A pathological pulse depends on each person and the circumstances they are in. For example, we might consider pathological the case of an elderly person presenting a wide pulse in winter. Or a young person in summer with a deep pulse.
There are mainly 2 groups of pathological pulses: excess and deficiency of energy.
Location of disease
- Exterior: floating pulse
- Interior: deep pulse
Nature of disease
- Heat: rapid pulse
- Cold: slow pulse
State
- Fullness: strong
- Empty: weak, faint.
Main pulses
- Floating pulse
- Wide pulse
- Soft pulse
- Deep pulse
- Firm pulse
- Rapid pulse
- Accelerated pulse
- Abrupt pulse
- Slow pulse
- Delayed pulse
- Knotted pulse
- Changing pulse
- Tight pulse
- Slippery pulse
- Fine pulse
- Choppy pulse
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