Clinical Significance
Blood deficiency
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.