1. What is the prognosis of this disease?

2. What are the manifestations of dryness heat damaging fuid on her second visit?

3. What areas should be focused on with regard to patient care in this case?

1. This illness is acute and of short duration. If differentiated correctly and treated properly, the lung heat will be cleared and most cases can be cured. On the contrary, if differentiated incorrectly and treated improperly, this disease can progress into a chronic pattern of lung yin deficiency due to persistent heat damaging lung yin.

2. On her second visit, the patient had slight dryness in her right eye along with dry mouth and throat, a red tongue with a thin yellow coating and a rapid pulse, indicating that dryness heat had damaged fuid.

3. This case was caused by dryness heat in the lung channel, therefore the patient should avoid spicy, fatty and deep-fried foods to prevent them engendering heat which damages the yin. Furthermore, because this disease is commonly seen in people with a weak constitution, regular outdoor exercise is recommended to strengthen the constitution.