NMT150: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Lecture 11 - Pulse Charting and Tongue Diagnosis

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What is the correct way to position your fingers for pulse palpation?

Place your ring finger on the styloid process of the radius, and your index and middle fingers on either side

Place your middle finger on the styloid process of the radius, and your index and ring fingers on either side (correct)

Place your index finger on the styloid process of the radius, and your middle and ring fingers on either side

Place your thumb on the styloid process of the radius, and your index and middle fingers on either side

What is the purpose of arching your fingers during pulse palpation?

To apply more pressure on the radial artery

To locate the styloid process of the radius

To feel subtle changes in the pulse with the tips of your fingers (correct)

To compare the pulses of both hands

What is the name of the 1st position in pulse palpation?

Chi

Cun (correct)

Qi

Guan

What is the correct order of palpation at each level?

Superficial, middle, deep Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to compare the pulses of both hands?

To identify pulses that stand out as being different Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of palpating multiple pulses at the same level?

To identify patterns and abnormalities in the pulse Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of an athlete's pulse?

Slower Signup and view all the answers

What is the pulse rate for a rapid and forceful pulse?

140-180 bpm Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a hollow or onion stalk pulse?

Loss of blood or impairment of yin Signup and view all the answers

What is the pulse characteristic of a frail individual?

Only palpable at the deep level Signup and view all the answers

What is the seasonal element associated with a sinking pulse?

Water Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of pulse associated with pathogens in the interior and severe pain?

Hidden Signup and view all the answers

What type of pulse is associated with a deficiency syndrome or damp accumulation?

Soggy / Soft Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulse is characterized by a round shape and feels short, slippery, rapid, and forceful?

Moving / Spinning bean Signup and view all the answers

What type of pulse is associated with excess heat and is characterized by waves that come on strong and powerful then fade away like a tidal wave?

Flooding / Tidal Signup and view all the answers

What type of pulse is associated with liver and GB disease, pain, malaria, or phlegm and damp retention?

Wiry Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a wiry pulse and a thready pulse?

The presence of a distinct edge when rolling over it Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulse is characterized by a feeling of being long and gentle, indicating a normal pulse?

Long Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a Scattered pulse?

It is scattered and uneven, indicating Qi exhaustion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulse is associated with Cold Syndrome and Pain?

Tight / Tense Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a Confined / Fixed pulse?

It feels long, taut and forceful, indicating Cold accumulation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulse is associated with Excess Heat syndrome and a morbid long pulse?

Long Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a Hurried / Abrupt pulse?

It is rapid with irregularly missed beats, indicating Excess Heat Signup and view all the answers