Heart Yang Collapse   心阳暴脱证

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Pattern Names
Heart Yang Collapse心阳暴脱证 • Xīn Yáng Bào Tuō Zhèng
Classification
Category: Zang Fu Syndrome: Heart
Symptoms
Tongue: pale, purple, blue, short Pulse: hidden, scattered, minute, faint, irregular
Indications: Palpitations, Lips-cyanosis, Severe chest pain, Complexion-gray/pale, Coma, Persistent profuse pearl-like sweating, Cold limbs, SOB, Shallow breathing, Yang collapse symptoms [Maciocia] • Developed from heart yang deficiency, suddenly profuse cold sweating (pearl-like sweating), cold extremities, feeble and sallow breathing, pale complexion, or severe pain in the chest area, cyanosis of lips, scatter or minute pulse. In severe case, patient lost consciousness or in coma [Qiao]
Keywords
palpitations, blue lips, profuse sweating, pearl like sweating, cold, SOB [Maciocia] • suddenly chest pain, cold sweating, or lost consciousness, Plus yang collapse symptoms and signs [Qiao]   
Treatment 
Rescue Heart Yang, Restore consciousness, Stop Sweating
Acupuncture 
GENERAL: REN4, REN8, REN6, DU14, DU20, DU4, BL23, ST36, BL15, PC06, Moxa [Maciocia] • Marciocia, BL20 [Qiao]
Herb
Shen Fu Tang [Maciocia] • Maciocia, Du Shen Tang, Sheng Mai San [Qiao]
Etiology
Critical: untreated heart yang deficiency, excessive pathogenic cold, phlegm misting the Heart orifice [Maciocia] • A critical condition due to Heart yang extremely exhausted, result yang collapse
Notes
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