Traditional Chinese medicine: pulse diagnosis

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Appendix 9 Traditional Chinese medicine: pulse diagnosis

Aside from the aforementioned, the pulse may be felt on three levels: superficial, middle and deep, pertaining to the force of pressure applied to the wrist on palpation.1

PULSE DEPTH ENERGY LEVEL ORGANS
Superficial Exterior Heart and lungs
Middle Stomach and spleen Stomach and spleen
Deep Interior Kidneys and liver

A further differential diagnosis on a simple pulse technique is the pulse separated into three pulse positions—front, middle and rear—with the former position closest to the hand.1

PULSE POSITION BODY POSITION ORGANS
Front Upper Heart and lungs
Middle Middle Stomach and spleen
Rear Lower Kidneys and liver
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Reference

1. Maciocia G. The foundations of Chinese medicine. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.

PULSE DEPTH ENERGY LEVEL ORGANS
Superficial Exterior Heart and lungs