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| Name 4 out of 6 functions of the heart |
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| governs blood,controls blood vessels, manifests in the complexion, houses the mind, opens to the tongue, controls sweat |
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| Explain how the qi of the following emotions affects the heart: joy, sadness, grief, anger, worry |
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joy (slows down heart-qi)
sadness (depletes heart-qi)
grief (depletes heart-qi)
anger (makes heart-qi rise)
worry (knots heart-qi) |
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| *Review:Name the 4 essential substances |
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qi, blood, yin, yang
the heart has all 4 essential substances |
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| List any 4 symptoms of heart-qi deficiency |
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| palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression |
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| *heart-qi deficiency can lead to heart-yang deficiency which is very serious |
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| A knotted pulse is a slow pulse that stops at irregular (changing) intervals and signifies ( ) |
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| heart disease (skipping pulse) |
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| what western medical DISEASES arise from heart-blood stasis? |
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angina pectoris (knife in the heart)
coronary heart disease (heart attack) |
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| what is the significance of a hidden pulse? |
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| name the pattern corresponding broadly to cardiac infarction? |
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| list any 3 symptoms of heart-blood deficiency |
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| palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips |
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| deficiency of heart-blood and deficiency of heart-yang result in a pale tongue. What differentiates the two? |
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dry tongue (blood deficiency)
wet tongue (yang deficiency) |
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| yin deficiency pulses are rapid and weak. list 2 other possible pulse characteristics. |
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| the bitter taste caused by heart-fire appears at what time? |
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| manic depression is generally attributed to what heart pattern? |
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| phelgm-fire harassing the heart |
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| in heart-fire blazing the dark urine is due to the transmission of fire and what 2 channels? |
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| list any 3 symptoms of (phlegm) misting the mind? |
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| mental confusion, rattling sound in the throat, swollen tongue with sticky coating |
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| what is the only cause of heart-qi stagnation? (p.480,481) |
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| list the only 2 heart PATTERNS that involve chest pain?(p.481) |
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| heart-vessel obstructed, heart-blood stasis |
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| what 3 organs differentiate the pericardium from the heart?(p.487) |
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| heat in the pericardium resides at which of the 4 levels of warm diseases? |
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| describe pulse and tongue signs for blood deficiency of the pericardium. |
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tongue-thin, slightly dry
pulse-choppy or thin, but slightly hard on the left front position |
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| palpitations, a feeling of tightness in the chest, thirst, bitter taste and insomnia are enough to diagnose what pericardium pattern? |
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| in the case of phlegm-fire harassing the mind, fire ( ) mind and phlegm ( ) mind |
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fire harasses the mind
phlegm obstructs the mind |
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| because the pericardium channel goes to the center of the chest it influences the gatherting qi and 2 other organs/channels. What are they? |
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| aside-an empty pulse always means what? |
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| what pericardium pattern is always from emotional strain-knotting the qi in chest? |
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| the pain in the chest and arm are due to ( ) in the pericardium? |
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| list 4/8 functions of the liver (p.501) |
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| stores blood, ensures smooth flow of qi, controls the sinews, manifests in the nails, opens into the eyes, controls tears, houses the ethereal soul, affected by anger |
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| what 2 exterior pathogens can affect the liver? |
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| list any 4 symptoms of liver-qi stagnation (p.503) |
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| feeling of distension, depression, moodiness, wiry pulse |
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| in which direction does liver-qi rebel? |
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| as qi is the commander of the blood, what develops when liver-qi stagnates a long time? |
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| name 4 symptoms of liver-blood stasis. |
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| purple lips, purple/dark complexion, painful periods, irregular periods, purple tongue |
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| which liver pattern is characterized by red tongue body, red sides of the tongue, excess, rapid, wiry pulse? |
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| most STD pelvic infections are characteristic of liver patterns. Which liver pattern? |
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| identify the liver pattern that causes male or female genital contractions. |
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| stagnation of cold in the liver channel |
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| name the 2 extraordinary channels which are dependent in the liver for thin blood supply. |
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| directing channel, penetrating channel |
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| list 2/3 symptoms that distinguish liver-yin from liver-blood deficiency. |
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| dry eyes, red cheek bones |
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| throbbing headaches and wiry pulse are enough to diagnose what? |
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| list 3 symptoms of liver-wind |
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| tremors, tics, numbness, dizziness |
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| slow and skipping at irregular intervals |
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