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8.9 observation
pathological tongue diagnosis- proper coating HB kim p.38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pale tongue = _____ | deficiency type |
| red tongue = _____ | heat syndrom |
| deep red tongue = _____ | extreme heat |
| purple tongue = _____ | blood stasis |
| pale tongue = _____ (def/ xs). what are the patterns = _____ , _____ | deficiency type : cold syndrome caused by yang qi deficiency; Qi and blood deficiency |
| deep red tongue = _____ (pathogen). exogenous would be = _____ . endogenous would be = _____ | invasion of the yin and blood levels by pathogenic heat; yin deficiency leading to fire |
| blue purple tongue = _____ . | blood stasis due to cold or heat |
| deep blue-purple, dry and lusterless tongue = _____ . | blood stasis due to heat |
| pale purple, moisttongue = _____ . | blood stasis due to cold |
| purplish spots on the tongue surface = _____ . | blood stasis |
| swollen tongue = _____ def / excess/ heat/ cold/ toxic) | yang def, excessive heat, toxicosis |
| thin tongue = _____ (def/ excess). | deficiency |
| cracked tongue = _____ (def / excess/ heat/ cold/ toxic) | heat, yin deficincy or normal |
| thorny tongue = _____ (pathogen). | heat |
| deviated tongue = _____ (pathogen).. | wind (wind- stroke) |
| rigid tongue = _____ (def / excess) | excess |
| flaccid tongue = _____ (def / excess). | deficiency |
| swollen tongue + delicated in quality, pale in color, teethmarks = _____ . | SP or KD yang def --> producin harmful water |
| swollen tongue + deep red in color, occupying the entire space of the mouth = _____ . | excessive heat in the HT / SP |
| swollen tongue + blue purplish, dark = _____ . | toxicosis |
| thin tongue + pale = _____ . | QI and blood deficiency |
| thin tongue + deep red, dry = _____ . | fire due to yin defidicency |
| cracked tongue + deep red = _____ . | excess heat |
| cracked tongue + pale = _____ . | blood deficiency |
| cracked tongue + not deep remain there all the time unchanged = _____ . | normal |
| thorny tongue = _____ (pathogen), _____ (Int/ Ext) | internal accumulation of pathogenic heat {the more severe pathogenic heat is, the more enlarged and profuse the thorns will be} |
| deviated tongue = _____ | wind stroke or early threatening signs of wind- stroke |
| rigid tongue = _____ , _____ , _____ (exgenous) | invasion of the PC by heat, retention of turbid phlegm in the interior, excessive pathogenic heat consuming body fluids |
| rigid tongue + = _____ (endogenous) | wind-stroke or early sighns of wind-stroke |
| flaccid tongue = _____ (Qi, Yin , Blood def) | extreme Qi and blood deficiency, consumption of yin fluids |
| flaccid tongue + pale = _____ | Qi and blood deficiency, |
| flaccid tongue + deep red = _____ | Yin collapse |
| thick tongue coating = _____ (deep/ superficial)progress, retention of _____ /_____ | deep progress, restention of damp and food |
| thin tongue coating = _____ (deep/ superficial)progress, deficiency of _____ Qi | superficial progress, deficiency of anti-pathogenic Qi |
| moist tongue coating with saliva dribbles = _____ / _____ | harmful water and damp |
| dry tongue coating = consumption of _____ caused by _____ pattern and _____pattern | fluid, excess heat or yin deficiency heat |
| sticky tongue coating = _____ (easy/ hard) to scrub out | hard |
| granular tongue coating = _____ (easy/ hard) to scrub out | easy |
| sticky tongue coating = _____ , _____ , _____ pathogen retention. | food, damp, phlegm |
| granular tongue coating = (1) retention of _____ , _____ pathogen; (2)excess _____ bring _____ Qi up ward | 1. phlegm or food retention, 2. excess yang heat bring ST Qi up ward |
| peeled tongue coating (geographic)= consumption of _____ & _____ | ST qi and ST yin |
| peeled tongue coating (mirror)= exhaustion of _____ and devere damage of _____ | ST yin and ST Qi |
| thin white coating = _____ and normal | exterior cold |
| thick white coating = _____ | interior cold |
| yellow tongue coating = _____ | heat |
| the deeper yellow the coating is the more the severe pathogenic _____ is | heat |
| grey tongue coating = interior _____ , _____ & _____ | heat, cold, and damp |
| grey yellowish tongue and dry coating = _____ | interior excess heat |
| grey tongue whitish and moist coating = _____ and _____ | interior cold or damp |
| grey tongue coating can develop to greyish or _____ color | black |
| black tongue coating = _____ interior condition | extreme |
| black tongue coating = usually progression of _____ or _____ color | grey or yellow |
| black tongue coating /w yellowish and dry, possibly with thorns = _____ | extreme heat |
| black tongue coating /w pale and slippery = _____ | excessive cold due to yang deficiency |