1. Asthenia of Lung and Kidney Yin
This person often presents with dyspnea and shortness of breath, cough with scant expectoration, dizziness and tinnitus, aching and weakness of the loins and knees, tidal fever, night sweats, red tongue with scant fur and a thin, rapid pulse.

2. Retention of Cold-Fluid in the Lung
This can occur after a cold, viral respiratory infection, seasonal change, or excessive cold exposure. Signs and symptoms include dyspnea which "roars," expectoration of thin, white sputum, and a light-colored tongue with white, slippery fur. The pulse is floating and slippery in the early phases. The patient may also present with fever, headache with diaphoresis (sweating), and an aversion to cold.

3. Retention of Phlegm-Heat in the Lung
Typical presentation includes dyspnea with limited chest excursion, yellow and sticky sputum, and slightly frothy expectoration. This will be accompanied by fever, thirst, red tongue with yellow and greasy fur as well as rapid and slippery pulse.

4. Asthenia of Spleen and Lung Qi
Common presentation includes cough, shortness of breath (lack of oxygen), aggravation on exertion, low voice and breath sounds, thin sputum, aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, lassitude, poor appetite, loose stools, light-colored tongue with thin, white fur and a soft and thin pulse.