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What pulse characteristic is associated with a Tai Yang Wind Attack diagnosis?
What pulse characteristic is associated with a Tai Yang Wind Attack diagnosis?
Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with Blood Amassment?
Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with Blood Amassment?
What tongue appearance is characteristic of Channel Yang Pattern?
What tongue appearance is characteristic of Channel Yang Pattern?
What symptom is specifically associated with Water Amassment?
What symptom is specifically associated with Water Amassment?
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Which pulse type indicates a Tai Yin diagnosis?
Which pulse type indicates a Tai Yin diagnosis?
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What is a common sign of Shao Yang diagnosis?
What is a common sign of Shao Yang diagnosis?
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In the diagnosis of Cold Attack, what tongue appearance is typically observed?
In the diagnosis of Cold Attack, what tongue appearance is typically observed?
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Which set of symptoms is characteristic of Yang Ming Organ Patterns?
Which set of symptoms is characteristic of Yang Ming Organ Patterns?
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What distinguishes the symptoms of a Tai Yang Wind Strike from a Tai Yang Wind Attack?
What distinguishes the symptoms of a Tai Yang Wind Strike from a Tai Yang Wind Attack?
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Which symptom is linked with a Tai Yin diagnosis?
Which symptom is linked with a Tai Yin diagnosis?
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What is a characteristic symptom of the Shao Yin cold pattern?
What is a characteristic symptom of the Shao Yin cold pattern?
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Which tongue appearance is associated with the Heat pattern?
Which tongue appearance is associated with the Heat pattern?
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Which of the following symptoms is NOT characteristic of the Wei level of Wen Bing Lun differentiation?
Which of the following symptoms is NOT characteristic of the Wei level of Wen Bing Lun differentiation?
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In the Jue Yin pattern, what symptom often accompanies the feeling of energy rising to the chest?
In the Jue Yin pattern, what symptom often accompanies the feeling of energy rising to the chest?
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What is a defining feature of the Ying level in Wen Bing Lun differentiation?
What is a defining feature of the Ying level in Wen Bing Lun differentiation?
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Which symptom indicates a deeper level of illness associated with the Xue level?
Which symptom indicates a deeper level of illness associated with the Xue level?
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What is a common symptom associated with a deficiency in the Shao Yin pattern?
What is a common symptom associated with a deficiency in the Shao Yin pattern?
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Which of the following symptoms is commonly seen in the Heat pattern?
Which of the following symptoms is commonly seen in the Heat pattern?
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In the context of the Wei level, what type of fever is typically observed?
In the context of the Wei level, what type of fever is typically observed?
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What characteristic tongue change is noted in the Qi level?
What characteristic tongue change is noted in the Qi level?
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Study Notes
Shang Han Lun Differentiation
- Six stages of disease differentiation according to Shang Han Lun, focusing on symptoms, tongue appearance, and pulse characteristics.
Tai Yang Attack
- Symptoms: Slight aversion to cold, mild fever, slight sweating, stiff neck, body aches, headache, sneezing, cough.
- Tongue: Pale-red with thin white coating.
- Pulse: Floating and moderate.
Cold Attack or Cold Damage
- Symptoms: Aversion to cold, mild fever without sweating, stiff neck, body aches, shortness of breath.
- Tongue: Pale-red with a thin white coating.
- Pulse: Floating and tight.
Water Amassment
- Symptoms: Aversion to cold, fever, thirst, urinary retention, diarrhea, edema, vomiting after drinking.
- Tongue: Thick, greasy white coating.
- Pulse: Floating and tight.
Blood Amassment
- Symptoms: Lower abdominal pain, urinary urgency, blood in urine, mental restlessness, irritability.
- Tongue: Reddish-purple with a yellow coating.
- Pulse: Deep, forceful, string-taut, rapid, choppy.
Shao Yang Pattern
- Symptoms: Alternating fever and chills, hypochondrial fullness, lack of appetite, irritability, nausea/vomiting, bitter taste.
- Tongue: Pale-red with a thin white coating.
- Pulse: Wiry.
Channel Yang Ming Pattern
- Symptoms: High fever, profuse sweating, intense thirst for cold water, red face, restlessness.
- Tongue: Red with a yellow coating.
- Pulse: Surging and rapid.
Organ Patterns
- Symptoms: High fever, intense thirst for cold, abdominal fullness worsening on pressure, restlessness.
- Tongue: Red with a thick yellow coating.
- Pulse: Deep, forceful, rapid.
Tai Yin
- Symptoms: Abdominal fullness, feeling of cold, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, thirst.
- Tongue: Pale with sticky white coating.
- Pulse: Deep and weak.
Shao Yin Pattern
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Cold Symptoms: Chills, listlessness, cold limbs, fatigue, no thirst, frequent clear urine.
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Tongue: Pale and wet.
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Pulse: Deep and weak, slow.
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Heat Symptoms: Fever, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth, scanty dark urine, night sweats.
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Tongue: Red without coating.
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Pulse: Thready-fine and rapid.
Jue Yin
- Symptoms: Thirst, energy rising in the chest, heat/pain in the chest, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting of roundworms.
- Tongue: Red thorns on the surface.
- Pulse: Wiry.
Wen Bing Lun Differentiation
- Four levels of differentiation based on the progression of disease severity: Wei, Qi, Ying, Xue.
Wei Level
- Symptoms: Fever worse than chills, aversion to cold, headache, slight sweating, runny nose with yellow discharge, slight thirst, sore throat, red swollen tonsils.
Qi Level
- Symptoms: High fever, sweating, aversion to heat, cough with yellow sputum, thirst, insomnia.
- Tongue: Red with thick yellow coating.
Ying Level
- Symptoms: Fever worse at night, dry mouth with no desire to drink, mental restlessness, aphasia, erythema.
- Tongue: Red.
Xue Level
- Symptoms: High fever, skin eruptions, vomiting blood, epistaxis, blood in stools and urine, manic behavior in severe cases.
- Tongue: Likely shows signs of bleeding or alterations.
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Test your understanding of the Shang Han Lun's differentiation of the six stages. This quiz covers diagnosis, signs and symptoms, tongue appearance, and pulse characteristics. It's essential for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine to grasp these concepts.
