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Pulse Flashcards

1
Q

Changes rate with the breath

Goes from normal to slow and back to normal

A

Se Mai - choppy pulse - Slow pulse

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2
Q

Very very fine

Very very forceless

Therefore difficult to feel

Sometimes you feel it and sometimes you loose it

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Wei Mai - faint pulse

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3
Q

Feels smooth like pearls rolling on a dish

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Hua Mai - slippery pulse

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4
Q

Deep

Fine - like a thread

Forceless -

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Ruo mai - weak pulse

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5
Q

Over 90 BMP

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Shuo Mai - rapid pulse

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6
Q

Located only in the bar position

Located only in the cubit and bar position; absent in the inch

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Duan Mai - short pulse

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7
Q

Rapid

Skips beats at regular intervals

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Cu Mai - skipping pulse

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8
Q

Floating

Wide

Forceless

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Xu Mai - vacuous pulse - deficient pulse

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9
Q

Floating

Wide

Forceless

No edges

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San mai - scattered pulse

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10
Q

As Floating

Wide

Forceless

Hollow

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Kou Mai - scallion-stalk pulse

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11
Q

Located in the exterior

When finger raised, it has surplus

When pressing down, it is insufficient

When pressure is release, it regains full strength

A

floating pulse

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12
Q

Floating

Wide

Forceful

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Hong Mai - surging pulse

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13
Q

Location in the bar

Rapid

Forceful

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Dong Mai - stirring pulse

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14
Q

Fine

Forceless

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Xi Mai - fine pulse

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15
Q

Feels like a tight rope

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Jin Mai - tight pulse

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16
Q

Very deep

Bowstring

Forceful

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Lao Mai - confined pulse

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17
Q

Slow

Skips beat at regular intervals

The pause in beat may be long

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Dai Mai - regular intermittent pulse - Slow blood pulse

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18
Q

Feels taunt like a violin string

A

Xian Mai - bowstring pulse

19
Q

Floating

Wide or large

Hard

Hollow

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Drumskin pulse

20
Q

Floating

Fine

Forceless

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Ruan Mai - soft pulse (ru Mai - soggy pulse)

21
Q

Between 60- 80 BMP

A

Huan Mai - moderate or relaxed / tardy

22
Q

Cannot be felt with light pressure

Cannot be felt with medium pressure

Can only be felt with heavy pressure

A

Chen Mai - deep pulse

23
Q

Cold or Def Yang

Excess slow

Deficiency Cold / Yang def.

A

Chi Mai - slow pulse

24
Q

Very deep

Fine

Forceless

A

Fu Mai - hidden pulse

25
Q

Slow and relaxed

Skips a beat at regular intervals

A

Jie Mai - bound pulse - knotted

26
Q

Over 120 BPM

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Ji Mai - racing pulse

27
Q

Wide

Forceful

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Shi Mai - replete pulse

28
Q

What are the 3 qualities one looks for in the pulse?

A
  1. Spirit - coming and going distinct, has a force
  2. Stomach Qi - a verry little slippery, flexible, harmonious, has rhythm and flexibility
  3. Root - can feel the chi position
29
Q

What is the cause of a floating pulse?

A
  • Either exterior invasion
    • Zhong Qi fighting evil Qi on exterior
    • Evil Qi on interior forcing Yang to exterior
  • Yang is floating
    • it has lost it’s root
    • due to insufficient yin
30
Q

What are the 7 floating pulses?

A
  • Deficient
  • Soggy
  • scattered
  • surging
  • scallion
  • drumskin
  • floating
31
Q

What are the four questions we can ask ourselves when assessing the pulse?

A
  1. Is it floating or is it deep?
  2. Fast or slow?
  3. Force or not?
  4. Short or long?
32
Q

List the Deep Pulses

A
  1. Deep
  2. Weak
  3. Hidden
  4. Confined
33
Q

What are the characteristics of a deep pulse?

A
  • Only felt at the bone
  • cannot be detected with light or moderate pressure
  • Yang Qi hidden deeper - lodged in the interior or lower body
34
Q

What is the cause of a deep pulse?

A
  • Not enough Yang to push up / out
  • something obstructing it’s free flow
35
Q

List the Slow Pulses

A
  1. Slow pulse
  2. Choppy pulse
  3. Regularly interupted
  4. Bound pulse
  5. Moderate or relaxed / tardy
36
Q

Describe the class of slow pulses

A
  • Slow, below 60 BPM
  • Can be normal in athletes
37
Q

What is the clinical significance of a slow tight and forcefull pulse?

A

Slow tight & forceful: XS yin cold

38
Q

What is the clinical significance of a slow, tight and forceless pulse?

A

Deficincy yang cold

39
Q

List the Rapid pulses

A
  1. Stirring pulse
  2. Rapid pulse
  3. racing pulse
  4. skipping pulse
40
Q

What is the cause of a rapid pulse?

A

More yang Qi and heat in the body

Due to either XS or deficiency

or great pain

41
Q

List the other pulses

A
  1. Slippery
  2. fine / thready
  3. Faint
  4. XS pulse
  5. bowstring
  6. tight

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