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Lung governs ____

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Qi

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Heart governs ______

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Vessels

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The pulse positions are: 1.____, 2. ____, 3._____

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inch/Cun, bar/Guan, cubit/Chi

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The RIGHT hand pulses correspond to 1.____, 2._____, 3.______

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Cun - Lung, Guan - Spleen, Chi- Kidney

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The LEFT hand pulses correspond to 1.____, 2_____, 3. _____

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Cun - Heart, Guan - Liver, Chi - Kidney

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Best time for pulse feeling is _____ ________

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day break

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3 levels of pulse feeling include ________, ________ and _________

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Touching - lightly/superficially, Searching - moderate pressing, Pressing - heavy pressing

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A count of at least _____ pulses should be the duration of pulse feeling and last about _______ mins

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50 pulses; 2-3 minutes

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Eight qualities of pulse condition are: 1. __________, 2. ___________, 3.___________, 4. ___________, 5._____________, 6. Smoothness, 7. Tension, 8. Rhythm

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  1. Location, 2. Frequency, 3. Length, 4. Strength, 5. Width, 6. Smoothness, 7. Tension, 8. Rhythm
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A normal pulse respiration count is __________

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4 + 1, Inspiration 2 beats, Expirations 2 beats and between - 1 beat

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A _________ pulse signifies the existence of Kidney energy or Vital Gate Fire and it is full of ___________, __________Qi and _______

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Rooted pulse; vitality, Stomach Qi and Rooted

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The radial artery may also be _________ and only be felt at the _________ of wrist or on ______ of hand

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ectopic; dorsum of wrist or back of hand

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Factors that influence the pulse include __________, ___________ and _________. Diet, physical activity, constitution and seasonal changes can affect too.

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Gender (M - thicker/stronger & F - usually slippery), Age (elderly have harder vessels/infants HR 100 pulses), Emotional status - 7 emotional affects

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A Spring seasonal pulse is usually _______

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Wiry

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A Summer seasonal pulse is usually ______

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Floody

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A Fall seasonal pulse is usually ______

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Floating

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A Winter seasonal pulse is usually ______

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Deep

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A ___________ pulse arrives slowly, form is large but w/o strength. Obtained with light pressure, with heavy pressure it is _________ & __________

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vacuous; empty and vacuous

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A _________ pulse is large and full and floating, the middle and deep positions all have strength

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Replete

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A ________ pulse is floating, thin, soft, thready, fine and without force, with heavy pressure it disappears. Usually signifies a Xu Qi or dampness syndrome. Usually felt on rainy days.

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Soggy

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A ____________ pulse is floating and ________, w/o root and disappears with slight pressure, diffusing. Exhaustion of Yuan Qi.

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Scattered

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__________ _________ is floating and large, the center is empty and the sides are replete and it occurs gradually after a long time of pressure

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scallion stalk

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A __________ pulse is an image of insufficient _____ & ________ and governs vacuity patterns

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vacuous; qi (Vacuous and floating) & blood (Vacuous and rough)

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A _______ pulse is extremely fine and slack. Felt with light pressure, sometimes present, sometimes not even with heavy pressure.

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Faint pulse

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A faint and rough pulse means _________ collapse
blood
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A faint and slow pulse means _______ ________
cold damage
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A faint pulse is a debilitation of _____qi, or debility/depletion of ____ & ______
yang qi; qi and blood
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A _______ pulse is fine & small & pulse position is deep, only felt with heavy pressure and feels fine, soft and w/o force. Xu of Qi, Xue, Yin &/or Yang.
weak
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A weak and rough pulse means ________ vacuity
blood
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A weak and rapid pulse governs _________emission and _______ _________
seminal emission and uterine bleeding
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A weak and moderate pulse is usually present with________ __________
spontaneous sweating
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A weak and rough pulse may also mean _________ cold or __________
essence cold or infertility
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A ___________ pulse arrives dynamically, it is hard & full and its movement large and long. With light touch it remains and with heavy pressure it has force and felt at all 3 levels.
replete
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A ______ pulse strikes tightly and with force. Like a tightly twisted rope, unevenly stretched, snapping back and forth.
tight pulse
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A floating and tight pulse means ________ damage to _________ ________
cold damage to the greater yang
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A deep and tight pulse means ________ accumulation & abdominal pain
cold accumulation
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A __________ pulse is extremely large under the fingers, it arrives exuberantly & departs debilitated, it arrives large & departs long.
surging pulse
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A surging pulse is a _______ pulse and ascribed to the summer and to the Heart
yang pulse
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A ___________ pulse can be felt only on light touch and slightly weakened on pressing. It signifies an _____________ condition, ________ syndrome or upward escape of Yang Qi. Yang wind pathogen. NO anchoring.
floating pulse; exterior condition, xu syndrome or upward escape of Yang Qi
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A superficial pulse is considered to be _____________ and is a sign of exterior excess invading
rootless
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A _________ pulse can only be felt on heavy pressing. It signifies an __________ syndrome and can be __________ or _____
deep; internal syndrome; can be excess or xu
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3 frequency type of pulses are - 1._________, 2.________, 3._________
1. slow, 2. rapid, 3. flooding
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A ________ pulse has a frequency of less than 60 per min, usually caused by a cold syndrome and can be ______ or ___________ condition but always requires deeper assesment
slow; Cold xu or cold excess condition
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A ________ pulse has a frequency of 90+ per min (more than 5 beats per breath), usually indicates a heat syndrome and can be ________ or __________ condition
rapid pulse; heat xu (forceless) or heat excess (forceful) condition
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A ___________ pulse feels full and large like waves that come and go. Feeble going. It can be bc of an exuberance of Qi & hyperactivity of fire or febrile heat in qi level.
flooding
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An indistinct pulse feels extremely _________ & ________. It can signify the collapse of _________ and the extreme exhaustion of Qi and blood. This pulse is ROOTLESS.
soft & thready; collapse of Yang
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A ________ pulse is clear but very thin and soft and a sign of exhaustion of Qi & blood or other type of xu, or dampness.
thready
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A __________ pulse has no shape or form and is difficult to feel bc it comes and goes. It usually means there is no Stomach Qi and it's ROOTLESS. It can also mean exhaustion of ________ Qi and Yuan Qi exhaustion
Scattered pulse; heart qi
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A ________ pulse feels soft, thin, weak, ________ & hollow in all 3 and signifies Qi & blood xu or depletion of body fluids, Yang Xu. Can feel like floating but slightly hollow, not much tension in the vessels.
feeble; feeble
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Known as 3 yang pulse, a _______ pulse feels vigorous coming & going and energetic on light and heavy pressing at 9 regions. Known as excess but some ple are born with it.
Full
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A ___________ pulse feels smooth and rolling when it comes and goes, like pearls on a dish. It can signify an excess condition, existence of Phlegm (NOT DAMP), Dyspepsia or pregnancy. Also felt BEFORE a SMOOTH menses.
slippery
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A ________ pulse is un-smooth, like scraping a bamboo with a knife. Difficult - not easy going and usually found in deeper level. Squeezing under fingers gives resistance. Usually Xu xue, essence or fluids, can also be X of qi & xue.
choppy
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A _______ pulse feels extending longer than 3 positions. A stiff __________ pulse = excessive and a gentle wavy _________ pulse = healthy/normal.
long; stiff long = Excess (Yang or heat); gentle wavy long = healthy/normal
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A ________ pulse is distinct only at bar/guan or Cun/inch. _______ & feeble = Qi & xue xu (mostly Qi Xu), _______ & energetic = dyspepsia, phlegm accum or depression of vital energy.
short pulse; short & feeble; short & energetic -- Qi X if forceful & Qi Xu if forceless.
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A _______ pulse feels straight & long, like a guitar string w. strong tension. Can become tight (tight/wiry). Usually signifies pain, LV/GB X/hyperactivity or retention of phlegm/fluid (Malaria).
wiry
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Caused by traumatic injury, critical depletion of yin, miscarriage or sudden blood loss, a __________ pulse feels floating, large & ________ like a scallion leaf. The vessel is there but when u palpate it feels empty. ROOTLESS
hollow; hollow
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This pulse feels tense & energetic, like a cord stretched w. extreme tension. No elasticity = no ST QI. Usually a presence of Cold, pain, dyspepsia or water retention from extreme cold.
Tight
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A _________ pulse with 4 BPR (60-70 min) and diminished tension and _________ freq can be a healthy state, Damp syndrome, SP/ST Qi XU and is one step less than excess. (Walking not yet running & no hesitancy)
moderate; moderate
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A _________ pulse feels floating, stringy, exteriorly taut and interiorly hollow, like a drum surface. ROOTLESS. Can be due to loss of blood in premature labor, metrorragia or spermatorrhea. Xue or YIN exhaustion.
Leather ( similar to hollow but not soft)
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This pulse feels replete, energetic, large, long & slightly stringy - ONLY felt on heavy pressing. Due to Internal/deep accum of Yin cold, hernia or mass in abdomen/L.J., Qi X or Xue stasis.
Firm - Heavy/diff to move
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This pulse feels deeper than deep pulse & can be felt ONLY on pressing hard to the bone. Usually means severe pain, internal blockage due to PF (Excess cold), syncope or completely blocked Yang Qi.
Hidden pulse
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This pulse feels slippery, rounded, rapid & energetic like a bouncing pea, no head or tail, and ONLY felt at Guan/bar position, very short & fast. Usually means blockage, Qi X, frightened, extreme pain or rarely in pregnancy.
Moving pulse
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This pulse feels ________ & rapid with irregular intermittence, the rhythm is off, diff beat counts. Usually due to excess ________, X of xue or qi, Phelgm fluid retention or dyspepsia.
hasty pulse; excess Heat (Collapse of vital Qi or exhaustion of Yin fluids if forceless)
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This is a slow pulse with irregular/intermittent intervals. Usually due to X Qi & Xue, phlegm, cold & food if forceful. Heart Qi or Heart Xue Xu.
knotted pulse
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This pulse feels irregular, very weak & slow with pausing at regular intervals. "Patterned skips". Usually due to disorder of Heart, debility of Viscera, Xu Heart Qi. Diff to survive w/o surgery.
Intermittent pulse - - Forceless = Collapse of Qi or Xue & Forceful = pain, traumatic injury or emotional stress
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A pulse with freq of 120/140 min (7 beats) found at any layer. Usually due to hyperactivity of Yang or Yin exhaustion.
Hurried pulse; Yin collapse of Forceful - Yang collapse if forceless
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A floating tense pulse combination signifies Exterior _______
W/C
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Floating moderate pulse = __________ Xu
Exterior
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Floating rapid pulse = Exterior _______
W/H
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Floating slippery pulse = _______
W/Phlegm (High risk of stroke)
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Deep slow pulse = ______ or _______ cold. Interior
Xu or excess cold
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Deep wiry pulse = _______________ X or body ______ ______________. Interior
Liver Qi X or body fluid retention
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Deep choppy pulse = ________ _______ or excess ______. Interior
Xue stasis or excess cold
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Deep moderate pulse = ______ Xu or _____________ accum. Interior
Spleen Xu or dampness accum
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Deep thin pulse = _______ Xu or _______ Xu
Yin Xu or Xue Xu
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Slippery rapid pulse = _______/heat, ______/fire, _______ heat or dyspepsia
phlegm/heat; phlegm/fire, excess/heat or dyspepsia
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flooding rapid pulse = Excess _______ in the _____ level, Yang Ming bowel
Excess heat in the Qi level, Yang Ming bowel (LI & ST)
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Wiry thin pulse = ____/____ Yin Xu, _____ Xu combined w. LV Qi X, _____ Xu
LV/KD Yin Xu, Xue Xu with LV Qi X, SP Xu
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Wiry _______ pulse = LV fire, LV Qi X, LV/GB damp heat
wiry rapid pulse
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Wiry _______ _______ pulse = LV fire w. phlegm, LV wind w. phlegm fire
wiry slippery rapid pulse
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T/F A female pulse is usually more slippery than males.
True, esp when prior to menses
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T/F an infant pulse is taken with one thumb on the wrist and a 100 BPM is irregular
T and F. True, you take pulse with one thumb but anything over 90 BPM is normal and anything under is slow.
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A floating rapid pulse in infants is ______ and deep slow pulse is _______ condition
Yang; Yin
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Floating slippery pulse in an infant = _______
Wind
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Deep slippery pulse in infant (rapid) = _____ excess or Food excess
phlegm
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T/F like adults, a rapid pulse = heat in infants and a slow pulse = cold
True
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A _________ pulse in infants = dampness
moderate
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A ______ pulse in infants = impediment or cold condition
tight
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Treatment Principles= 1. Treat ______, 2. Seek the _______, 3. Support ________ & dispel ________, 4. Tx Root or Branch (_____ vs. _____) 5. Paradoxical Tx? _______ or counterclockwise, 6. Regulate ______ & ______, 7. Regulate _____ & ______, 8. 3 categories of disease - ______, _____ & ______
1. Treat early, 2. Seek the Root, 3. Support right and dispel evil, 4. Tx Acute vs. Chronic, 5. Paradoxical? clockwise or counterclockwise, 6. Reg Yin & Yang, 7. Reg Qi & Xue, 8. Sky, Human & Earth
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Treating the Root method can be used for _______ & ________ as well as chronic or acute diseases.
excess & Xu
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Treating both root and the manifestation shd be used when _____________ are severe or distressing
manifestations
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Treating the manifestation 1st and root later takes place when the root becomes secondary and manifestations become _______________ or _______.
life-threatening or severe
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Variation of voice mainly signifies the Situation of ____
Qi

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