Pulse Dx

Question 1

Felt with light pressing.

Answer 1

Floating/Superficial

Question 2

Ext. invasion, severe interior Qi xu, Yin xu

Answer 2

Floating/Superficial

Question 3

felt only at the superficial level. Very soft and only slightly floating.

Answer 3

Soggy/soft

Question 4

Qi xu w/ damp, yin xu, essence xu

Answer 4

Soggy/soft

Question 5

felt at the superficial level. Feels big but empty on slightly stronger pressure. Soft

Answer 5

empty

Question 6

Qi & blood xu/Qi xu w/ dampness

Answer 6

empty

Question 7

feels hard and tight at the superficial level and stretched like a drum. Feels completely empty at the deep level. Pulse is full, not thin.

Answer 7

Leather

Question 8

Severe KD essence or KD yin xu

Answer 8

Leather

Question 9

feels very small, relatively superficial. NO WAVE. Feels broken in small dots

Answer 9

scattered

Question 10

severe xu of blood/Qi or KD Qi, serious condition

Answer 10

scattered

Question 11

felt at the superficial level. Disappears with slightly harder pressure. Felt again at the deep level with a stronger pressure. Empty in the middle

Answer 11

hollow

Question 12

hemorrhage, forthcoming hemorrhage if rapid

Answer 12

hollow

Question 13

Felt with a heavy pressure of the fingers and is felt near the bone

Answer 13

deep

Question 14

interior, Qi or blood stasis (excess) or yang xu (weak)

Answer 14

deep

Question 15

felt only at the deep level and it feels hard and rather wiry

Answer 15

confined/firm

Question 16

blood stasis, interior cold (if slow), pain

Answer 16

confined/firm

Question 17

feels as if it were hidden beneath the bone

Answer 17

hidden

Question 18

severe yang xu

Answer 18

hidden

Question 19

extends slightly beyond the normal pulse position

Answer 19

long

Question 20

heat

Answer 20

long

Question 21

superficial and generally it feels as if it overflows the normal pulse channel. Also extends beyond the normal pulse positions

Answer 21

surging/overflowing

Question 22

excess heat injuring the body fluids

Answer 22

surging/overflowing

Question 23

occupies a shorter space then the normal pulse position

Answer 23

short

Question 24

severe Qi xu, ST Qi Xu

Answer 24

short

Question 25

five beats per breath

Answer 25

rapid

Question 26

excess or xu (+empty) heat

Answer 26

rapid

Question 27

rapid and stops at irregular intervals

Answer 27

hasty/abrupt

Question 28

HT Qi xu or HT fire

Answer 28

hasty abrupt

Question 29

very rapid, agitated, urgent

Answer 29

hurried

Question 30

heat consuming yin

Answer 30

hurried

Question 31

normal in depth, speed, strength and width

Answer 31

moderate/slowed down

Question 32

generally a healthy pulse

Answer 32

moderate

Question 33

3 beats/breath

Answer 33

slow

Question 34

excess (strong) or Deficiency (weak) cold

Answer 34

slow

Question 35

slow and stops at irregular intervals

Answer 35

knotted

Question 36

HT blood stasis or Yang xu

Answer 36

knotted

Question 37

Feels full, rather hard & long

Answer 37

full/excess

Question 38

Excess

Answer 38

full/excess

Question 39

thinner than normal, doesn't fill the vessel

Answer 39

thready/thin

Question 40

Qi, blood or yin xu

Answer 40

thready/thin

Question 41

extremely thin, small and difficult to feel. Doesn't fill the vessel

Answer 41

minute

Question 42

severe Qi & blood xu

Answer 42

minute

Question 43

feels smooth, rounded, slippery as if it were oily, slides under the fingers

Answer 43

slippery/rolling

Question 44

Phlegm accumulation, damp or full, phlegm or damp with Qi xu, normal during pregnancy

Answer 44

slippery/rolling

Question 45

feels rough under the finger instead of smooth pulse wave. Feels as if it has a jagged edge

Answer 45

choppy/hesitant

Question 46

blood xu or body fluid exhaustion due to profuse sweating or vomiting

Answer 46

choppy/hesitant

Question 47

feels taut like a guitar string, is thinner, more taut and harder than a tight pulse, really hits the fingers

Answer 47

wiry/string-taut

Question 48

LV disharmony, pain or phlegm

Answer 48

wiry/string-taut

Question 49

feels twisted like a thick rope

Answer 49

tight/tense

Question 50

cold, exterior cold (+floating), interior cold (+full, deep), interior empty cold (+weak, deep), pain

Answer 50

tight/tense

Question 51

round and shaped like a bean. It is short and trembles under the finger, having no head or tail, it just rises in the center and feels as if its shaking and is also somewhat slippery

Answer 51

moving/stirred/spinning bean

Question 52

shock, fright, anxiety, pain

Answer 52

moving/stirred/spinning bean