Week 9- Pulse Continued Flashcards
what do hollow and leather pulses have in common?
- empty vessel
- floating
- wide
with hollow pulse is the vessel soft or taut
soft= like green onion
with leather pulse is the vessel soft or taut
taut
what is the indication of hollow and leather pulse?
-blood loss or yin impairment
large and flooding pulse both have what indication?
excess heat
what is the difference between a large and flooding/surging pulse?
- large= waves comes evenly
- flooding/surging= waves come arrives strong and then fades
a large pulse indicates excess heat and +++++
yin or essence deficiency
excess and flooding pulses are excess or deficinecy
excess
the short pulse belongs to yin or yang
yin- indicates deficiency
the moving pulse belongs to yin or yang
yang - excess syndrome
a moderate pulse indicates what?
Sp/ST deficiency or normal
a slow pulse indicates what?
cold
wiry and taut pulses are excess or deficiency?
excess
between wiry and tight pulse- which one vibrates
tight- like a violin string that is too tight
wiry and tight pulse indicate what?
pain
a wiry pulse indicates what?
LV/GB disease, phlegm, malaria
- pain
- stress, anxiety, PMS
a tight pulse indicates what?
cold
pain
between soggy and frail pulse which one is superficial and which one is deep
soggy=superfiicial
frial=deep
soggy and frail pulses both indicate
qi and blood deficiency
what pulse is superficial, thin, and weak
soggy
which is a deeper pulse, submerged or hidden?
hidden
what pulse is deep, excess, wide, and forceful
firm/confined
a deep/submereed pulse indicates what?
interior syndrome
a hidden pulse indicates what?
obstruction/pain
a firm pulse indicates what?
excess cold, mass, hernia
which pulse is rapid with irregular pauses
rapi
which pulse is slow with irregular pauses
slow
which pulse is a normal rate with regular pauses (a rhythm to the pauses)
intermittent
abrupt/rapid pulse indicates
excess heat
-stagnation
a slow/knotted pulse indicates
cold stagnation
heart qi deficiency
what pulse is superficial without root, vague pulse wave, unethym rythm
scattered
pulse is extremely thin and weak independent of depth
faint= sever deficiency
Irregular menstruation pulse
- slightly sluggish or frail in the Chi position
- normal in the other two positions
Amenorrhea pulse
- Chi pulse= deficient, thin, and choppy= qi and blood deficiency.
- submerged, wiry, and choppy= excess
- slippery and intermittent= excess
pregnant pulse
slippery and rapid
causes for pulse/symptom disagreement
-Sudden onset • Mild illness • Internal obstruction • Coexistence of disease • Constitutional different
