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Chinese patterns
Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: kidney stones; bladder stones

» etiology: excessive exposure to exterior Dampness and Cold or Damp-Heat; chronic unexpressed jealousy and suspicion

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

• fever

• thirst

• occasional pain in lower back or groin

• frequent and urgent urination

difficult or obstructed urination (esp. mid-stream)

burning sensation with urination

• sand in urine

• hematuria

dark yellow and/or turbid urine

» pulse: rapid, slippery; slightly wiry, esp. at left proximal position

» tongue: red, with thick-sticky yellow coating, esp. in rear, and red spots

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: resolve Damp; clear Heat; open the Lower Warmer Water Pathways

differential diagnosis

footnotes