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If the pulse is floating and short, it indicates damage to the Lung organ. The Qi of all organs is weak and scarce; death will occur within one season. Coughing is typically expected. If the pulse surges like flowing water and does not subside, death ensues. If the pulse is severed or disconnected, death ensues.

If the Liver pulse instead appears soft (Ru) and faint, death ensues. If the disease symptoms are slight, fine, and choppy, but the pulse instead appears tight, large, and restless, accompanied by cold extremities and reversal of Qi, with a pulse that is floating, large, and short, death ensues.

If the patient suffers from deafness and the pulse instead appears floating, large, and choppy, death ensues. If the patient suffers from headache and the pulse instead appears large and slow, death ensues. If there is disease on the left side causing pain on the right, or disease in the lower part manifesting in the upper part (with favorable signs), survival is indicated. If the pulse contradicts the physical manifestation of the disease (pulse-disease mismatch), death ensues.

In cases of Shijue (Corpse-like Coma) where the patient does not respond to calls, if the pulse is absent/severed, death ensues. If the pulse should be large but is instead small, death ensues.

In obese individuals, if the pulse is fine as a thread and nearly severed, death ensues. In emaciated individuals, if a restless (Zao) pulse appears, death ensues.

If a person feels internally stagnant/choppy but the pulse flows smoothly (Hua), death ensues. If a person feels internally smooth but the pulse flows choppy (Se), death ensues.

If a person feels their pulse is small but the actual pulse is large, death ensues. If a person feels their pulse is short but the actual pulse is long, death ensues. If a person feels their pulse is long but the actual pulse is short, death ensues. If a person feels their pulse is large but the actual pulse is small, death ensues.

If the Chi (Cun) pulse rises to correspond with the Cun (inch) position and is large and slow, death occurs within half a day. In diagnosing the Zang-Fu organs and the twelve meridians, any contradiction or reversal indicates a fatal prognosis.

The "Seven Diagnostic Pulses" were not fully distinguished in various classical texts. Here, the pulse shapes and diseases are clarified, discussing both treatable and untreatable conditions together.

**Du Da (Solely Large Pulse):** The skin is intensely hot, and there is panting with Qi rushing upward. The pulse extends through all three positions (Cun, Guan, Chi), with more outflow than inflow, resembling an Excessive pulse. Both hands show extreme hyperactivity. This indicates a critical condition.

**Du Xiao (Solely Small Pulse):** The four limbs are slightly cold, Qi is blocked in the chest/diaphragm, and abdominal Qi rushes to the flanks. The pulse sinks below the three positions. This is called Du Xiao. A small pulse indicates Qi deficiency; this is an untreatable condition.

**Du Han (Solely Cold Pulse):** There is aversion to cold, and all four limbs are cold. Hidden Yang is trapped inside. The pulse feels deep and soft like rotten cotton under the fingers, unlocatable upon pressure. This is an untreatable disease.

**Du Re (Solely Hot Pulse):** All four limbs are hot, and the Zang-Fu organs are also hot. The pulse is洪 (Hong/Surging) and rapid (Shu). This is called Du Re; it is a treatable condition.

**Du Chi (Solely Slow Pulse):** The pulse at all three positions is slow. Qi is located in the Spleen's superficial layer, causing discomfort. This is a treatable condition.

**Du Ji (Solely Rapid Pulse):** The Cun and Guan positions are urgent and rapid, while the Chi position is faint and deficient.