A 52-year-old woman developed palpitations, poor memory, insomnia with many dreams, reduced appetite, loose stool, and sallow complexion after prolonged overwork. Tongue is pale. Pulse is thin and weak. What is the most likely pattern?
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Poor Memory, Insomnia, and Poor Appetite: Pattern
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Fatigue
Fatigue commonly appears in qi deficiency and after prolonged illness.
Palpitations
Palpitations can appear in both deficiency and excess patterns involving the Heart.
Pale Tongue
A pale tongue usually points toward deficiency, especially qi deficiency, blood deficiency, or yang deficiency.
Heart–Spleen Deficiency
Deficient Spleen transformation leads to insufficient blood production, failing to nourish the Heart and causing insomnia, palpitations, poor appetite, and fatigue.