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APPENDIX K · INTERNAL MEDICINE

咳嗽

咳嗽 · Ke Sou

Cough

Discipline · Internal MedicineHandbook · Appendix KID K-011
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL REASONING

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01症状 / Symptoms & signs

咳声、痰量颜色、咳嗽时段及寒热

Assess cough quality, sputum amount and color, timing, and cold or heat signs.

02病因病机 / Etiology & mechanism

外邪犯肺或痰湿、肝火、肺阴虚使肺失宣肃

External pathogens, phlegm-damp, Liver fire or Lung yin deficiency impair the Lung's dispersing and descending functions.

03辨证分型 / Pattern differentiation
01
风寒
Wind-cold

清稀痰

Thin clear sputum

02
痰热
Phlegm-heat

黄稠痰

Thick yellow sputum

03
肺阴虚
Lung yin deficiency

干咳少痰、咽干

Dry cough, little sputum and dry throat

04针灸配穴 / Acupuncture point selection
LU7列缺Lieque
LU5尺泽Chize
BL13肺俞Feishu
ST40丰隆Fenglong

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