Complex Syndromes

Question 1

red cheeks (powder-like), rest of face white, irritability, listlessness, desire to lie w/ body curled up, quiet breathing and voice, thirst w/o desire to drink, or desire to drink warm fluids, body feels hot, dislikes being covered, sore throat w/o redness or swelling, pale urine

t: pale and wet
p: rapid, floating, big, empty

Answer 1

true cold, false heat

Question 2

dark face, bright eyes w/ spirit, red dry lips, irritability, strong body, cold limbs, loud breathing and voice, thirst w/ desire to drink cold fluids, scanty dark urination, constipation, burning sensation in anus, cold limbs, hot chest

t: red and dry
p: deep, excessive

Answer 2

true heat, false cold

Question 3

fever w/ aversion to cold, no sweating, headache, stiff neck, body aches, irritability, thirst
p: fine-rapid

Answer 3

cold on exterior, heat on interior

Question 4

fever, aversion to cold, sore throat, thirst, headache, loose stools, chilliness, profuse pale urine
p: floating-rapid

Answer 4

heat on exterior, cold on interior

Question 5

thirst, irritability, sour regurgitation, bitter taste, mouth ulcers, loose stools, borborygmus, profuse pale urine

Answer 5

heat above, cold below

Question 6

sweat (oily, profuse, like pearls), cold body, cold hands and feet, feeble breathing, listlessness, absence of thirst, preference for hot drinks

t: pale and moist
p: thready-deep-minute-fading

Answer 6

yang collapse

Question 7

sweat (sticky and abundant), feverish body, warm hands and feet, shortness of breath, irritability, restlessness, thirst w/ preference for cold drinks

t: red and dry
p: thready-rapid-weak-floating-empty

Answer 7

yin collapse