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HT/KD TCM Path

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HT Location   situated in thorax above diaphragm, surrounded by pericardium  
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HT Functions   Circulates blood, Controls vessels, Houses Spirit, Rules spiritual activity  
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HT Role   Emperor; governs vital activity of human body  
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HT Characteristics   Opens into tongue, Manifested in face, body tissue is vessels, body fluid is sweat  
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HT Element/Emotion   Fire/Joy  
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HT Deficiency types   Chronic impairments, congenital deficiency, emotional irritants to damage HT qi and yang and consume HT blood and yin  
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HT Excessive types   Phlegm obstruction, Fire disturbance, Cold accumulation, Blood Stagnation, Qi Congestion  
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HT common sxs   Palpitations, Restlessness, Chest pain, insomnia, excessive dreaming, poor memory, delirium  
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Heart Qi   Regulates rate and rhythm (left ventricular function)  
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Heart Blood   Nourishing (coronary artery)  
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Heart Yin   more calming, peaceful (pulmonary artery)  
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Heart Yang   more energetic, hyperfunction (right ventricular function)  
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Excessive heat in SI refer to   Hyperactivity of HT fire  
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Deficient cold in SI refer to   SP Yang Deficiency  
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Stagnation of SI Qi refer to   Cold accumulating in LV meridians  
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HT Qi Xu sxs (3)   Palpitations (fast), Shortness of breath, Spontaneous sweating; worse w/ physical exertion,  
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HT Yang Xu =   Qi Xu + Cold + Blood Stasis  
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HT Yang Xu sxs (3)   Palpitations (slow), Chest Pain, Cold extremities; weak/deep slow pulse  
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HT Yang Collapse sxs (5)   Sudden/profuse cold sweating, Chest Pain, Cyanosis, Cold Limbs, Disorientation/coma; short/weak/fading pulse, short tongue  
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HT Yang Collapse in WM   MI d/t CHD, CHF, R/L Ventricular failure  
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HT Qi/Yang Xu Tx   Reinforce HT Qi and warm HT Yang  
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HT Qi/Yang Xu Etiology (3)   Prolonged illness/sever disease; Congenital deficiency, Old age  
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HT Blood/Yin Xu Etiology (3)   Blood production problem d/t SP Qi Xu, Blood Loss d/t hemorrhage, Blood Consumption d/t overthinking/worrying, Heat  
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HT Blood sxs (4)   Palpitations (slow), Insomnia, Excessive dreaming, Poor memory; dizziness, sallow face, pale lips  
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HT Yin Xu sxs (4)   Palpitations (fast), Insomnia, Excessive dreaming, Poor memory; five center sensations, afternoon fever, night sweats, flush face  
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HT Yin Xu in WM   Perimenopause (irritability, impatience, insomnia)  
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HT Blood/Yin Xu Tx   Nourish HT Blood/Yin to reinforce the spirit, whole foods diet, blood/yin tonices  
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Hyperactivity of HT Fire Etiology (3)   Mental stress/depression, Exogenic pathogenic factors turning to fire, poor diet (inflammatory diet-coffee/alcohol/smoking/spicy foods)  
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Hyperactivity of HT Fire sxs (4)   Mental restlessness, insomnia, ulceration/pain of mouth/tongue, hot/deep/hesitant/painful yellow urine (bleeding); red face, thirst, body feels warm  
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Hyperactivity of HT Fire Tx   Reducing the Heart Fire via urination and/or BM, drink lots of water  
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HT Blood Stagnation Etiology (4)   Heart Qi and Yang Xu, Smoking cigarettes, Obesity, High Blood Pressure  
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HT Blood Stagnation Triggers (5)   Physical Exertion, Mental Stress, Cold Weather, Excessive Eating, Excessive Sexual Activity  
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HT Blood Stagnation sxs (1)   Intermittent Chest Pain (stabbing/stuffy referring to shoulder/arm, palpitations, cyanosis of face, lips, nails, cold limbs, spontaneous sweating, thready/hesitant/missed-beat, fading pulse  
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HT Blood Stagnation Tx   Reinforcing the HT Yang to move circulation  
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HT Blood in WM   Angina (stable/unstable), MI,  
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Phlegm Misting the HT/Fire Disturbing the HT Etiology   Mental depression resulting in retardation of qi circulation and inability of qi to disperse accumulation of body fluid leading to phlegm  
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Phlegm Misting HT sxs   Depression type (cold, yin, downward direction); depressed/negative mood, poor self esteem/concentration, apathy/hopeless/suicidal, introverted, staring at walls, sleepy, insomnia, low libido, poor appetite/weight gain, loss of consciousness  
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Phlegm Fire Disturbing HT sxs   Manic Type (heat/fire, yang, upward direction), restless/irritable/anxious, offensive/over-confident/extroverted, violent, insomnia/excessive dreams, high libido/energy, big appetite/cravings/weight loss, red face, thirst, constipation/concentrated urine  
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Phlegm Misting the HT/Fire Disturbing the HT Tx   Clear HT and resolve phlegm  
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KD element/emotion   water/fear  
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KD opens...controls...manufactures...manifests...   ears, bones, bone marrow, head hair  
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KD body fluid   thick saliva  
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KD two yins   anus and genitals  
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KD functions   Stores essence, receive qi, dominate human development/reproduction, dominate water meatbolism  
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Essence types(2)   vital substance (DNA/genes), sexual substance (sperm/egg)  
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KD Yang Xu   Failure of vital gate fire  
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KD Yang Xu Etiology   Constitutional Yang Xu, KD weakness in old age, Prolonged illness, or excessive sexual activity  
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KD Yang Xu Sxs   LBP/Weak Knees, Cold aversion, cold limbs, PAD  
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KD Yang Xu T/P   T: pale, flabby w/ white coat; P:deep/weak  
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KD Yang Xu Sexual/GI sxs   Impotence/Infertility, Undigested food/Diarrhea(5am), pitting edema, abd. distention,  
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KD Yang Xu Tx   Warm and reinforce KD Yang  
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KD Yin Xu Etiology (6)   Prolonged illness, Congenital, Excessive sex, Warm/dry medications, Blood Xu, Over-Emotions  
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KD Yin Xu Sxs   LBP/Weak knee joints, Dizziness/Tinnitus, Insomnia w/ excessive dreams (fantasy-nocturnal emissions), yin xu sxs  
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KD Yin Xu Sexual Sxs   Abnormal frequent erection, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions, fantasy dreaming (too much thinking); Oligomenorrhea/Amenorrhea, Vaginal Dryness, pain during intercourse leading to low libido  
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KD Yin Xu T/P   T: Dry red w/ little or no coating P: Thready and rapid  
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KD Yin Xu Tx   Nourish KD Yin and Clear deficient heat (estrogen, tofu)  
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KD Yin Xu in WM   Menopause  
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KD Jing Xu Etiology   Congenital inheritance, Deficiency of Acquired nutrition, Excessive sexual activity, prolonged illness  
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KD Jing Xu Adult Sxs   Teeth (loose/loss), Hair (gray/loss), Bones (osteoporosis/arthritis), Sexual Fxn (amenorrhea/infertility/impotence), Brain (senile/dementia)  
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KD Jing Xu Children Sxs   5 Slows (Standing, Walking, Teething, Hairing, Speaking), 5 Soft (Head/Fontanelles, Neck (unable to lift head), Hands (weak grip), Feet (flop/drag), Muscle weakness)  
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KD Jing Xu in WM   Alzheimers, Premature, Cerebral Palsy, Autism  
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KD Jing Xu T/P   T: Small; P: Thready, weak  
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KD Jing Xu Tx   Tonify KD essence  
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KD Qi Insecurity   Failure to perform function of regulation of discharge of urine and semen  
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KD Qi Insecurity Etiology   Senile debilitation, Juvenile mal-development of KD Qi, Damage from sexual intemperance, Prolonged illness  
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KD Qi Insecurity Sxs   PFADS, lbp/weak knees, poor hearing, frequent dribbling/incontinence, enuresis, nocturia, seminal emission/efflux, premature ejaculation, clear leukorrhagia, miscarriage  
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KD Qi Insecurity in WM   Bladder prolapse, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy  
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KD Qi Insecurity T/P   T: pale w/ white coat; P: deep/weak  
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KD Qi Insecurity Tx   Securing KD Qi to regulate semen and urine metabolism  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi   Failure to hold down qi sent down by LU in respiration  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi Etiology   Prolonged cough/asthma, LU Xu, damaged KD, other chronic diseases  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi Sxs   More exhalation/less inhalation, prolonged cough/asthma; SOB d/t exertion, lbp/weak knees, s.sweating, lassitude, lower voice  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi T/P   T: pale w/ white coat; P: deep/weak  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi Acute Sxs   Dyspnea, profuse cold sweat, cold extremities, blue face, tachypnea; floating/big pulse w/o root  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi w/ Yin Xu sxs   Flush face, irritation, dry throat/mouth; red tongue, thready/rapid pulse  
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KD Fail to Grasp Qi in WM   Emphysema, COPD, Asthma  
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