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Pulse Examination Overview Flashcards

1
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Pulse on the heaven level is also known as…

A

Superficial level

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Pulse on the human level is also known as…

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Middle level (normal pulse depth)

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3
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Pulse on the earth level is also known as…

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Deep level

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What is the ideal time to take a patient’s pulse?

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When the patient and practitioner are both relaxed and calm. Morning is ideal if possible.

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What is the correct posture of the patient during pulse-taking?

(body, arms, elevation, palms, etc)

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(1) Sitting straight or lying on their back.
(2) Arms naturally extended at same elevation as the heart
(3) Wrist extended
(4) Palm facing upward
(5) Fingers slightly bent
(6) Soft cushion placed beneath the wrist

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6
Q

What is touching pressure?

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Palpating with slight pressure. The finger lightly rests on the skin.

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What is pressing pressure?

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Palpating with heavy pressure. The finger presses down to the bones and tendons.

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What is seeking pressure?

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**Palpating with moderate pressure. **The finger presses into the muscle area, sometimes with light pressure and sometimes with heavier pressure, moving around and searching for the pulse.

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9
Q

Where is the Heart pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

A

Left Side ; Cun

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Where is the Spleen/Stomach pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

A

Right Side ; Guan

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Where is the Pericardium pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Left Side ; Cun

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Where is the Kidney/UB pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

A

Left Side ; Chi

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13
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Where is the Lung/Chest pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Right Side ; Cun

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14
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Where is the Ming Men + LI pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Right Side ; Chi

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Where is the Small Intestine pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Left Side ; Chi

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Where is the Liver pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Left Side ; Guan

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17
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Where is the Diaphragm pulse located?

(right or left ; cun, guan, chi)

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Left Side; Guan

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18
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The features of the healthy pulse can be summarized with the following three aspects:

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Full of Stomach Qi (Wei Qi), Full of Spirit (Shen), Rooted (Gen)

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19
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What is the meaning of rooted (gen)?

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  1. The pulse can be felt at the deep level at all three positions (cun, guan and chi).
  2. The pulse can be felt at Chi position.
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What does it mean when we say the pulse is full of stomach qi?

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The pulse beats are calm, gentle and has a regular rhythm with moderate strength.

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What does it mean when we say the pulse is full of spirit (shen)?

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The pulse beats with a moderate strength and even/ unified rhythm in a soft vessel.

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21
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What is the related organ for the rooted (gen) aspects of the pulse?

A

The Kidney

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22
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Can the Stomach Qi, Shen and Gen aspects be separated?

A

No! If the pulse has Stomach Qi, it must have Shen and Gen.

23
Q

What is another name for the physiological pulse?

A

Normal Pulse

Also called common pulse, ordinary pulse or balanced pulse.

24
Q

Is the pusle in a patient with a very mild disease pathological or physiological?

A

Physiological / Normal

25
Q

How many beats per breath in a normal pulse?

A

4-5 beats per breath (60-90 bpm)

26
Q

What are the characteristics of a normal pulse?

(depth, width, strength, rhythm)

A

Neither deep nor superficial, neither wide nor thin, neither weak nor forceful, and equal in intervals with a regular rhythm.

27
Q

What determines the size of a blood vessel?

A

The Qi and Blood

28
Q

What does the depth of the pulse tell us about?

A

The sufficiency of the Stomach Qi.
Shows that the Qi and Blood can flow freely from the interior to both the exterior as well as the Zang Fu organs.

29
Q

What determines the length of the pulse?

A

The condition of Qi and Blood, but Qi makes the blood move so Qi plays a major role in the length of the pulse.

30
Q

What does the strength of the pulse reflect?

(The condition of…)

A

The condition of the Qi and Blood

31
Q

What plays a leading role in the pulse rate?

(The state of…)

A

The state of Yang

It dominates the function of the movement of the Blood via Lungs and Heart

32
Q

In the spring season, the pulse can become…

33
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In the summer season, the pulse can become…

34
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In the autumn season, the pulse can become…

35
Q

In the winter season, the pulse can become…

36
Q

The average pulse of an infant is…

37
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The average pulse of children is…

38
Q

Anger makes the pulse…

A

Wiry or rapid

39
Q

Joy makes the pulse…

40
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Grief makes the pulse…

41
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Fright makes the pulse…

42
Q

Melancholy makes the pulse…

43
Q

Fear makes the pulse…

A

Deep (submerged)

44
Q

In moist and warm regions, the pulse tends to be…

A

Soggy and slightly rapid

45
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In dry and cold regions, the pulse tends to be…

A

Deep and forceful

46
Q

The related organ for anger is

47
Q

The related organ for joy is

48
Q

The related organ for melancholy is

A

The spleen

49
Q

The related organ for grief is

50
Q

The related organ for fear is

A

The kidney

51
Q

The related organ for fright is

A

The gallbladder

52
Q

After eating or drinking, the pulse can becoming more…

53
Q

Spicy food can cause the pulse to become…

A

slightly rapid

54
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Consumption of alcohol prior to pulse diagnosis can cause the pulse to become…

A

Rapid and forceful

Oriental Diagnosis (10 decks)

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