DIZZINESS & VERTIGO Word Scramble
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Define dizziness. | A sensation of lightheadedness, whirling or a tendency to fall. |
Define vertigo. | A sensation of moving around in space (subjective vertigo) or of having objects move about the person (objective vertigo) resulting from a disturbance in equilibrium. |
What are the 5 patterns associated with dizziness and vertigo? | Ascendant hyperactivity of Liver yang; Upward disturbance of turbid phlegm; Kidney and Liver yin xu; Qi and blood xu; Obstruction of channels by blood stasis |
How does ascendant hyperactivity of Liver yang cause dizziness and vertigo? | It disturbs the clear orifices of the head; or Liver and Kidney yin xu is unable to restrain Liver yang causing internal movement of wind. |
Name 2 causes of ascendant hyperactivity of Liver yang leading to dizziness and vertigo. | Constitutional yang qi shi or Kidney yin xu; emotional strain |
How does qi and blood xu cause dizziness and vertigo? | Qi and blood fail to supply nutrients to the head. |
Name 4 causes of qi and blood xu leading to dizziness and vertigo. | Prolonged disease; blood loss; improper diet; overwork, excessive worry or mental activity |
How does Kidney yin and jing xu cause dizziness and vertigo? | Kidney yin and jing fail to nourish the brain. |
Name 3 causes of Kidney yin and jing xu leading to dizziness and vertigo. | Congenital Kidney xu; overwork or excessive sexual activity; prolonged disease |
How does turbid phlegm cause dizziness and vertigo? | It disturbs the upward flow of clear yang qi. |
Name 2 causes of turbid phlegm leading to dizziness and vertigo. | Improper diet or unhealthy eating habits; Spleen xu |
How does blood stasis cause dizziness and vertigo? | It obstructs the flow of qi and blood. |
Name 2 causes of blood stasis leading to dizziness and vertigo. | Chronic disease; traumatic injury |
Name 4 excess pathological elements that disturb or block the normal qi and blood flow to the head causing dizziness and vertigo. | Yang rising; internal movement of wind; turbid phlegm; blood stasis |
Which 4 physiological substances when deficient fail to nourish the head causing dizziness and vertigo? | Qi, blood, jing, yin |
List 3 crucial points for diagnosing dizziness and vertigo. | Identify organ dysfunction (Lv, Sp, Kd); distinguish xu from shi; distinguish root from branch |
What is the general treatment strategy for excess patterns of dizziness and vertigo? | Drain the excess, eliminate the pathogenic elements |
What is the general treatment strategy for deficient patterns of dizziness and vertigo? | Tonify and nourish the deficient physiological substances |
What is the treatment principle and formula for ascendant hyperactivity of Liver yang causing dizziness and vertigo? | Settle the Liver, subdue yang, clear heat, extinguish wind and supplement the Liver and Kidney with Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin |
What is the treatment principle and formula for upward disturbance of turbid phlegm causing dizziness and vertigo? | Dry dampness, transform phlegm, strengthen the Spleen and harmonize the Stomach with Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang |
What is the treatment principle and formula for Kidney and Liver yin xu causing dizziness and vertigo? | Nourish and tonify Kidney and Liver yin and supplement the essence with Zou Gui Wan |
What is the treatment principle and formula for qi and blood deficiency dizziness and vertigo? | Tonify qi and blood and strengthen the Spleen with Gui Pi Tang |
What is the treatment principle and formula for dizziness and vertigo caused by obstruction of channels by blood stasis? | Invigorate blood, eliminate blood stasis and unblock the channels with Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang |
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