Clinical Significance
Haemorrhage Forthcoming haemorrhage (Hollow and Rapid)
Aspect
shape
Body Psych
Feeling
Empty in the middle, felt superficial and deep.
Kind
Floating
Hollow (Kou)
Feeling
This pulse can be felt at the superficial level, but if one presses slightly harder to find the middle level it is not there; it is then felt again at the deep level with a stronger pressure. In other words, it is Empty in the middle.
Clinical significance
- Haemorrhage
- Forthcoming haemorrhage (Hollow and Rapid)
This pulse appears after a haemorrhage. If the pulse is rapid and slightly Hollow, it may indicate a forthcoming loss of blood.