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Symptom-sign categories
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Symptom-sign categories.
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| Symptoms: |
| SYSTemic |
chronic/acute, vitality, thermal perceptions, fever, perspiration |
| RESPiratory |
shortness of breath, difficulty inhaling or exhaling, abnormally rapid breathing |
| INTAKe |
thirst, appetite |
| OUTFLow |
urine, bowels, menses in women, abnormal excretions (nasal discharge, coughing up of phlegm, vomiting, vaginal discharge) and attempted ejection and related symptoms (coughing, dry vomiting, nausea) |
| PAIN |
pain quality and location, what relieves/aggravates, itchiness or dryness of skin or eyes |
| SENSation |
abnormal sensory perceptions (vision, hearing, equilibrium, taste, smell, touch) |
| SLEEP |
ease of sleeping, dreaming, insomnia, difficulty falling asleep and/or easily awakened |
| MOTN (motion) |
movement qualities (degree of forcefulness and speed); abnormal movement patterns, limited range of motion, muscular tics and spasms |
| SPCH (speech) |
loudness, pitch, rate of speaking |
| BEHAVior |
personality, interaction with other people, predominant moods |
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| Signs: |
| TTIS (tongue tissue) |
color, shape, any fissuring patterns |
| TCOAT (tongue coating) |
color, thickness, moisture content and consistency |
| PULSe |
rate, strength, depth, quality, regularity of rhythm |
| PHYS (body characteristics) |
any abnormal coloration or appearance of face and skin, data obtained by palpation |
