Internal Medicine 8+9

Tuberculosis, lung yin deficiency

1. Dry cough w/ blood

2. night sweats

3. feverish palms/soles in afternoon

4. dull chest pain

5. scarlet red/crimson tongue

Tuberculosis, Fire due to Yin deficiency

1. dry cough w/ blood

2. bone steaming sensation

3. irritability

4. Tidal fever, profuse night sweats

5. dry dark red tongue with thin yellow or peeled coat

Tuberculosis, Qi/Yin deficiency

1. weak cough w/ blood

2. afternoon tidal fever

3. loose stools, poor appetite

4. pale-red phlegm

5. red, tender tongue with teeth marks and thin coat

Tuberculosis, Yin/Yang deficiency

1. cough with dyspnea, dark red phlegm

2. diarrhea at dawn

3. edema in the limbs, facial puffiness

4. spontaneous/night sweats

5. dry, red and enlarged tongue with teeth marks

Chest distension, phlegm damp in the lungs

1. chest fullness

2. cough w/ profuse white sputum

3. white bubbly/frothy sputum

4. poor appetite and tiredness

5. greasy coating

Chest distension, phlegm heat in the lungs

1. chest fullness

2. heavy breathing

3. cough with sticky yellow sputum

4. red tongue w/ yellow-greasy coat

Chest distension, fluid accumulation due to Kidney Yang deficiency

1. chest fullness

2. water retention

3. cold body

4. pale swollen tongue with thick white coating

Chest distension, Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency

1. chest fullness

2. SOB laying down

3. palpitation, weakness

4. frequent urination

5. pale tongue

Epistaxis, wind heat affecting the lung

1. nose bleed w/ small amount of fresh red

2. fever & mild chills

3. headache, nasal obstruction

4. dry and sore throat w/ cough

5. red tongue with thin dry coat

Epistaxis, toxic heat

1. nose bleed with large amount of blood

2. bleeding from gums, skin, etc

3. high fever, irritability, insomnia

4. dark urine

5. red tongue w/ yellow coat

Epistaxis, stomach heat

1. nose bleed with large amount of fresh red blood

2. swollen gums, constipation

3. frontal headache, bad breath

4. thirst with cold drink preference, dark urine

5. red tongue w/ yellow coating

Epistaxis, liver fire

1. nose bleed with large amount of fresh blood

2. initiated by emotional factors, red face/eyes

3. temporal headache, irritability

4. bitter taste, hypochondriac pain

5. red tongue, thick yellow coat

Epistaxis, empty heat due to LR/KI Yin deficiency

1. intermittent bleeding w/ small amount of blood

2. loose teeth, gum atrophy

3. dizziness, tinnitus, poor memory

4. hot flashes/night sweats/lower back acne

5. red tongue w/ little coat

Epistaxis, spleen Qi deficiency

1. chronic nose bleeding

2. heavy mensuration

3. postural dizziness, pale

4. poor appetite, loose stools

5. pale tongue w/ yellow coat

Sinusitis, wind cold transforming into heat

1. nasal congestion w/ clear mucus

2. fever and chills

3. loss of smell, distension in sinus

4. frontal headache

5. normal tongue but floating and tight pulse

Sinusitis, wind heat

1. nasal congestion w/ sticky yellow/green discharge

2. distension in sinus region, loss of smell

3. frontal headache, fever and chills in EARLY stage

4. swollen and red nasal mucus membrane

5. red tongue

Sinusitis, heat due to Liver Qi stagnation

1. chronic nasal congestion that is worse with stress

2. hypochondriac discomfort, irritable

3. bitter taste, neck muscle tension

4. frontal or temporal headache

5. red tongue with yellow coating

Sinusitis, Liver and gallbladder fire

1. Thick, sticky, copious yellow or green

   nasal discharge

2. inflamed and swollen nasal mucous membranes

3. violent frontal/maxillary/temporal headache, insomnia/dreaming

4. dry throat, dizzy, tinnitus, restless

5. red with a yellow coat

Sinusitis, heat phlegm

1. nasal congestion with large amount of sticky yellow/green discharge

2. heavy frontal headache, dizzy

3. poor appetite, loose and sluggish stools

4. swollen red nasal mucous membranes

5. red tongue with greasy yellow coating

Sinusitis, lung Qi deficiency

1. chronic nasal congestion with thin white discharge

2. gets sick easily, sweating

3. weak cough, fatigue

4. SOB, swollen pale nasal mucous membrane

5. pale tongue

Sinusitis, spleen Qi deficiency

1. chronic nasal congestion w/ large amount of sticky discharge

2. abdominal fullness, poor appetite

3. loose stools, fatigue

4. swollen pale nasal mucous membrane

5. pale tongue

Sinusitis, Kidney deficiency

1. chronic nasal discharge worse with exposure to cold

2. loss of hearing, tinnitus

3. poor memory, signs of aging

4. loss of smell

5. pale tongue