Pulse Dx Flashcards

1
Q

Felt with light pressing.

A

Floating/Superficial

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2
Q

Ext. invasion, severe interior Qi xu, Yin xu

A

Floating/Superficial

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3
Q

felt only at the superficial level. Very soft and only slightly floating.

A

Soggy/soft

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4
Q

Qi xu w/ damp, yin xu, essence xu

A

Soggy/soft

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5
Q

felt at the superficial level. Feels big but empty on slightly stronger pressure. Soft

A

empty

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6
Q

Qi & blood xu/Qi xu w/ dampness

A

empty

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7
Q

feels hard and tight at the superficial level and stretched like a drum. Feels completely empty at the deep level. Pulse is full, not thin.

A

Leather

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8
Q

Severe KD essence or KD yin xu

A

Leather

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9
Q

feels very small, relatively superficial. NO WAVE. Feels broken in small dots

A

scattered

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10
Q

severe xu of blood/Qi or KD Qi, serious condition

A

scattered

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11
Q

felt at the superficial level. Disappears with slightly harder pressure. Felt again at the deep level with a stronger pressure. Empty in the middle

A

hollow

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12
Q

hemorrhage, forthcoming hemorrhage if rapid

A

hollow

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13
Q

Felt with a heavy pressure of the fingers and is felt near the bone

A

deep

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14
Q

interior, Qi or blood stasis (excess) or yang xu (weak)

A

deep

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15
Q

felt only at the deep level and it feels hard and rather wiry

A

confined/firm

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16
Q

blood stasis, interior cold (if slow), pain

A

confined/firm

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17
Q

feels as if it were hidden beneath the bone

A

hidden

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18
Q

severe yang xu

A

hidden

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19
Q

extends slightly beyond the normal pulse position

A

long

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20
Q

heat

A

long

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21
Q

superficial and generally it feels as if it overflows the normal pulse channel. Also extends beyond the normal pulse positions

A

surging/overflowing

22
Q

excess heat injuring the body fluids

A

surging/overflowing

23
Q

occupies a shorter space then the normal pulse position

24
Q

severe Qi xu, ST Qi Xu

25
Q

five beats per breath

26
Q

excess or xu (+empty) heat

27
Q

rapid and stops at irregular intervals

A

hasty/abrupt

28
Q

HT Qi xu or HT fire

A

hasty abrupt

29
Q

very rapid, agitated, urgent

30
Q

heat consuming yin

31
Q

normal in depth, speed, strength and width

A

moderate/slowed down

32
Q

generally a healthy pulse

33
Q

3 beats/breath

34
Q

excess (strong) or Deficiency (weak) cold

35
Q

slow and stops at irregular intervals

36
Q

HT blood stasis or Yang xu

37
Q

Feels full, rather hard & long

A

full/excess

38
Q

Excess

A

full/excess

39
Q

thinner than normal, doesn’t fill the vessel

A

thready/thin

40
Q

Qi, blood or yin xu

A

thready/thin

41
Q

extremely thin, small and difficult to feel. Doesn’t fill the vessel

42
Q

severe Qi & blood xu

43
Q

feels smooth, rounded, slippery as if it were oily, slides under the fingers

A

slippery/rolling

44
Q

Phlegm accumulation, damp or full, phlegm or damp with Qi xu, normal during pregnancy

A

slippery/rolling

45
Q

feels rough under the finger instead of smooth pulse wave. Feels as if it has a jagged edge

A

choppy/hesitant

46
Q

blood xu or body fluid exhaustion due to profuse sweating or vomiting

A

choppy/hesitant

47
Q

feels taut like a guitar string, is thinner, more taut and harder than a tight pulse, really hits the fingers

A

wiry/string-taut

48
Q

LV disharmony, pain or phlegm

A

wiry/string-taut

49
Q

feels twisted like a thick rope

A

tight/tense

50
Q

cold, exterior cold (+floating), interior cold (+full, deep), interior empty cold (+weak, deep), pain

A

tight/tense

51
Q

round and shaped like a bean. It is short and trembles under the finger, having no head or tail, it just rises in the center and feels as if its shaking and is also somewhat slippery

A

moving/stirred/spinning bean

52
Q

shock, fright, anxiety, pain

A

moving/stirred/spinning bean