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Quiz Review 3-14
TCM Basic Theory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List 3 expressions or terms from TCM theory using the word "fire". | 1. Ming Men Fire 2. Liver Fire 3. Lesser Fire 4. Exuberant Fire 5. Fire of the Gate of Life |
| Any emotion can give rise to Qi stagnation. Qi stagnation can then give rise to what pathogenic factor? | Heat |
| On the tongue, a crack in the stomach area with a sticky, dry coating signifies what pathogenic factor? | Phlegm |
| What are the four levels of warm diseases? | 1. Wei (Defensive) 2. Qi (Qi) 3. Ying (Nutritive) 4. Xue (Blood) |
| List any four of the symptoms of fire. | red eyes and face, swelling and pain in the eyes, tongue and/or mouth ulcers, scanty dark urine, dry stools, bleeding |
| Any excess (Shi) disease has an excess of _____, where as a deficiency (Xu) disease has a deficiency of ____. | Pathogens (Xie) and Upright Qi (Zheng Qi) |
| Full cold obstructs _____ and leads to _____. | Yang Qi, empty-cold |
| Full heat injures ____ and leads to _____. | Yin Qi, empty- heat |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating a deficiency of yin. | Nourish yin |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating a deficiency of yang. | tonify yang |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating yang excess. | clear heat |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating a yin excess. | expel cold |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating empty-cold. | expel Cold, tonify and warm yang |
| List the therapeutic principles for treating empty-heat. | clear heat, nourish yin |
| List the four movements of the Qi mechanism. | Ascending, descends, entering and exiting |
| If Spleen Qi descends instead of ascending, what happens? | loose stools or prolapse of organs |
| If Stomach Qi ascends instead of descending, what happens? | nausea, belching, vomiting, hiccupping |
| If Lung Qi ascends instead of descending, what happens? | cough and breathlessness |
| If Heart Qi ascends instead of descending, what happens? | anxiety, mental restlessness, insomnia |
| If Liver Qi fails to ascend to the heart, what happens? | depression and aimlessness |
| If Kidney Qi fails to "grasp" lung Qi, what happens? | breathlessness and cough |
| If Bladder Qi fails to descend, what happens? | urinary retention |
| If Small intestine Qi fails to descend, what happens? | abdominal distention and pain |
| If Large Intestine Qi fails to descend, what happens? | abdominal distention and constipation |
| If Qi fails to ascend in a channel from a particular area, the muscle below that area will feel _____where as the muscles above will feel _____. | stiff, flabby |
| A disruption of entering/exiting of Qi in the Triple Burner causes a dysfunction of what essential substance? | fluid |
| What is the Chinese term for "upright Qi"? | Zheng Qi |
| What is the TCM term for "pathogenic factor"? | Xie Qi |
| What is the main symptom of Qi stagnation? | distention ("zhang") |
| What pulse arises due to Qi stagnation? | Wiry |
| Describe characteristics of pain due to blood stasis. | fixed, stabbing, and boring |
| List any 4 manifestations of internal wind. | Tremors, tics, vertigo, numbness, convulsions, severe dizziness, deviation of mouth |
| Internal wind is always related to which of the 5 organs? | The liver |
| Name the pathogenic factor which produces the feeling of heaviness. | Dampness |
| Internal cold causes pain of a ____ nature. | crampy |
| What is the main cause for the formation of phlegm? | Spleen deficiency |
| Lumps due to phlegm are usually soft or hard, painful or painless? | Soft and painless |
| Lumps due to blood stasis are usually soft or hard, painful or painless? | Hard and painful |
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