Clinical Manifestations in each of the 12 regular channels

This is strong, useful clinic stuff.  Not to mention completely testable on the exam!

Lu - Hand Taiyin:

• Cough
• asthma
• hemoptysis
• congested and sore throat
• sensation of fullness in the chest
• pain in the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder, back and lateral boarder of the anterior aspect of the arm

Li - Hand Yangming

• Epistaxis
• Watery nasal discharge
• toothache
• congested and sore throat
• borborygmus
• diarrhea
• dysentery
• pain in the neck
• Pain in the anterior part of the shoulder
• Pain in the anterior border of the extensor aspect of the upper limb

St - Foot Yangming

• Borborygmus
• abdominal distension
• edema
• epigastric pain
• vomiting
• feeling of hunger
• epistaxis
• deviation of the eyes and mouth
• congested and sore throat
• fever
• mental disturbances
• pain in the chest
• pain in the abdomen
• pain in the lateral aspect of the lower limbs

Sp Foot Taiyin

• Belching
• vomiting
• epigastric pain
• abdominal distension
• loose stools
• jaundice
• sluggishness and general malaise
• stiffness and pain at the root of the tongue and mouth
• swelling and coldness in the medial aspect of the thigh and knee

H Hand Shaoyin

• Cardialgia (actually heartburn)
• palpitation
• hypochondric pain
• Insomnia
• night sweating
• dryness of the throat
• thirst
• pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm
• feverishness in the palms (5-palm heat)

Si Hand Taiyang

• Deafness
• yellow sclera
• sore throat
• swelling of the cheek
• distension and pain in the lower abdomen
• frequent urination
• pain along the posterior boarder of the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm

Ub Foot Taiyang

• Retention of urine
• enuresis
• mental disturbances
• malaria
• Ophthalmoparesis
• Lacrimation when exposed to wind
• nasal obstruction
• rhinitis
• epistaxis
• headache
• pain in the nape of the neck
• pain in the upper and lower back
• pain in the buttocks
• pain in the posterior aspect of the legs

K Foot Shaoyin

• Enuresis
• frequent urination
• nocturnal emission
• impotence
• irregular menstruation
• asthma
• hemoptysis
• dryness of the tongue
• congested and sore throat
• edema
• lumbago
• pain along the spinal column
• pain in the medial aspect of the thigh
• weakness of the lower limbs
• feverish sensation in the soles

P Hand Jueyin

• Cardialgia (heartburn)
• palpitation
• mental restlessness
• stifling feeling in the chest
• flushed face
• swelling of the axilla
• mental disturbances
• spasm of the upper limbs
• feverishness in the palms

Sj Hand Shaoyang

• Abdominal distension
• edema
• enuresis
• tinnitus
• pain in the outer canthus
• swelling of the cheeks
• congested and sore throat
• pain in the retroauricular region
• pain in the shoulder
• Pain in the lateral aspect of the arm and elbow

Gb  Foot Shaoyang

• Headache
• pain in the outer canthus
• pain in the jaw
• blurring of the vision
• bitter taste in the mouth
• swelling of the axilla
• pain along the lateral aspect of the chest
• pain in the hypochondrium
• pain in the thigh and lower limbs

Liv Foot Jueyin

• low back pain
• fullness of the chest
• pain in the lower abdomen
• hernia
• vertical headache
• dryness of the throat
• hiccup
• enuresis
• dysuria
• mental disturbances

Manifestations of the Eight Extra-ordinary channels

Du Channel

• Stiffness and pain along the spinal column
• opisthotonus (tetanus)
• headache

Ren Channel

• Leukorrhea
• Irregular menstruation
• hernia
• enuresis
• retention of urine
• pain in the epigastric region
• pain in the lower abdomen

Chong Channel

• Colic
• Pain in the abdomen

Dai Channel

• Abdominal pain
• Weakness and pain in the lumbar region
• leukorrhea

Yangqiao Channel

• Epilepsy
• Insomnia

Yinqiao Channel

• Hypersomnia

Yangwei Channel

• Chills and fever

Yinwei

• Cardialgia or heartburn

Descriptions of each of the extra channels will follow at some point...