Clinical Significance
Blood deficiencyExhaustion of Body Fluids
Aspect
shape
Body Psych
Feeling
This pulse feels rough under the finger
Kind
Other
Choppy (Se)
Feeling
This pulse feels rough under the finger: instead of a smooth pulse wave, it feels as if it has a jagged edge to it.
Choppy also indicates a pulse that changes rapidly both in rate and quality.
Clinical significance
- Blood deficiency
- Exhaustion of Body Fluids
A Choppy pulse indicates deficiency of Blood. It may also indicate exhaustion of fluids and it may occur after profuse and prolonged sweating or vomiting.