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WorksheetsHeadache, Hot, Cold, Full, Empty Conditions S1/2V25
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What condition is characterized by symptoms such as afternoon fevers, night sweating, dry mouth, and five palm heat?
Full Heat
Full Cold
Empty Heat
Empty Cold
According to the sources, which type of condition often presents with abdominal pain that is worse when pressure is applied?
Empty (Xu)
Full (Shi)
Yin Xu
Yang Xu
A patient presents with chilliness, cold limbs, pale face, and copious clear urination. Which condition do these symptoms most strongly suggest, according to the sources?
Full Heat
Empty Heat
Full Cold
Qi Xu
Which of the following pulses is characteristic of an Empty (Xu) condition?
Big, rapid
Deep or tight
Big, strong, forceful
Weak, small, thin
Symptoms like tiredness, pale face, poor memory, insomnia, and scanty periods or amenorrhoea are characteristic of which deficiency pattern?
Qi Xu
Yang Xu
Blood Xu
Yin Xu
According to the sources, what characteristic often distinguishes Excess (Shi) pain from Empty (Xu) pain?
Xu pain is sharp, Shi pain is dull and achy.
Shi pain is sharp, Xu pain is dull and achy.
Xu pain is intense, Shi pain is mild.
Shi pain is worse with rest, Xu pain is worse with movement.
Which type of condition is characterized by dryness, peeled tongue, afternoon fever, and five palm heat, and often includes Blood Xu?
Qi Xu
Yang Xu
Blood Xu
Yin Xu
According to the sources, all exterior conditions are considered what type of pattern?
Empty (Xu)
Excess (Shi)
Yin Xu
Yang Xu
Which of the following sets of symptoms is characteristic of Full Heat?
Chilliness, cold limbs, no thirst, deep pulse
Afternoon fevers, night sweating, dry mouth, five palm heat
Fever, thirst, red face, constipation, dark urine, big, rapid pulse
Tiredness, pale face, weak pulse, shortness of breath
Empty Heat is also referred to as what type of deficiency?
Qi Xu
Yang Xu
Blood Xu
Yin Xu
A patient presenting with chilliness, cold limbs, no thirst, desire for warm beverages, and a deep or tight pulse is most likely experiencing which condition?
Full Heat
Empty Heat
Full Cold
Empty Cold
According to the sources, which statement is true about Excess (Shi) conditions?
They are characterized by dull, achy pain.
They feel better when pressure is applied to the painful area.
They do not like pressure, meaning pain is worse with pressure.
They are usually quiet and weak.
Symptoms like tiredness, pale face, weak pulse, shortness of breath (sob), and lack of appetite indicate which deficiency pattern?
Yang Xu
Blood Xu
Yin Xu
Qi Xu
How does Yang Xu differ from Qi Xu according to the sources?
Yang Xu is characterized by sharpness, while Qi Xu is dull.
Yang Xu conditions are always exterior, while Qi Xu is interior.
Yang Xu includes all Qi Xu symptoms but is more severe, colder, and progressive.
Yang Xu is associated with copious, clear urination, while Qi Xu is not.
Which deficiency pattern is described as potentially being cold or hot, and is associated with symptoms like dull pale face, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods, and dryness of hair/skin/eyes?
Qi Xu
Yang Xu
Yin Xu
Blood Xu
The characteristic symptoms of Empty Heat, such as afternoon fever and five palm heat, are also associated with which other deficiency pattern?
Qi Xu
Yang Xu
Yin Xu
Blood Xu
According to the sources, are all exterior conditions considered Excess (Shi) or Deficiency (Xu)?
They are always deficient (Xu).
They are always in Excess (Shi), even with an underlying deficiency.
They can be either Excessive or Deficient depending on the symptoms.
Exterior conditions are neither Excess nor Deficiency.
Which set of symptoms describes a potential combination pattern where there is Heat above and Cold below?
Chilliness in the head and face with constipation and dark urine below.
Irritability or thirst above, combined with pain and loose stools below.
Afternoon fever above with cold limbs and no thirst below.
Red face above with copious, clear urination and desire for warm beverages below.
What does a floating pulse typically indicate?
Interior cold
Yin deficiency
Exterior wind invasion
Excess heat
Which pulse type is described as being felt only with heavy pressure and is close to the bone?
Floating
Deep
Rapid
Slippery
A pulse that is described as 'slow' is typically characterized by a rate of:
Less than 60 beats per minute
58-68 beats per minute
70-90 beats per minute
More than 90 beats per minute
What does a slippery pulse often indicate?
Blood stasis
Excess heat
Food stagnation or inflammation
Cold pattern
Which pulse type is associated with thinness and can indicate a deficiency in blood or fluids?
Full
Choppy
Fine or thin
Overflowing
A pulse that is 'intermittent' may signify:
A healthy heart function
An exterior wind invasion
A heart condition from a Western perspective
Yin deficiency
What does a wiry pulse suggest?
Blood deficiency
Stagnation, likely related to the liver
Cold interior condition
Excess heat
A pulse that feels 'tight' is best described as:
Soft and weak
Twisted and taught
Hard and long
Floating on the surface
If a pulse is deep but feels full, it may indicate:
Yin deficiency
Excess in the interior
Blood deficiency
A wind cold condition
Which pulse type is characterized by being big and soft, often disappearing under pressure?
Full
Weak
Slippery
Minute
