Pulse

Front 1

A floating pulse indicates an illness in________________

Back 1

in the exterior and is mostly seen in the initial stages of an exogenous illness.

Front 2

A floating but forceless pulse indicates an illness of ________

Back 2

deficiency in the exterior, mainly a contagious febrile illness with much sweating, or attack by exogenous evil in physical condition of
Yang deficiency.

Front 3

A floating but forceful pulse indicates ____________________

Back 3

an illness of strength in the exterior, mainly a contagious febrile illness without sweating.

Front 4

A tight floating pulse suggests an ____________________

Back 4

exogenous Cold illness in the exterior.

Front 5

The principal factor in the formation of a floating pulse is __________

Back 5

exogenous evil Qi.
When evil Qi attacks, Nutritive Yang resists it and excites meridian Qi in the exterior; hence the floating pulse.
If genuine Qi is deficient and weakened Yang-Qi
floats to the exterior, the pulse may also become floating; in that case it is forceless.

Front 6

A soft pulse indicates an illness of

Back 6

deficiency or of Dampness – principally Qi deficiency, severe blood insufficiency, spermatorrhea, diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, severe fright, Dampness attacking the exterior or strong Dampness in spleen insufficiency. It can also occur in contagious illnesses of the stomach and intestines.

Front 7

superficial and is easily palpated with a light touch.
It is large but feeble, so that it feels empty even with gentle pressure.

Back 7

hollow pulse

Front 8

A hollow pulse indicates ________________________

Back 8

either massive blood loss or severe damage to Yin. The massive blood loss may be due to hematemesis, melena or hematochezia, metrorrhagia, hematuria, or trauma. Severe damage to Yin may be due to vomiting and diarrhea, profuse sweating, or high fever. In addition, a hollow pulse can occur in kidney insufficiency with spermatorrhea. hollow - empty

Front 9

The hollow pulse is principally due to

Back 9

deficiency of Yin, blood and essence in the interior, so that Yang-Qi loses its anchor and floats to the exterior.

Front 10

This pulse is superficial requiring touching only, very large, and hollow but hard.

Back 10

Tympanic Pulse(북같은) = drum-skin = leather

Front 11

A tympanic pulse indicates ______________________

Back 11

blood loss or spermatorrhea. illness of
deficiency and exhaustion, hemorrhage during labor

Front 12

________________ cannot be palpated by touching and only faintly by
searching. Distinct pulsation can be felt only by pressing.

Back 12

The deep pulse

Front 13

A deep pulse indicates an _____________________

Back 13

illness of the interior.

Front 14

A deep and forceful pulse indicates an _________________

Back 14

illness of evil strength in the interior, mostly accumulation of Phlegm–Rheum, food retention, Qi impedance, internal blockage by Cold, blazing endogenous Heat.

Front 15

A deep and weak pulse indicates an ________________

Back 15

illness of interior deficiency, mostly deficiency of Yin or Qi.

Front 16

A firm pulse signifies _____________________

Back 16

accumulation of Yin-Cold and submergence
of Yang-Qi. It can be seen in hernia, abdominal tumor, or any severe

Front 17

The firm pulse has these features: _________________

Back 17

deep, taut, long, large and forceful. It can be palpated only by pressing.

Front 18

When Yin-Cold accumulates in the interior Yang-Qi submerges and meridian Qi hides; hence the pulse is ______________________

Back 18

deep and its pulsation strong, large and long.

Front 19

This is even deeper than the deep pulse. To palpate it requires more
force than pressing, to the point of reaching the underlying tendon or bone.

Back 19

Sunken Pulse

Front 20

Sunken Pulse

Back 20

It indicates that the pathogenic evil is so strong that it barricades the interior. It is also seen in syncope or extreme pain, cardiac shock, lung inflammation with shock, toxic dysentery, or massive bleeding.

Front 21

__________ is one that is palpable only at the guan position. At the cun and chi positions it is absent, or if present barely and indistinctly palpated.

Back 21

A short pulse

Front 22

____________ indicates an illness of Qi.

Back 22

A short pulse indicates an illness of Qi. A short but forceful pulse indicates that Qi is strong, whereas a short but weak pulse indicates Qi deficiency.
The latter may be due to Yang collapse, Qi depletion, massive blood loss, accumulation of turbid Phlegm, food retention, and blood stasis.

Front 23

A short but forceful pulse indicates that ___________________

Back 23

Qi is strong, whereas a short but weak pulse indicates Qi deficiency. The latter may be due to Yang collapse, Qi depletion, massive blood loss, accumulation of turbid Phlegm, food retention, and blood stasis.

Front 24

If it is long and taut it is abnormal and indicates _________________

Back 24

strong evil Qi. The most common causes are liver-Fire,
adverse Qi flow, Phlegm-Heat, epilepsy, hernia and constipation.