CAM & Giovanni Pulse Indications Flashcards
Floating (Fu)
Invasion of external wind Yin deficiency (interior conditions)
Deep (Chen) & full
Pathogenic factor in the interior
Deep & weak
Yang deficiency
Slow (Chi)
cold pattern
Slow & weak
empty-cold
Slow & full
full-cold
Rapid (Shu)
heat pattern
Rapid & full
full-heat
Rapid & floating-empty
empty-heat
Empty (Xu)
qi deficiency
Full (Shi)
full pattern
Full-rapid
Full-heat
Full-slow
Full-cold
Surging (Hong)
Full-heat
Overflowing-empty
Empty-heat
Thin
Blood deficiency
Dampness with severe qi deficiency
Slippery (Hua)
Phlegm, dampness, retention of food, pregnancy
Choppy (Se)
Blood deficiency, exhaustion of body fluids
Wiry (Xuan)
Liver disharmony, pain, phlegm
Tight (Jin)
Cold, pain
Tight-floating
exterior cold
Tight-full-deep
Interior Full-cold
Tight-weak-deep
Interior empty-cold
Soggy (Ru)
Dampness with qi deficiency
Yin deficiency
Essence deficiency
Weak (Ruo)
Yang deficiency, blood deficiency
Hasty (Cu)
Severe heat
HT Qi deficiency
HT fire
Knotted (Jie)
Cold with HT yang deficiency
Intermittent (Dai)
Serious problem in internal organ HT problems (in Western medical sense)
Long (Chang)
Heat pattern
Short (Duan)
Severe qi deficiency
ST qi deficiency
Minute (Wei)
Severe deficiency of Qi and Blood
Moderate (Huan)
Generally a healthy pulse
Hollow
Hemorrhage, forthcoming hemorrhage (hollow & rapid)
Leather (Ge)
Severe deficiency of Kidney essence or Kidney yin
Confined (Lao)
Blood stasis, interior cold (firm & slow), pain
Scattered (San)
Severe deficiency of Qi and Blood
Severe deficiency of Kidney Qi
Serious condition
Hidden (Fu)
Severe yang deficiency
Moving (Dong)
Shock, anxiety, fright, pain
Hurried (Ji)
Fire exhausting Yin
Big (Da)
Entrance of disease (with force)
Outward floating of yang vacuity (without force)