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Chinese patterns
Xue Yu (Blood Stasis)
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: injury, headaches, post-surgical, cancer, lymphoma, polyps, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, amenorrhea, infertility, uterine fibroids, ovarian cyst, back pain; any pain syndrome

note: see also Heart Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Liver Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Stomach Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Large Intestine Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) and Heat

» etiology: inflammation or infectious process; lifestyle; dietary, esp. alcohol consumption; invasion of exogenous pathogens

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

• irritability; mood swings

• depression

• chronic headaches

• purple face and cyanosis of lips and nails

purple tongue; distension of sublingual veins

• lassitude; shortness of breath

cysts, tumors or other masses

lymphadenopathy

• palpitations; arrhythmia; tachycardia

• angina or other types of heart pain

sharp, boring and/or stabbing PAIN, usually constant and fixed in location; pain and congestion in the chest and flanks

• thirst; difficulty swallowing, fluids or food

hard, fixed masses

dysmenorrhea

• amenorrhea

• premenstrual pain

• bleeding with dark blood and dark clots

• possibly pain in the left shoulder or forearm

• paralysis, paresthesia, spasm

• cold and purplish extremities

• carbuncles, scaly skin

» pulse: rapid, possibly long

» tongue: red with redder, swollen tip and yellow coating

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: cool and clear Xue (Blood) Heat

differential diagnosis

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