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Manifestations of Uremic Toxins Entering the Blood and Blood Toxins Ascending to the Brain: Headache with dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus or deafness, nausea and vomiting, breath with a uremic odor, occasional sudden onset of epilepsy-like symptoms,
severe cases presenting with coma, convulsions, syncope, and loss of consciousness, unconscious picking at bedclothes and grasping at empty air (picking at clothes and bedclothes), coating of the tongue being greasy and putrid, occasionally with black spots.
Post-sweating, purging, clearing heat, and resolving stagnation treatments, manifestations of extreme deficiency of Zheng Qi (Upright Qi) impending collapse: Mental state gradually deteriorates from fatigue to confusion, from confusion to deep coma, or presents with incoherent repetitive speech (Zhengsheng/Cuo Yu), or solitary muttering as if seeing ghosts, voice trembling and weak, speech discontinuous, appearing dazed and confused, preferring to lie on the side, between sleep and wakefulness, unresponsive to calls; cold limbs, pale complexion, eyes showing bluish-white hue, spontaneous cold sweat, shortness of breath and rapid respiration, clear and profuse urination and defecation, unconscious picking at bedclothes and grasping at empty air; tongue color pale and dull lacking spirit, or tongue body large, fat, and tender, or pale red, round, and thick.
Note: When encountering the above various symptoms, regardless of the pulse, immediately use formulas for strengthening the heart and brain, emergency rescue of Yin and Yang, restoring the pulse and revitalizing Shen (Spirit), prescribing medication according to the syndrome, so that one might barely survive; any delay will render it untreatable. Physicians and patients' families, please do not hesitate or cause delays.
Manifestations of Pathogenic Factor Invading Internally with Deficient Zheng Qi, Internal Closure and External Collapse: Coma and delirious speech, severe cases presenting with syncope and convulsions, mute like a corpse, or laughing foolishly as if demented, eyes closed and tongue stiff, desire to extend but unable to, shortness of breath and rapid respiration, waving hands and kicking feet, restlessness preventing sleep, cold extremities, spontaneous cold sweat, in males retraction of the scrotum, in females retraction of the breasts, tongue coating scorched purple with prickles, or tongue color crimson and fat/tender.
Manifestations of Deep Heat causing Yang Depression, External Closure and Internal Collapse: Reddened eyes, or red streaks visible in the sclera, dry nasal passages, red and dry lips, deafness, irritability, thirst preferring cold drinks; tongue coating yellow-black and dry, with prickles like blades; urine yellow-red and painful/difficult, stool yellow-black sticky/thick, or loose diarrhea with extremely foul odor, or passage of fresh blood, burning pain in the anus during defecation; intense heat from chest to lower abdomen, hot to touch, yet the skin and surface of the body are relatively non-febrile, even if febrile then mild, aversion to cold without sweat, desire to cover with blankets and seek fire, severe cases presenting with cold limbs and cyanotic fingernails.