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187. ______ are the best treatment choice for cough with blood.
a. BL 17, LU 6 b. LI 11, SP 10 c. BL 13, LU 1 d. LU 5, SP 10 |
a. BL 17, LU 6
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188. Which technique should be used for a short needle in Acupuncture?
a. holding needle with sterilized cotton ball before inserting b. pinching the skin before inserting c. laying pressure on the point before inserting d. stretching the skin before inserting |
c. laying pressure on the point before inserting
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189. The thickness of tongue coating represents the
a. existence of SP Qi b. existence of ST Qi c. existence of general Qi d. depth of devil Qi |
d. depth of devil Qi
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190-193
Mr. Kerry visits you for his severe diarrhea. The illness began after he had eaten some unclean food while traveling abroad in 3 tropical countries. Since his return to Chicago, he has experienced diarrhea with severe tenesmus, and his anus burns after BM. The stool is thick, full of mucus, and occasionally bloody. He has sticky and yellow tongue coat, slippery pulse. 190. the diagnosis is ____ in L.I. a. deficient cold b. heat stasis c. damp heat d. blood stasis |
c. damp heat
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191. what is the cause of the condition? (case study 190-193)
a. sweet-fatty food b. poorly cooked food c. spicy food d. all of the above |
d. all
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192. Primary points?
a. Ren 6, SP 9 b. ST 25, ST 37 c. ST 36, Ren 12 d. SP 6, ST 25 |
b. ST 25, ST 37
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193. ______ is good to control tenesmus
a. LI 11 b. LI 4 c. BL 29 d. GB 34 |
c. BL 29
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194. Cupping can treat the following EXCEPT
a. lower back pain b. vomiting c. asthma d. spontaneous bleeding |
d. spontaneous bleeding
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195. Moxa is most effective to correct the fetus position after _____ months of pregnancy
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 |
c. 7
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196. ______ treats most nasal disorders, including epistaxis and swelling
a. ST 3 b. ST 4 c. ST 5 d. ST 6 |
a. ST 3
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197. A filiform needle insertion at an angle of 45 degree is called a ___ insertion
a. horizontal b. oblique c. perpendicular d. transverse |
b. oblique
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198. _____ gauge of needle measurements has the smallest diameter
a. 32 b. 34 c. 36 d. 40 |
d. 40
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199. The points in ____ meridian are usually used to treat toothache caused by Wind Fire
a. hand yangming b. hand shaoyang c. foot yangming d. foot shaoyang |
b. hand shaoyang
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200-202 Mr. Siegal, 68 yr old professional hunter in WI visits your clinic for "rheumatic arthritis". His knees swell and becomes stiff when snow or rain falls. He has white tongue fur, bowstring pulse.
200. Diagnosis is a. heat evil b. cold evil c. wind damp evil d. blood deficiency |
c. wind damp
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201. Treatment principle is
a. clear heat b. dispel cold c. dispel wind, eliminate damp d. tonify blood |
c. dispel wind, eliminate wind
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202. Best prescription
a. DU 14, Ren 8, DU 4, TW (SJ) 4 b. BL 20, SP 6, SP 9, KD 5 c. TW 5, LI 4, SP 9, ST 35 d. TW 5, TW 6, LI 11, GB 34 |
c. TW 5, LI 4, SP 9, ST 35
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203. Difficulty falling asleep is often caused by
a. HT & SP Def b. SP Yang Def c. HT Yang & KD Yin imbalance d. LV Yang Def |
c. HT Yang & KD Yin imbalance
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204. Sterilize needle in autoclave at 1.5 atm pressure and 125C for
a. 10 min b. 20 min c. 30 min d. 40 min |
c. 30 min
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205. Primary function of ST 38
a. prevent wind invasion b. improve digestion c. treat pain & motor impairment of shoulder d. stop epistaxis |
c. treat pain & impairment of shoulder
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206. You should bleed ____ for severe throat caused by wind heat attacking LU
a. LU 1 b. LU 7 c. LU 8 d. LU 11 |
d. LU 11
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207. Mr. Bush with persistent fever suddenly becomes hypothermic. He has pale face, cold limbs, minute (wei) pulse. Most likely pathological mechanism is _____
a. excess Yin causing cold b. excess Yang causing heat c. excess heat producing cold d. excess cold producing heat |
c. excess heat producing cold
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208. Mr. Chen has had Yin deficiency and Interior heat symptoms for 3 days. Today he develops cold limbs, aversion to cold, diarrhea. Pathological mechanism is
a. excess heat producing cold b. excess yang changing to yin c. yin deficiency causing yang deficiency d. yang deficiency causing yin deficiency |
c. yin deficiency causing yang deficiency
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209. Mr. Clinton can not stop laughing. The disorder most likely involves
a. KD b. HT c. LV d. LU |
b. HT
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210-211 Mrs. Hilton, 30 yr old, multiparous woman in her third trimester fo pregnancy visits your clinic. She is in her 33rd week and the fetus is breech. Otherwise an uneventful pregnancy and wants to try natural therapy to turn fetus.
210 what technique can be used to turn fetus a. strong needling on LI 4 b. gua sha along Eight Liao points c. seven start needling of SP 6 d. moxa BL 67 |
d. moxa BL 67
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211. The above technique goes well and the fetus is turned to crown position. But after 37th week, labor has not started. What points for inducing labor?
a. BL 31-34 (eight liao's) b. LI 4 c. SP 6 d. all of the above |
d. all
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212. ______ can NOT be used as a disinfectant
a. alcohol b. lysol c. gluteraldehyde d. sodium hydrochloride |
c. gluteraldehyde
*sodium hydrochloride is a type of bleach (sodium hypochlorite) |
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213. LV meridian passes along the ___ side of the leg
a. posterior line on the medial b. posterior line on the lateral c. middle line on the medial d. anterior line on the lateral |
c. middle line on the medial
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214-217. Mr. Liu, 60 yr old, comes to see you because he has had hearing loss for one year. He has noticed a decline in his hearing and has had tinnitus since last year. The audiological exam yielded some loss in high and low tones but not suitable for him to have hearing aid. He has had lower back and knee pain for a long time. He gets up more often to urinate at night. He has pale tongue, deep weak pulse.
214. Diagnosis is KD ____ a. Qi Def b. Yin Def c. not absorbing Qi d. Yang Def |
a. Qi Def
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215. Best points for his hearing loss and tinnitus are BL 23 & __
a. SP 6, KD 3 b. DU 4, TW (SJ) 17 c. MB 13, KD 3 d. Ren 9, SP 9 |
b. DU 4, SJ 17
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216. If he was experiencing headache, bitter taste in mouth, roaring in ears what Zang-Fu organs would be involved
a. LU, LI b. LV, GB c. HT, SI d. SP, ST |
b. LV, GB
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217. If that was the case, ____ would quell the roaring in question 216
a. HT 7 b. KD 3 c. GB 36 d. LV 2 |
d. LV 2
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218. Excessive walking usually causes injury of ____
a. Qi b. Blood c. Tendon d. Bone |
c. Tendon
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219. Which statement is NOT correct about CNT?
a. close the hole with a clean hand after withdrawing needle b. leave .5 cun of needle shaft outside of the skin c. must hold the needle shaft with sterilized gauze d. wipe the area with alcohol from inside to outside before needling |
a. close the hole with a clean hand after withdrawing
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220-223 Mrs. Clint can not nurse her baby. She had a difficult pregnancy, with months of morning sickness and severe hemorrhaging at delivery. She nursed the baby briefly after the delivery, but her milk supply is not enough for her baby. She has a pale tongue, fine forceless pulse.
220. What has caused the inability to nurse a. wind cold blocks flow of milk b. she's not trying hard enough c. fluid depletion due to vomiting & bleeding d. stress over the pregnancy and delivery |
c. fluid depletion due to vomiting and bleeding
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221. The diagnosis is
a. Qi & Blood Stagnation b. Qi & Blood Deficiency c. Wind Cold invades breast d. Liver Qi Stagnation |
b. Qi & Blood deficiency
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222. Treatment principle is
a. tonify Qi & Blood b. course LV c. dispel wind cold d. remove stagnation |
a. tonify
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223. ST 18, Ren 17 and _____ are good for her
a. LU 7, LI 4, BL 13 b. SP 10, ST 36, BL 17 c. BL 20, SP 6, ST 36 d. LV 14, PC 6, LV 13 |
c. BL 20, SP 6, ST 36
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224. LU --> LI --> ST --> SP --> HT --> SI --> BL --> KD --> PC --> TW (SJ) --> GB --> LV --> _____ (channel circulation) is correct
a. DU b. Ren c. Dai d. LU |
d. LU
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225. Which statement is NOT accurate for the procedure during and after acupuncture treatment
a. a glove should be put on the hand which holds the cotton ball for self protection b. a sterilized gauze should be used for holding the shaft of needle c. a clean cotton ball should be used for closing the hole d. a sterilized cotton ball must be used for closing the hole |
d. sterilized cotton ball
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226. ____ is NOT commonly used for tinnitus
a. DU 14 b. SI 3 c. TW 17 d. TW 3 |
a. DU 14
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227. ___ is most used for treating inguinal hernia
a. ST 7 b. SP 3 c. BL 18 d. LV 1 |
d. LV 1
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228. Headache caused by rising LV Yang most likely has ____ pain
a. heavy b. empty c. stabbing d. distending |
d. distending
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229. Which statement is right about the treatment plate in Acupuncture clinic
a. there is no need for sterilization b. it should be sterilized after used each day c. it should be sterilized after used on each point d. it should be sterilized after each patient |
d. after each patient
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230-232. Ms. Jacob complains of cold for 3 days. She has fever, cough, thick yellow mucus, thin yellow tongue coat, rapid floating pulse.
230. diagnosis is a. Phlegm Heat congesting LU b. wind dryness damaging LU c. wind heat attacking LU d. wind cold raiding LU |
c. wind heat
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231. Treatment principle
a. course wind, scatter cold b. course wind, clear heat c. course wind, moisten dry, stop cough d. clear heat, transform phlegm |
b. course wind, clear heat
(can we all agree to the same terminology please?) |
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232. Best points
a. BL 13, LU 5, ST 40, LI 4 b. BL 12, SP 6, LU 7, LI 4 c. DU 14, LI 4, LI 11, TW 5 d. BL 12, BL 20, LU 7, LI 4 |
c. DU 14, LI 4, LI 11, TW 5
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