4 Written Questions

1. What is lung wilt aka FEI WEI?
2. What is the western biomedical diagnosis of Fei wei/lung wilt?
3. 70% of patients with Fei Wei have this:
4. Describe the s/s and herb formula for hot Fei Wei (lung wilt)

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the s/s of fei wei?
   1. Chronic obstructive bronchitis combined with emphysema
   2. clear copious spittle, SOB, cold body all the time (yang vacuity), weight loss. formula: gan cao gan jiang tang engenders fluids and warms yang, Sheng Jiang Gan Cao Tang is also warm. Pulse is normal, slow, weak, shu, Tongue is pale/blue/purple. Points: Lu 7, Ren 17, PC 6, Ki 3 and 4, moxa St 36 to support righteous qi, Ren 4 (warm kidney), Ki 7, UB 23 (for frequent urination)
   3. vacuity cold: qi is so consumed there is no more heat. usually long term disease.
   4. enduring cough, cyanosis turbid spittle (clear and scant), frothy sputum, panting, wheezing, dryness, weight loss and emaciation
2. Describe s/s and herb formula and points for Cold Fei Wei (lung wilt)
   1. clear copious spittle, SOB, cold body all the time (yang vacuity), weight loss. formula: gan cao gan jiang tang engenders fluids and warms yang, Sheng Jiang Gan Cao Tang is also warm. Pulse is normal, slow, weak, shu, Tongue is pale/blue/purple. Points: Lu 7, Ren 17, PC 6, Ki 3 and 4, moxa St 36 to support righteous qi, Ren 4 (warm kidney), Ki 7, UB 23 (for frequent urination)
   2. vacuity cold: qi is so consumed there is no more heat. usually long term disease.
   3. as a result of heat, dryness happens. in the long term, vacuity cold also happens because the vacuity heat eventually depletes the yang
   4. Chronic obstructive bronchitis combined with emphysema
3. treatment plan for lung wilt/fei wei.
   1. Protect liquid loss and further loss. Treat other organs besides lu, sp and kidney. Take caution with drying and hot herbs like fu zi which is too hot. Also avoid bitter cold herbs like shi gao. Herbs like huang lian, sang bai pi and shu di huang and zhi mu are okay. Also avoid drastic approaches to reducing phlegm (use a modest dose of 1 diuretic)
   2. vacuity cold: qi is so consumed there is no more heat. usually long term disease.
   3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis combined with emphysema
   4. The TCM diagnosis for when the lung does not get enough moisture and becomes weak. Usually a result of an enduring vacuity detriment that is long term/chronic, degenerative and end stage.
4. 30% of patients with fei wei have this:
   1. clear copious spittle, SOB, cold body all the time (yang vacuity), weight loss. formula: gan cao gan jiang tang engenders fluids and warms yang, Sheng Jiang Gan Cao Tang is also warm. Pulse is normal, slow, weak, shu, Tongue is pale/blue/purple. Points: Lu 7, Ren 17, PC 6, Ki 3 and 4, moxa St 36 to support righteous qi, Ren 4 (warm kidney), Ki 7, UB 23 (for frequent urination)
   2. Chronic obstructive bronchitis combined with emphysema
   3. Steaming.
   4. vacuity cold: qi is so consumed there is no more heat. usually long term disease.

3 True/False Questions

1. Steaming. → What is the cause of cyanosis, emaciation and red urine?

   True        False

2. Regardless of season, an internally engendered cough. Dry cough (also dry lips, mouth, throat) → What is the etiology of fei wei?

   True        False

3. as a result of heat, dryness happens. in the long term, vacuity cold also happens because the vacuity heat eventually depletes the yang → 30% of patients with fei wei have this:

   True        False