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1
Q

qi xu

blood xu

A

deficient (Xu)

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2
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pulse name: only on superficial level; soft and slightly floating; disappears when stronger pressure applied to feel deep level

A

soggy (ru)

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3
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pulse name: only felt at deep level; hard and wiry

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firm (lao)

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4
Q

right guan position indicates

A

SP/ST

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5
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pulse name: longer than normal; extends beyond normal pulse position

A

long (chang)

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6
Q

right cun position indicates

A

LU/LI

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7
Q 
severe heat
HT fire
HT qi xu
excess pathogen
stasis
A

skipping (Cu - same as hasty)

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8
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pulse name: full, hard, long

A

excessive (shi)

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9
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heat
excess
normal

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long (Chang)

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10
Q

hemorrhage

serious loss of blood, body fluid

A

hollow (Kou)

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11
Q

pulse name: very small, relatively superficial; as if ‘broken’ in small dots

A

scattered (san)

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12
Q

severe yang xu
pain
loss of consciousness
pathogen blockage

A

hidden (Fu)

very deep

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13
Q

sp xu
dampness
healthy

A

moderate (Huan)

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14
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pulse name: hard and tight at superficial level; leathery; completely empty at deep level; large, not thin

A

drumskin (ge)

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15
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pulse name: taut like a guitar string; thinner, more taut, and harder than a tight pulse

A

wiry (xian)

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16
Q

left guan position indicates

A

LV/GB

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17
Q

heat (full or empty)

yang xu floating upwards

A

rapid (Shuo)

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18
Q

qi xu

qi stagnation

A

short (Duan)

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19
Q

pulse name: stops at regular intervals

A

intermittent (dai)

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20
Q

pulse name: felt w/ light pressure of fingers, just resting fingers on artery

A

floating (fu)

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21
Q

external wind
yin xu
yang xu floating upwards
fall/autumn

A

floating (Fu)

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22
Q

normal pulse for summer

A

full

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23
Q 
LV/GB disharmony
pain
phlegm
spring
seniors
stasis
A

wiry (Xuan/Xian)

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24
Q

cold (full or empty)
extreme heat
athlete

A

slow (Chi)

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25
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phlegm
damp
food retention
pregnancy
excess heat
children
A

slippery (Hua)

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26
Q

normal pulse for winter

A

deep

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27
Q

pulse name: rough under finger, as if it had a jagged edge

A

choppy (se)

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28
Q

pulse name: big, extends beyond pulse position; superficial, overflowing

A

full (hong)

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29
Q

pulse name: hasty, rapid, stops at irregular intervals

A

skipping (cu)

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30
Q

blood stasis

pain

A

firm (Lao)

very deep

31
Q

severe qi and blood xu
severe KI qi xu
original qi exhaustion
serious

A

scattered (San)

32
Q

cold (exterior or interior)

pain

A

tight (Jin)

33
Q

pulse name: smooth, rounded, slippery to touch, as if it were oily; slides under the fingers

A

slippery (hua)

34
Q

pulse name: only felt w/ heavy pressure of fingers, felt near bone

A

deep (chen)

35
Q

KI essence xu
KI yin xu
blood loss

A

drum-skin (Ge - same as leather)

36
Q

pulse name: occupies shorter space than normal pulse position

A

short (duan)

37
Q

pulse name: extremely thin, small, difficult to feel; minute

A

feeble (wei)

38
Q

pulse name: rapid, agitated, urgent

A

racing (ji)

39
Q

blockage (qi, blood, phlegm, cold)

qi or blood xu

A

knotted (Jie)

40
Q

normal pulse for fall

41
Q

left cun position indicates

42
Q

left chi position indicates

43
Q

pulse name: >5 beats per respiration cycle

A

rapid (shu)

44
Q

HT organ problem
trauma
excess emotions
internal organ problem

A

intermittent (Dai)

stops regularly

45
Q

full heat

empty heat

A

full (Hong)

46
Q

dampness w/ qi xu
yin xu
essence xu

A

soggy (Ru - same as soft)

47
Q

blood stasis
blood xu
exhaustion of blood, body fluid, essence

A

choppy (Se)

48
Q

right chi position indicates

A

KI yang/L. jiao

49
Q

slow pulse rate is defined by

A

<4 bpb or <60 bpm

50
Q

pulse name: cannot be felt at superficial, only deep level; soft

A

weak (ruo)

51
Q

pulse name: slow, stops at irregular intervals

A

knotted (jie)

52
Q

normal pulse is defined by

A

4-5 bpb or 72 bpm

53
Q

pulse name: as if hidden beneath bone; very deep and difficult to feel

A

hidden (fu)

54
Q

severe qi and blood xu
deficiency
emergency
collapse

A

feeble (Wei - same as minute/faint)

55
Q 
collapse of original qi
severe heat
HT fire
HT qi xu
excess pathogen
stasis
A

racing (Ji)

56
Q

shock, anxiety, pain, fright

A

moving (Dong)

57
Q

pulse name: big but soft; big but empty on slightly stronger pressure

A

deficient (xu)

58
Q

pulse name: 4 beats per respiration cycle

A

moderate (huan)

59
Q 
full pattern (heat or cold)
summer
yang xu floating upwards
A

excessive (Shi)

60
Q

rapid pulse is defined by

A

5-6 bpb or 90-120 bpm

61
Q

deficiency of qi, blood, yin, or yang

blockage (damp, cold, pain)

A

thready (Xi - same as fine)

62
Q

normal pulse for spring

63
Q

excess syndrome
excess heat
EPI heat disease

A

forceful (You Li)

64
Q

yang xu

blood xu

A

weak (Ruo)

65
Q

pulse name: round shape like a bean; ‘trembles’ under finger; no definite shape, just rising up in the centre; as if shaking and somewhat slippery

A

moving (dong)

66
Q

pulse name: thinner than normal

A

thready (xi)

67
Q

disease developing
yang floating outwards
healthy

A

large (Da - same as big)

68
Q

pulse name: empty in the middle; felt at superficial and deep levels but not in the middle

A

hollow (kou)

69
Q

racing pulse is defined by

A

7-8 bpb or >140 bpm

70
Q

pulse name: 3 beats per respiration cycle

A

slow (chi)

71
Q

moderate pulse is defined by

A

4 bpb or 60-70 bpm

72
Q

hyperactivity of yang due to yin xu

A

forceless (Wu Li)

73
Q

interior pathogen
yang xu
obese
winter

A

deep (Chen)

74
Q

pulse name: twisted like a thick rope

A

tight (jin)

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