Feeling of Cold & Heat

Question 1

Describe cold without heat (recent illness)

Answer 1

• cold path. attacks organ, suppresses Yang which fails to warm body
• sudden aversion to cold, cold limbs, cold pains in ST/abdomen

Question 2

Describe cold without heat (chronic illness)

Answer 2

• yang deficiency, yang fails to warm the body
• aversion to cold, alleviated by wrapped warm and heat therapy

Question 3

Describe high fever.

Answer 3

• high fever over 39 C
• aversion to heat, no shivers
• flushing red face, sweat a lot, thirsty, cold drink

= interior excessive heat

Question 4

Describe mild fever.

Answer 4

• mild fever less than 38 C

= yin deficiency, qi deficiency/stagnation

Question 5

Describe tidal fever (Yangming ST)

Answer 5

• high fever worse at 3-5pm
• heat sensation comes in waves
• abdominal pain and hardness
• dryness in stomach and intestine

Question 6

Describe tidal fever (damp-heat)

Answer 6

• dull fever, worse at afternoon and night
• abdominal bloat, loose stool, greasy tongue coating
• dampness heat syndrome

Question 7

Describe tidal fever (yin def)

Answer 7

• 5 centre heat, during afternoon and night
• night sweat, dry mouth & tongue
• yin def syndrome

Question 8

Syndrome of Irregular intervals (alternating feeling of cold & heat)

Answer 8

Shao Yang Syndrome oscillates between interior and exterior

Question 9

Syndrome of regular intervals (alternating feeling of cold & heat)

Answer 9

Malaria, everyday or every other day