Inquiry of Sweating

Question 1

Syndrome of absence of sweat in exterior syndrome

Answer 1

Wind-Cold with the prevalence of cold

Question 2

3 Syndromes of absence of sweat in interior

Answer 2

• insufficiency of body fluid
• deficiency yang qi
• blood def

Question 3

Syndrome of absence of sweat in local parts

Answer 3

Obstruction of channels by wind-phlegm or blood stasis

Question 4

Describe spontaneous sweating

Answer 4

• daytime, constant sweating
• worse after physical movement
• qi or yang def

Question 5

Describe night sweating

Answer 5

• during sleeping, stop when awake
• yin def

Question 6

Describe profuse sweating (collapse)

Answer 6

collapse of yang:
- cold sweat, pale face, cold limbs, indistinct pulse

collapse of yin:
- oily, sticky sweating

Question 7

Describe shiver sweating (progress)

Answer 7

recovery:
- fever decreases after sweating, quiet pulse, body cools down

illness worse:
- restlessness after sweating, rapid pulse, fever continues

Question 8

Describe unilateral sweating

Answer 8

• sweating on one side

obstruction of meridians by:
wind-damp
wind-phlegm
blood-phlegm stasis

Question 9

Describe ST Damp-Heat for hands and feet:

Answer 9

• feeling of fullness and heaviness
• dull fever, greasy yellow tongue coating

Question 10

Describe Yin Def for hands and feet:

Answer 10

• sweating over palms and soles, 5 centre heat, thin-rapid pulse