Zang Fu organs: Mixed review

Which organ keeps blood inside the vessels?

1. Heart
2. Spleen
3. Liver

Does this picture call for tonifying the solid organ or unblocking the hollow one?

• Weak voice, easy sweating and repeated coldsTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one
• Constipation with distension and strong breathTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one
• Morning fatigue with loose stools and a pale tongueTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one
• Scant urine with burning and urgencyTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one
• Nausea with belching and reflux after mealsTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one
• Dull low back pain with coldness and clear night urineTonify the solid organUnblock the hollow one

A patient asks whether their liver «is damaged» because they were told they have Liver stagnation. What do you explain?

1. That yes, and urgent liver tests are advisable
2. That the term means nothing concrete
3. That on this map «Liver» names the function of keeping things moving, and stagnation says nothing about their anatomical liver

Order the steps for naming an organ pattern in a new patient.

1. Locate the organ by its own signs↑↓
2. Decide whether something is in excess or missing↑↓
3. Decide whether it leans cold or hot↑↓
4. Name which substance is involved↑↓
5. Check whether a second organ is being dragged along↑↓

Coldness, dull low back pain, clear night urination and a pale swollen tongue. Build the name.

Why is constipation sometimes treated through the Lung?

1. Because Lung and Large Intestine are a pair, and the Lung's descent drags the intestine's along
2. Because the Lung produces the stool
3. Because a cough always accompanies constipation