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Pathological Pulses by Component Changes Flashcards

1
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Simple or Complex:

Floating

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Submerged

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Hidden

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Rapid

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Racing

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Slow

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Excessive

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Deficient

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Large

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Thin

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Long

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Short

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Slipper

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Consistently Irregular

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Simple

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Simple or Complex:

Choppy

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Flooding

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Moving

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Complex

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18
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Simple or Complex:

Rapid Irregular

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Slow Irregular

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Soggy

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Scattered

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Faint

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Frail

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Hollow

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Leather

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Wiry

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Tight

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Confined

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Complex

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Simple or Complex:

Moderate

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Complex

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30
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Floating

Component:

Description:

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Floating

Component: Depth

Description: Pulse is felt with a light touch, but loses force with increased pressure

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Submerged

Component:

Description:

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Submerged

Component: Depth

Description: Pulse is felt only deeply, beneath the muscle level, but atop the bone

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Hidden

Component:

Description:

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Hidden

Component: Depth

Description: Pulse is deeper than deep, fingers will need to push the tendons away to find the bone

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Rapid

Component:

Description:

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Rapid

Component: Rate

Description: Over five beats per breath, or 90- 140 beats per minute

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Racing

Component:

Description:

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Racing

Component: Rate

Description: Over seven beats per breath, or over 140 beats per minute

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Slow

Component:

Description:

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Slow

Component: Rate

Description: Less than three beats per breath, or less than 60 beats per minute

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Excessive

Component:

Description:

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Excessive

Component: Strength

Description: Pulse is strong and forceful against the fingers at all depths

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Deficient

Component:

Description:

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Deficient

Component: Strength

Description: Pulse is weak and forceless at all three depths

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Large

Component:

Description:

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Large

Component: Width

Description: Pulse is wider than normal

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Thin

Component:

Description:

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Thin

Component: Width

Description: Pulse is thinner than normal

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Long

Component:

Description:

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Long

Component: Length

Description: Pulse extends beyond the distal and proximal points

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Short

Component:

Description:

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Short

Component: Length

Description: Pulse can only be felt at one or two positions

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Slippery

Component:

Description:

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Slippery

Component: Shape

Description: Pulse comes and goes smoothly

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Consistently Irregular

Component:

Description:

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Consistently Irregular

Component: Rhythm

Description: Pulse misses a beat on a regular basis

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Choppy

Component:

Description:

A

Choppy

Component: Rate, Strength, Shape

Description: Irregular speed, amplitude, shape or strength, overall inconsistent feeling to the pulse

45
Q

Flooding

Component:

Description:

A

Flooding

Component: Depth, Strength, Width, Shape

Description: Superficial, forceful, wide, the wave arrives stronger than it leaves

46
Q

Moving

Component:

Description:

A

Moving

Component: Speed, Length, Shape, Strength, Position

Description: Fast, short, slippery, forceful in the middle (guan) position

47
Q

Rapid Irregular

Component:

Description:

A

Rapid Irregular

Component: Rate, Rhythm

Description: Fast, irregular rhythm

48
Q

Slow Irregular

Component:

Description:

A

Slow Irregular

Component: Rate, Rhythm

Description: Slow, irregular rhythm

49
Q

Soggy

Component:

Description:

A

Soggy

Component: Strength, Width, Depth

Description: Forceless, thin, superficial

50
Q

Scattered

Component:

Description:

A

Scattered

Component: Depth, Width, Strength

Description: Superficial, wide, forceless

51
Q

Faint

Component:

Description:

A

Faint

Component: Depth, Width, Strength

Description: Superficial, wide, forceless

52
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Frail

Component:

Description:

A

Frail

Component: Depth, Width, Strength

Description: Deep, thin, forceless

53
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Hollow

Component:

Description:

A

Hollow

Component: Depth, Width, Strength

Description: Superficial, wide, forceless at the middle depth

54
Q

Leather

Component:

Description:

A

Leather

Component: Depth, Width, Tension, Strength

Description: Mostly superficial, but partially deep, wide, taut superficially, forceless at the middle depth

55
Q

Wiry

Component:

Description:

A

Wiry

Component: Strength, Length, Shape, Tension

Description: Forceful, long, flat, taut

56
Q

Tight

Component:

Description:

A

Tight

Component: Strength, Tension, Vibration

Description: Forceful, taut, vibrating

57
Q

Confined

Component:

Description:

A

Confined

Component: Depth, Width, Length, Shape, Strength

Description: Deep, wide, long, taut, forceful

58
Q

Moderate

Component:

Description:

A

Moderate

Component: Strength, Rate

Description: Slow to the touch, but not by the clock

59
Q

Floating / Fu Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Floating / Fu Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

60
Q

Flooding / Hong Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Flooding / Hong Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

61
Q

Soggy / Ru Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Soggy / Ru Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

62
Q

Leather / Ge Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Soggy / Ru Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

63
Q

Hollow / Kou Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Hollow / Kou Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

64
Q

Scattered / San Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Scattered / San Mai

Pulse Category:
Superficial

65
Q

Submerged / Chen Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Submerged / Chen Mai

Pulse Category:
Deep

66
Q

Hidden / Fu Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Hidden / Fu Mai

Pulse Category:
Deep

67
Q

Frail / Ruo Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Frail / Ruo Mai

Pulse Category:
Deep

68
Q

Confined / Lao Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Confined / Lao Mai

Pulse Category:
Deep

69
Q

Rapid / Shuo Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Rapid / Shuo Mai

Pulse Category:
Fast

70
Q

Rapid Irregular / Cu Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Rapid Irregular / Cu Mai

Pulse Category:
Fast

71
Q

Racing / Ji Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Racing / Ji Mai

Pulse Category:
Fast

72
Q

Moving / Dong Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Moving / Dong Mai

Pulse Category:
Fast

73
Q

Slow / Chi Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Slow / Chi Mai

Pulse Category:
Slow

74
Q

Moderate / Huan Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Moderate / Huan Mai

Pulse Category:
Slow

75
Q

Choppy / Se Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Choppy / Se Mai

Pulse Category:
Slow

76
Q

Slow Irregular / Jie Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Slow Irregular / Jie Mai

Pulse Category:
Slow

77
Q

Excessive / Shi Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Excessive / Shi Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceful

78
Q

Slippery / Hua Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Slippery / Hua Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceful

79
Q

Tight / Jin Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Tight / Jin Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceful

80
Q

Wiry / Xian Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Wiry / Xian Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceful

81
Q

Deficient / Xu Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Deficient / Xu Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceless

82
Q

Thin / Xi Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Thin / Xi Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceless

83
Q

Faint / Wei Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Faint / Wei Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceless

84
Q

Consistently Irregular / Dai Mai

Pulse Category:

A

Consistently Irregular / Dai Mai

Pulse Category:
Forceless

85
Q

Floating / Fu Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Floating / Fu Mai

Characteristics: easily felt with a light touch, grows faint when pressing deeper.

Indications: exterior syndrome, yin deficiency

86
Q

Flooding / Hong Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Flooding / Hong Mai

Characteristics: superficial, wide, and forceful upon arrival and gentle departure

Indications: excessive heat

87
Q

Soggy / Ru Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Soggy / Ru Mai

Characteristics: superficial, thin, and forceless

Indications: deficiency or dampness

88
Q

Leather / Ge Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Leather / Ge Mai

Characteristics: superficial, thin, and forceless

Indications: deficiency or dampness

89
Q

Hollow / Kou Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Hollow / Kou Mai

Characteristics: superficial, wide, forceless with a sense of emptiness when pressing lightly, like pressing on a green onion stalk

Indications: internal hemorrhage, yin collapse

90
Q

Scattered / San Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Scattered / San Mai

Characteristics: superficial, rootless, scattered wide, uncountable, uneven in rhythm showing no sign of pause between pulsations

Indications: source qi collapse

91
Q

Submerged / Chen Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Submerged / Chen Mai

Characteristics: pulse can barely be felt with light touching, distinct only with heavy pressure

Indications: interior syndrome or interior stagnation

92
Q

Hidden / Fu Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Hidden / Fu Mai

Characteristics: deeper than deep, found by pressing down to the bone where it is thin, forceless, and barely felt

Indications: syncope or excruciating pain

93
Q

Frail / Ruo Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Frail / Ruo Mai

Characteristics: deep, thin, and forceless, the pulse hits the fingers without strength

Indications: qi and blood deficiency

94
Q

Confined / Lao Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Confined / Lao Mai

Characteristics: felt only at deep level, stable, forceful, wide, taut, long

Indications: excess cold accumulation or hernia

95
Q

Rapid / Shua Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Rapid / Shua Mai

Characteristics: pulse rate is fast, more thatn five beats per breath of ninety beats per minute

Indications: heat syndromes

96
Q

Rapid Irregular / Cu Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Rapid Irregular / Cu Mai

Characteristics: rapid with irregularly missed beats

Indications: yang excess, extreme heat; qi, blood, phlegm or food stagnation

97
Q

Racing / Ji Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Racing / Ji Mai

Characteristics: pulse rate is very fast, seven to eight beats per breath or 140 to 180 beats per minute

Indications: hyperactivity of yang with exhaustion of yin, or source qi collapse

98
Q

Moving / Dong Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Moving / Dong Mai

Characteristics: pulse is short and feels like beans spinning within the artery, rapid and forceful

Indications: pain or fright

99
Q

Slow / Chi Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Slow / Chi Mai

Characteristics: pulse rate is slow, less than four beats per breath or sixty beats per minute

Indications: cold syndromes

100
Q

Moderate / Huan Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Moderate / Huan Mai

Characteristics: slightly faster than the slow pulse, but still maintaining a retarded or sluggish feeling

Indications: dampness or spleen deficiency

101
Q

Slow Irregular / Jie Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Slow Irregular / Jie Mai

Characteristics: slow with irregularly missed beats

Indications: qi stagnation due to excess yin; blood stasis, phlegm

102
Q

Excessive / Shi Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Excessive / Shi Mai

Characteristics: forceful at all three positions and all three depths

Indications: excess syndromes

103
Q

Slippery / Hua Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Slippery / Hua Mai

Characteristics: pulse arrives and departs smoothly

Indications: phlegm or damp retention, food stagnation, excess heat

104
Q

Tight / Ji Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Tight / Ji Mai

Characteristics: taut and forceful like a stretched twisted rope that vibrates left and right

Indications: cold syndrome or pain

105
Q

Wiry / Xian Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Wiry / Xian Mai

Characteristics: straight and long, like the string of an instrument

Indications: liver and/or gallbladder disorder, phlegm, pain, or malaria

106
Q

Deficient / Xu Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Deficient / Xu Mai

Characteristics: forceless at all three positions, and at all three depths

Indications: deficiency syndromes

107
Q

Thin / Xi Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Thin / Xi Mai

Characteristics: thin like a fine thread but remains distinct and clear

Indications: qi and blood or yin deficiency, dampness

108
Q

Faint / Wei Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Faint / Wei Mai

Characteristics: very thin, forceless, barely palpable, beats difficult to count when pressed

Indications: deficiency syndrome

109
Q

Consistently Irregular / Dai Mai

Characteristics:

Indications:

A

Consistently Irregular / Dai Mai

Characteristics: slow, forceless pulse with missed beats at regular intervals

Indications: zang fu organ qi deficiency, pain, traume, wind syndrome, or fright

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