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TCM Diagnosis Maciocia Textbook > Qiao Yi pulses > Flashcards

Qiao Yi pulses Flashcards

1
Q

simple pulse

A

only one component

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2
Q

pulse qualities

A 
depth
rate
strength (forceful/forceless)
width
length
shape
rhythm
vibration
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3
Q

pulse felt with a light touch

but loses force with increased pressure

A

floating

superficial

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4
Q

pulse felt only deeply
beneath the muscle level
but atop the bone

A

submerged
deep
sunken
sinking

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5
Q

pulse is deeper than deep

fingers will need to push the tendons away to find the pulse atop the bone

A

hidden

very deep

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6
Q

over 5 beats per breath, 90-140 bpm

A

rapid

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7
Q

over 7 beats per breath, or over 140 bpm

A

racing
hurried
urgent
swift

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8
Q

less than 3 beats per breath, or less than 60 bpm

A

slow

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9
Q

pulse is strong and forceful against the fingers at all depths

A

excessive
full
replete

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10
Q

pulse is weak and forceless at all 3 depths

A

deficient
empty
vacuous

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11
Q

pulse is wider than normal

A

large

big

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12
Q

pulse is thinner than normal

A

thin
fine
thready
(opposite of big, large pulse)

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13
Q

pulse exceeds beyond the distal and proximal positions

A

long

long and straight

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14
Q

pulse can only be felt at one or two positions

A

short

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15
Q

pulse comes and goes smoothly

A

slippery

rolling

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16
Q

pulse misses a beat on a regular basis

A

consistently irregular
intermittent
regularly intermittent

17
Q

complex pulses

A

pulse in which more than one component is pathological, typically combinations of two or more simple pulses

18
Q

irregular speed, amplitude, shape or strength

overall inconsistent feeling to the pulse

A

choppy
rough
hesitant
sluggish

19
Q

superficial/floating
forceful
wide
arrives stronger than it leaves

A

flooding
overflowing
surging

20
Q

fast
short
slippery
forceful in the middle (guan) position

A

moving
stirring
spinning bean
bouncing

21
Q

fast

irregular rhythm

A

rapid irregular

hasty, abrupt, skipping

22
Q

slow

irregular rhythm

A

slow irregular

knotted/bound

23
Q

floating/superficial
forceless
thin

A

soggy
soft
weak floating

24
Q

floating/superficial
forceless
wide

A

scattered

dissipated

25
Q

very thin
forceless
vague shape

A

faint

minute

26
Q

deep
thin
forceless

A

frail

weak

27
Q

floating/superficial
wide
forceless at the middle depth

A

hollow

scallion stalk

28
Q 
floating/superficial
partially deep
wide
taut superficially
forceless at middle depth
A

leather
drumskin
tympanic

29
Q

forceful
long
flat
taut

A 
wiry
string-taut
taut
string -like
bowstring
30
Q

forceful
taut
vibrating

A

tight

tense

31
Q 
deep
wide
long 
taut
forceful
A

confined

firm

32
Q

slow to touch but not by the clock

A

moderate
slowed down
lax
leisurely

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