Lecture 3 Pulse Diagnosis Flashcards
Left cun position
heart
left guan position
liver
left chi position
kidney yin
right cun position
lung
right guan position
spleen
right chi position
kidney yang
cun position is where on the wrist
front closest to hand
guan position is where on the wrist
middle at styloid process
chi position is where on the wrist
rear towards elbow
pulse at superficial depth indicates what?
yang, exterior
pulse at deep depth indicates what?
yin, interior
strong intensity indicates what
excess
weak intensity indicates what
deficiency
fast pulse indicates what
heat
slow pulse indicates what
cold
what type of pulse would you feel for exterior yang syndrome
floating
what type of pulse would you feel for interior yin syndrome
sinking
what type of pulse would you feel for interior def
deep & weak
what type of pulse would you feel for interior excess
deep & strong
what type of pulse would you feel for cold syndrome
slow
what type of pulse would you feel for cold excess
slow & forceful
what type of pulse would you feel for cold def
slow & weak
what type of pulse would you feel for heat excess
rapid & forceful
what type of pulse would you feel for heat def
rapid & weak
what type of pulse would you feel for heat syndrome
rapid
what type of pulse would you feel for extreme heat and yin exhaustion, nearing qi collapse
swift
what type of pulse would you feel for deficiency syndrome (qi, blood, yang, or yin - any!)
empty
what type of pulse would you feel for excess syndrome
strong
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for phlegm and fluid retention, excess heat, food stagnation, pregnancy
slippery / rolling
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for deficiency syndrome or damp accumulation
soggy / soft
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for excess heat
flooding / tidal
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for liver and gb disease, pain, malaria, or phlegm and damp retention
wiry
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for deficiency syndrome or damp. can be of qi, blood or yin
thready / thin
what is the difference between a thready pulse and a wiry pulse?
a wiry pulse will have a distinct edge when you roll over it. a thready pulse does not have this edge.
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for qi and blood stagnation, food stagnation, phlegm retention, blood def, essence impairment
choppy / rough / hesitant
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for loss of blood, impairment of essence
tympanic / leather
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for cold accumulation, qi or blood stagnation
confined . fixed . prison
what quality of pulse would you expect to feel for qi exhaustion
scattered
