Week 1

Review class will go over 5 tests a day (Foundations/Diagnosis, Herbs, Acupuncture, Western Medicine)

Then after the test, go over the test, question by question.

Test is 100 questions total. New comp test will be different


Which of the following organs are yang organs?

Which is Biao Li pair?

Orifice of Organ
(National exam test example)

Which one can control thebones

Which organ houses ___ spirit?

According to Five Element, liver fire attacking lung = counter acting (state board style)

Which of the following organs have a close relationship with blood

(Liver store blood, spleen manages, heart governs)

which organ can get qi xu easily?

air and gu qi =

Jing plays an important role in the formation of __

fluid that flows easily and nourishes the skin = Jin (jin = thin)

which of the following is the incorrect direction of the flow of the organ's qi
(state board never has "all of the above" or "a and b" type answer)

headache on the temporal is related to which organ
migraine, sj 5, gb 34, gb 41, extra points, tai yang
gb 20, lu 7, whole head
frontal headache, st 41, yang bai, gb 14

if patient gastric pain cna be relieved by local massage and warmth and pressure, cause =

which is the most important ext pathogen connected to diarrhea = damp
chronic diarrhea = shen lin bai zhu san, si shen wan,
acute diarrhea = bai tou wang tang, xiang lian wan (national)

yang edema due to wind attack starts from = face (hives, seafood, allergies)

what are the common symptoms of deficiency heat (state board)
blood stasis = sp 10, ub 17
itching = sp 10, gb 31

pale complexion, finger, nails, and lips, with blurred vision suggests:

red, swollen, or bleeding gums are due to: st fire

yang collapse has which of the following conditions? = profuse cold sweat like pearls

when treating a patient with high fever, which method is contraindicated

a patient has a constituion of qi xu, she now has a common cold, your treatment principle is to tonify qi, and release exterior, this is = treating the root and branch at the same time.

a patient with straight starring eyes, frequent convulsions, and spasms in the limbs is usualy case of = liver wind (wind phlegm = sticky coating, stroke victim, scalp + st 40) epilespy, day = ub 62, night time = kd 6

a patient has chills and fever, no sweat, and has a floating and tight pulse. what level is the disease in according to 6 level diagnosis (shang hang lun)

a patient has dry itchy skin and constipation, diagnosis = dry blood producing wind

the patient complains of dizziness, headache on vertex, angered easily and has a red face, pathology =

if the tongue is swollen and teeth marked, what condition does the patient have

the patient has cock's crow diarrhea, a cold low back, and profuse clear urination, what is the pulse? = slow and thready

the patient has amenorrhea, insomnia, numbness of limbs, pallor, dizziness, blurred vision, dry eyes, and the tongue is pale, what is the likely pulse? = thin
(state board will have 3 questions on pulse)

the patient has chronic headaches at the temples, which only occur at night, the pain is relieved by pressure, his pulse is thready and rapid, what is the 8 principle diagnosis? interior, yin deficient, heat (in recent years, no question like this in state board)

a female, 46, is usually in good health but sometimes feels dizzy, angers easily, and has distention in the hypochondriac region with dry stools once a day, two weeks ago she was suddenly overcome by severe dizziness, her feet felt weak, has speech difficulties, and half of her body turned numb but she did not lose consciousness. then she felt lower back soreness and weakness in her knees. went to a MD, ct scan shows infarction of the blood vessels of the brain, after medical treatment, her symptoms became stable, what is the 8 principle diagnosis?
= Upper is in excess, lower is deficient
(common in CALE)

(memory, si shen chong, ren shen, yuan zhi, yi zhi ren (poppy seed)

If insufficient amount of Qi and Blood nourishes the meridians, which symptom is likely? = numbness

patient has frequent, urgent, painful, yellow urination = damp heat

a female patient has had diarrhea and prolapse of the rectum for a long time, then prolapse of the uterus occured when moving too much = prolapse of zhong qi

frequent night urnation is mostly considered
kidney qi xu

a male, 25, felt sick for 3 days, has a fever, does not like wind, has a red face, red eyes, is thirsty, and drinks a lot, has a stuffy nose, sticky phlegm, and is constipated, its tongue is red tip and sides, and thin yellow coating, pulse is floating and rapid,
= wind heat

which organs are mostly involved?
lung/li

a patient has a constatn dry cough, accompained by dry mouth, dry throat, hoarse voice, weight loss, low drade fever in the afternoon, and five center heat, red tongue, thready rapid pulse, the diagnosis is = LU Yin xu

a 29 year old patient has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, for the past 2 years, when it first started, joints were painful, swollen, and hot. what is his pulse?
wiry and choppy

50 y/o starts to have neck and shoulder pain, which is aggravated by stress and is worse at night.
= qi and blood stagnation

which herb is specifically used to raise qi?
huang qi

which herb can reduce food stagnation and dissolve stones in the body?
ji nei jin
jin = dissolve stone

which herb can warm the liver and kidney?
Wu Yao
a patient has stress, pain in the liver area, with red tongue, wiry, and rapid pulse, choose the best herb
yu jin

which one is neutral?
tu si zi

which of the following herb works best to treat wind cold headache and pain at the vertex?
gao ben

da huang has a stronger purging power when
is added last or used fresh

which of the following should be cooked in the last 5 minutes?
bo he, sha ren

which herb can warm the interior and lead the fire back ot the kidneys?
rou gui

a patient has low fever, is very thirsty, has a dry and red tongue, and has a small rapid pulse
zhi mu

can release the surface and descend the st qi down
sheng jiang

used for excess heart fire
huang lian

which channels does bai he enter?


we choose zhu ling and fu ling to treat edema and retention of urine because the herbs are:
Bland

which one is warm?
Rou Dou Kou

which of the herbs can clear hot phelgm in LU, ST GB?
Zhu Ru

Restless Fetus, due to impairment of the KD and LV, yin blood xu, best to use?
san ji sheng (at least 1 question of restless fetus)

which can stop bleeding and promote blood circulation?
san qi

which hrb is best for lower back and leg pain with weak legs due to cold dampness obstruction?
Du Huo

After delivery has low abdominal pain, feels empty, likes warmth and pressure, doesn't like cold, tired, dizzy, face is pale, and slightly green, her hands and feet are cold, tongue is pale, with a white coating, pulse is slow and deep, which group of herbs to use?
warm and tonify yang


Acupuncture
3 yin channels of the hand ends at
hand

which channel can be used for temporal headache?
shao yang

which channel goes to the inner eye?
SI

du channels enters the brain at
Du-16

where does the liver channel meet, Du channel
vertex

the Well Jing Points of the yang channel is what element?
metal

which is not a yuan source point?
GB 41

what point is at midspine below the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra?
du 12
(2-3 questions follows the DU channel)

how far above is K-7 from KD-3?
2 cun

what point is located a tthe depression on the lower borders of the tuberosity of the navicular bone?
KD-2 (lower glucose, frontal pleastisis), KD 2, 3, 6, sj 4, wei gui extra point, ren 12, lower glucose
diabetes = lui wei di huang wan

st 41 is located lateral to
extensor hallucis longus
(almost always on the comp at school)

what of the following points are not at the same level?
Du 7 Zhong Shu (t10), UB 19Dan Shu (t10) , UB 49 Yi She (t11)

which point is best for LI problems?
ST 36

profuse sweating, LI 4 is often paired with which point?
KD 7

which of the following combinations is the best choice for hemorrhoids
du 1 - ub 57

which point is used to transform phlegm and dampness?
st 40

the symptoms of chills and fever are best treated with what point?
SJ 5

which of the following is an experience point good to treat asthma?
ding chuan

which choice is best for treating vision?
SI 6

where is the common point for hypertension located?
on the mergin of the web between the first and second toes

which point is best for constipation
sj 6 (+ kd 6)

a patient has a chief complain of migraine headaches which happen to one side of the head and with pain all over the outerside of her upper arm. which is best point combo?
gb 41 + sj 5

ub 39 is
lower he sea point of hand shao yang

the point located in the upper aspect of the shoulder, in the depression between the acromial extremity of the clavicle and the scapular spine is
LI 16

which of the following would you select to dispel the pathogenic heat?
DU 14

a patient complains of daytime episode of epilepsy which point can be used?
UB 62 (day time) KD 6 = night time

the distance between all of the following pair of the points is 0.5 cun, except:
LI 9, LI 8

which point is good for treating whole body pain or weakness of the four limbs?
SP 21

when needling H1, which nerve might be injured?
axillary nerve

when needling Du 15, obliquely upwards, you might injure the
medulla


WM
The purpose of lab tests and physical exams in western medicine is:
diagnositc, screening, monitoring,

the most useful glucose test employed in monitoring diabetes mellitus therapy in western medicine is
blood monitoring

taking an antibiotic for less than the full course of therapy can lead to
resistant bacteria

what problem is primarily assosciated with an iron deficiency
hemogoblin deficient anemia

the most important symptom or sign for the diagnosis of an acute appendicitis
McBurney's point tenderness

a52 yo male has long standing hypertension, this leads to tissue damage in all organs but
lungs

an individual taking 1 aspirin a day
inhibits blood platelet aggregation

the adrenal cortex does not produce which following?
melatonin (pineal gland)

hyperthyroidism should cause
Tachycardia

what problem is primarily associated with Vitamin A deficiency?
night blindness


CALE = 5% WM
always 2 questions for vitamins

A = night blindness
B = brain
C = bleeding gums (scurvy)
D = + calcium = bone osteoporsis
E = Eyes, hair, skin

Hypothyroidism = Hoshimoto's disease = loss hair, edema,
hyperthyroidism = zhi mu di huang wan (kd yin xu)
hypothyroidism = jin gui shen qi wan (kd yang xu)

beriberi = bi wan xu
goiter = iodine xu
bleeding disorder = vitamin k xu