» conventional diagnoses: emphysema; chronic bronchitis; pulmonary tuberculosis; allergies
» etiology: hereditary weakness, esp. tuberculosis; constricted breathing from prolonged stooping, esp. at a desk; unresolved Exterior Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold, esp. due to suppressive use of antibiotics (Maciocia, p. 233)
signs and symptoms
signs and syptoms:
weak voice
lack of desire to talk
weak respiration
exhausted Shen and appearance
bright white complexion
weak cough
shortness of breath
spontaneous sweating
weakness and lassitude
daytime sweating
high susceptibility to colds and nasal congestion
» pulse: weak; empty, esp. in left distal position
» tongue: pale or normal color with thin white coating
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: tonify Lung Qi; warm Yang
differential diagnosis
footnotes