Pulse

Question 1

qi xu

blood xu

Answer 1

deficient (Xu)

Question 2

pulse name: only on superficial level; soft and slightly floating; disappears when stronger pressure applied to feel deep level

Answer 2

soggy (ru)

Question 3

pulse name: only felt at deep level; hard and wiry

Answer 3

firm (lao)

Question 4

right guan position indicates

Answer 4

SP/ST

Question 5

pulse name: longer than normal; extends beyond normal pulse position

Answer 5

long (chang)

Question 6

right cun position indicates

Answer 6

LU/LI

Question 7

severe heat
HT fire
HT qi xu
excess pathogen
stasis

Answer 7

skipping (Cu - same as hasty)

Question 8

pulse name: full, hard, long

Answer 8

excessive (shi)

Question 9

heat
excess
normal

Answer 9

long (Chang)

Question 10

hemorrhage

serious loss of blood, body fluid

Answer 10

hollow (Kou)

Question 11

pulse name: very small, relatively superficial; as if ‘broken’ in small dots

Answer 11

scattered (san)

Question 12

severe yang xu
pain
loss of consciousness
pathogen blockage

Answer 12

hidden (Fu)

very deep

Question 13

sp xu
dampness
healthy

Answer 13

moderate (Huan)

Question 14

pulse name: hard and tight at superficial level; leathery; completely empty at deep level; large, not thin

Answer 14

drumskin (ge)

Question 15

pulse name: taut like a guitar string; thinner, more taut, and harder than a tight pulse

Answer 15

wiry (xian)

Question 16

left guan position indicates

Answer 16

LV/GB

Question 17

heat (full or empty)

yang xu floating upwards

Answer 17

rapid (Shuo)

Question 18

qi xu

qi stagnation

Answer 18

short (Duan)

Question 19

pulse name: stops at regular intervals

Answer 19

intermittent (dai)

Question 20

pulse name: felt w/ light pressure of fingers, just resting fingers on artery

Answer 20

floating (fu)

Question 21

external wind
yin xu
yang xu floating upwards
fall/autumn

Answer 21

floating (Fu)

Question 22

normal pulse for summer

Answer 22

full

Question 23

LV/GB disharmony
pain
phlegm
spring
seniors
stasis

Answer 23

wiry (Xuan/Xian)

Question 24

cold (full or empty)
extreme heat
athlete

Answer 24

slow (Chi)

Question 25

``` phlegm damp food retention pregnancy excess heat children ```

Answer 25

slippery (Hua)

Question 26

normal pulse for winter

Answer 26

deep

Question 27

pulse name: rough under finger, as if it had a jagged edge

Answer 27

choppy (se)

Question 28

pulse name: big, extends beyond pulse position; superficial, overflowing

Answer 28

full (hong)

Question 29

pulse name: hasty, rapid, stops at irregular intervals

Answer 29

skipping (cu)

Question 30

blood stasis | pain

Answer 30

firm (Lao) | very deep

Question 31

severe qi and blood xu severe KI qi xu original qi exhaustion serious

Answer 31

scattered (San)

Question 32

cold (exterior or interior) | pain

Answer 32

tight (Jin)

Question 33

pulse name: smooth, rounded, slippery to touch, as if it were oily; slides under the fingers

Answer 33

slippery (hua)

Question 34

pulse name: only felt w/ heavy pressure of fingers, felt near bone

Answer 34

deep (chen)

Question 35

KI essence xu KI yin xu blood loss

Answer 35

drum-skin (Ge - same as leather)

Question 36

pulse name: occupies shorter space than normal pulse position

Answer 36

short (duan)

Question 37

pulse name: extremely thin, small, difficult to feel; minute

Answer 37

feeble (wei)

Question 38

pulse name: rapid, agitated, urgent

Answer 38

racing (ji)

Question 39

blockage (qi, blood, phlegm, cold) | qi or blood xu

Answer 39

knotted (Jie)

Question 40

normal pulse for fall

Answer 40

floating

Question 41

left cun position indicates

Answer 41

HT/SI

Question 42

left chi position indicates

Answer 42

KI yin/BL

Question 43

pulse name: >5 beats per respiration cycle

Answer 43

rapid (shu)

Question 44

HT organ problem trauma excess emotions internal organ problem

Answer 44

intermittent (Dai) | stops regularly

Question 45

full heat | empty heat

Answer 45

full (Hong)

Question 46

dampness w/ qi xu yin xu essence xu

Answer 46

soggy (Ru - same as soft)

Question 47

blood stasis blood xu exhaustion of blood, body fluid, essence

Answer 47

choppy (Se)

Question 48

right chi position indicates

Answer 48

KI yang/L. jiao

Question 49

slow pulse rate is defined by

Answer 49

<4 bpb or <60 bpm

Question 50

pulse name: cannot be felt at superficial, only deep level; soft

Answer 50

weak (ruo)

Question 51

pulse name: slow, stops at irregular intervals

Answer 51

knotted (jie)

Question 52

normal pulse is defined by

Answer 52

4-5 bpb or 72 bpm

Question 53

pulse name: as if hidden beneath bone; very deep and difficult to feel

Answer 53

hidden (fu)

Question 54

severe qi and blood xu deficiency emergency collapse

Answer 54

feeble (Wei - same as minute/faint)

Question 55

``` collapse of original qi severe heat HT fire HT qi xu excess pathogen stasis ```

Answer 55

racing (Ji)

Question 56

shock, anxiety, pain, fright

Answer 56

moving (Dong)

Question 57

pulse name: big but soft; big but empty on slightly stronger pressure

Answer 57

deficient (xu)

Question 58

pulse name: 4 beats per respiration cycle

Answer 58

moderate (huan)

Question 59

``` full pattern (heat or cold) summer yang xu floating upwards ```

Answer 59

excessive (Shi)

Question 60

rapid pulse is defined by

Answer 60

5-6 bpb or 90-120 bpm

Question 61

deficiency of qi, blood, yin, or yang | blockage (damp, cold, pain)

Answer 61

thready (Xi - same as fine)

Question 62

normal pulse for spring

Answer 62

wiry

Question 63

excess syndrome excess heat EPI heat disease

Answer 63

forceful (You Li)

Question 64

yang xu | blood xu

Answer 64

weak (Ruo)

Question 65

pulse name: round shape like a bean; 'trembles' under finger; no definite shape, just rising up in the centre; as if shaking and somewhat slippery

Answer 65

moving (dong)

Question 66

pulse name: thinner than normal

Answer 66

thready (xi)

Question 67

disease developing yang floating outwards healthy

Answer 67

large (Da - same as big)

Question 68

pulse name: empty in the middle; felt at superficial and deep levels but not in the middle

Answer 68

hollow (kou)

Question 69

racing pulse is defined by

Answer 69

7-8 bpb or >140 bpm

Question 70

pulse name: 3 beats per respiration cycle

Answer 70

slow (chi)

Question 71

moderate pulse is defined by

Answer 71

4 bpb or 60-70 bpm

Question 72

hyperactivity of yang due to yin xu

Answer 72

forceless (Wu Li)

Question 73

interior pathogen yang xu obese winter

Answer 73

deep (Chen)

Question 74

pulse name: twisted like a thick rope

Answer 74

tight (jin)