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TCM Quiz 6
10/5
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Graduate
10/06/2012

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what does redness in the corner of the eye mean?
Definition
heart fire
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what does pale/pallor white corners of the eye mean?
Definition
blood deficiency
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what does yellow in the eyes mean?
Definition
damp-heat
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swelling under the eyes
Definition
kidney deficiency
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what does deep-black spots like black sesame seeds in the eye mean?
Definition
blood stasis
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lips reflect the state of the _______, whereas the mouth reflects the state of ______ and __________
Definition
spleen
spleen and stomach
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what color are the lips if patient has blood stasis
Definition
black
Term
pale gums means what
Definition
blood deficiency
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painful, bleeding gums signify ______
Definition
heat in stomach
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grey teeth mean
Definition
kidney deficiency
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swelling of the 4 joints is always due to
Definition
bi or painful obstruction syndrome
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2 types of edema. Which is pitting and which is non-pitting?
Definition
water edema(pitting-concerning)
qi edema (non-pitting)
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when there is wind
Definition
treat the blood
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name the cause of shaking, trembling, spasm or convulsion
Definition
liver-wind
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blue nails signify what
Definition
cold/stasis of blood
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ridged nails mean
Definition
deficiency of liver-blood
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pale nails mean
Definition
deficiency of blood
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liver blood is made up of
Definition
fats, waxes, oils
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dry skin indicates deficiency of _____
itchy skin is due to_______
Definition
liver-blood
wind
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skin outbreaks, in general
red skin=
purple skin=
blue skin=
Definition
red-heat in the blood
purple=blood stasis
blue=cold
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pale tongue=
Definition
blood deficiency
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tongue body which is ____ indicates heat
Definition
red
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__________tongue always represents stasis of blood
Definition
purple
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_____and pointed tongue with red tip indicates heart-yin deficiency
Definition
thin
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______tongue indicates interior cold if pale or wet or ______________ if red and peeled.
Definition
short
extreme deficiency of yin
Term
swollen tongue =
Definition
dampness or phlegm
Term
cracks in the tongue =
Definition
deficiency of yin
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___________tongue indicates interior wind
Definition
deviated
Term
_______marks on the tongue indicate spleen-qi deficiency
Definition
teeth
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partial absence of tongue coating=
Definition
stomach-yin deficiency
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total absence of tongue coating=
Definition
kidney-yin deficiency
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gray or black coating on the tongue indicates
Definition
extreme cold or extreme heat
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white coating on the tongue=
Definition
cold and damp or normal depending on how thick the coat is
Term
yellow coat on the tongue=
Definition
full-heat pattern
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a tongue too wet=
Definition
full-heat pattern
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a tongue too dry=
Definition
chronic yin deficiency
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a tongue too sticky =
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retention of dampness
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name 2 of 4 groups of minor channels
Definition
connecting channels, muscle channels
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list any 4 markings, color, shapes we look for along the course of a channel
Definition
redness, white streaks, purple spots, skin rashes, hardness, feeling of cold or heat
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