Pulse Indications Flashcards
What pulse is felt with light pressure, higher than normal and less perceptible at the middle and deep levels?
Floating pulse
Pin Yin for Floating pulse
Fu Mai
A pulse that is floating and tight indicates…
Wind cold
A pulse that is floating and rapid indicates…
Wind heat
A pulse that is floating at the superficial level and empty at the deep level indicates…
Yin Deficiency
What pulse is distinct only at the 3rd level when heavy pressure is applied?
Deep (sinking) pulse
Pin yin for deep pulse…
Chen Mai
A Deep (sinking) pulse indicates…
Interior condition
A pulse that is deep and full indicates…
Pathogenic factor deep in the interior
A pulse that is deep and weak indicates…
Def of Qi and Yang
Which pulse has fewer than 4 beats per respiration?
Slow pulse
Pin yin for slow pulse
Chi Mai
A slow pulse indicates…
Cold pattern
A pulse that is slow and full indicates…
Excess cold
A pulse that is slow and weak indicates…
Deficiency cold
Which pulse has more than 5 beats per respiration?
Rapid pulse
Pin yin for Rapid pulse
Shu Mai
A rapid pulse indicates…
Heat pattern
A pulse that is rapid and full indicates…
Excess heat
A pulse that is rapid and thin indicates…
Yin deficiency
Which pulse is a big pulse but soft and without strength, and it can feel like a “balloon partially filled with water”?
Empty pulse
Pin Yin for Empty pulse
Xu Mai
What does an Empty (deficient, vacuous) pulse indicate?
Qi deficiency
Which pulse is big, strong and pounding against the fingers at all 3 depths?
Full pulse
Pin Yin for Full pulse
Shi Mai
A Full pulse indicates…
Excess pattern
A pulse that is full and rapid indicates…
Excess heat
A pulse that is full and slow indicates…
Excess cold
Which pulse extends beyond the pulse position and arrives like waves bc it arrives flourishing but departs debilitated?
Surging (flooding, overflowing) pulse
Pin Yin for Overflowing pulse
Hong Mai
A Surging (flooding, overflowing) pulse indicates…
Extreme heat
Frequently appears during a fever but can appear with chronic interior heat.
A pulse that is Surging (overflowing) but empty on pressure indicates…
Yin deficiency
A thin (thready, fine) pulse indicates…
- Blood deficiency
- Dampness with severe Qi deficiency
Pin Yin for thin fine pulse
Xi Mai
Which pulse is thinner than normal, like fine thread but distinct?
Thin (fine, thready) pulse
Which pulse feels like a smooth ball bearing covered in viscous fluid, that slides under the fingers?
Slippery pulse
Pin Yin for Slippery pulse
Hua Mai
A slippery (rolling) pulse indicates?
-Phlegm
-Dampness
-Retained food
-Pregnancy
Which pulse is uneven, rough and sometimes irregular?
Choppy pulse
Pin Yin for Choppy pulse
Se Mai