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130Diagnostics - Visceral Pattern Identification/ Syndrome DifferentiationCode Term Chinese Definition/Description2.8.7fluid-qi deficiencypattern/syndrome津 氣 虧 虛 證a pattern/syndrome due to deficiency of both fluidand qi, manifested by listlessness, shortness of breath,vexing thirst, dry skin, reddened tongue with drycoating and fine weak pulse2.8.8pattern/syndromeof qi stagnation withwater retention氣 滯 水 停 證a pattern/syndrome marked by edema of limbs,oliguria, heaviness feeling of the head and body,distension, oppression and scurry pain in the chest,epigastrium and abdomen, pale tongue with whiteslippery coating and string-like relaxed pulse2.8.9pattern/syndromeof fluid retentionin the chest andhypochondrium飮 停 胸 脅 證a pattern/syndrome characterized by pain in the chestand hypochondrium, which is aggravated by twistingmovements or breathing, and particularly by coughing,and associated with thoracic distension, a feeling ofpressure in the chest and shortness of breath, whiteand slippery tongue coating, and string-like pulse2.8.10pattern/syndrome ofmutual contention ofwind and water風 水 相 搏 證a pattern/syndrome that arises when pathogenic windattacking the lung causes dysfunction in diffusionand depurative downbearing and leads to abnormalaccumulation of water under the skin, and ismanifested by acute onset of edema of the head andface, and then generalized, associated with aversionto cold, fever, absence of sweating, reduced amountof urine, thin white tongue coating and floating pulse2.9.0Visceral PatternIdentification/SyndromeDifferentiation臟 腑 辨 證2.9.1visceral patternidentification/syndromedifferentiation臟 腑 辨 證categorization of patterns/syndromes according tothe pathological changes of viscera and bowels2.9.2Heart DiseasesPattern Identification/SyndromeDifferentiation心 病 辨 證visceral pattern identification/syndrome differentiationdealing with diseases of the heart2.9.3heart qi deficiencypattern/syndrome心 氣 虛 證 ;心 氣 不 足 證 ;心 氣 虧 虛 證a pattern/syndrome marked by palpitations, shortnessof breath, listlessness, spontaneous sweating, pallor,pale tongue, and weak or irregular pulse