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Pathological Pulse
Abnormal Width/Length
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Surging | Broad, large and forceful and then fading awy. excessive yang (heat) exterior febrile disease also int heat of Zang fu |
| Surging Weak | Yang floating out due to exhaustion of the vital Qi in Chronic disease at Critical stage |
| Surging Cun | Heat in Chest, heart channel. red eyes, mouth sores, headache and/or irritability |
| Surging Guan | Acid reflux |
| Surging Chi | Yin def with Yin def fire |
| Big pulse | Broad and large. Harmonized if big in all three positions |
| Big Forceful Rapid | excessive evil |
| Big and weak | Deficiency of upright Qi |
| Thready pulse | Feels like fine thread, distinct clear. Qi Blood and Yin def. Cold, extremity pain and dampness |
| Thready Floating | Yang Def |
| Thready and deep | Interior |
| Thready and Moderate | Dampness obstruction in the middle jiao |
| Thready wiry and tight | cold or extremity pain |
| Long pulse | Longer than normal; Yang syndrome, excess syndrome and heat |
| Long Surge Rapid | Yang toxicity |
| Long Wiry | LV Qi stagnation live fire or liver fire with phlegm |
| Long and Gentle | Normal |
| Short Pulse | Only distinct at cun or quan. Qi disease collapse yang, qi deficiency hemorrhage retention of phlegm, food retention and obstruction due to blood stasis |
| Short and forceful | Qi stagnation |
| Short and weak | Qi def |