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8.6 observation

pathological nose, ears, mouth & lip, teeth & gum, throat HB Kim p.36

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green or blue tip of the nose means : _____. abdominal pain due to SP cold.
yellow tip of nose means : _____ SP damp- heat
white tip of nose means : _____ blood def.
red tip of nose means : _____ impairment of water movement
nose si moist and shiny means : _____ good prognosis
dry nose means : _____ , ______ ST heat or LI heat
dry and black nose means : _____ toxic heat
clear water discharge from the nose means : _____. cold pattern
thick yellow discharge from the nose means : _____ heat pattern
flaring of nostrils with high fever means : _____. extreme LU heat
white ear means : _____ cold pattern
bluish or dark ear means : _____ pain
dry, withered, dark ear lobes means : _____ KD qi exhaustion (usually kd yin)
shiny and moist ear lobe means : _____ good prognosis
dry and withered ear lobes means : _____ poor prognosis
swelling and pain of middle ear means : _____ heat @ shao-yang channel
thin ear means : _____ qi or blood deficiency
long and full lobe means : _____ strong constitution
small lobe means : _____ weak constitution
pale re moist and shiny lips means : _____ normal, good for SP
pale lips means : _____ yang or blood deficiency
red and dry lips means : _____ ST or SP heat
purple or bluish lips means : _____ blood stasis
mouth si open means : _____ empty pattern
breathing through mouth means : _____ LU qi deficiency
greenish around the mouth means : _____ or _____ LV blood stasis, or LV qi stagnation.
swollen and painful gums means : _____. ST heat
swollen but no painful gums means : _____ ST empty heat
pale gums means : _____ blood deficiency
moist teeth means : _____. good state of KD
dry teeth means : _____. KD Yin deficiency
bright and very dry teeth means : _____ Yang-Ming excess heat (febrile disease)
dry and greyish teeth means : _____. empty heat from KD yin deficiency
deep red pharynx means : _____. heat (exterior / interior)
pale red pharynx means : _____. empty heat
acute pain, redness and swelling of throuat means : _____ wind heat attack
chronic pain, redness and swelling of throat means : _____ heat @ ST/ LI
chronically sore and dry throat (not swollen or red) means : _____
pale red throat means : _____
erosion, redness and swelling pharynx means : _____
erosion, swelling, yellowish red pharynx means : _____
chronic erosion that comes and goes means : _____
chronic dryness and erosion with greyish ulcer means : _____
chronic erosion with ulcers that are raised means : _____
swollen tonsils of a normal color means : _____
chronically red and swollen tonsil means : _____
acutely red and swollen tosils means : _____
chronic red and swollen tonsils ( comes and goes ) means : _____ or ____
acutely red and swollen tonsils with exudate
greyish tonsils means : _____
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