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This study guide offers an in-depth review for the FCM4 Midterm, tailored for students of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It covers key principles, pattern identification, and pathomechanisms in a clear, concise format, ensuring a thorough understanding of TCM diagnostic frameworks. Ideal for exam preparation, it includes detailed breakdowns of yin-yang, qi dynamics, and disease progressions.

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FCM4 Midterm
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1. What are the 8 principles? Interior/Exterior
Yin/Yang
Excess/Deficient
Heat/Cold

2. Yin is described as Interior, cold,
vacuity

3. Yang is described as Exterior, heat, re-
plete

4. This pair identifies the depth and location of disease Interior/Exterior

5. This body area is described as the skin, hair and flesh Exterior

6. This body area is described as the viscera and the Interior
bowels

7. The location and strength of this disease is shallow Exterior
and light

8. The location and strength of this disease has moved Interior
deep and is relatively strong

9. This type of pattern shows symptoms of fever Exterior Pattern
headache
body aches
nasal congestion
runny nose
itchy/painful throat
aversion to wind/cold
P = floating
T - thin white coat

10. The pathomechanism of the 6 evils invade the body Skin, hair, flesh
through the and pores

11. What governs the skin and hair, nose and throat Lung

12. Exterior Patterns


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What pattern is generally acute with a short course
and the pathogen is generally weak and shallow

13. Pathomechanism of a fever Fight between evil
and right qi

14. Pathomechanism of aversion to wind/cold The warming as-
pects of qi is com-
promised

15. Pathomechanism of nasal congestion, cough, sore The lung is dam-
throat aged and not dif-
fusing and down-
bearing

16. Pathomechanism of pain A block of move-
ment

17. This type of pattern shows symptoms of a Interior Pattern
high fever
no aversion to cold
sweating
thirst
dark urine
dry stool/constipation
T = yellow fur
P = rapid, forceful

18. When an exterior pattern moves to interior Disease is ad-
vancing

19. When an interior pattern moves to exterior Disease is resolv-
ing

20. Preexisting internal with new external or preexisting Simultaneous ex-
external with new internal ternal and internal
patterns

21. Alternating fever and chills



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Shao Yang dis-
ease
half in/half out

22. Strong aversion to cold Exterior cold
Light Fever Wind-cold
P = Floating and Tight

23. Light aversion to cold Exterior heat
Possibly only aversion to wind Wind-heat
Strong fever
P = floating and rapid

24. Distinct aversion to wind Exterior Vacuity
sweating
P = Floating
Weak resistance of opening and closing of pores

25. Distinct aversion to cold Exterior Repletion
lack of sweat
P = Floating
Strong resistance to disease and cold evil blocks
pores

26. Yin exuberance or yang vacuity Cold Pattern

27. Yang exuberance or yin vacuity Heat Patterns

28. Function and movement of the body decline Cold Pattern

29. Body mechanism is hyperactive Heat Pattern

30. Aversion to cold Cold Pattern
Like warm environments
cold limbs
no thirst
no taste in mouth
T = Pale with moist glossy white fur
P = slow or tight

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