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Pulse Indications Flashcards

1
Q

What pulse is felt with light pressure, higher than normal and less perceptible at the middle and deep levels?

A

Floating pulse

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2
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Pin Yin for Floating pulse

A

Fu Mai

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3
Q

A pulse that is floating and tight indicates…

A

Wind cold

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4
Q

A pulse that is floating and rapid indicates…

A

Wind heat

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5
Q

A pulse that is floating at the superficial level and empty at the deep level indicates…

A

Yin Deficiency

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6
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What pulse is distinct only at the 3rd level when heavy pressure is applied?

A

Deep (sinking) pulse

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7
Q

Pin yin for deep pulse…

A

Chen Mai

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8
Q

A Deep (sinking) pulse indicates…

A

Interior condition

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9
Q

A pulse that is deep and full indicates…

A

Pathogenic factor deep in the interior

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10
Q

A pulse that is deep and weak indicates…

A

Def of Qi and Yang

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11
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Which pulse has fewer than 4 beats per respiration?

A

Slow pulse

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12
Q

Pin yin for slow pulse

A

Chi Mai

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13
Q

A slow pulse indicates…

A

Cold pattern

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14
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A pulse that is slow and full indicates…

A

Excess cold

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15
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A pulse that is slow and weak indicates…

A

Deficiency cold

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16
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Which pulse has more than 5 beats per respiration?

A

Rapid pulse

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17
Q

Pin yin for Rapid pulse

A

Shu Mai

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18
Q

A rapid pulse indicates…

A

Heat pattern

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19
Q

A pulse that is rapid and full indicates…

A

Excess heat

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20
Q

A pulse that is rapid and thin indicates…

A

Yin deficiency

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21
Q

Which pulse is a big pulse but soft and without strength, and it can feel like a “balloon partially filled with water”?

A

Empty pulse

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22
Q

Pin Yin for Empty pulse

A

Xu Mai

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23
Q

What does an Empty (deficient, vacuous) pulse indicate?

A

Qi deficiency

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24
Q

Which pulse is big, strong and pounding against the fingers at all 3 depths?

A

Full pulse

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25
Q

Pin Yin for Full pulse

A

Shi Mai

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26
Q

A Full pulse indicates…

A

Excess pattern

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27
Q

A pulse that is full and rapid indicates…

A

Excess heat

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28
Q

A pulse that is full and slow indicates…

A

Excess cold

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29
Q

Which pulse extends beyond the pulse position and arrives like waves bc it arrives flourishing but departs debilitated?

A

Surging (flooding, overflowing) pulse

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30
Q

Pin Yin for Overflowing pulse

A

Hong Mai

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31
Q

A Surging (flooding, overflowing) pulse indicates…

A

Extreme heat
Frequently appears during a fever but can appear with chronic interior heat.

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32
Q

A pulse that is Surging (overflowing) but empty on pressure indicates…

A

Yin deficiency

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33
Q

A thin (thready, fine) pulse indicates…

A
  • Blood deficiency
  • Dampness with severe Qi deficiency
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34
Q

Pin Yin for thin fine pulse

A

Xi Mai

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35
Q

Which pulse is thinner than normal, like fine thread but distinct?

A

Thin (fine, thready) pulse

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36
Q

Which pulse feels like a smooth ball bearing covered in viscous fluid, that slides under the fingers?

A

Slippery pulse

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37
Q

Pin Yin for Slippery pulse

A

Hua Mai

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38
Q

A slippery (rolling) pulse indicates?

A

-Phlegm
-Dampness
-Retained food
-Pregnancy

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39
Q

Which pulse is uneven, rough and sometimes irregular?

A

Choppy pulse

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40
Q

Pin Yin for Choppy pulse

A

Se Mai

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41
Q

A choppy pulse indicates…

A

-Blood Def
-Exhaustion of Body fluids

42
Q

Which pulse is taut feeling, like a guitar string, but thinner and harder than the tight pulse? It can be thin and long with no fluidity or wavelike qualities?

A

Wiry pulse

43
Q

Pin yin for Wiry pulse

A

Xian Mai

44
Q

A wiry pulse indicates…

A

-Pain
-LV/GB disharmony
-Phlegm

45
Q

Which pulse is fuller and more elastic than the Wiry pulse, but vibrating and urgent?

A

Tight pulse

46
Q

Pin Yin for the tight pulse

A

Jin Mai

47
Q

A tight pulse indicates…

A

-Cold
-Pain
-Stagnation

48
Q

Which pulse is felt only at the superficial level, and disappears when a stronger pressure is applied to the deep level?

A

Soggy (soft) pulse

49
Q

Pin Yin for Soggy pulse

A

Ru Mai

50
Q

A soggy (soft) pulse indicates…

A

-Yin Def
-Essence Def
-Damp w/ Qi def

51
Q

Which pulse is thin, empty, floating, extremely soft, and less clear than the thin pulse?

A

Soggy (soft) pulse

52
Q

Which pulse is soft, thin, only felt at the deep level?

A

Weak pulse

53
Q

Pin yin for weak pulse

A

Ruo Mai

54
Q

A weak pulse indicates…

A

-Yang deficiency
-Blood deficiency

55
Q

Which pulse is rapid pulse and skips beats irregularly?

A

Hasty (abrupt, hurried) pulse

56
Q

Pin Yin for Hasty pulse

A

Cu Mai

57
Q

A hasty (abrupt, hurried) pulse indicates…

A

-Severe heat
-HT Qi def
-HT fire

58
Q

Which pulse is slow, and skips beats irregularly?

A

Knotted pulse

59
Q

Pin Yin for Knotted pulse

A

Jie Mai

60
Q

A knotted pulse indicates…

A

Cold with HT Yang def

61
Q

Which pulse skips more beats than a Hasty or Knotted pulse, but in a regular pattern?

A

Intermittent pulse

62
Q

Pin Yin for Intermittent pulse

A

Dai Mai

63
Q

An intermittent pulse indicates…

A

-Serious problem in internal organ
-HT problem (from a western medical perspective)

64
Q

A Long pulse indicates…

A

Heat pattern

65
Q

Which pulse is perceptible beyond the 1st and 3rd positions?

A

Long pulse

66
Q

Pin Yin for Long pulse

A

Chang Mai

67
Q

A short pulse indicates…

A

-Severe Qi def
-ST Qi Def
-Possibly Yang Def

68
Q

Pin Yin for Short pulse

A

Duan Mai

69
Q

Which pulse does not fill the 3 positions and is usually only felt in one position?

A

Short pulse

70
Q

Which pulse is extremely fine and soft but lacks the clarity of the thin pulse?

A

Minute (faint) pulse

71
Q

Pin Yin for the Minute pulse

A

Wei Mai

72
Q

A minute (faint) pulse indicates…

A

Extreme deficiency of Qi and Blood

73
Q

Which pulse has normal depth, speed, strength and width and 4 beats each respiration?

A

Moderate pulse

74
Q

A moderate pulse indicates…

A

Healthy, balanced pulse

75
Q

Which pulse feels like pressing the stem of a green onion?

A

Hollow pulse

76
Q

Pin Yin for Hollow pulse

A

Kou Mai

77
Q

Which pulse is felt at the superficial level but if pressed is empty in the middle and found again at the deep level?

A

Hollow pulse

78
Q

A hollow pulse indicates…

A

Blood deficiency, hemorrhage

79
Q

A hollow, rapid pulse indicates…

A

Forthcoming hemorrhage

80
Q

Which pulse feels hard and tight at the superficial level, but completely empty at the deep level? It is a large pulse, not thin

A

Leather pulse

81
Q

Pin Yin for leather pulse

A

Ge Mai

82
Q

A leather (drumskin) pulse indicates…

A

-Severe deficiency of KD essence
-Severe deficiency of KD yin

83
Q

A confined (firm) pulse indicates…

A

-Blood stasis
-Interior cold
-Pain

84
Q

Pin Yin for Confined/Firm pulse

A

Lao Mai

85
Q

Which pulse is felt only at the deep level and feels hard and wiry?

A

Confined (firm) pulse

86
Q

Scattered pulse

A

-Severe Qi and blood def
-Severe KD Qi def
-Serious condtion

87
Q

Pin Yin for scattered pulse

A

San Mai

88
Q

Feels very small and superficial, feels broken into small dots, floating, big and weak

A

Scattered pulse

89
Q

A hidden pulse indicates…

A

Severe yang deficiency

90
Q

Pin Yin for Hidden pulse

A

Fu Mai

91
Q

Which pulse feels as if it is hidden beneath the bone, very deep and difficult to feel?

A

Hidden pulse

92
Q

Which pulse has a round shape, is short and trembles under the finger?

A

Moving (spinning bean) pulse

93
Q

Pin Yin for Moving pulse

A

Dong Mai

94
Q

A moving (spinning bean) pulse indicates…

A

-Shock, fright, anxiety,
-Pain pattern

95
Q

Which pulse is very rapid, but feels agitated or urgent?

A

Hurried pulse

96
Q

Pin Yin for hurried pulse

A

Ji Mai

97
Q

A hurried pulse indicates…

A

Fire exhausting Yin

98
Q

Which pulse is broad in diameter and distinct, large and full?

A

Big Pulse

99
Q

Pin Yin for big pulse

A

Da Mai

100
Q

A big pulse indicates…

A

Heat in ST or intestines

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