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Pulses description - both CAM & Macciocia

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Superficial pulse DESCRIPTION   show
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Superficial pulse   show
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superficial & tense   show
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show WIND-HEAT  
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show • PROLONGED ENDOGENOUS DISEASE • OUTWARD FLOATING OF YANG QI • CRITICAL SIGN  
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Superficial and deficient   show
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show FELT ONLY ON HEAVY PRESSURE (GM + Near the bone)  
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Deep   show
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show Interior syndromes of the excess type  
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show • STASIS OF QI OR BLOOD IN THE INTERIOR • INTERIOR COLD • INTERIOR HEAT  
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Deep & Weak   show
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show SLOW, WITH LESS THAN FOUR BEATS PER BREATH, LESS THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE  
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show Cold Patterns/Syndromes  
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Slow & Forceful (or Slow & Full in GM)   show
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Slow & Weak   show
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Rapid DESCRIPTION   show
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show Heat Pattern/Syndrome  
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Rapid & Forceful   show
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Rapid and Weak   show
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show EMPTY HEAT FROM YIN DEFICIENCY  
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Rapid, Large, Weak & Empty   show
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show GENERAL TERM FOR ALL THE FORCELESS PULSES FELT ON THE THREE REGIONS AND THREE LEVELS OF PRESSURE (CAM) or FEELS RATHER BIG BUT FEELS EMPTY ON A SLIGHTLY STRONG PRESSURE AND IS SOFT (GM)  
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Deficient pulse   show
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show GENERAL TERM FOR ALL THE FORCEFUL PULSES FELT ON THE THREE REGIONS AND THREE LEVELS OF PRESSURE (CAM) or Feels full, rather hard and rather long (GM)  
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show EXCESSIVE QI AND BLOOD CAUSED BY STRONG ANTIPATHOGENIC QI AGAINST THE HYPERACTIVE PATHOGENIC FACTOR (CAM) or Full Pattern (GM)  
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show BROAD, LARGE, AND FORCEFUL LIKE ROARING WAVES WHICH COME ON POWERFULLY AND FADE AWAY (CAM) or Feels big, like it overflows (GM)  
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show Excessive heat (CAM) or • EXTREME HEAT • FREQUENTLY APPEARS DURING FEVER • FELT IN CHRONIC DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY INTERIOR HEAT (GM)  
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Surging & Rapid   show
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show SURGING PULSE THAT LACKS THE MOMENTUM OF ROARING WAVES  
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show Excessive heat  
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Surging but deficient   show
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show FEELS LIKE A FINE THREAD BUT IS VERY DISTINCT AND CLEAR (CAM) or Thinner than normal (GM)  
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show • DEFICIENCY DUE TO OVERSTRAIN AND STRESS • DEFICIENCY OF QI & BLOOD • YIN XU AND BLOOD XU (in weak patient/consitution w/ prolonged illness) (CAM) or • DEFICIENCY OF BLOOD • May indicate internal dampness w/ severe qi xu  
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Rolling DESCRIPTION   show
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Rolling   show
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show Phlegm or dampness with a background of qi xu  
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Hesitant DESCRIPTION   show
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Hesitant & Forceful   show
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Hesitant   show
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Hesitant & Weak   show
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String-taut DESCRIPTION   show
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show 1)Liver & GB disorders/disharmony 2)Pain 3)Phlegm & retained fluids  
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Tense DESCRIPTION   show
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Tense, Weak & Deep   show
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Soft DESCRIPTION   show
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Soft   show
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Weak DESCRIPTION   show
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Weak   show
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Abrupt DESCRIPTION   show
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Abrupt   show
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Abrupt & Forceful   show
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show Sign of prostration (extreme exhaustion)  
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Knotted DESCRIPTION   show
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Knotted   show
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show Slow & weak with missed beats at regular intervals (GM: Stops at regular intervals)  
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show CAM: • Decline in Zang Qi • Wind syndromes • Painful syndromes of fear & fright • Traumatic contusions & Sprains From GM: • Serious internal problems of 1 or more yin organs • Serious heart prob • Stops every 4 beats: Serious condition  
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show CAM: **Cold **Pain **Retention of Food ---GM: **Cold; **Frequently felt in asthma from cold in Lu; **Or in Stomach conditions from cold; **Indicates pain from an interior condition  
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