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Lung Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - Qi deficiency, Pallor, thin chest,
sadness, skin problems, atopic constitution, phlegm, exterior invasions of wind
Function of lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Govern Qi and respiration, control
channels and blood vessels, control diffusing and descending QI, control skin and
hair, open into the nose, control nasal mucus, house the corporeal soul
Lung Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - slight shortness of breath, slight
cough, weak voice, spontaneous day time sweating, dislike speaking, bright-pale
complexion, propensityb to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold, pale tongue,
empty pulse - especially right front posotion
Lung Yin Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - cough which is dry, weak hoarse
voice, dry mouth, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike speaking, thin body/chest, night
sweating, normal tongue thast is dry w/o coating, floating empty pulse
Lung Dryness - CORRECT ANSWER - dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry
mouth, thirst, hoarse voice, dry tongue, empty pulse - especially in right front
position
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Cold - CORRECT ANSWER - Aversion to cold,
fever, cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed or runny nose with clear
watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headaches, body aches, thin white tongue
coating, floating-tight pulse
,Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Heat - CORRECT ANSWER - Aversion to cold,
fever, cough, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose withyellow discharge, headaches,
body aches, slight sweating, slight thirst, swollen tonsils, tongue slightly red on
sides/front, floating-rapid pulse
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Water - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden swelling of
eyes and face gradually spreading to the whole body, bright shiny complexion,
scanty and pale urination,aversion to wind, fever, cough, slight breathlessness,
sticky white tongue coating, floating-slippery pulse
Lung-Heat - CORRECT ANSWER - cough, slight breathlessness, feeling of heat,
chest ache, flaring of nostrils, thirst, red face, red tongue with yellow coating,
overflowing-rapid pulse
Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic cough coming in
bouts with profuse sticky white sputum, white pasty complexion, feeling of
oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, shortness of breath, dislike lying
down, wheezing, nausea, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, swollen tongue with a
sticky white coating, slippery and soggy pulse
Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with white
expectorate, watery sputum, aggravated by cold, cold hands,phlegm in throat,
dizziness, oppression of the chest, feel cold in chest, feeling of heaviness,
dizziness, swollen and wet tongue with white coating, slippery slow pulse
Phlegm-Heat in the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Barking cough with profuse
sticky yellow/green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, oppression in the chest,
phlegm in the throat, feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation, feeling of
heaviness, dizziness, red/wollen tongue with sticky yellow coat, slippery rapid
pulse
,Dry-Phlegm in the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Dry Cough with occasional
difficult sputum, shortness of breath,oppression of chest, scanty phlegm in throat,
feeling of heaviness, dizziness, dry throat, wheezing, pasty dry complexion,
swollen tongue with dry sticky coating, slippery-fine pulse
Phlegm Fluids in Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, breathlessness, splashing sound in the chest, vomiting of white
watery frothy sputum, oppression of the chest, feeling of heaviness, dizziness,
feeling cold, coughing elicited by a scare, pale tongue with thick sticky white
coating, fine/slippery/soggy/wiry pulse
Heart and Lung Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - slight shortness of
breath, slight cough, weak voice, dislike speaking, bright-white complexion,
propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion,
depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing, pale tongue, empty pulse
All phlegm patterns of the lungs include - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with
expectorartion of sputum
Spleen Function - CORRECT ANSWER - governs transformation and
transportation, controls the ascending Qi, controls blood, controls the muscles and
4 limbs, opens into the mouth, manifests in the lips, controls saliva, controls the
raising of Qi, hoses the intellect, affected by pensiveness
Spleen Pathologies involve - CORRECT ANSWER - tiredness, digestive
disorders, dull-yellow complexion, abdominal distension
The spleen likes this type of food - CORRECT ANSWER - warm, dry
, Most common cause of chronic tiredness - CORRECT ANSWER - Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Spleen Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down, pale complexion,
weakness of limbs, loose stools, pale tongue, empty pulse
Spleen Yang deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down curled up, pale
complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, feeling cold, cold limbs, edema,
pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse
The main cause of organ prolapse - CORRECT ANSWER - Spleen Qi Sinking
Spleen Qi Sinking - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, weakness of limbs,
loose stools, depression, tendency to obesity, a bearing down sensation in
abdomen, prolapse of stomach/uterus/anus/bladder, frequent/urgent urination,
menorrhagia, pale tongue, weak pulse
Spleen not controlling blood - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight
abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale-sallow complexion,
weakness of the limbs, loose stools, depression, blood spots under the skin, blood
in the urine/stools, excessive uterine bleeding, pale tongue, weak-fine pulse
Spleen-Blood deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight
abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, dull pale complexion,
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Lung Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - Qi deficiency, Pallor, thin chest,
sadness, skin problems, atopic constitution, phlegm, exterior invasions of wind
Function of lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Govern Qi and respiration, control
channels and blood vessels, control diffusing and descending QI, control skin and
hair, open into the nose, control nasal mucus, house the corporeal soul
Lung Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - slight shortness of breath, slight
cough, weak voice, spontaneous day time sweating, dislike speaking, bright-pale
complexion, propensityb to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold, pale tongue,
empty pulse - especially right front posotion
Lung Yin Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - cough which is dry, weak hoarse
voice, dry mouth, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike speaking, thin body/chest, night
sweating, normal tongue thast is dry w/o coating, floating empty pulse
Lung Dryness - CORRECT ANSWER - dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry
mouth, thirst, hoarse voice, dry tongue, empty pulse - especially in right front
position
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Cold - CORRECT ANSWER - Aversion to cold,
fever, cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed or runny nose with clear
watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headaches, body aches, thin white tongue
coating, floating-tight pulse
,Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Heat - CORRECT ANSWER - Aversion to cold,
fever, cough, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose withyellow discharge, headaches,
body aches, slight sweating, slight thirst, swollen tonsils, tongue slightly red on
sides/front, floating-rapid pulse
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Water - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden swelling of
eyes and face gradually spreading to the whole body, bright shiny complexion,
scanty and pale urination,aversion to wind, fever, cough, slight breathlessness,
sticky white tongue coating, floating-slippery pulse
Lung-Heat - CORRECT ANSWER - cough, slight breathlessness, feeling of heat,
chest ache, flaring of nostrils, thirst, red face, red tongue with yellow coating,
overflowing-rapid pulse
Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic cough coming in
bouts with profuse sticky white sputum, white pasty complexion, feeling of
oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, shortness of breath, dislike lying
down, wheezing, nausea, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, swollen tongue with a
sticky white coating, slippery and soggy pulse
Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with white
expectorate, watery sputum, aggravated by cold, cold hands,phlegm in throat,
dizziness, oppression of the chest, feel cold in chest, feeling of heaviness,
dizziness, swollen and wet tongue with white coating, slippery slow pulse
Phlegm-Heat in the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Barking cough with profuse
sticky yellow/green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, oppression in the chest,
phlegm in the throat, feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation, feeling of
heaviness, dizziness, red/wollen tongue with sticky yellow coat, slippery rapid
pulse
,Dry-Phlegm in the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - Dry Cough with occasional
difficult sputum, shortness of breath,oppression of chest, scanty phlegm in throat,
feeling of heaviness, dizziness, dry throat, wheezing, pasty dry complexion,
swollen tongue with dry sticky coating, slippery-fine pulse
Phlegm Fluids in Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, breathlessness, splashing sound in the chest, vomiting of white
watery frothy sputum, oppression of the chest, feeling of heaviness, dizziness,
feeling cold, coughing elicited by a scare, pale tongue with thick sticky white
coating, fine/slippery/soggy/wiry pulse
Heart and Lung Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - slight shortness of
breath, slight cough, weak voice, dislike speaking, bright-white complexion,
propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion,
depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing, pale tongue, empty pulse
All phlegm patterns of the lungs include - CORRECT ANSWER - cough with
expectorartion of sputum
Spleen Function - CORRECT ANSWER - governs transformation and
transportation, controls the ascending Qi, controls blood, controls the muscles and
4 limbs, opens into the mouth, manifests in the lips, controls saliva, controls the
raising of Qi, hoses the intellect, affected by pensiveness
Spleen Pathologies involve - CORRECT ANSWER - tiredness, digestive
disorders, dull-yellow complexion, abdominal distension
The spleen likes this type of food - CORRECT ANSWER - warm, dry
, Most common cause of chronic tiredness - CORRECT ANSWER - Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Spleen Qi Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down, pale complexion,
weakness of limbs, loose stools, pale tongue, empty pulse
Spleen Yang deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down curled up, pale
complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, feeling cold, cold limbs, edema,
pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse
The main cause of organ prolapse - CORRECT ANSWER - Spleen Qi Sinking
Spleen Qi Sinking - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, weakness of limbs,
loose stools, depression, tendency to obesity, a bearing down sensation in
abdomen, prolapse of stomach/uterus/anus/bladder, frequent/urgent urination,
menorrhagia, pale tongue, weak pulse
Spleen not controlling blood - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight
abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale-sallow complexion,
weakness of the limbs, loose stools, depression, blood spots under the skin, blood
in the urine/stools, excessive uterine bleeding, pale tongue, weak-fine pulse
Spleen-Blood deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - poor appetite, slight
abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, dull pale complexion,
