Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptoms Quiz
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Which of the following symptoms is associated with qi stagnation according to the conditions listed?

  • Palpitations
  • Sighing
  • Feeling of stuffiness under the hypochondrium (correct)
  • Cold hands

    • What symptom is indicated as aggravated by exposure to cold?

  • Dizziness
  • Expectoration of phlegm
  • Stabbing or pricking pain in the heart region (correct)
  • Feeling of heaviness

    • Which of the following points is associated with the symptom of palpitations?

  • ST-40
  • LI-4
  • REN-17
  • HE-5 (correct)

    • What condition is indicated by a deep fine pulse?

    <p>Water overflowing to the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom correlates with the presence of purple lips?

    <p>Feeling of oppression of the chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom is specifically associated with heart blood stasis?

    <p>Cyanosis of lips and nails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a possible indication of heart vessel obstruction?

    <p>Shortness of breath with inability to lie down</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pulse characteristic indicates the presence of heart blood stasis?

    <p>Choppy or knotted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition could lead to the symptoms of stabbing or pricking chest pain?

    <p>Heart blood stasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following symptoms is NOT typically associated with heart yang deficiency?

    <p>High fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible physical symptom of phlegm fire harassing the heart?

    <p>Red with redder and swollen tip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom is commonly associated with a condition of mental restlessness?

    <p>Palpitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might indicate a more severe case of a condition related to the mouth and tongue?

    <p>Swollen tip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following symptoms is related to disrupted sleep patterns?

    <p>Mental restlessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates the presence of heat within the body?

    <p>Red face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom is associated with Liver Yang Rising?

    <p>Dizziness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What pulse quality might indicate Liver Yang Rising if liver blood or liver yin deficiency is present?

    <p>Wiry only on one side</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following could be a sign of liver dysfunction in women?

    <p>Breast distension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a patient's tongue is red on the sides, which condition might they be experiencing?

    <p>Liver Yang Rising</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common headache location associated with Liver Yang Rising?

    <p>Temples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom is commonly associated with severe emotional instability?

    <p>Uncontrolled laughter or crying</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom indicates phlegm misting the mind?

    <p>Mental confusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What physical symptom would suggest heart blood stasis?

    <p>Purple coloration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with severe emotional disturbances?

    <p>Fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom indicates a lethargic stupor?

    <p>Mental depression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom is characteristic of emotional lability?

    <p>Tendency to hit or scold people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom is common with phlegm misting the mind rather than heart blood stasis?

    <p>Mental confusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be a likely cause of incoherent speech in an individual?

    <p>Lethargic stupor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom is commonly associated with lung dryness?

    <p>Dry cough</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a sign of invasion of the lungs by wind cold?

    <p>Stuffed or runny nose with clear discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would a practitioner observe on the tongue of a patient with lung yin deficiency?

    <p>Pale with no coating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which formula is commonly associated with treating invasion of lungs by wind heat?

    <p>Ma Huang Tang</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symptom indicates an invasion of the lungs by wind dryness?

    <p>Hoarse voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the pulse of a patient with wind heat invasion?

    <p>Floating rapid pulse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common symptom of cold invasion of the lungs?

    <p>Itchy throat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treatment formula is indicated for symptoms of dry cough associated with wind dry invasion?

    <p>Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with lung yin deficiency?

    <p>Swollen tonsils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a distinguishing feature of wind heat invasion in terms of nasal discharge?

    <p>Yellow discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    TCM Patterns - Heart

    • Heart Qi Deficiency: Symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath with exertion, tiredness, slight depression, and spontaneous sweating. Tongue is pale, pulse is empty. Acupuncture points include HE-5, P-6, BL-15, Ren-17, Ren-6, and DU-14. Possible herbs include Bao Yuan Tang and Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang.

    • Heart Yang Deficiency: Symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath with exertion, tiredness, and slight depression, spontaneous sweating, feeling of discomfort or stuffiness in the heart region, cold hands, and a bright pale face. Tongue is pale, pulse is deep-weak, possibly knotted in severe cases. Acupuncture points include HE-5, P-6, BL-15, Ren-17, Ren-6, DU-14. Possible herbs include Shen Fu Tang.

    • Heart Yang Collapse: Symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, weak and shallow breathing, profuse sweating, cold limbs, cyanosis or grayish-white complexion, and in severe cases coma. Tongue is very pale or bluish purple, pulse is short. Acupuncture points include REN-6, REN-4, REN-8, DU-4, ST-36, P-6, BL-23, DU-20, and DU-14. Possible herb include Shen Qi Si Wu Tang.

    • Heart Blood Deficiency: Symptoms include palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, and a tendency to be startled. Tongue is pale and thin, pulse is choppy or fine. Acupuncture points include HE-7, P-6, REN-14, REN-15, REN-4, BL-17, BL-20. Possible herbs include Shen Qi Si Wu Tang.

    • Heart Qi and Heart Blood Deficiency: Symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, and depression. Tongue is pale and thin, pulse is weak or choppy. Acupuncture points include HE-5, P-6, REN-14, REN-15, REN-4. Possible herbs include Ba Zhen Tang, Gui Pi Tang.

    TCM Patterns - Other

    • Heart Yin Deficiency: Symptoms include anxiety, tiredness, dull pale complexion, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dry mouth and throat, and night sweating. Tongue is normal coloured without coating or rootless coating, pulse is floating empty, especially in the left front position. Acupuncture points include REN-15, REN-4, BL-17, BL-20, HE-7, P-6, REN-14, REN-15, REN-4, HE-6, SP-6, KI-7, and KI-6. Possible herb include Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan.

    • Heart Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat: Symptoms are similar to Heart Yin Deficiency but with additional symptoms of feeling hot, bothered, dry mouth and throat in the evening, thirst, desire to drink in small sips, malar flush, night sweating, and five palm heat. Tongue is normal colored without coating or rootless coating, pulse is floating empty, especially in the left front position. Acupuncture points include REN-15, REN-4, BL-17, BL-20, HE-7, P-6, REN-14, REN-15, REN-4, HE-6, SP-6, KI-7, KI-6, P-7, LI-11, HE-9. Possible herb Zhi Gan Cao Tang.

    • Heart Qi and Yin Deficiency: Similar to heart yin deficiency , but includes feeling hot, slightly breathlessness, mental restlessness, and night sweating. Tongue is normal colored without coating or rootless coating, pulse is floating empty, especially in the left front position and rapid. Acupuncture points include, REN-15, REN-4, HE-6, SP-6, KI-7, and KI-6. Possible herb Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan.

    • Deficiency of Both Heart Yang and Heart Yin: Symptoms include palpitations, propensity to be easily startled, slight breathlessness, tiredness, insomnia, mental restlessness, sweating on exertion, dry throat, and night sweating. Tongue is pale or red without coating, pulse is weak or floating empty. Acupuncture points include HE-5, P-6, REN-14, REN-15, REN-4, HE-6, SP-6, KI-7, KI-6, P-7, LI-11, HE-9, REN-17. Possible herb Zhi Gan Cao Tang.

    • Heart Yang Deficiency with Phlegm: Symptoms include slight feeling of oppression of the chest, felling cold, cold limbs, mental restlessness, night sweating, poor memory, and malar flush, Tongue is slightly pale purple on sides of chest area, pulse is empty but very slightly overflowing on the left front position. Acupuncture points include REN-6, REN-4, REN-8, DU-4, ST-36, P-6, BL-23, DU-14, BL-15, and ST-40. Possible herb Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang.

    • Heart Qi Stagnation: Symptoms include palpitations, feeling of distension or oppression of the chest, slight feeling of lump in the throat, depression, slight shortness of breath, sighing, poor appetite, and distension of chest and upper epigastric region. Tongue is slightly pale purple on sides, pulse is empty but very slightly overflowing on the left front position. Acupuncture points include HE-5, P-6, REN-15, REN-17, LU-7, ST-40, LI-4. Possible herb Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin.

    • Heart Fire Blazing: Symptoms are weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips and a pale complexion. Tongue is red with redder tip and yellow coating in severe cases. Overflowing rapid especially on left front, hasty and stopping at irregular intervals. Acupuncture points include HE-9, HE-8, HE-7, REN-15, SP-6, KI-6, LI-11, DU-24, DU-19. Possible herb Xie Xin Tang.

    There are a multitude of other patterns regarding each organ system that were not mentioned. This is not an exhaustive list.

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