Diagnosis- Methods, disharmony, build

4 diagnostic methods:
- Look
- Listen and Smell
- Ask
- Touch

Short term disharmony (pathological invasion)
- Size (swelling)
- Colour
- Temperature
- Joint deformity

Long term disharmony (ex. Kidney essence: developmental issues)
- Weight
Height
Deformity

Physique based on build:

-       Robustness

o   Strong physique

o   Solid viscera, exuberant qi and blood

o   Favorable prognosis

-       Weakness

o   Feeble physique

o   Fragile viscera, insufficient qi and blood

o   Unfavorable prognosis

-       Corpulence (overweight)

o   Corpulence and good appetite- exuberant figure

o   Corpulence with poor appetite- qi deficiency

o   Corpulent and susceptible to damp- heat and stagnation

-       Emaciation

o   Emaciation and polydipsia- fire flaming in the middle jiao

o   Emaciation and small food intake- deficiency of spleen and stomach

o   Atrophy- exhaustion of qi, body fluid, and essence

o   Emaciation with feverish sensation in the five centers and night sweating- yin and blood deficiency fire

M & A: Meridians and Collaterals

Meridians: 
- Run deeper than collaterals
- 12 regular
- 12 divergent
- 12 muscular
- 12 cutaneous
- 8 extra
- Functions of meridians include: transporting qi and blood, regulating yin and yang, resisting pathogens, transmitting needle sensations, reflection of signs and symptoms

Hand yin meridians:
- Lung meridian of hand tai yin
- Pericardium meridian of hand jue yin
- Heart meridian of hand shao yin

Hand yang meridians: 
- Large intestine meridian of hand yang ming
- San jiao meridian of hand shao yang
- Small intestine meridian of hand tai yang

Foot yang meridians: 
- Stomach meridian of foot yang ming
- Gallbladder meridian of foot shao yang
- Bladder meridian of foot tai yang

Foot yin meridians: 
- Spleen meridian of foot tai yin
- Liver meridian of foot jue yin
- Kidney meridian of foot shao yin