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01/18/2010

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Term
5 Categories of Pulses
Definition

1. Abnormal Depth

2. Abnormal Rate

3. Abnormal Arrival Force

4. Irregualr Rhythm

5. Abnormal Form

Term
Two Principles of the Abnormal Depth Category
Definition

1. Floating

2. Deep

Term
Characteristic of an abnormal Depth Floating Pulse
Definition
Characteristic: Obtainable with light pressing
Term
5 Pulse Names of an Abnormal Floating Pulse
Definition
  1. Floating 
  2.  Scallion stalk
  3.  Soggy
  4. Scattered 
  5. Drumskin
Term
What is the pulse image of an Abnormal Flaoting pulse
Definition
clearly Felt with light pressing, somewhat weak with heavy pressing
Term
What is the Governing Disease of an Abnormal Depth Floating pulse
Definition
Exterior Patterns
Term
What is the pulse image of an Abnormal Floating Scallion Stalk Pulse
Definition
Floating and large with an empty center, like a scallion center
Term
What is the Governing Disease of an Abnormal Depth Scallion Stalk Pulse
Definition
Blood Loss, Yin damage
Term
What is the pulse image of an Abnormal Floating soggy pulse
Definition
Floating, fine and soft
Term
What is the Governing disease of an abnormal depth floating soggy pulse
Definition
Governs vacuity, damp
Term
What is the pulse image of an abnormal depth floating scattered pulse
Definition
Flaoting, scattered w/o root,disappears with pressing
Term
What is the the governing disease of an abnormal depth floating scattered pulse
Definition
Scattering of original qi, imminent expiry of the bowels and viscera qi
Term
what is the pulse image of an abnormal depth floating drumskin pulse
Definition
Flaoting under the finger, hollow center and hard outside
Term
what is the Governing disease of an abnormal depth floating drumskin pulse
Definition
Essence Blood Vacuuity cold
Term
What is the characteristic of an Abnormal depth Deep Pulse
Definition
Begin to obtain w/ heavy pressing
Term
what are the 3 pulse names of a deep pulse
Definition
1. Deep
2. Hidden
3. Confined
Term
What is the pulse image of an abnormal deep - Deep pulse
Definition
Not Clear with light pressing, clear with heavy pressing
Term
What is the Governing disease of an abnormal Deep-deep pulse
Definition
Interior pattern, depression pattern, water swelling
Term
What is the pulse image of an abnormal depth Deep Hidden Pulse
Definition
Clear with heavy pressing, finally obtained when the bone is found
Term
What is the disease pattern of an abnormal depth deep hidden pulse
Definition
Blocked evil invasion pattern, extreme pain, yang debility
Term
What is the pulse characteristic of an abnormal depth Confined pulse
Definition
Replete, large, string-like and long with heavy pressing.
Term
What is the Governing disease pattern of an abnormal depth deep confined pulse
Definition
Cold accumulation flourishing internallly, shan, accumulations and conglomerations
Term
2 Principles of an abnormal rate pulse
Definition

Either

  1. Slow

Or

 

2. Rapid

Term
The characteristic of an abnormal pulse that is slow
Definition
The pulse arrives slowly
Term
3 Pulse names of an abnormal rate slow pulse
Definition
  1. Slow
  2. Moderate
  3. Rough
Term

Pulse image of an abnormal rate slow-slow pulse

 

Definition
In one breath the pulse does not come four times
Term
Governing disease of an abnormal rate slow-slow pulse
Definition
Cold Pattern
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal rate pulse that is moderate
Definition
Four beats in one breath, pulse arrives leisurely
Term
Governing disease pattern of an abnormal rate slow pulse that is rough
Definition
Arrives roughly, slowly and stagnating, like a light knife scraping bamboo
Term
Governing Disease pattern of an abnormal rate slow pulse that is rough
Definition
Essence damage, blood depletion, qi stagnation, blood stasis
Term
the characteristic of an abnormal rate rapid pulse
Definition
Pulse arrives rapidly
Term
3 pulse names of an abnormal rate rapid pulse
Definition
  1. Rapid
  2. Stirred
  3. Slippery
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal rate rapid-rapid pulse
Definition

4 beats in one breath

(racing is 7 or more beats in one breath)

Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal rate rapid-rapid
Definition
Heat Pattern (Racing pulsegoverns extreme, yin exhaustion floating yang)
Term
What is the pulse image of an abnormal rate rapid stirred pulse
Definition
pulse jumps like a bean , slippery, rapid and with force
Term
governing disease of an abnormal rate rapid stirred pulse
Definition
pain pattern, palipation patttern
Term
pulse image of abnormal rate rapid slippery pulse
Definition
arrives smoothly, the the fingers feel roundness and slipperiness
Term
Governing disease of an abnormal rate rapid slippery pulse
Definition
Phlegm food accumulation repletion heat
Term
2 principles of an abnormal arrival force pulse
Definition
  1. Vacuous

or

 

2. Replete

Term
Characteristic of an abnormal arrival force vacuous pulse
Definition
Pulse arrives w/o force
Term

3 pulse names of a vacuous arrival pulse

 

Definition
  1. Vacuous
  2. Faint
  3. Weak
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival vacuous-vacuous pulse
Definition
Lacks force, empty and vacuous with pressure
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival vacuous faint pulse
Definition
extremely fine, extremely soft, sometimes present sometimes not
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival vacuous weak pulse
Definition
deep fine without force
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal arrival vacuous faint pulse
Definition
insufficiency of qi and blood
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival vacuous weak pulse
Definition
deep fine without force
Term
Characteristic of an abnormal arrival replete pulse
Definition
Pulse arrives with force
Term
3 pulse name of abnormal arrival replete pulse
Definition
  1. replete
  2. tight
  3. surging
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival replete-replete pulse
Definition
Forceful w/ touching and pressing
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal arrival replete-replete pulse
Definition
repletion pattern, heat pattern
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal arrival replete-replete pulse
Definition
repletion pattern, heat pattern
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival replete tight pulse
Definition
pulse arrives tightly with force like a twisted rope
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal arrival replete tight pulse
Definition
Cold Pain, food storage
Term
Pulse image of an abnormal arrival replete surging pulse
Definition
pulse arrives like waves. arrives flourishing, departing debilitated
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal arrival replete Surging pulse
Definition
Flourishing heat
Term
Characteristic of an irregular rhythm pulse
Definition
Stopping within beats
Term
Characteristic of an irregular rhythm pulse
Definition
Stopping within beats
Term
3 pulse names of irregular rhythm pulses
Definition
  1. Skipping
  2. Bound
  3. Regularly Intermittent
Term
Pulse image of an irregular skipping pulse
Definition
Pusle arrives rapidly, sometimes there is a stop, stops are irregular
Term
Governing disease of an irregular rhythm skipping pulse
Definition
Flourishing yang repletion heat, phlegm flourishing, food stagnation
Term
Pulse image of an irregular Bound pulse
Definition
Pulse arrives moderate to slow, sometimes there is a stop, stops are irregular
Term
Pulse image for an abnormal form large pulse
Definition
pulse is large and full, location is broad
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal form large pulse
Definition
with force governs the entrance of disease,lacking of forceoutwardfloating of yang vacuity
Term
Pulse image for an abnormal form fine pulse
Definition
pulse is fine like thread clearly felt
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal form Fine pulse
Definition
vacuity taxation detriment with yin vacuity as primary, governs damp
Term
Pulse image for an abnormal form long pulse
Definition
Tail is long and straight, longer than the original location
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal form long pulse
Definition
surplus of yang qi with repletion pattern
Term
Pulse image for an abnormal form short pulse
Definition
Tail is short does not reach original position
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal form Short pulse
Definition
with force governs qi depression, lacking force governs qi injury
Term
Pulse image for an abnormal form string-like pulse
Definition
straight and long like pressing on the string of a "qin"
Term
Governing Disease of an abnormal form String-like pulse
Definition
liver gallbladder disease, pain pattern, phlegm Rheum
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