Quality of the Abdomen in
TCM
|
Quality |
Significance |
|
Distention with tympanic note on percussion |
Stagnation of Qi |
|
Distention with gurgling sound on palpation, fluctuating
sensation |
Accummulation of Fluid |
|
Immovable, hard masses |
Blood Stasis |
|
Unfixed, soft masses |
Stagnant Qi |
|
Masses tending in lower left abdomen with constipation |
Retention of Dry Stool |
|
Rebounding pain in Right Lower Quadrant |
Qi and Blood Stasis;
Appendicitis |