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John has a pale tongue with teethmarks and is slightly orange on the side. Based on only this info, what are his diagnoses?
a. blood xu and liver blood xu b. spleen qi xu and liver bld xu c. Sp qi xu and St heat d. Sp cold and liver bld xu |
b.spleen qi xu and liver bld xu
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a slight purple, lavender or dusky tongue indicates________.
a. Blood stasis b. Blood xu c. Liver Qi stagnation d. Cold pattern |
c. Liver Qi stagnation
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short blue venules in the thenar eminence is indicative of_______.
a. Deficiency in the stomach b. Blood stagnation c. Liver Qi stagnation d. Blood xu |
a. Deficiency in the stomach
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the thenar eminance reflects the state of the ________.
a. Liver b. Spleen c. Heart d. Stomach |
d. Stomach
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Pick the BEST answer. One of the signs of ____________
is pale, dry, brittle, and chipped nails. a. Liver Blood xu b. Lung qi xu c. Stomach qi xu d. Yin xu |
a. Liver Blood xu
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Nails are the extension of_____ and related to______.
a. The state of Yin; the state of body fluids b. Tendons; the function of liver blood c. Gallbladder; the function of the liver d. Ligaments; the function of the liver |
b. Tendons; the function of liver blood
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Cold in the interior causing blood stasis can result in_____.
a. Qi xu b. Blood xu c. cyanosis d. Blue syndrome |
c. cyanosis
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What does Topography indicates in term of disease?
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Location
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What does Topography indicate in relation to disease?
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Location of the disease
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The ..... the coat, the .... the pathogen is:
a)Thinner, more severe b) Thicker, more severe c) Whiter, milder d) Thicker, the milder |
b)
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The coating of the tongue indicates:
a) State of Yang Organs b) Suplus of body fluids c) All the above |
c)
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Teethmarks with swelling in the middle indicates:
a) Slpeen Yin deficiency b) Slpeen Qi deficiency c) Spleen Yang deficency |
b)
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A thin tongue body shape indicates:
a) Accute condition b) Chronic condition c) None of the above |
b)
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Damp accumulation shown on a tongue will manifest as:
a) Paleness b) Redness d) Yelowness c) Swelling |
c)
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Short transverse cracks observed on sides of a tongue indicate:
a) Very long term (Chronic)Spleen Qi Deficiency b) Short term (Acute)Spleen Yin deficiency c) General Yin deficiency |
a)
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Tortuous, swollen and bumpy sublinguinal veins indicate:
a) Qi Stagnation b) Blood Stagnation c) Slpeen and Stomach Qi Stagnation |
b)
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When we describe a tongue being thin we are talking about narowness at:
a) The tip b) The root c) The center |
b)
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A swollen red tongue indicates:
a) Stomach Heat b) Damp Heat c) Liver Heat |
b)
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If a patient has no coat on the tongue it is indicative of:
a) Normal tongue b) Damp Heat Accumulation c) Yin XU d) ST Heat e) Damage to ST Qi |
c) Yin xu
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T/F: The thinner the tongue coat the more serious the transmission of the pathogen
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False. Thicker coat is means a more serious pathogen.
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If a patien has a thick yellow coat that appears greasy the diagnois is most likely:
a) Food retention caused by cold. b) Phlegm caused by Yin Xu c) Food retention caused by heat d) Food retention caused by Yin XU e) Severe damp caused by cold. |
c) Food retention caused by heat
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Which characteristics of tongue coat are indicative of Damp?
a) Thin coat b) Thick coat c) Shiny and wet d) Shiny and dry e) Greasy |
c) Shiny and wet
and e) Greasy |
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Which characteristics of tongue coat are indicative of Cold:
a) White coat b) Yellow coat c) grey/black coat and dry d) Shiny and dry e) grey/black coat and moist |
a)White coat (cold)
and e) grey/black coat and moist (Severe Cold) |
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Which characteristics of tongue coat are indicative of Heat:
a) White coat b) Yellow coat c) grey/black coat and dry d) Shiny and dry e) grey/black coat and moist |
b) Yellow coat (Heat)
and c) grey/black coat and dry (Severe Heat) |
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If someone tongue is shiny and dry ("geographic") the likely diagnosis is?
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ST Yin with Damage to ST Qi
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T/F For accurate hand diagnosis in infants the child much be less than 3 years old
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F The child much be less than 2 yrs
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Which finger should be examined for infant boys and infant girls
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Boys- left index finger
Girls- right index finger |
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T/F when examining an infants finger, rub the finger away from the heart and look for venules to appear
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F Rub towards the heart
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Venules at the Gate of Life indicate_______________
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a serious/life threatnening disease in an infant
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Red venules at the Gate of Qi incate _____________
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the venules indicate an interior heat condtn in an infant
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A mother brings you her 1yr boy, and hand inspection results with blue venules at the gate of wind- what does this tell you about the child
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the child has an exterior cold attack or a very mild cold disease
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what are conditions are ideal for examing tongues?
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1st thing in the morning, with natural lighting
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upon examing a Px tongue, you notice that it deviates to the right side. What pathology is likely?
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LV wind
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Extreme heat, interior turbid phlegm and wind cold invading the paricardium can cause the tongue to be _____
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rigid, stiff, difficult to protrude
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Your Px has a pale tongue that trembles, what is the pathology?
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most likely SP Qi xu,
pale tongue and trembling could also be accompanied by spittle and/or teethmarks with SP Qi xu |
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Your Px tongue is flaccid and pale, and has a very weak pulse. what is the pathology
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severe Qi and blood xu
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