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Diagnosis by palpation includes what 2 elements?
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pulse examination & body palpation
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The three pulse examination locations are:
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Whole body method,
Three part method, Cunkou method |
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The Whole Body method has 3 main parts. They are:
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Upper part,
Middle part, Lower part |
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Taiyang, ermen, and juliao belong to which whole body method?
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Upper part
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Cunkou, shenmen, and hegu belong to which whole body method?
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Middle part
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Upper, middle, and lower belong to which part of the whole body method?
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Lower part
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True or False.
The 3 parts of the whole body pulse method can be divided into 3 subparts or 9 points. |
True
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True or False.
The Three Part Method is a simplification of the whole body method. |
True
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The three part method chooses how many points from each part?
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One spot
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Renying (ST-9) belongs to which part of the three part method?
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Upper part
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Is cunkou a point in the middle part of the three part method?
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NO, cunkou is not a point.
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Fuyang (ST-42) is a point in which part of the three part method?
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Lower part
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Which points do you use for pulse on the middle part of the three part method if you can't find anything on the cunkou?
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ST-9 and ST-42
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What is the main pulse method?
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Cunkou method
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True or False.
The meaning of cunkouse is "The length from thenar to the styloid process of radius is one cun." |
True
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True or False.
All visceral qi comes from stomach and is shown in cunkou. |
True
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What point can internal organs tell their vitality?
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Cunkou
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Deep pulse is what type of organs in the cunkou method?
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Zhang organs
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Superficial pulse is what type of organs in the cunkou method?
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Fu organs
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The Cun position on the left wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Heart / SI, PC/SJ
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The Guan position on the left wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Liver / GB
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The Chi position on the left wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Kidney / BL
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The Cun position on the right wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Lung / LI
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The Guan position on the right wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Spleen / ST
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The Chi position on the right wrist tells the vitality of which zhng /fu organs?
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Kidney / BL
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The pulse is stronger on which wrist?
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Left
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Which wrist pulse is considered the wife?
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Right
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Which wrist pulse is considered the husband?
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Left
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The best time for pulse-taking is?
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Dawn
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True or False
Yin & yang are normal an hour after you first wake up. |
False.
They are normal when you first wake up. |
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True or False
The pulse can be taken after the patient has rested for 20 minutes. |
False
15 minutes of rest |
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What principle should the doctor follow when taking the pulse?
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Principle of keeping vacancy and calm.
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The doctor's posture when taking the pulse is:
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Sit upright with the elbow and forearm flat on the table. Face the sides of the patient and avoid the position right opposite
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True or False
The patient can sit or lie on his back with the forearm stretched on the table or bed at the same level of the heart. The palm faces upward and the wrist is sustained by a soft pad. |
True
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True or False
The doctor uses his fingers to feel the patient's pulse in his right hand by the left hand and vice cersa. |
True
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What is used to palpate the pulse?
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The finger belly
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What fingers should be used to check the pulse on adults?
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Index finger, middle finger, and ring finger
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What fingers do you use for children below 3 years of age?
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Thumb ONLY
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The doctor places his fingers on the patient's wrist in what order?
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The middle finger first on the guan position at the medial side of the styloid process of the radius, then the index finger on the cun position, finally the ring finger is put on the chi position.
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How many fingers does the doctor put on an infant's cunkou?
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one finger
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True or False.
In pulse diagnosis, the doctor should put different strength on fingers to feel the pulse at different levels. |
True
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Touching pressing strength is
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Slight strength (gently)
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Seeking pressing strength is
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moderate strength
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Pressing strength is
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heavy strength
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General touching strength is
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three fingers.
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Single touching strength is
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one finger.
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The normal rate of pulse for an adult is how many beats per breath?
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4 to 5 beats per breath
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One breath is
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an inhale & an exhale.
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The duration for one pulse-taking is usually no less than the time of _______ pulse beats according to the Internal classic.
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50
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The frequency of a normal pulse is _____ to _____ beats per breath.
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4 to 5
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True or False.
In pulse diagnosis, the doctor should put different strength on fingers to feel the pulse at different levels. |
True
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Touching pressing strength is
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Slight strength (gently)
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Seeking pressing strength is
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moderate strength
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Pressing strength is
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heavy strength
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General touching strength is
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three fingers.
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Single touching strength is
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one finger.
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The normal rate of pulse for an adult is how many beats per breath?
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4 to 5 beats per breath
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One breath is
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an inhale & an exhale.
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The duration for one pulse-taking is usually no less than the time of _______ pulse beats according to the Internal classic.
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50
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The frequency of a normal pulse is _____ to _____ beats per breath.
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4 to 5
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True or False
The location of a normal pulse is neither floating nor deep. |
True
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The force of a normal pulse is ___________ and _______________.
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soft, forceful
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The rhythm of a normal pulse is ____________ intervals.
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equal
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True or False
A normal pulse should have full stomach qi. |
True
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True or False
The pulse with moderate force and unified rhythm in a soft vessel is considered as full vitality. |
True
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True or False
Both chi portions and the deep level of the pulse are the root which should be felt in the palpation with pressing. |
True
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The factors which can change the pulse within the normal range are:
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seasons, environment, sex, age, constitution, daily life, physiological variation, pregnancy & menstruation
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The normal pulse in the spring may be ____________ ______.
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slightly wiry
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True or False
Women's pulse is slightly softer and rapider than tat of men. |
True
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An infant has ____ to ____ beats per breath.
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7 to 8
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An oblique running pulse is located from _____ portion to dorsal radial region obliquely.
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chi
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An ectopic radial pulse is located on the ________ side of the radial bone.
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dorsal
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When women are in their menstrual or pregnant period, the pulse usually changes to _____________.
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slippery
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There are _____ kinds of abnormal pulses.
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28
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The pulse character of a floating (superficial) pulse is _______________________________.
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like wood floating in water.
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The clinical meaning of a superficial / floating & tight / tense pulse is
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exterior excess cold (exterior excess, cold attack)
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The clinical meaning of a superficial / floating & moderate pulse is
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exterior deficiency cold (exterior deficiency, wind attack)
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The clinical meaning of a superficial / floating and rapid pulse is
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exterior wind heat
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True or False
All 3 fingers should feel about the same type of pulse from their pressure points for a floating pulse. |
True
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The diagnosis of wind cold includes both ___________ __________ __________ and ________________ _________.
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superficial / floating and tense, superficial / floating and moderate pulses
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The pulse character of a green Chinese onion leaf identifies what abnormal pulse?
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Hollow pulse (Kou mai)
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The clinical meanings of Kou Mai are
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loss of blood and yin depletion
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The pulse character of the tympanic pulse (ge mai) is
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like touching the surface of a drum
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The clinical meaning of ge mai is
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blood deficiency and essence exhaustion. Similar to the clinical meaning of the Hollow Pulse.
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A scattered pulse (san mai) character is
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that it looks like the flower flying in the air without a trace.
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Clinical meaning of the scattered pulse is
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escaping of yang and floating of vital qi.
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True or False
A scattered pulse is not indicative of a severe problem. |
False
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A soggy pulse (ru mai) has a pulse character of
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cotton floating in the water. It is superficial.
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Clinical meanings of a soggy pulse are:
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dampness, deficiency of stomach qi (weakness) yin (thready & rapid pulse), and blood (thready pulse)
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True or False
The typical symptom for deficiency syndrome is dampness. |
True
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The Chinese name for soggy (soft) pulse is
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ru mai
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The Chinese name for a deep pulse is
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chen mai
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The pulse character of a deep pulse is that it is weak by touching and strong by pressing. It looks like the ________ in the bottom of the water.
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stone
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Clinical meaning of a deep pulse is
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interior
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A forceful and deep pulse indicates
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interior excess
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A weak and deep pulse indicates
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interior deficiency
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True or False
Deep pulse (chen mai) is the opposite of a floating pulse (fu mai). |
True
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A hidden pulse (fu mai) character is
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only by heavily pressing to the bone can the pulse be felt.
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The clinical meaning of a hidden pulse is
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interior
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True or False
A hidden pulse is deeper than the deep pulse. |
True
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A pulse characterized by hard, firm and fixed vessel which is located in the deep level is
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firm pulse (lao mai)
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The clinical meaning of a firm pulse (lao mai) is
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interior excess cold
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A firm pulse is often found when a patient has
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an abdominal mass, lumps, hernia, or tumor
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A pulse character of less than 4 beats per breath indicates a
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slow pulse (chi mai)
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The clinical meaning of a slow pulse is
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cold syndrome
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A slow & forceful pulse indicates
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excess cold
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A slow & weak pulse indicates
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deficient cold
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True or False
The frequency of the pulse can tell us the nature of the diseases. |
True
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A normal pulse is _____ to ____ beats per breath.
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4 to 5
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Another name for deficiency cold is
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yang deficiency
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A patient presents with a deep, forceful, and slow pulse. What is the diagnosis?
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interior excess cold
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Cold attack is also known as _________ ________ and _________ ________ _____.
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exterior excess, exterior excess cold
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The pulse rate for a moderate pulse (huan mai) is ____ beats per breath.
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4
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A moderate pulse moves ____________.
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smoothly
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The clinical meanings of a moderate pulse (huan mai) are:
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wind or dampness attack, a recovering condition
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Wind attack is also known as _________ ___________ _____ and __________ ___________.
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exterior deficiency cold, exterior deficiency
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A patient presenting with sweating, superficial, moderate pulse has
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wind attack
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A patient presenting with no sweating, superficial, tight or tense pulse has
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cold attack
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A choppy pulse (se mai) has a character of
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thready, irregular. The feeling of scraping a bamboo with a little knife.
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The primary clinical meaning of a choppy pulse (se mai) is
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blood stasis.
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Qi stagnation is more likely identified with a
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wiry pulse
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Phlegm or food rention is more likely identified with a
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slippery pulse
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Body fluid & blood deficiency are more likely identified with a
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thready pulse
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Dai mai is the Chinese name for a
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regular intermittent pulse
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Pulse character of Dai mai is
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a slow pulse with regular intermittence.
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Clinical meanings for dai mai are
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visceral exhaustion or expiring spleen qi
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Jie mai is the Chinese name for a
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knotted pulse
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Pulse character of jie mai is a
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slow pulse with irregular intermittence
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Cu mai is the Chinese name for
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abrupt pulse
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Pulse character of cu mai is a
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rapid pulse with irregular intermittence
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Shu mai is the Chinese name for
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rapid pulse.
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The pulse character of 6 to 7 beats per breath identifies
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rapid pulse (shu mai)
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Clinical meaning of a rapid pulse is
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heat
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A slow pulse indicates
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cold
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A rapid pulse indicates
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heat
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A superficial rapid pulse indicates
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exterior heat or wind heat
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A deep forceful rapid pulse indicates
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interior excess heat
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A patient presents with high fever, thirsty, sweating, and a deep forceful rapid pulse. What is the diagnosis?
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interior excess heat
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A thready rapid pulse indicates
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ying deficiency
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A forceful rapid pulse indicates
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yang deficiency
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The Chinese name for a swift pulse is
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ji mai
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The pulse rate of more than 7 beats per breath indicates
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heat and ji mai
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Another name for ji mai is
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running pulse
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A bouncing pulse is characterized by a rapid & slippery pulse. At the ______ portion, the pulsation is forceful and is like a _______ bouncing in the vessels.
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guan, bean
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Clinical meaning of a bouncing pulse is
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frightened (fear), pain, fever, and bleeding
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A weak pulse (xu mai) is characterized by:
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the vessel is thick & soft; The pulsation is forceless either lightly touched or heavyily pressed. When palpating, the vessel feels hollow. Weakness.
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Clinical meanings of a weak pulse (xu mai) are:
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deficiency; qi deficiency
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The Chinese name for a thready pulse is
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xi mai
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Xi mai pulse character is
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the vessel is think & soft like a thread
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Clinical meaning of a thready pulse (xi mai) is
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deficiency
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Xi means
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small
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Xi refers to the
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diameter of the pulse
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Xi mai can indicate what deficiencies?
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blood, yin, body fluid
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Wei mai is the Chinese name for
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a faint pulse
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The main character of a faint pulse is
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the vessel is extremely thin and soft. It seems to be felt or not be felt. If pressing, the vessel becomes vague.
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The clinical meaning of a faint pulse is
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yang exhaustion, heavy qi and blood deficiency
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Ruo mai is the Chinese name for a
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feeble pulse
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Ruo mai character is
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a soft, deep & thin pulse. It can only be felt in the deep level. If more strength is put, the pulse is vague
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Clinical meaning for a feeble pulse or ruo mai is
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yang, qi, and blood deficiency. Especially qi deficiency.
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