blood level
xue
nutritive qi level
ying
heat penetrated to deeper level and
begun to injure the Yin
Yin deficiency - deficient heat
Nutritive Qi level/ying Affecting spirit obstructing mind and pericardium Serious condition delirium/coma T: deep red w/o coating 2 patterns a) heat in nutritive qi level b) heat in pericardium
qi level
qi
pathogenic factor has penetrated into interior
and transformed into heat
Excess condition
Qi level/qi not life threatening full interior heat w/ sxs: fever, thirst, feeling of heat, mental restlessness T: red w/ thick yellow coating P: rapid full 5 patterns a) lung- heat b) stomach heat c) intestines dry-heat (fire) d) Gall bladder heat g) damp heat in stomach and spleen T: red w/ thick coating
heat affecting blood
Could be internal bleeding
Death severe damage likely
Blood level/Xue macules 5 patterns a) heat victorious moving blood b) heat victorious stirring wind c) Empty -wind agitting the interior d) collapse of Yin e) Collapse of yang
defensive qi level
wei qi
beginning stage of invasion of wind-heat
exterior pattern
Defensive qi/wei qi 4 patterns a) wind-heat b) summer-heat c) damp- heat d) dry-heat