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Chinese Patterns
Cold Bi
Diagnoses
Definition and Etiology
note: also known as Cold-Painful Bi
conventional diagnoses: arthritis
possible etiology: exposure to Cold and Damp; Yang Xu (Deficiency)
Signs and Symptoms
pulse: deep, wiry, tense
tongue: thin white coating
clinical manifestations: fixed joint pain, usually without inflammation, better from warmth and worse from cold; passive range of motion reduced
Course and Prognosis
principle of treatment: disperse cold; invigorate Qi and Xue (Blood); warm the Yang
Differential Diagnosis
Footnotes