TCM II - Lecture 2 - Part 1 - Diagnostic Methods

Flashcards about TCM diagnostic methods

When will be the final exam?

June 10th, last day of final

When will be the midterm exam?

June 17th

What material will be covered on the midterm?

Everything from the first class to the seventh class, including case studies, diagnosis questions, and pictures of the tongue.

How can we differentiate between invisible phlegm and turbidity, which both present similar symptoms like dizziness and brain fog?

Looking for more symptoms and signs to find proof, not relying on a single symptom; also differentiating within symptoms themselves (e.g., types of headaches).

If Yin and Yang are both in excess, what symptoms might manifest?

That situation does not occur because Yin and Yang control each other; when Yang is in excess, it depletes Yin.

When a patient presents with overlapping symptoms of different factors, how should we determine the dominant pathogenic factors?

Focus on the root cause instead of treating everything altogether; analyze which comes first and treat that.

How can students accurately identify blood stasis in patients with darker skin tones where visual cues may be less apparent?

Look for color differences, even on darker skin; blood stasis will appear darker without luminousity.

Why is it incorrect to identify spleen deficiency as pathogen?

Analyze the situation through a differentiation of pathogen, location, and pathogenesis

What pathogens are associated with mild fever with chills, a runny nose, and a headache?

Wind, cold, heat, and water, with the heat being stagnant heat.

A patient has loose stools 3-4 times a day, poor appetite, and bloating. What is the diagnosis?

Cold and dampness.

Into what two categories do we divide pathological sites?

Exterior of the body and interior; different treatment principles apply to each.

When a pathogen is on the exterior, what do we do?

Soothing, excluding, promoting sweat, moving the blood, dredging, circulating, and dispersing.

When is it considered to be an exterior syndrome?

The patient has symptoms on the exterior part of the body without any interior symptoms and signs.

What is Meridian?

Pathway of energy (Qi), connecting internal organs to different parts of the body, including related organs and body surface.

What four types of meridians were discussed?

Prime meridian, collaterals, divergent channels, and sinew channels.

What is the function of the primary meridian?

Regulating the yang energies and the Qi energy.

What is the function of the collaterals?

They spread the blood and improve blood circulation in the long term; related to blood stasis.

What is the function of the divergent channel?

It connects the inner wrist organ to the surface of the body, particularly the orifices; shows how pathogens invade the body from outside to inside.

What is the function of the sinew channel?

It goes through the sinews and muscles; very important in treating all kinds of pain.