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A four-pair framework for organising everything gathered in the examination: Interior / Exterior (where), Cold / Heat (which direction), Deficiency / Excess (how much reserve), Yin / Yang (the summary pair).

It is a way of sorting, not a diagnosis. Its value is that it forces the practitioner to state assumptions — which is exactly what modern clinical reasoning also demands.

用四对概念整理四诊所得:表里(病位)、寒热(趋向)、虚实(正邪多少)、阴阳(总纲)。

它是一种分类方法,不是诊断结论。它的价值在于迫使医者把判断前提说出来——这一点与现代临床推理的要求其实一致。

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