Signs/symptoms | Score | Scores | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal: 0 | Mild: 2 | Moderate: 4 | Severe: 6 | |||
Primary signs/symptoms | Dry mouth and throat | None | Decreased saliva production | Moderate thirst relieved by drinking fluids | Severe thirst with constant need to drink fluids | |
Fatigue | None | Cannot sustain heavy work | Can manage mild intensity work | Can only perform daily activities | ||
Secondary signs/symptoms | Prone to be hungry and eat more | None | Easy to be hungry | Easy to be hungry and unbearable hunger | Unbearable hunger and hypoglycemia | |
Shortness of breath | None | Shortness of breath after mild activity | Shortness of breath after moderate activity | Unable to talk or catch breath even without activity | ||
Heat sensation in chest, palms, and soles | None | Heat sensation in palms and soles at night | Moderate heat sensation in chest, palms and soles | Severe heat sensation in chest, palms, and soles and desire to expose body | ||
Fixed pain in the chest, lower back, or limbs | None | Occasional and relieved spontaneously within half an hour | Less than three hours a day, relieved by common drugs | Continuously fixed pain, relieved only by painkillers | ||
Numbness of the limbs | None | Tips of hands and feet | Hands and feet | Limbs | ||
Tongue and pulse | Tongue | Dark red tongue with less fluid coating; others (description): | ||||
Pulse | Weak and thin pulse; others (description): |