Drug Effect on Pulses

Question 1

SSRI’s ( prozac, paxil, zoloft)

Answer 1

Pulse becomes SLIPPERY or WIRY in right middle position.

Question 2

Long term use of diuretics (lasix, diuril, midamor)

Answer 2

Pulse becomes EMPTY at deep level or VERY WEAK in both rear positions.

Question 3

Long term use of MAO Inhibitors ( marlin, aurorix, nardil)

Answer 3

Pulse becomes WIRY

Question 4

Long term use of Tricyclin Anti-depressants (alluvial, sinequan, tofranil)

Answer 4

Pulse becomes EMPTY at deep level & slightly FLOATING

Question 5

Long term use of H2-receptor antagonists (zantac, tagamet, pepcid, axid)

Answer 5

SLIGHTLY FLOATING and EMPTY right middle position

Question 6

long term ACE inhibitors ( vasotec, captain, lotensin)

Answer 6

DEEP and WEAK in both rear positions

Question 7

long term Beta Blockers ( inderal, lopressor’, tenormin)

Answer 7

SLOW, sometimes deep and weak

Question 8

long term use of sleeping pills ( halcion, ambient, lunesta)

Answer 8

pulse feels RELUCTANT to come as if being SUPPRESSED and unlikely to last. Does NOT FLOW SMOOTHLY and NO WAVE.

Question 9

long term anti-coagulants (coumadin, heparin)

Answer 9

OVERFLOWING and slightly EMPTY

Question 10

long term insulin

Answer 10

slightly SLIPPERY, but HOLLOW