Pulse Diagnosis Pt. 1 Flashcards

1
Q

This pulse is describing?

Clearly felt with light pressure, somewhat weak with heavy pressure.

A

Floating Pulse “Superficial”

“Exterior pattern”
“Yin def if Floating and Empty”

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Describe a Floating Pulse “Superficial”

“Exterior pattern”
“Yin def if Floating and Empty”

A

Clearly felt with light pressure, somewhat weak with heavy pressure.

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What does a Floating Pulse “Superficial” feel like

“Exterior pattern”
“Yin def if Floating and Empty”

A

Clearly felt with light pressure, somewhat weak with heavy pressure.

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This description is related to which pulse?

Not clear with light pressure, but clear with heavy pressure. Felt near the bone.

A

Deep “Sinking”

“Interior pattern”
“Qi/Blood stagnation if full / Yang def it weak”

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What does a Deep “Sinking” feel like

“Interior pattern”
“Qi/Blood stagnation if full / Yang def it weak”

A

Not clear with light pressure, but clear with heavy pressure. Felt near the bone.

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Describe a Deep “Sinking” pulse

“Interior pattern”
“Qi/Blood stagnation if full / Yang def it weak”

A

Not clear with light pressure, but clear with heavy pressure. Felt near the bone.

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Q

Less than four beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner. This describes what type of pulse?

A

Slow

“Cold pattern”
“Def-Cold if weak / Excess-Cold if full

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Q

Describe a Slow pulse

“Cold pattern”
“Def-Cold if weak / Excess-Cold if full

A

Less than four beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner.

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What does a Slow pulse feel like?

“Cold pattern”
“Def-Cold if weak / Excess-Cold if full

A

Less than four beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner.

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10
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This description is describing which pulse

More than five beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner

A

Rapid

“Heat pattern”
“Excess-Heat if full / Def-Heat if thin

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Q

What describes a Rapid Pulse

“Heat pattern”
“Excess-Heat if full / Def-Heat if thin

A

More than five beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner

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List the indications for a Rapid Pulse

“Heat pattern”
“Excess-Heat if full / Def-Heat if thin

A

More than five beats per respiration cycle of the practitioner

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13
Q

What pulse is being described below?
Feels big but Soft and without strength, Empty may suggest that nothing can be felt but that is not so. It is said it feels like a balloon partially filled with water.

A

Empty “Deficient, Vacuous”

“Qi/Blood def”
“Organ def”

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Q

What does a Empty “Deficient, Vacuous” feel like?

“Qi/Blood def”
“Organ def”

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Feels big but Soft and without strength, Empty may suggest that nothing can be felt but that is not so. It is said it feels like a balloon partially filled with water.

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How does a Empty “Deficient, Vacuous” feel?

“Qi/Blood def”
“Organ def”

A

Feels big but Soft and without strength, Empty may suggest that nothing can be felt but that is not so. It is said it feels like a balloon partially filled with water.

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16
Q

Feels forceful and rather long. Pounding hard against the finger at all three depths.
What pulse is being described?

A

Full “Excess, Forceful”

“Full Pattern”
“Excess-Heat if rapid / Excess-Cold if slow”

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How does a Full “Excess, Forceful” feel?

“Full Pattern”
“Excess-Heat if rapid / Excess-Cold if slow”

A

Feels forceful and rather long. Pounding hard against the finger at all three depths.

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Describe a Full “Excess, Forceful” Pulse

“Full Pattern”
“Excess-Heat if rapid / Excess-Cold if slow”

A

Feels forceful and rather long. Pounding hard against the finger at all three depths.