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To dignose damp heat in the bladder, which of the following manifestations is LEAST important?
A. Blood in the urine B. frequent urination C. urinary urgency D. urinary incontinence |
D
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What time corresponds to "yang within yang"?
A. morning B. afternoon C. before midnight D. after midnight |
A
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A replete heat pattern is mostly caused by:
A. yin repletion B. yang repletion C. yin vacuity D. yang vacuity |
B
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Green is the corresponding color of the _____ phase.
A. water B. wood C. metal D. fire |
B
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The flavor corresponding to the metal phase is:
A. Sweet B. salty C. pungent D. sour |
C
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Lung disease involving the spleen in five phase theory is:
A. the spleen is controlled B. the spleen is engendered C. the disease of mother affecting the child D. the disease of the child damaging the mother |
D
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The tongue is the sprout of the:
A. heart B. liver C. spleen D. Kidneys |
A
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Which of the following viscera faces (or unites with) the hundreds of vessels?
A. spleen B. heart C. lungs D. liver |
C
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Which of the following viscera is the root of latter heaven Qi?
A. heart B. spleen C. liver D. Kidneys |
B
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The spleen:
A. has a predilection for dampness and aversion to dryness B. has a predilection for yin and aversion to yang C. Has a predilection for dampness and aversion to yang D. has a predilection for dryness and aversion to dampness |
D
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Which of the following affects is likely associated with the liver?
A. joy B. anger C. grief D. terror |
B
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Which of the following viscera commonly has a surplus?
A. heart B. liver C. spleen D. kidneys |
B
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The kidneys' function of governing water metabolism mainly depends on:
A. transportation and transformation of the spleen B. the blood circulation of the heart C. the regulation of the water passageways of the lungs D. the warming and transforming of kidney yang |
D
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Which of the following is the function of the life-gate?
A. it is the root of the source Qi B. it nourishes all the internal organs, tissues and bones C. it is a foundation of blood and the material body D. it is kidney yin |
A
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Which group of organs are most significant in the digestive process?
A. liver, gallbladder, large intestine and small intestine B. lungs, spleen, stomach and large intestine C. spleen, stomach, kidneys and urinary bladder D. liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach |
D
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The transportation official who is in charge of the storage of waste is the:
A. stomach B. large intestine C. small intestine D. Spleen |
B
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What kind of Qi is engendered by the triple burner?
A. defensive Qi B. source Qi C. ancestrial or gathered Qi D. all types of Qi |
D
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Which of the following best describes the extraordinary bowels?
A. they are hollow and their function is to receie, tranform and digest food and drink B. they are solid and their function is to receive, transform and digest food and drink C. their function is to store essence Qi D. they are hollow and their function is to store essence Qi |
D
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A 40 year old female complains of shortened menstrual cycles, scanty menses, and soreness and weakness in the lower back, and she presents with red cheeks, a red tongue with less fur, and a fine, rapid pulse. Which of the following diagnoses is correct?
A. heat in the blood B. disharmony between the heart and kidneys C. kidney yin vacuity D. liver depression transforming into heat |
C
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Which group of viscera plays a major part in controlling mental activites?
A. heart, spleen, and kidneys B. heart, liver, and kidneys C. heart, liver and spleen D. heart, lungs and kidneys |
C
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The function of the spleen in controlling the blood means:
A. controlling the movement of the blood B. controlling the storage of the blood C. controlling the containing of the blood within its vessels D. all of the above |
C
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The mutual interaction between water and fire refers to the relationship between:
A. heart and kidneys B. liver and kidneys C. liver and heart D. liver and spleen |
A
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The disease resulting from the retention of fluid in the intestines and stomach which is manifested as poor appetite, emaciation, increased borborygmus, and diarrhea is called:
A. phlegm rheum B. suspeded rheum C. Spilage rheum D. propping rheum |
A
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The upper source of water is the:
A. lungs B. spleen C. kidneys D. liver |
A
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The heart manifests its flourishing in the:
A. nails B. Hair C. lips D. face |
D
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Bleeding is likely due to the decrease of Qi's:
A. moving function B. warming function C. Defending function D. containing function |
D
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Vacuity of which of the following types of Qi will likely cause irregular rhythm of the heart?
A. Ancestral or gathered, i.e., chest, Qi B. constructive Qi C. defensive Qi D. original Qi |
A
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In clinical practice, the medicinals that supplement the Qi are added in the treatment of blood vacuity. This is a practical utilization of the theory of:
A. Qi engendering the blood B. Qi moving the blood C. Qi containing the blood D. blood being the mother of Qi |
A
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The seven affects are:
A. joy, anger, anxiety, thought, sorrow, fear and worry B. joy, anger, worry, anxiety, thought, fear and fright C. joy, anger, sorrow, longing, fear, fright and thought D. joy, anger, anxiety, thought, sorrow, fear, and fright |
D
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Which of the following channels has an exterior-interior relationship with the foot tai yin?
A. hand tai yang B. foot yang ming C. foot shao yang D. hand shao yang |
B
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The primary pathogen of all exterior disease is:
A. dampness B. cold C. wind D. fire |
C
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Summerheat often mingles with:
A. wind B. cold C. fire D. dampness |
D
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Which of the following pathogens most likely lead to sweating?
A. wind and dryness B. wind and dampness C. summerheat and cold D. Summerheat and wind |
D
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Which of the following pathogens most likely leads to pain when it invades the body?
A. wind B. dryness C. cold D. dampness |
C
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Ms. A, 31 years old, had an operation due to ectopic pregnancy 20 days before. In recent days, she complains of heart palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, dizziness, and sometimes blurred vision and numbness of the fingers. She presents with a pale, lusterless complexion, a pale tongue with thin, white fur, and a fine pulse. Which of the following diagnoses is correct?
A. Heart-spleen dual vacuity B. Heart-liver blood vacuity C. Liver-kidney vacuity D. Heart-kidney noninteraction |
B
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The seven affects often cause the Qi to move pathologically. Sorrow likely makes Qi:
A. descend B. dissipate or scatter C. become chaotic D. bind |
B
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Retention of fluids in the thorax marked by distention and pain over the hypochondriac region which is aggravated by coughing is called:
A. spillage rheum B. propping rheum C. suspended rheum D. phlegm rheum |
C
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When the righteous exists internally, the pathogens will be:
A. able to attack B. unable to attack C. weak D. strong |
B
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Sitting for a long time damages:
A. Qi B. Muscles C. bones D. sinews |
B
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The external causes of disease refer to:
A. the six enviromental excesses B. the seven affects C. traumatic injury D. insect bites |
A
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"Predominance of yang leading to a disorder of yin" means that a _____.
A. long-standing stagnation of yang heat must consume yin fluids. So replete heat patterns will be prone burn body fluids, thereby leading to a cold pattern B. long-standing stagnation of yin cold must consume yin fluids. So replete cold patterns will be prone to burn body fluid C. Long-standing stagnation of yang heat must consume yin fluids. So replete heat patterns will be prone to burn body fluids D. long-standing stagnation of yang heat must consume yang. So replete cold patterns will be prone to burn body fluids |
C
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Accumulation of replete pathogens obstruct the channels and network vessels and the functional activity of Qi and do not allow the Qi and blood to be dispersed and distributd to the outward body. This is called:
A. vacuity pattern due to replete symptoms B. replete pattern due to vacuity sypmtoms C. vacuity pattern with pseudo-replete symptoms D. replete pattern with pseudo-vacuity symptoms |
D
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Which of the following viscera are likely to have yin vacuity?
A. lungs, spleen and kidneys B. liver, kidneys and lungs C. spleen, heart and liver D. spleen, liver and kidneys |
B
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The persistent inpairment of yang Qi leads to the impaired generation of yin fluid. This means:
A. detriment to yang affects yin B. detriment to yin affects yang C. yin and yang are both replete D. yin is replete and yang is vacuous |
A
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If there is a vere consumption or loss of yin fluids, this leads to a pathological state of serious systematic decline in the entire body. This indicates:
A. yin desertion B. yin vacuity C. yang desertion D. yang vacuity |
A
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Which of the following is ost likely to cause Qi stagnation?
A. water collection B. food stagnation C. blood stasis D. depression of the seven affects |
D
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Which of the following pathologies is likely to cause symptoms such as pale lips, pale tongue and nails, dizziness, palpitations, lassitude, numbness of the hands and feet, stiff joints, and dry eyes?
A. yin vacuity of the kidneys B. Qi vacuity of the lungs C. yang vacuity of the heart D. blood vacuity of the liver |
D
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Which of the following organs is most likely to be damaged by dry heat?
A. large intestine, heart and liver B. stomach, lungs and liver C. large intestine, stomach and lungs D. liver, heart and kidneys |
C
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A patient has a high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, a replete, rapid pulse, and restlessness. The pathology of the disease is:
A. replete heat invading the yang ming and dry heat comsuming body fluids B. pathogens invading the tai yang channel and the defensive Qi fails to control the opening and closing of the exterior C. pathogens invading the tai yang channel and blood not circulating freely D. pathogens invading the shao yang channel with the righteous and evil Qi wrestling between the exterior and interior |
A
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A patient has aversion to cold, lies on their side in the fetal position, listlessness, cold limbs, diarrhea with undigested food, lack of thirst or thirst only for hot drinks, clear urine, pale tongue with white fur, and a deep, faint pulse. The patient's disease is due to:
A. tai yang cold disease B. tai yin cold diease C. Jue yin cold disease D. shao yin disease |
B
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The differentiation of the defensive, Qi, constuctive, and blood mainly explains the mechanism of:
A. cold damage disease B. internal organ disorders C. damp warm disease D. warm heat disease |
D
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Which of the following manifestations is most likely to be caused by yin vacuity stirring wind?
A. convulsions of the limbs, coma, reddish face, string-like pulse B. high fever, convulsions, delirium, a string-like, rapid pulse C. muscular twitching, five centers heat D. Numbness of the limbs, heart palpitations, a pale face |
C
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Which of the following pathogens are only types of exterior evils?
A. wind B. cold C. summerheat D. dampness |
C
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Enduring, long-term lung yin vacuity will likely cause:
A. heart yin vacuity B. liver yin vacuity C. spleen yin vacuity D. kidney yin vacuity |
D
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A patient has anxiety, insomnia, sores and pain of the mouth and tongue, and burning urine. His disease is likely due to:
A. vacuity of heart yin B. vacuity of stomach yin C. heart fire transmitted downward to the small intestine D. flaming fire of the liver and gallbladder |
C
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If the vitality of the tongue is flourishing, it suggests:
A. normal stomach Qi B. prognosis is good C. prognosis is bad D. normal stomach Qi or good prognosis |
D
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A patient ha ssevere constipation or 10 days. He has dry, yellow and black tongue fur with large prickles. His disease is likely due to:
A. Wind heat in the exterior B. wind cold in the exterior C. yang ming organ disorder with dry stool in the intestines D. heat in the liver |
C
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The patient is a 79 year old man who suddenly suffers from an inability to talk, vagueness of mind, dry mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, a stiff, dry, swollen, and red tongue with thick, yellow, slimy fur, and a string-like, slippery, and rapid pulse. His disease is:
A. cold damp in the heart B. wind phlegm and fire blocking the orifice of the heart C. vacuity of the heart and spleen D. damp heat in the spleen |
B
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A patient had white tongue fur seven days ago. Presently, her tongue is red with white and yellow-black fur all over the tongue. This suggests her disease is due to:
A. cold evils in the exterior B. cold evils in the liver C. damp heat in the lower burner D. cold evils transmitting into the interior and transforming into heat |
D
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A floating pulse indicates:
A. exterior pattern B. interior pattern C. vacuity pattern D. exterior pattern or vacuity pattern |
D
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Which order is correct when taking the pulse?
A. first, the ring finger is put on the cubit position. Then, the middle finger is put on the bar position. Finally, the index finger is put on the inch position. B. first, the index finger is put on the inch position. Then, the middle finger is put on the bar position. Finally, the ring finger is put on the cubit position. C. first, the middle finger is put on the bar position. Then the index finger is put on the inch position. Finally the ring finger put on the cubit position. |
C
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Which of the following characteristics belong to the drum-skin pulse?
A. it is large, hollow, floating, and taut, giving the feeling of the surface of a drum being touched B. it is easily felt in the superficial level and its force decreases slightly in the deeper level C. it is floating, weak and fine D. it is deeply located. It can hardly be felt by light touching, it is palpable by moderate force, but it is distinct only by heavy pressing |
A
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This pulse is not felt with light or medium pressure, only by pressing heavily to the bone can the pulse be felt. This pulse is called:
A. deep pulse B. hidden (or deeply-lying) pulse C. floating pulse D. vacuous pulse |
B
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A long pulse likely indicates:
A. sufficiency of Qi and blood B. Yin vacuity C. yang vauity D. phlegm accumulation |
A
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The chaacteristic of a skipping pulse is that the pulse beats:
A. slowly with regular missed beats B. rapidly with irregular missed beats C. slowly with irregular missed beats D. rapidly with regular missed beats |
B
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A patient has a fever and a bitter taste in the mouth, cough with pain radiating to the hypochondrium, and a string-like, rapid pulse. This is due to:
A. phlegm heat in the lungs B. phlegm heat in the heart C. phlegm heat in the liver and gallbladder affecting the lungs D. phlegm heat in the stomach |
C
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A patient's pulse is just like that of scraping bamboo with a knife (i.e. it speeds up and slows down without missing beats). This pulse is called:
A. slippery pulse B. string-like pulse C. floating pulse D. choppy pulse |
D
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The rapid, slippery pulse likely indicates:
A. phlegm cold B. phlegm fire C. wind cold D. heat due to vacuity of yin |
B
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A red tongue always indicates:
A. cold B. Qi vacuity C. blood vacuity D. heat |
D
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When a patient's condition is described as "the last radiance of the setting sun," he is in:
A. recovery B. restlessness C. False spiritedness D. return of the spirit |
C
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Which of the following eye conditions indicate lack of spirit in the patient?
A. swollen B. No inner vitality C. bright with glitter D. eye with glaucoma |
B
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Which of the following complexions indicates a vacuity pattern?
A. red B. pale or red C. yellow D. red, pale or yellow |
D
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What does thin, withered, lusterless hair in a child indicate?
A. wind B. malnutrition or congenital vacuity C. dampness D. cold |
B
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Which of the following is responsible for hot, red, painful and swollen gums?
A. heat in the lungs B. heat in the heart C. heat in the |
C
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Turbid urine which looks like rice-washing water is attributed to which of the following?
A. liver Qi stgnation or heart yin vacuity B. damp heat in the lower burner or kidney yang vacuity C. kidney yang vacuity or liver Qi stagnation D. heart yin vacuity or kidney yin vacuity |
B
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If a patient has a high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, and surging, forceful pulse, which of the following diagnoses is correct?
A. pseudo-heat pattern B. replete heat pattern C. vacuity heat pattern D. exterior heat pattern |
B
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Profuse sweating of hands and feet with low-grade fever, a heavy sensation, and a red tongue with thick, yellow, slimy fur indicates which of the following?
A. yin vacuity B. damp heat in the spleen and stomach C. damp heat in the lungs D. replete heat in the stomach and the lungs |
B
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Which of the following most likely causes distending pain in the head?
A. blood stasis B. blood vacuity C. kidney essence insufficiency D. ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang |
D
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Which of the following is responsible for dizziness with distending headache, easily provoked anger, a red tongue with little fur, and a string-like, rapid pulse?
A. liver blood vacuity B. liver depression Qi stagnation C. liver yin vacuity D. ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang |
D
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What does a heavy sensation indicate?
A. blood stasis and dampness B. dampness and Qi stagnation C. water retention and dampness D. blood stasis and water retention |
C
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Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to cause insomnia?
A. phlegm heat harassing the heart B. food stagnation C. stagnation of the gallbladder and disturbance of phlegm D. spleen Qi vacuity |
D
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Thirst with little or no desire to drink water indicates:
A. yang Qi vacuity B. replete heat C. Yin vacuity D. wasting and thirsting disorder |
A
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What does a sweet taste in the mouth indicate?
A. liver-stomach disharmony B. Food stagnation C. damp heat in the spleen and stomach D. replete heat in the stomach |
C
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Diarrhea and abdominal pain which is worsened by emotional upset indicates:
A. liver-stomach disharmony B. liver-spleen disharmony C. damp heat in the intestines D. spleen-kidney yang vacuity |
B
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Diarrhea with hesitant (difficult and unsmooth) defecation usually indicates:
A. Spleen-kidney yang vacuity B. spleen Qi vacuity C. stomach yin vacuity D. damp heat in the ntes |
D
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Urinary incontinence is attributed to:
A. kidney Qi vacuity B. kidney yin vacuity C. liver-spleen disharmony D. damp heat in the liver and gallbladder |
A
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Which of the following may contribute to seminal emission?
A. kidney Qi or heart-spleen vacuity B. kidney yang lung yin or vacuity C. kidney yin and/or liver blood vacuity D. kidney yang or lung Qi vacuity |
A
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Delayed menstruation refers to menstruation occurring how many days later than usual?
A. 3 B. 7 C. 10 D. 15 |
B
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What does bright red, thick menstrual blood indicate?
A. blood vacuity B. blood cold C. blood heat D. Blood stasis |
C
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A patient complains of no menstruation for five months accompanied by depression, easily provoked anger, a full sensation in the chest and hypochondria, abdominal pain which is worse with pressure, a purple tongue, and a deep, string-like pulse. Which of the following factors contribute to her condition?
A. blood vacuity B. Kidney essence insufficiency C. Qi stagnation and blood stasis D. cold invading the uterus |
C
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The five kinds of infantile retardation, the five slows, are most likely caused by:
A. congenital vacuity, food stagnation, and liver depression Qi stagnation B. postnatal malnutrition, congenital vacuity, and liver depression Qi stagnation C. weakness of the spleen and stomach, congenital vacuity, and liver depression Qi stagnation D. congenital vacuity, postnatal malnutrition, and weakness of the spleen and stomach |
D
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Which of the following is responsible for deranged speech or delirium?
A. heat harassing the spirit B. insufficiency of heart Qi C. liver depression Qi stagnation D. heart blood vacuity |
A
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Which of the following factors is the LEAST likely responsible for bronchial wheezing (asthma with wheezing)?
A. contraction of external pathogens B. excessive intake of sour, salty, uncooked and cold foods C. retention of phlegm and rheum in the lungs D. Food stagnation |
D
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Cough like a bark of a dog accompanied by hoarsness indicates:
A. diphtheria B. whooping cough C. asthma D. pulmonary tuberculosis |
B
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According to the Ling Shu (Spiritual Axis), the nasolabial groove, where Ren Zhong (DU 26) is located, mainly manifests which of the following organ's condition?
A. large intestine B. kidneys C. stomach D. urinary bladder and uterus |
D
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Host complexion refers to the original complexion from birth. Despite their ethnicity, all humans can be divided into wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, the five phase types. A wood person's complexion tends to be slightly:
A. red B. blue-green C. yellow D. white |
B
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A 42 year old alcoholic male complains of abdominal bloating and poor appetite. His tongue is reddish purple with yellow, slimy fur. His bowel movement would be:
A. pasty stool with strong odor B. loose, watery stool C. normal D. incontinent |
A
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A 16 year old girl complains of migraines which get worse under stress. She has a light red tongue with red dots on both edges and thin, yellow fur. Her condition is most likely due to:
A. liver depression transforming into heat B. heat in the shao yang channel C. stomach heat D. lung heat |
A
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Which of the following manifestations are indicated of an exterior pattern?
A. alternating chills and fever and thin, white tongue fur with a string-like pulse B. simultaneous chills and fever and thin, white tongue fur with a floating pulse C. high fever, yellow tongue fur, and a rapid pulse D. tidal fever, less tongue fur, and a fine, rapid pulse |
B
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Dysfunction of which of the following channels is marked by abdominal distention, edema, deafness, pain in the outer canthus of the eyes, swelling of the cheeks, a congested, sore throat, and pain in the retro-auricular region, shoulder, and lateral aspect of the arm and elbow?
A. foot shao yang gallbladder channel B. foot tai yin spleen channel C. hand yang ming large intestine channel D. hand shao yang triple burner channel |
D
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A 32 year old female complains of profuse, yellowish, thick, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, external genital itching, a bitter taste in the mouth, a red tongue with yellow, slimy fur on both sides, and a rapid, slippery pulse. Which of the following is the correct diagnosis?
A. damp heat in the spleen B. replete heat in the liver and gallbladder C. damp heat in the liver and gallbladder D. damp heat in the bladder |
C
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A patient has a heat sensation in the chest, bad breath, painful, swollen gums, abdominal pain which can be relieved by warmth and loose stools. Which of the following analyses is correct?
A. heat in the upper and cold in the lower B. cold in the upper and heat in the lower C. cold in the exterior and heat in the interior D. heat in the exterior and cold in the interior |
A
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A patient has a high fever, thirst with preference for cold drinks, restlessness, burning sensation in the chest and abdomen, cold limbs below the elbow and knees, a red tongue with dry, black fur, and a deep, forceful pulse. Which of the following diagnosis is correct?
A. yang vacuity involves yin leading to both yin and yang vacuity B. yin vacuity involves yang leading to both yang and yin vacuity C. exuberant yang stays inside driving yin outward D. exuberant yin stays inside driving yang outward |
C
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Which of the following pathogens is most likely to contribute to exterior vacuity?
A. cold B. dryness C. heat D. wind |
D
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Which of the following manifestations does NOT indicate Qi vacuity?
A. fatigue B. spontaneous sweating C. night sweats D. no desire to talk |
C
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Which of the following symptoms or signs does NOT indicate blood stasis?
A. stabbing, fixed pain B. bleeding C. a mass D. a pale complexion |
D
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A female patient with essential thrombocytopenia presents with purpura, profuse menstruation, shortness of breath, disinclination to talk, poor energy, a pale complexion, a pale tongue, and a weak pulse. Which of the following differentiations is correct?
A. collapse of Qi with bleeding B. bleeding due to blood stasis C. bleeding due to Qi vacuity D. Qi and blood vacuity |
C
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Which of the following manifestations indicates phlegm obstructing the heart orifices?
A. chest pain, shortness of breath, and an oppressive sensation in the chest B. insomnia, profuse dreams, and heart palpitations C. mental derangement, mania, and dementia D. insomnia, irritability, and flushed face |
C
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Which of the following three organs are primarily responsible for edema according to Traditional Chinese Medicine?
A. heart, spleen, and stomach B. liver, heart, and lungs C. liver, kidneys, and small intestine D. lungs, spleen and kidneys |
D
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Which of the following manifestations is LEAST important to diagnose heart yang vacuity?
A. heart palpitations, chest oppression and pain B. cold limbs, intolerance to cold C. a pale, purplish tongue with teeth marks and a bound pulse D. insomnia, forgetfulness, profuse dreams (i.e. dream-disturbed sleep) |
D
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Which of the following is LEAST likely to cause blockage and obstruction of the heart vessels?
A. cold B. heat C. blood stasis D. phlegm |
B
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Which of the following manifestations is most significant to diagnose disorders of the lungs according to Chinese medicine?
A. chest oppression B. shortness of breath C. edema D. cough and wheezing |
D
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On October 12, 2005, a 36 year old male patient complained of fever, slight chills, dry mouth and throat, coughing with scanty, sticky phlegm which was hard to bring up, and a red tongue with dry, thin, white fur. Which of the following diagnoses is correct?
A. lung yin vacuity B. warm dryness attacking the lungs C. wind heat attacking the lungs D. replete heat in the lungs |
B
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Which of the following is NOT a manifestation of fluid retention in the chest and hypochondria?
A. full sensation in the chest and hypochondria B. dizziness C. floating, tight pulse D. chest pain which is worsened by coughing and spitting |
C
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A patient with exterior wind cold now presents with increasing fever and increasing chills, headache, stiffness of the extremities, restlessness, insomnia, dry nasal passages, thin, yellow tongue fur, and a slightly surging pulse. Which of the following diagnoses is correct?
A. concurrent tai yang and yang ming channel pattern B. concurrent shao yang and yang ming bowel pattern C. concurrent defensive and Qi pattern D. concurrent tai yang channel and bowel pattern |
A
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A 48 year old female complains of loose stools and prolapse of the rectum. She also has a pale, yellow complexion, poor appetite, abdominal distention, a pale tongue, and a weak pulse. Which diagnosis is correct?
A. kidney Qi not securing B. spleen yang vacuity C. heart-spleen vacuity D. downward falling of the middle or central Qi |
D
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A 55 year old male patient has severe dizziness, numbness of the tongue, slurred speech, a red tongue, and string-like, thin, forceful pulse. Which of the following diagnoses is most appropriate?
A. ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang B. phlegm fire harassing the heart C. extreme heat engendering wind D. hyperactivity of liver yang engendering wind |
D
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Which of the following manifestations does NOT indicate damp heat in the liver and gallbladder?
A. alternating chills and fever B. dislike of greasy foods C. jaundice D. low-pitched ringing in the ear |
D
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A 66 year old African American female complains of trembling hands accompanied by dizziness, dry skin, occasional numbness of the upper limbs, a pale tongue, and a fine pulse. Which diagnoses is most appropriate?
A. blood vacuity engendering wind B. yin vacuity engendering wind C. dryness of blood engendering wind D. wind phlegm harassing above |
A
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Which of the following manifestations is most important to diagnose sudden collapse of heart yang?
A. pale, swollen tongue B. cold limbs, imperceptible pulse C. painful, oppressive sensation in the chest D. bound or regularly intermittent pulse |
B
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A male patient has coughing with thick sputum that is streaked with blood after arguing with this coworker. He has a bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, and easily provoked anger, a red tongue with yellow fur, and a string-like, rapid pulse. According to five phase theory, which diagnosis is correct?
A. mother's disorder involving the son B. over-controlling C. counter-controlling (insulting) D. son's disorder involving the mother |
C
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A male patient has coughing with thick sputum that is streaked with blood after arguing with this coworker. He has a bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, and easily provoked anger, a red tongue with yellow fur, and a string-like, rapid pulse. According to viscera and bowel pattern differentiation, which diagnosis is correct?
A. lung-kidney yin vacuity B. liver fire attacking the lungs C. lung-stomach yin vacuity D. phlegm heat in the lungs |
B
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A patient has chills and fever, headache, a stuffy and running nose, a pink tongue with thin, white fur, a floating, tight pulse. According to cold and heat pattern discrimination, it is a:
A. heat pattern B. cold pattern C. complex heat and cold pattern D. true cold pattern with false heat manifestations |
B
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A patient has chills and fever, headache, a stuffy and running nose, a pink tongue with thin, white fur, a floating, tight pulse. According to interior and exterior pattern differentiation, it is a(an):
A. internal pattern B. external pattern C. half exterior and half interior pattern D. combination of exterior and interior pattern |
B
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A patient has chills and fever, headache, a stuffy and running nose, a pink tongue with thin, white fur, a floating, tight pulse. According to vacuity and repletion differentiation, it is a(an):
A. vacuity pattern B. replete pattern C. combination replete and vacuity pattern D. real replete pattern with false vacuity pattern |
B
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