Week 7 Pulse Flashcards by Haley Donovan

Left guan, cun, Chi

SI/ HT
GB/L
UB/Kd yin

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Right guan, cun, chi

LU/LI
SP/ST
(kd yang)
PC/SJ

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Superficial level
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:

QI and yang organs
or
exterior disease
or
heart and lungs

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Middle level
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:

State of BLOOD
or
SP/ST disease
or
SP/ST

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Deep
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:

YIN and the yin organs
or
Interior disease
or
Liver KD

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Lifting

gently lifting fingers to check strength of pulse at superficial level

Normal, floating, xu at this level

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Pressing

pressing for strength in middle and deep

Deep normal or xu

at deep level: Deep hollow hidden empty

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Searching

Pace- slow rapid fast

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Pushing

gently moving lateral to medial to interpret:
slippery, wiry, leather, tight, choppy, fine, minute,

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Rolling

moving fingers prox to distal to determine short, long, or moving

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factors to take into account for pulse taking

season, gender, occupation

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Normal pulse

Stomach qi
spirit
root

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Stomach qi

soft, calm, gentle

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Spirit

regular, soft

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Root

deep and 3rd

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6 step pulse taking

pulse as a whole
spirit, stomach, root
3 levels, 3 positions
strength
quality as whole
quality individually

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Floating

light pressure resting on artery

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Normal BPM 1-4

90 or more

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BPM 4-10

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BPM 10-16

78/80

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BPM 16-35

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BPM 35-50

72/70

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BPM 50+

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Floating (2)

Ext. Wind
Yin Xu

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Deep Feeling

Felt with heavy pressure felt near bone

Deep (2)

Int. pathogenic factor Yang Xu

Slow Feeling

3 beats per respiration cycle

Slow (3) Slow weak Full cold

Cold pattern Empty cold Full Cold

Rapid Feeling

more than 5 bpm in resp cycle

rapid (3) rapid full floating-empty rapid

heat full heat empty heat

empty

big but soft ssl strong pressure and its soft

empty (1)

qi xu

Full

full but hard and long

Full (3) full rapid full slow

full full heat full cold

Slippery feeling

smooth, round, slippery, slides under fingers

Slippery (4)

phlegm damp retention of food pregnancy

Choppy feeling

rough under fingers, jagged edge, changes rapidly in rate and quality

Choppy (2)

blood xu exhausted body fluids

Long feeling

longer than normal, slightly beyond normal position

Long (1)

heat

Short feeling

shorter space than normal

Short (2)

Severe qi xu Stomach qi xu

Overflowing feeling

feels big, extends beyond pulse position. Superficial and generally feels it overflows, like a river in a flood

Overflowing (2)

full heat empty heat

Fine feeling

thinner than normal

Fine (2)

blood xu damp with severe qi xu

Minute feeling

extremely thin, small, difficult

Minute (1)

severe xu of qi and blood

Tight feeling

pulse feels twisted like thick rope

Tight (5)

cold ext. cold int. full cold int. empty cold pain

Wiry feeling

taught like guitar strong, thinner, more taught and harder than tight

Wiry (3)

liver disharmony pain phlegm

Slowed down feeling

4 beats for each resp. cycle

Slowed down (1)

generally healthy

hollow feeling

superficial, middle not there, felt deep

hollow (2) hollow rapid

hemorrhage forthcoming hemorrhage

Leather feeling

hard and tight at superficial stretched like drum, felt empty at deep large pulse not thinn

Leather (2)

Severe xu of Kd essence Severe XU of Kd yin

Firm feeling

only at deep harder and wiry wiry deep feeling

firm (3)

blood stasis int. cold pain

Soggy feeling

only superficial, very soft and only slightly floating, disapears with stronger pressure

Soggy (3)

damp with qi xu yin xu essence xu

Weak feeling

cant be felt superficial, only deep. soft.

Weak (2)

yang xu Blood xu

Scattered feeling

small and superficial, instead of a wave its like broken dots, small dots

Scattered (3)

severe qi and bl xu severe kd qi xu serious conditon

Hidden feeling

As if hidden beneath bone, extreme deep

Hidden (1)

severe yang xu

Moving feeling

round shape like bean, short and trembles under finger. No definite shape, no head or tail, rising in center, shakey and slippery

Moving (2)

shock, anxiety, fright pain

Hasty feeling

rapid, stops at irregular intervals

hasty (3)

severe heat heart qi xu heart fire

Knotted feeling

slow and stops irregular intervals

Knotted (1)

cold with heart yang xu

Intermittent feeling

stops at irregular intervals

Intermittent (2)

serious issue internal organ heart pproblem western

hurried feeling

very rapid, agitated, urgent

hurried (1)

fire exhausting yin

Floating category (3)

floating hollow leather

Deep category (3)

deep firm hidden

Slow category (2)

slow knotted

Rapid category (4)

rapid hasty hurried moving

empty category (7)

empty weak fine minute soggy short scattered

Full category (5)

full overflowing wiry tight long

floating - deep- hidden- firm- leather

depth

slow- rapid- slowed down- hurried- moving

rate

empty- full- weak- scattered

strength

overflowing- fine- minute

size

long- short-moving

length

slippery-choppy- wiry - tight- moving- hollow - firm

shape

knotted - hasty - intermittent

rhythm