Patient Assessment & Evaluation Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Zang-Fu organ system differentiation in patient assessment?
Answer: To correlate symptoms with specific organ functional disharmonies
Zang-Fu differentiation maps patient symptoms to specific TCM organ functional disharmonies to guide treatment.
A patient has a red tongue tip. This finding most often corresponds to:
Answer: Heart Heat or emotional stress
A red tongue tip reflects Heat in the Heart, often related to emotional stress or Heart Fire.
In taking a patient's history, the practitioner asks about the color of vaginal discharge. Yellow, thick discharge would indicate:
Answer: Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
Yellow, thick vaginal discharge indicates Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao, a common gynecological TCM pattern.
A rapid pulse (more than 90 beats per minute) in TCM most commonly indicates:
Answer: Heat
A rapid pulse in TCM indicates Heat, as heat accelerates the movement of blood and Qi.
Which sensory organ is associated with the Kidney in the five-phase system?
Answer: Ears
The Kidney opens into the ears; hearing problems often reflect Kidney Essence or Qi deficiency.
A patient with a purplish-blue tongue body most likely has:
Answer: Blood Stasis or severe Cold
A purplish-blue tongue indicates Blood Stasis or severe Cold obstructing the flow of blood.
In the context of the ten questions (Shi Wen), asking about a patient's thirst and fluid intake primarily helps differentiate:
Answer: Hot vs. Cold and the state of body fluids
Thirst and fluid preferences help distinguish Hot from Cold patterns and assess the state of body fluids (Jin Ye).