty)
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weak qi of qi, bld, yin-yang deficiency
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a yang pathogen eventually leads to ( )
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yang excess
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menopause is a yin or yang deficiency
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yin deficiency
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superficial layer of pulse measures ( )
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disease at the qi level(yang)
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middle layer of pulse measures ( )
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disease at the blood level
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deepest layer of pulse measures ( )
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disease at the organ level (yin)
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if yin is deficient qi ( )
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floats
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if yang is deficient qi ( )
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sinks (everything sinks)
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yang is comprised of ( ) and ( )
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qi and heat (not fluids. fluids are yin)
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full-cold arises from ( )
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excess of yin
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list symptoms of full-cold
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feeling cold, cold limbs, absence of thirst, pale face, abdominal pain aggravated on pressure, desire to drink warm liquids, loose stools, clear abundant urination, pale tongue with thick-white coating, full-tight pulse
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what is the pulse for full-cold?
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full-tight pulse
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a tight pulse is ( )
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hard, contracted, cold.
no rebound tension
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name 4 symptoms of qi deficiency (empty qi)
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empty pulse, weak voice, shortness of breath, poor appetite, pale face, slight sweating, tiredness
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list 4 symptoms of yang deficiency (empty yang)
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chilliness, bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, a desire for hot drinks, loose stools, frequent pale urination, weak pulse, pale and wet tongue
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list 4 symptoms of blood deficiency (empty blood)
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dull-pale face, pale lips, blurred vision, dry hair, tiredness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, insomnia, scanty periods, fine or chopping pulse, pale-thin tongue
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list 4 symptoms for yin deficiency (empty yin)
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feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry throat at night, night sweating, thin body, floating-empty pulse, red-peeled and dry tongue
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cold to touch, but patient feels like they're burning up is called ( )
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false heat
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hot to touch, but patient feels like they're cold is called ( )
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false cold
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is a pathogenic factor related to a full or empty condition?
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full condition
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phlegm is characterized by ( ), whereas dampness is characterized by ( )
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numbness
heaviness
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name the 6 pathogens
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Yin-cold, damp, phlegm
Yang-wind, dryness, heat
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name 4 pathogenic patterns of qi disharmonies
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qi deficiency, qi sinking, qi stagnation, rebellious qi
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what is the cardinal symptom of qi stagnation
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distension
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name 4 symptoms of qi stagnation
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distension, distending pain that moves from place to place, mental depression, irritability, a gloomy feeling, frequent mood swings, wiry pulse, tongue body either normal colored or slightly red on the sides
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swelling from edema is called ( )
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pitting (we press down a finger and it leaves a dip that takes a long time to disappear)
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name the 3 organs where edema is likely to arise
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spleen, lungs and kidneys
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name 4 symptoms of body fluid deficiency
Definition
dry skin, mouth, nose, cough, lips and dry tongue
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name the 2 major types of phlegm
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substantial (seen)
non-substantial (unseen)
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name the 4 patterns of qi disharmonies
Definition
qi def, qi sinking, qi stagnation, rebellious qi
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LIVER, heart, lungs, stomach, intestine, uterus?
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dark complexion, purple lips, pain that is boring, fixed and stabbing, abdominal masses that do not move, purple nails, bleeding with dark blood and dark clots, purple tongue, wiry, firm or choppy pulse
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severe abdominal pain, dark blood in the stools
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intestines
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feeling of oppression in the chest, coughing of dark blood, tongue purple on the sides towards the front part, purple and distended veins under the tongue
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lungs
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vomiting of dark blood, dark blood in stools, tongue purple in the center
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stomach
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purple lips, a stabbing or pricking ain in the chest, mental restlessness, purple tongue on the sides towards the front, purple and distended veins under the tongue, chopped or knotted pulse
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heart
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purple nails, dark face, painful periods with dark menstrual blood with dark clots, abdominal pain, premenstrual pain, purple tongue especially on the sides, wiry or firm pulse
Definition
liver
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painful periods, prementrual pain, dark menstral blood with dark clots, amenorrhea, fixed abdominal masses, purple tongue, wiry or firm pulse
Definition
uterus
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