Dr Gao's Questons From Her Practice Tests

Front 1

A person bought a lottery ticket and became a rich man overnight. When he was to be congratulated, he could not say anything and was restless. Which emotion would help him to rebalance?

Back 1

fear, which is of the kidney, which controls the heart

Front 2

A lady often felt dizzy, had bad sleep with lots of dreams, scared to drive at night, irregular and scanty and light colored menses, pale tongue with thin fur and thready and wiry pulse. Which of the 5 elements is diseased? What is her face color? If her face was pale, why would that be very bad? If her face turned dark, is that better or worse?

Back 2

wood (menses is primary symptom)

green face color

pale face indicates insulting

better - dark is from Generating relationship

Front 3

Summer disease will get better in

Back 3

spring (from generating relationship)

Front 4

A person felt stressed and sighed a lot, then later had distension of his abdomen and poor appetite. Which 5 elements relationship is it?

Back 4

wood over acting Earth

Front 5

Liver fire attacking Lung is an example of which 5 elements relationship?

Back 5

insulting

Front 6

A person had high blood pressure for 10 years, dizziness and lassitude, when he overworked and felt tired he had headache and low back pain, Which 2 elements have the disease?

Back 6

wood and water
(low back pain = kidney)
(high blood pressure = liver)

Front 7

A person was always in a bad mood, argues with others, felt chest distension, what other symptom should be present?

Back 7

nausea (liver disease transfers to spleen)

Front 8

Which organ controls body temperature?

Back 8

Kidney - controls fire of Yang heating the Yin

Front 9

A person is short of breath, lazy to talk, lassitude, pale face. This is

Back 9

Qi deficiency

Front 10

Symptoms of Blood deficiency?

Back 10

poor memory, night blindness, insomnia

Front 11

Symptoms of Yin deficiency?

Back 11

night sweats, 5 hearts warm, red cheeks

Front 12

Symptoms of Yang deficiency?

Back 12

4 limbs cold, pale tongue and face, drink warm water

Front 13

Headache, dizziness, dry mouth and dry throat, red face, restlessness, red tongue with yellow coating, wiry pulse = ?

Back 13

Qi (of liver) over ascending

Front 14

Symptoms of qi stagnation?

Back 14

rib side pain that moves, sigh a lot, any dull pain that moves

Front 15

Symptoms of Qi sinking?

Back 15

prolapse of organs, chronic diarrhea, bleeding

Front 16

Blood stagnation pain symptoms?

Back 16

boring, fixed pain, hurts to press, hurts more at night, dark complexion

Front 17

Jin and Ye come from

Back 17

food and water

Front 18

dizziness with blurring eyes is a symptom of?

Back 18

blood deficiency

Front 19

distending pain is a symptom of

Back 19

Qi stagnation

Front 20

Four limbs numb is a symptom of

Back 20

yin deficiency

Front 21

Heavy pain is a symptom of

Back 21

damp

Front 22

Over ascending Qi is related to which 3 organs?

Back 22

Liver, lung, stomach

Front 23

Overthinking damages which 2 organs?

Back 23

spleen and heart

Front 24

Is improper food an exterior evil?

Back 24

no

Front 25

A person had palpitations, insomnia, emaciated, thin tongue coating and weak pulse. The damaged emotion is

Back 25

overworry

Front 26

afternoon fever and night sweating are symptoms of?

Back 26

yin deficiency

Front 27

A person was pale and sallow face, 4 limbs cold, very quiet and no desire to talk, clear and long urine, tongue is light with white coating, pulse is slow and deep. Choose Yin pattern, Yang pattern, Excess pattern, or Deficient pattern.

Back 27

yin pattern

Front 28

Is Ye Yin or Yang?

Back 28

yang

Front 29

is Jin Yin or Yang?

Back 29

yin

Front 30

Name the 5 functions of Qi

Back 30

1.pushing
2.warming
3.defending
4.holding together
5.transforming

Front 31

Does Qi generate body fluid?

Back 31

yes

Front 32

Does Qi confine body fluid to circulate normally?

Back 32

yes

Front 33

Does body fluid carry Qi?

Back 33

yes

Front 34

Does Qi carry blood?

Back 34

no

Front 35

A person is short of breath, lazy to talk, talking weakly, lassitude, pale face, pale tongue. Which deficiency is it?

Back 35

Qi deficiency

Front 36

What starts from the Vital gate between the kidneys and passes the Sanjiao and circulates thru the body?

Back 36

Original Qi (Yuan Qi)

Front 37

Qi stagnation is most closely related to which organ?

Back 37

Liver - promotes smooth flow of Qi

Front 38

What is dilute, flows easily in the pores, skin and muscle, and has a moistening function?

Back 38

Jin (and tonic)

Front 39

What is thick, flows less easily in the joints, zang fu, brain, and marrow and has a nourishing function?

Back 39

Ye

Front 40

The essence is stored in?

Back 40

Kidneys

Front 41

What is the material basis for mental activity?

Back 41

blood

Front 42

Which controls the power to force blood to circulate?

Back 42

heart

Front 43

which organ keeps the blood flowing within the vessels?

Back 43

spleen

Front 44

Which organ smooths and regulates the flow of Qi and blood?

Back 44

liver

Front 45

What is in charge of vital energy and linked to the formation of pectoral Qi?

Back 45

Lung

Front 46

What circulates within the blood vessels, has a nourishing function, and is also called 'nourishing blood'?

Back 46

nourishing Qi

Front 47

What is derived from Qi of food but circulates outside of the vessels?

Back 47

defending Qi (wei qi)

Front 48

What is the commander of blood?

Back 48

Qi

Front 49

What is the mother of Qi?

Back 49

blood

Front 50

Since body fluid is also the carrier of Qi, over sweating and vomiting will damage what?

Back 50

Qi

Front 51

What and sweat have the same source?

Back 51

blood

Front 52

Which organs control the ascending of clear yang and the descending of turbid yin?

Back 52

spleen (up) and stomach (down)

Front 53

Which organ controls ageing?

Back 53

Kidney (stores essence)

Front 54

what is the surplus of the bone?

Back 54

teeth

Front 55

If a child has the 5 slows, it is a deficiency of what?

Back 55

Kidney Essence

Front 56

An adult has poor sexual function, impotence, weak knees, nocturnal emissions, tinnitis and deafness, frequent or night urination, what is his deficiency?

Back 56

Kidney Qi

Front 57

What is the surplus of the tendons?

Back 57

nails

Front 58

what is the fluid of the liver?

Back 58

tears

Front 59

which sense organ is related to the liver?

Back 59

eyes

Front 60

What is the sprout of the heart?

Back 60

tongue

Front 61

What emotion will damage the heart?

Back 61

overjoy

Front 62

Besides the heart, which organs are also involved in blood circulation?

Back 62

liver, spleen, kidney

Front 63

Lung opens to the ?

Back 63

nose

Front 64

Lungs helps to form _______ Qi

Back 64

gathering

Front 65

cold, cough, spontaneous sweating suggests?

Back 65

Lung Qi deficiency

Front 66

Original Qi is spread thru the body via the

Back 66

sanjiao

Front 67

Is rapid pulse a Yang deficient symptom?

Back 67

nope

Front 68

This dude has a desire to drink, he is thirsty, has dryness in the skin and throat, constipation, scanty urine, red tongue with crack, rapid pulse. Deficiency of?

Back 68

jin and ye

Front 69

Which Qi is derived from congenital essence?

Back 69

primary Qi

Front 70

Where does Gathering Qi come from?

Back 70

air and blood

Front 71

where does Wei Qi come from?

Back 71

food and water

Front 72

where does nutritional Qi come from?

Back 72

food and water

Front 73

Which Qi promotes the lung's function of controlling respiration and promotes the hearts function of dominating the blood and blood vessels?

Back 73

Zong Qi (gathering Qi)

Front 74

Blood normally circulates in the vessels thru out the body and is acted upon jointly by the flowing organs EXCEPT?
lung, heart, spleen, or liver

Back 74

spleen (keeps blood in vessels)
(liver stores blood, lung helps spread blood, heart pushes blood)

Front 75

This dude has had pulmonary heart disease for 20 years, with shortness of breath, low voice, dislikes talking, lassitude, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, aversion to cold, pale tongue and weak, slow pulse. Diagnosis?

Back 75

Qi deficiency (chronic)

Front 76

This chick has pale complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, palpitations, pale tongue, thin pulse. Deficiency of?

Back 76

blood

Front 77

Normal circulation of blood is not closely related to which organ? Heart, lung, kidney, or spleen?

Back 77

kidney (stores essence)

Front 78

When liver overacts on spleen, what is the color?

Back 78

green or blue

Front 79

Which organ is the decision maker?

Back 79

gall bladder

Front 80

For a deficiency syndrome, you should

Back 80

tonify the mother

Front 81

Liver's smell is

Back 81

rancid

Front 82

Kidney's color is

Back 82

black

Front 83

When liver disease is transmitted to the lung, which relationship is it?

Back 83

wood insulting metal

Front 84

A red face usually indicates problems in which organ?

Back 84

heart

Front 85

The officer of receiving heavenly Qi is

Back 85

lung

Front 86

Which are the 3 organs most affected by emotions?

Back 86

1. liver
2. heart
3. spleen
(4. lung)
(5. kidney)

Front 87

A stabbing pain with a hard immovable mass indicates

Back 87

blood stagnation

Front 88

She has anorexia, chronic fatigue, sallow complexion, period is 5 days of profuse bleeding, pale weak tongue. Diagnosis?

Back 88

Spleen Qi fails to control blood

Front 89

Heart Yang deficiency and heart Qi deficiency both have palpitations, fullness in the chest, shortness of breath, but Heart Yang deficiency ONLY has ?

Back 89

cold limbs

Front 90

Liver Qi moves which direction?

Back 90

upward

Front 91

4 aspects of Yin-Yang relationship?

Back 91

1. in opposition
2. interdependent
3. mutual consumption
4. intertransformation

Front 92

law of movement of 5 elements?

Back 92

1. generating
2. controlling
3. overcontrolling
4. insulting

Front 93

Which are the organs of Wood?
1.zang
2.Fu

Back 93

1. Liver
2. gall bladder

Front 94

Which are the organs of Fire?
1.zang
2.Fu

Back 94

1. heart
2. sm intestine

Front 95

Which are the organs of Earth?
1.zang
2.fu

Back 95

1. spleen
2. stomach

Front 96

Which are the organs of Metal?
1.zang
2.fu

Back 96

1. Lung
2. Lg Intestine

Front 97

Which are the organs of Water?
1. zang
2. Fu

Back 97

1. Kidney
2. Urinary Bladder

Front 98

What is the emotion of Kidney?

Back 98

fear

Front 99

What is the emotion of Liver?

Back 99

anger

Front 100

What is the emotion of Heart?

Back 100

joy, overjoy

Front 101

What is the emotion of Spleen?

Back 101

overthinking

Front 102

What is the emotion of Lung?

Back 102

grief

Front 103

What is the taste of Liver?

Back 103

sour

Front 104

What is the smell of Liver?

Back 104

rancid

Front 105

What is the taste of Heart?

Back 105

bitter

Front 106

What is the smell of heart?

Back 106

burnt

Front 107

What is the taste of spleen?

Back 107

sweet

Front 108

What is the smell of Spleen?

Back 108

fragrant

Front 109

What is the taste of Lung?

Back 109

pungent (spicy)

Front 110

What is the smell of Lung?

Back 110

rotten

Front 111

What is the taste of Kidney?

Back 111

salty

Front 112

What is the smell of Kidney?

Back 112

putrid

Front 113

What is the fluid of Lung?

Back 113

nasal discharge

Front 114

What is the fluid of Spleen?

Back 114

clear drool saliva

Front 115

What is the fluid of the heart?

Back 115

sweat

Front 116

What is the sensory organ of Lung?

Back 116

nose

Front 117

What is the sensory organ of spleen?

Back 117

mouth

Front 118

What is tissue of liver?

Back 118

tendons, sinews

Front 119

What is tissue of Heart?

Back 119

vessels

Front 120

What is tissue of Spleen?

Back 120

muscle

Front 121

What is the tissue of Lung?

Back 121

skin

Front 122

What is the tissue of Kidney?

Back 122

bones