Clinical Significance
Heat patternFull-Heat (Rapid and Full)Empty-Heat (Rapid and Floating-Empty)
Aspect
rate
Feeling
This pulse has more than five beats per each respiration cycle
Kind
Rapid
Rapid (Shu)
Feeling
This pulse has more than five beats per each respiration cycle, or has a higher rate than the ones indicated above.
Clinical significance
- Heat pattern
- Full-Heat (Rapid and Full)
- Empty-Heat (Rapid and Floating-Empty)
A Rapid pulse indicates a Heat pattern. If it is Floating-Empty and Rapid, it indicates Empty-Heat from Yin deficiency. If it is Full and Rapid, it indicates Full-Heat.