Pulse Diagnosis Flashcards
full pulse (4)
excess pattern
stagnant blood
constipation
high fever
pulse will be very forceful with all three palpation depths
thin pulse (2)
yin deficiency pattern
blood deficiency
soft and weak like a fine thread but very distinct and clear
weak pulse (2)
Qi deficiency pattern
deficiency of Qi and Blood
slippery pulse (4)
phlegm
accumulation of food in the stomach
excess heat pattern
physiological during pregnancy
feels like Smooth rounded and slippery pearls rolling on a dish
choppy pulse (2)
stagnation of Qi and/or blood
impairment of essence and deficiency of Yin
eels like scraping a bamboo surface lightly with a knife
soft pulse (2)
deficiency of spleen Qi
Damp pattern
feels superficial thready and forceless. Easily felt with superficial palpation but indistinct on deep palpation
Wiry pulse (4)
disorder of liver
interior wind pattern (seizure)
pain
stagnation of Qi and/or blood
feels taught straight and long like pressing a string of a violin
Left side
upper
middle
lower
upper - HT
Middle - LIV
Lower - KID Yin
Right side
Upper
middle
lower
upper - LU
Middle - SP
Lower - KID Yang
pulse weak on left
yin or blood deficient
pulse weak on right
yang or Qi deficient
significance of a floating pulse?
early stage of exogenous diseases due to invasion of wind cold and wind-heat
easily palpated with light pressure but easily obliterated by heavy pressure
the significance of a deep pulse?
interior pattern
the significance of a rapid pulse?
heat pattern, Yin deficiency
the significance of a slow pulse?
cold pattern, yang deficiency
