Table 4.

Pattern 7 Comparison Table

Chinese Medicine pattern: Wind-Damp; interior Wind; Fire; Damp/Phlegm; Heat; deficient interior Cold; Heat toxins

Functional allopathic pattern: Chronic subclinical inflammation

Chinese Medicine Diagnostics	Functional Blood Chemistry	Clinical Signs & Symptoms
PULSE depends on the location of the pathogenic factor congestion in the sinuses, plugged ears: slippery (huá) right cun or guan continual distension in the abdomen: empty (xū) right guan painful joints: wiry (xuán) and tight (jĭn) burning in the rectum: slippery (huá), rapid (shŭ) quality of pulse therefore depends upon type and location of pathogenic factor	WBC 5.0 to 8.0 x10E3/µL Neutrophils 40% to 60% Lymphocytes 25% to 40% Monocytes 4% to 7% Eosinophils <3%	SUBJECTIVE Depends upon location of pathogenic factor: Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys, Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Large Intestine, Urinary Bladder, or Pericardium Triple Burner Nutritive level Blood level Yin level Shaoyang stage, Taiyin stage, Shaoyin stage (hot or cold), or Jueyin stage
TONGUE can appear totally denuded and void of any coat may have a thick or thin coat of white, yellow, black, grey can be swollen, withered, extremely red, pale, dusk areas of darkness dry, quite moist, or greasy	Basophils <3% IF NEEDED— PLEASE REFER TO PATHOLOGICAL RANGES IN TABLE 1.	OBJECTIVE depends on location of the pathogenic factor HISTORY inappropriately or incompletely expelled pathogens, occurring in any organ system especially the GI tract, heart, lungs, kidneys, urinary bladder, liver, brain, joints

Abbreviations: WBC, white blood cell; GI, gastrointestinal.