心绝 肩息，回眄目直，掌肿，狂乱心闷绝热，一日死。心头痛而咳不止，关节不通，身重不已，三日死。
肝绝 汗出如水，恐惧不安，伏卧，四肢乏力，目直如盲，面青舌卷苍黑，泣下，八日死。
头痛目眩，肢满囊缩，小便不通；又云∶身热恶寒，四肢不举，脉当弦长，今反短涩，十日死。
脾绝 口冷足肿，胀泄不觉，面浮黄，唇反，十二日死。色黄、体重、失便，目直视，唇反
张，爪甲青，四肢节痛，吐食，脉当大缓反弦，死。
肺绝 口如鱼口，气出不快，唇反无纹，皮毛焦，三日死。足满泄利不觉，鼻孔开而黑枯，
喘而目直，言音喘急短气。
肾绝 大便赤涩，耳干，下血，舌肿，足浮，齿痛，目肓，腰折，汗如水，发无泽，面黑，腿
筋痛，小便闭，两胁胀，目肓。又云∶阴缩小便不出，出而不快。
胃绝 口噤唇黑，四肢重如山，不能收持，大小便自利无休，饮食不入，七日死。又舌强语
涩，转筋卵缩牵阴股痛，不食，鼓胀变水泄，不卧。又云∶齿落目黄，七日死。
小肠绝 发直，汗不止，不得屈伸。
大肠绝 泄利无度，六日死。
筋绝 惊恐，爪甲青，呼骂不休，九日死。
骨绝 腰脊痛，不可反侧，肾中重，足膝腹平，五日死。
肌绝 口冷足肿，胀泄不知人，十二日死。
心气绝：出现肩部呼吸（呼吸困难，耸肩以助呼吸），眼球转动不定且直视，手掌肿胀，神志狂乱、心胸憋闷窒息感并伴有热象，一天内死亡。心中疼痛且咳嗽不止，关节阻滞不通，身体沉重无法缓解，三天内死亡。
肝气绝：出汗如水般淋漓，恐惧不安，俯卧卧床，四肢无力，眼睛直视如盲人一般，面色青，舌头卷缩且呈苍黑色，流泪，八天内死亡。头痛目眩，肢体胀满，阴囊收缩，小便不通；另一种说法是：身体发热怕冷，四肢不能抬举，脉象应当弦长，现在反而短涩，十天内死亡。
脾气绝：口冷足肿，腹胀泄泻而不知觉，面部浮肿发黄，嘴唇外翻，十二天内死亡。面色黄，身体沉重，大便失禁，眼睛直视，嘴唇外翻张开，指甲发青，四肢关节疼痛，呕吐食物，脉象应当大缓反而弦急，死亡。
肺气绝：口张如鱼嘴状，气息出不畅快，嘴唇外翻且无纹理，皮毛干枯焦脆，三天内死亡。足部肿胀泄泻而不知觉，鼻孔张开且黑枯，气喘且眼睛直视，言语急促伴呼吸短促。
肾气绝：大便赤色涩滞，耳朵干燥，便血，舌头肿胀，足部浮肿，牙齿疼痛，眼睛失明，腰部折断样疼痛，出汗如水，头发无光泽，面色黑，腿部筋脉疼痛，小便闭塞，两胁胀满，眼睛失明。另一种说法是：阴器缩小，小便不出，或排出而不畅快。
胃气绝：牙关紧闭，嘴唇发黑，四肢沉重如山，不能收持活动，大小便自利不止，饮食无法进入，七天内死亡。另一种情况是：舌强直言语涩滞，转筋，阴囊收缩牵引阴股疼痛，不进食，鼓胀变为水样泄泻，无法安卧。又一种说法是：牙齿脱落，眼睛发黄，七天内死亡。
Heart Qi Exhaustion: Presents with shoulder breathing (dyspnea requiring shrugging of shoulders to assist respiration), erratic eye movements with fixed gaze, swelling of the palms, manic confusion, chest oppression and suffocation sensation accompanied by heat signs. Death occurs within one day. Heart pain with incessant coughing, obstruction in joints, unremitting heaviness of the body. Death occurs within three days.
Liver Qi Exhaustion: Sweating profusely like water, fear and uneasiness, prone lying posture, weakness in the four limbs, eyes fixed straight as if blind, cyan complexion, tongue curled and dark black, tearing. Death occurs within eight days. Headache and vertigo, limb fullness, retraction of the scrotum, dysuria; alternatively stated as: fever with aversion to cold, inability to raise the four limbs, the pulse should be string-long (Xian Chang), but is now short and choppy (Duan Se). Death occurs within ten days.
Spleen Qi Exhaustion: Cold mouth and swollen feet, abdominal distension and diarrhea without awareness, puffy and yellowish facial complexion, eversion of the lips. Death occurs within twelve days. Yellowish color, heavy body, loss of bowel control, fixed gaze, lip eversion, greenish-black nails, pain in the four limbs' joints, vomiting food, the pulse should be large and moderate (Da Huan) but is instead wiry (Xian). Death ensues.
Lung Qi Exhaustion: Mouth open like a fish's gill, breath not flowing freely, lip eversion without wrinkles, dry and scorched skin and hair. Death occurs within three days. Swollen feet with unaware diarrhea, nostrils flared and black/dry, panting with fixed gaze, rapid speech accompanied by shortness of breath.
Kidney Qi Exhaustion: Red and scanty stool, dry ears, hematochezia, swollen tongue, edematous feet, toothache, blindness, pain in the lower back resembling breaking, sweating like water, lusterless hair, blackish complexion, pain in leg tendons, urinary retention, distension of both hypochondria, blindness. Alternatively stated as: contraction of the genitalia, urinary retention or difficult and slow urination.
Stomach Qi Exhaustion: Trismus (lockjaw), black lips, heaviness of the four limbs as if weighted down, inability to move or hold objects, continuous spontaneous passage of urine and feces, inability to ingest food. Death occurs within seven days. Alternatively stated as: stiff tongue with slurred speech, muscle twitching (charley horse), retraction of the scrotum pulling on the inner thigh causing pain, anorexia, abdominal distension transforming into watery diarrhea, inability to lie down. Another statement: fallen teeth, yellowish eyes, death within seven days.
Small Intestine Qi Exhaustion: Hair standing erect, incessant sweating, inability to flex or extend the body.
Large Intestine Qi Exhaustion: Unremitting diarrhea. Death occurs within six days.
Tendon Qi Exhaustion: Fear and alarm, greenish-black nails, incessant shouting and cursing. Death occurs within nine days.
Bone Qi Exhaustion: Pain in the waist and spine, inability to turn over or side-roll, heaviness in the Kidney region, flatness of the feet, knees, and abdomen (muscle atrophy). Death occurs within five days.
Flesh/Muscle Qi Exhaustion: Cold mouth and swollen feet, abdominal distension and diarrhea leading to coma and unconsciousness. Death occurs within twelve days.