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Chinese patterns
Urinary Bladder, Heart Fire Pours Downward
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: urinary tract infection

» etiology: Heart Fire transmitted through the Small Intestine to the Bladder, giving rise to Bladder Heat

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

• insomnia

• fever

• thirst

• bitter taste

• dry mouth

• tongue ulcers

• backache

• turbid urine

• frequent, urgent, painful urination

» pulse: wiry or slippery; rapid

» tongue: red with greasy yellow coating

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: resolve Damp; remove Heat

differential diagnosis

footnotes