Board Point Location Flashcards
On upper aspect of shoulder, in depression between acromial extremity of clavicle and scapular spine.
LI 16
On lateral side of neck at the posterior border of SCM beside the laryngeal protuberance at midpoint connecting LI 18 & ST 12
LI 17
On lateral side of neck, level with tip of Adam’s apple between the sternal and clavicular head of SCM
LI 18
In lateral aspect of neck posterior to SCM & LI 18 on level of laryngeal protuberance
SI 16
posterior to angle of the mandible in depression on anterior border of SCM
SI 17
6 cun above SP 10 on line from SP 10 to SP 12
SP 11
Superior to lateral end of inguinal groove, lateral to pulsating external iliac artery, at level of upper border of symphysis, 3.5 cun lateral to Ren 2
SP 12
4 cun below center of umbilicus, .7 cun superior to SP 12, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
SP 13
1.3 cun below SP 15, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline on lateral side of rectus abdominus
SP 14
4 cun lateral to center of umbilicus, lateral to rectus abdominus
SP 15
3 cun above center of umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
SP 16
on lateral side of neck, directly below posterior border of mastoid process, on level of mandibular angle on posterior border of SCM
SJ 16
at the center of the palm between 2nd & 3rd MTC but close to 3rd MTC and in the part touching the tip of the middle finger when a fist is made
PC 8
when palm faces upward, point is between the 4th & 5th MTC. When a fist is made, point is where tip of little finger rests
HT 8
directly below nipple in 7th ITC, 4 cun lateral to midline
GB 24
on lateral side of abdomen on lower border of free end of 12th rib
GB 25
directly below LV 13 at crossing point of vertical line through free end of 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus
GB 26
on lateral side of abdomen below free end of 11th rib
LV 13
directly below nipple in 6th ITC, 4 cun lateral to midline
LV 14
in 5E, what point is located b/w the 3rd & 4th MTC on proximal transverse wrist crease?
a) LU 10
b) TB 3
c) PC 8
d) HT 8
c) PC 8
what point is on the ML in the suprasternal notch?
R 22
what point is on the anterior ML in center of sternal manubrium
R 21
In 5E, what point is located on medial surface of the leg, 8 cun proximal to medial malleolus, posterior to edge of tibia?
a) SP 7
b) LV 6
c) KD 9
d) LV 5
b) LV 6
avoid cephalic vein when needling this point:
a) LU 7
b) LU 9
a) LU 7
deep needling at KD 21 will:
a) injure LV on R and SP on L
b) injure LV on R and peritoneum on L
b) injure LV on R and peritoneum on L
this point transforms phlegm and calms spirit
a) PC 7
b) PC 5
b) PC 5
LI 18, LI 4 and PC 5 symptomatically tx:
a) neck pain
b) hoarse voice
c) palpitations
b) hoarse voice
3 yang muscle meridians of the foot gather where?
a) around eyes
b) around forehead
c) around thoracic cavity
a) around eyes
infrared therapy is contraindx:
a) eczema
b) asthma
c) cardiovascular insufficiency
c) cardiovascular insufficiency
this extra point is for stiff neck:
a) yao tong xue
b) luo zhen
b) luo zhen - single point between 2nd/3rd metacarpals (fore and middle finger at knuckle joint)
this extra point is for lumbar pain:
a) yao tong xue
b) luo zhen
a) yao tong xue - 2 pts b/w 2/3 mtc and 4/5 mtc closer to transverse wrist crease
what scalp area would you use for pain and numbness in arm?
a) upper second and third fifths of sensory area line
b) upper fifth of sensory area line
c) lower two fifths of sensory area line
a) upper second and third fifths of sensory area line
what are meeting points of Dai and GB meridians?
a) GB 26
b) GB 26, 27, 28
c) GB 25, 26, 27
d) GB 24, 25, 26
b) GB 26, 27, 28
patient has edema in ankles & abundant, watery frothy sputum. What is tx:
a) R4, KD 3, KD 6, SP 6, KD 10
b) Du 4, UB 23, SP 6, SP 9, KD 7
c) KD 2, 6, 9, R4, HT 5
KD Yang Xu w/ Water Overflowing
b) Du 4, UB 23, SP 6, SP 9, KD 7
which point tx epilepsy w/ daytime seizures:
a) KD 6
b) SI 3
c) UB 62
c) UB 62 - conf yang qiao
which meridian connects to root of tongue:
a) HT
b) LV
c) KD
c) KD (SP also goes to tongue)
which point tx pain upper back and neck?
a) DU 3
b) UB 40
c) UB 60
c) UB 60
for penetrating heaven coolness, how many times is the needle lifted quickly and thrusted slowly at each of the three levels:
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
b) 6
LU channel connects with all of these organs except:
a) LU
b) LI
c) SP
d) ST
c) SP
patient has loose stools, chilliness, edema, cold limbs and fatigue. What is tx:
a) SP 9, R9, R12, UB 22, SP 3
b) SP 9, SP 6, DU 9, LI 11, UB 20
c) SP 9, SP 6, R12, SP 3, ST 8
SP yang xu
a) SP 9, R9, R12, UB 22, SP 3
at what point do Yang Qiao and Yang Wei meet?
a) ST 8
b) GB 20
c) GB 41
b) GB 20
what is the distance between KD 4 & KD 5?
a) 1 cun
b) .5 cun
c) 2 cun
b) .5 cun
which of the following jing well points is not indx for mania:
a) LU 11
b) HT 9
c) ST 45
d) UB 67
d) UB 67
which of the following jing well points is not indx for dream disturbed sleep?
a) ST 45
b) SP 1
c) GB 44
d) UB 67
d) UB 67
you cause pneumothorax. What do you do?
a) call 911 and let emergency personnel remove needle
b) remove needle and call 911
a) call 911 and let emergency personnel remove needle
what pt tx facial puffiness?
a) LV 3
b) ST 44
c) DU 26
c) DU 26
what is the fx of the SP major collateral
a) connects SP/ST
b) connects Qi of meridian to hypochondrium
c) connects SP to Ren
b) connects Qi of meridian to hypochondrium
how many fossas does the ear have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
b) 2 - triangular and scaphoid fossas
located lateral to sartorius, directly below ASIS, and level with lower border of pubic symphysis.
a) LV 10
b) LV 11
c) ST 31
d) ST 30
c) ST 31
5 cun below umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to ren 2
a) LV 10
b) LV 11
c) ST 31
d) ST 30
d) ST 30
3 cun below ST 30 at proximal end of thigh below the pubic tubercle and on lateral border of abductor longus (looks like on medial upper thigh near crotch)
a) LV 10
b) LV 11
c) ST 31
a) LV 10
2 cun below ST 30 at proximal end of thigh below the pubic tubercle and on lateral border of abductor longus (looks like on medial upper thigh near crotch)
a) LV 10
b) LV 11
c) ST 31
b) LV 11
Gua sha does all of the following except:
a) move Qi & blood
b) raise Qi
c) release ext
d) disseminate fluids
b) raise Qi
gua sha is contraindx in all of the following except:
a) pregnancy
b) over skin moles and pimples
c) pain from injury beginning to heal
d) sunburn, rash or broken skin
c) pain from injury beginning to heal
Sha syndrome is composed of all of the following except:
a) blockage of meridians
b) Xu of essence and original Qi
c) exposure to W/C/H/D
d) symptoms of chilliness, fever, pain or vomiting or diarrhea or rigidity or numbness of the limbs
b) Xu of essence and original Qi
what direction do you apply gua sha in the sternum?
a) top down to xyphoid process
b) bottom up to sternal notch
a) top down to xyphoid process
a patient is receiving chemo for cancer. How long before/after can gua sha be applied?
a) 48 hrs before, 24 hrs. after
b) 24 hrs. before, 48 hrs. after
a) 48 hrs before, 24 hrs. after
patient has lower abdominal pain. where would you check and treat for Sha?
a) low back
b) mid back
c) upper back
b) mid back - used for anywhere on abdomen
when can you apply gua sha again to the same region?
a) after petechiae has disappeared
b) one week later
c) 3 days later
a) after petechiae has disappeared
gua sha releases the exterior sha syndrome by moving blood and:
a) jin ye fluids
b) qi
c) external pathogens
a) jin ye fluids to mimic effect of sweating
pain of diseases associated with eyes, ears, throat and nose will reflect sha in all of the following except:
a) chest
b) neck
c) upper back
d) shoulders
a) chest
generally, when can cupping be applied to a sports injury:
a) right away
b) one week
c) 24 hrs
c) 24 hrs
empty or flash cupping: is it tonifying or reducing?
tonifying
a day or so after tx, the patient’s skin becomes greenish or yellowish. This indx:
a) excess pressure used with cup
b) repletion condition
c) vacuity condition
a) excess pressure used with cup
what point is used to tx scrofula (TB of the lymph nodes)?
a) LI 6
b) LI 7
c) LI 14
c) LI 14 - lateral side of upper arm, on line connecting LI 11 and LI 15, 7 cun above LI 11 at insertion of deltoidus
esteem should not be used:
a) around the eyes
b) in the inguinal area
c) On GB 20
d) on patients with KD stones
a) around the eyes
which moxa tx treats TB?
a) moxa with garlic
b) moxa with ginger
c) moxa with salt
a) moxa with garlic
which condition is best to use moxa and ginger?
a) yang collapse
b) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejaculation
c) abdominal pain, soreness and pain in joints, diarrhea
d) scrofula, TB, early stages of skin ulcers w/ boils
c) abdominal pain, soreness and pain in joints, diarrhea
which condition is best to use moxa and fu zi (monkshood)?
a) yang collapse
b) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejaculation
c) abdominal pain, soreness and pain in joints, diarrhea
d) scrofula, TB, early stages of skin ulcers w/ boils
b) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejaculation
which condition is best to use moxa and garlic?
a) abdominal pain, dysentery, vomiting
b) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejaculation
c) asthma, chronic diarrhea, indigestion
d) scrofula, TB, early stages of skin ulcers w/ boils
a) abdominal pain, dysentery, vomiting
which condition is best to use moxa and salt?
a) abdominal pain, dysentery, vomiting
b) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejaculation
c) asthma, chronic diarrhea, indigestion
d) scrofula, TB, early stages of skin ulcers w/ boils
d) scrofula, TB, early stages of skin ulcers w/ boils
all of the following can be used to bill for auricular except:
a) 97781
b) 64550
c) 36415
d) 97032
c) 36415 (for blood draw)
whiteness surrounded by redness in HT region of the ear indx:
a) congestive HT failure
b) rheumatic HT disease
c) MI
d) angina pectoris
b) rheumatic HT disease
which of the following ear points tx insomnia, neuropsychiatric disorders, inflammation, pain and excess sweating?
a) adrenals
b) endocrine
c) subcortex
d) LV
c) subcortex
external genital organs point is located on:
a) scapha
b) cavum conchae
c) helix
d) tragus
c) helix
In addition to the triangular fossa, a stop wheezing point can be found here:
a) lower part of triages
b) apex of antitragus
c) cavum conchae
d) cymba conchae
b) apex of antitragus
which ear point has a sedative, analgesic and antiallergic effect, tx neuropsychiatric disorders, hypertension, asthma and pain?
a) shen men
b) sympathetic
c) occiput
d) endocrine
a) shen men
this point relieves internal pain, lowers BP, regulates sweat, can be used for Yin xu and relieves spasm
a) shen men
b) sympathetic
c) LV
d) subcortex
b) sympathetic
eczema is best treated with what ear point:
a) adrenal
b) skin
c) endocrine
d) KD
a) adrenal
What scalp point is used for low back pain?
a) second and third fifths of sensory line
b) upper fifth of sensory line
c) second and third fifths of motor area
d) lower two fifths of sensory area
b) upper fifth of sensory line
PC 4 and PC 6 together tx:
a) nausea
b) hemmorhoids
c) palpitations
d) abdominal distention
c) palpitations
what point is the meeting point between UB and GB:
a) UB 30
b) GB 34
c) GB 29
d) UB 32
d) UB 32
which points are best for food retention in ST:
a) ST 37, ST 25
b) REN 10, ST 44
c) UB 20, SP 6
b) REN 10, ST 44
empirical point for W/C?
a) LU 5
b) LU 7
c) LU 9
d) LU 10
b) LU 7
“penetrating heaven coolness” is used for:
a) Xu yang syndromes
b) excess and hot syndromes
c) internal and deficient syndromes
d) deficient and hot syndromes
b) excess and hot syndromes
what extra point regulates the pancreas?
a) yi shu
b) shu bian
c) qi chuan
d) yin tang
a) yi shu (1.5 cun lateral to T8)
which points should not be needled on an infant whose fontanel has not closed:
a) DU 23, 24
b) DU 21, 22
c) DU 17, 18
d) DU 15, 16
b) DU 21, 22
which one is dispersing:
a) insertion on inhalation, withdraw on exhalation
b) insertion on exhale, withdraw on inhale
a) insertion on inhalation, withdraw on exhalation
which one is dispersing:
a) insert needle fast, withdraw slow
b) insert needle slow, withdraw fast
a) insert needle fast, withdraw slow
which point, if needled too deeply, would pierce the transverse cervical artery:
a) LI 17
b) LI 18
c) ST 9
d) ST 12
d) ST 12
which is tonifying?
a) insert needle w/ exhale, withdraw on inhale
b) insert needle w/ inhale, withdraw on exhale
a) insert needle w/ exhale, withdraw on inhale
35 yr old male has slight and dull h/a, dizziness, insomnia, malar flush, dry eyes, dry throat, dry stool, easy to anger, sore back and knees and nocturnal emission, T: rootless coating, P: floating empty. What is tx:
a) GB 20, LV3, SJ5, GB13, GB38, GB 8, Tai Yang
b) LV3, DU2O, GB20, SI 3, Tai Yang
c) LV8, SP6, KD3, REN4, KD6, UB23
d) LV8, LV3, UB18, KD3, UB23, GB20, GB8
c) LV8, SP6, KD3, REN4, KD6, UB23
LV & KD Yin Xu
prescription for parietal h/a is:
a) SI3, UB60, GB20
b) LI4, ST8, Yin Tang, ST44, DU23
c) SI3, LV3, UB67, DU20
d) GB41, SJ5, GB8, Tai Yang
c) SI3, LV3, UB67, DU20
patient has palpitations, poor memory, insomnia and pale tongue. What is tx:
a) HT7, PC6, REN4, SP 6, KD6
b) HT5, PC6, UB15, DU14, REN6
c) PC6, PC4, REN17, HT7, SP 10
d) HT7, PC6, REN14, UB17, UB20
d) HT7, PC6, REN14, UB17, UB20
HT Blood Xu
patient coughs in short bursts, cough is dry with no phlegm, saliva has blood. Patient wants to open the windows in the evening, has a thin body and night sweats. T: red w/ no coat, P: floating & empty What is tx:
a) LU5, ST40, R12, SP9, UB13
b) LV2, LU5, LI11, R17, LU1
c) KD6, LU7, LU9, LU1, LU1O
d) LU9, UB13, ST36, SP6, R12
c) KD6, LU7, LU9, LU1, LU1O
LU Yin Xu
patient has palpitations, insomnia, mental agitation, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, night sweats, afternoon sensations of heat, nocturnal emissions with dreams, sore back, scanty dark urine. T: red, peeled, red tipped, cracked. P: floating, empty, fast. Tx:
a) KD3, KD6, SP6, R4, HT8
b) KD3, KD6, HT7, R4, UB18, UB23, UB17
c) KD3, UB23, DU4, UB20, ST36, R6, HT7
d) HT6, HT7, KD9, KD3, R4, SP6
d) HT6, HT7, KD9, KD3, R4, SP6
HT/KD disharmony
patient has aversion to cold, shivering, fever, feeling of heaviness in body and head, nausea, sticky taste in mouth, sticky yellow tongue coat and slippery floating pulse. Tx:
a) LU7, LI4, SP6, KD6
b) LI4, LI11, SJ5, LU11
c) LU7, LI4, UB12, GB20
d) LI4, LI11, SP9, R13
d) LI4, LI11, SP9, R13
Defensive Qi level with w/d heat
which extra point is for acute lumbar sprain:
a) luo zhen
b) yao tong xue
b) yao tong xue
what is the impirical point to tx leukkorhea:
a) SP 9
b) SP 6
c) R4
d) GB 26
d) GB 26
what points would you add to GB20, LI11, ST36, LV3 for hypertensive patient with dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, insomnia, irritability, numb sensation in limbs, red tongue no coat, thin pulse:
a) R6, R4
b) PC6, ST40
c) LV2, GB34
d) KD3, SP6, HT7
d) KD3, SP6, HT7
In scalp acupuncture, which point is 3cm lateral to external occipital protuberance and extends downward parallel to posterior midline for 4cm?
a) vision
b) balance
c) speech
b) balance
LI4 and KD7 symptomatically tx:
a) frequent urination
b) spontaneous sweat
c) face pain
d) common cold
b) spontaneous sweat
in e-stim, continuous, regular frequencies are best to tx:
a) pain and spasms
b) numbness
c) paralysis
a) pain and spasms
what combo best tx sudden loss of voice:
a) HT 5, R23
b) R22, LU7
c) UB13, LI4
d) ST9, UB13
a) HT 5, R23
patient has frequent, urgent urination that stops midstream, pale and turbid urine, hypogastrium feels heavy, white greasy tongue coat and slippery slow pulse. What is tx:
a) SP9, SP6, UB28, R3, UB66, UB63
b) UB23, DU4, UB28, R4
c) SP9, SP6, R9, ST28, UB28
c) SP9, SP6, R9, ST28, UB28
Damp cold in the bladder
Best formula for KD Yin Xu:
a) UB23, DU4, R4, KD3, UB52
b) UB23, DU4, R4, KD3, UB52, R6, KD7
c) R4, KD3, KD6, KD10, SP6
c) R4, KD3, KD6, KD10, SP6
KD6 is ____ below medial maleolus:
a) .5 cun
b) 1 cun
b) 1 cun
level with tip of Adam’s apple where the pulsation of carotid is palpable, on anterior border of SCM
ST9
posterior to lobule of ear in depression b/w mandible and mastoid process
SJ17
on mid axillary line, when arm is raised, 3 cun below axilla in 4th ITC
GB 22
level with nipple in 4th ITC but 1 cun lateral to another point on its channel
GB23
7 cun above tip of external malleolus on posterior border of fibula
GB 35
7 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula
GB 36
5 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula
GB 37
4 cun above tip of external malleolus on anterior border of fibula between extensor digitorum longs and peronaeus brevis
GB 38
3 cun above tip of external malleolus on posterior border of fibula
GB 39 (some say anterior border)
with elbow flexed, on radial side of arm on line joining LI5 and LI11, 3 cun above the wrist crease
LI6
with elbow flexed, on radial side of arm on line joining LI5 and LI11, 5 cun above the wrist crease
LI 7
on line connecting ASIS and lateral border of patella, 6 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella
ST 32
when knee is flexed, point is 3 fun above laterosuperior border of patella on line joining laterosuperior border of patella and ASIA
ST 33
when knee is flexed, point is 2 cun above laterosuperior border of patella
ST 34
7 cun above tip of medial malleolus on medial surface of tibia
LV 6
posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia, in upper portion of medial head of gastroc, 1 cun superior to SP 9
LV 7
on line connecting UB40 and UB57, in belly of gastroc, 5 cun below UB40
UB56
on post midline of leg between UB40 and UB60, in depression formed below gastroc when leg is stretched and heel lifted
UB 57
7 cun above UB60 on posterior border of fibula, about 1 cun lateral and inferior to UB57
UB58
3 fun above UB 60
UB 59
posterior and inferior to ext malleolus, directly below UB 60, lateral to calcaneum, at jx of red/white skin
UB 61
on lateral side of the foot, directly below ant border of the ext malleolus, on lower border of cuboid
UB63
below tuberosity of 5th MT bone at jx of red/white skin
UB64
in depression at lateral end of eyebrow
SJ23
.5 cun lateral to outer canthus, on lateral side of orbit
GB1
by infraorbital ridge
ST1
in depression at the infraorbital foramen
ST2
patient has tai yin syndrome. What is tx:
a) UB12, LU7, LI4, UB20
b) R12, UB20, ST36, ST25, SP6
b) R12, UB20, ST36, ST25, SP6
scalp area from .5 posterior to midpoint of midline and proceeding diagonally across head to a point at the intersection of the zygomatic arch with the hairline at the temple is:
a) motor
b) sensory
c) vision
d) balance
a) motor
patient has hypogastric distention and fullness, a sense of urgency with urination, blood in urine, mental restlessness, a reddish purple tongue without coat, deep choppy pulse. What stage is this:
a) tai yang
b) tai yin
c) yang ming
d) shao yang
a) tai yang accumulation of blood
which tx appendicitis:
a) lan wei
b) dan nang
a) lan wei
what is distance b/w acromion process and midline of body?
8 cun
patient has been in sun too long. Has h/a, dizziness, profuse sweat, hot skin, course breathing, dry mouth, strong thirst, superficial large fast pulse. What is tx:
a) LI4, LV2, DU 20, GB 20
b) DU26, DU20, shi xuan, PC3, UB40
c) DU14, PC6, LI11, UB40
d) PC9, KD1, DU14
c) DU14, PC6, LI11, UB40 (UB40 cools blood heat and is good for febrile disease)
which xi cleft pt is indx for amennorhea, irregular menses, dysmennorhea, or delayed menses due to blood stasis or deficient blood:
a) LV6
b) KD5
c) SP 8
b) KD5
patient has mental confusion, lethargy, stupor, goes in and out of consciousness, rattling sound in throat, swollen tongue w/ thick greasy coat, slippery pulse. What is tx:
a) HT9, PC5, UB15, ST40, R12, UB20
b) HT7, PC6, R15, R4, HT6, KD6, KD7
c) PC5, HT8, PC7, ST40, SP6, UB15
a) HT9, PC5, UB15, ST40, R12, UB20
40 yr. old woman with infertility and back pain. frequent clear urination. Asthma attack w/ feeling of oppression and distention in chest. Has had asthma since her 20s. Asthma triggered by recent divorce. Feels tense. What is tx:
a) UB18, LV14, R17, PC6, SP4
b) UB 23, UB13, UB18, ST40
c) UB23, UB13, LU6, LU5, PC6, ST40
d) HT7, PC6, UB15, UB13, R17
a) UB18, LV14, R17, PC6, SP4
LV Qi Stag insulting LU
patient has poor appetite, abdominal distention worse after eating, lassitude, sallow complexion, no stamina, petechia, excess bleeding during menses, pale tongue, fine pulse. What is tx:
a) R12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB 20, UB21
b) R12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB 20, R9, SP9, UB22
c) R12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB 20, SP 10, UB17, SP1
c) R12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB 20, SP 10, UB17, SP1
SP not controlling blood
patient has twisting lower abdominal pain, abdominal distention, pain worse with pressure, abdominal pain that improves with flatulence, white coat, deep/wiry pulse. What is tx:
a) R6, R12, ST36, LV3
b) UB 25, UB32, UB23, SP6, R6
c) ST27, R4, UB18, UB19, ST36
d) R6, GB34, ST27, LV13, SP6, ST39, ST29
d) R6, GB34, ST27, LV13, SP6, ST39, ST29
SI Qi Pain - only one formula included ST39, LHS SI
UB23, UB28, R4, SP6 are used to tx:
a) impotence
b) prostatitis
c) leukorrhea
d) seminal emission
b) prostatitis - KD Qi Xu w/ DH
24 yr old female with abnormal uterine bleeding, excessive discharge, poor appetite, unformed stools. TX with SP6, UB20, UB18, SP1. What’s missing?
a) ST25, R12
b) R4, Du4
c) ST27
d) SP10, LV1
d) SP10, LV1 - SP not holding blood
the height of the patella is:
a) 2 cun
b) 2.5 cun
c) 3 cun
a) 2 cun
what is moxa with ginger best for:
a) scrofula, TB, skin ulcer w/ boils
b) abdominal pain, diarrhea, soreness and pain in joints
c) yang collapse
d) impotence, KD yang xu, premature ejac
b) abdominal pain, diarrhea, soreness and pain in joints
patient has poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice, SOB, sweats easily after exertion, bright white complexion, pale tongue, empty pulse. TX:
a) R12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB 20/21
b) ST36, SP6, UB 20/21, LV8, UB17, UB 18
c) ST36, SP3, UB 20/21, LU9, UB13, Du12
c) ST36, SP3, UB 20/21, LU9, UB13, Du12
SP & LU Qi xu
bronchitis with fever & chills: UB12, UB13, LI4, ding chuan and:
a) hua to t1-t4
b) LI11, DU14
c) ST40
d) LU5, LU7
b) LI11, DU14
Invasion of external wind
patient has chronic diarrhea and prolapsed anus. TX:
a) DU1, DU20, moxa R8, R12
b) R6, DU20, ST25, UB20, SP3
c) ST36, SP6, R4, UB23, UB25
d) UB 20/21, R12, ST25, LI4
b) R6, DU20, ST25, UB20, SP3
LI Collapse
ST8 meets with ST channel and:
a) SJ/GB
b) LI/UB
c) GB/Yang wei
d) UB/Yang qiao
c) GB/Yang wei
the distance between the gluteal fold and the knee is:
a) 19 cun
b) 15 cun
c) 14 cun
d) 16 cun
c) 14 cun
the distance between the popliteal crease and medial malleolus:
a) 15 cun
b) 16 cun
c) 14 cun
d) 19 cun
a) 15 cun
the distance between the gluteal fold and the knee:
a) 14
b) 15
c) 16
d) 19
a) 14
a woman has fibrocystic breast disease. Breasts have distending pain which radiates to the armpit. Pain is worse during her period and with emotional upset. Addt’l sx: constriction in chest relieved by frequent sighing, easy to anger, poor memory, dizziness, dream disturbed sleep, dry throat at night, no desire to drink, scanty urine. T: red, dry, thin yellow coat. P: thin, wiry, fast. Tx:
a) R17, SI1, GB21, LV3, LV8, ST36, LI4
b) SP6, KD3, LV8, UB23, UB18
c) GB21, ST18, R17, LI4, SJ5, UB17, UB18
a) R17, SI1, GB21, LV3, LV8, ST36, LI4
LV Qi Stag w/ LV yang rising
42 yr old man with pus discharge in R ear. Pus is thin with mixture of white and yellow. External auditory canal and tympanic membrane is congested. Addt’l sx: tinnitus, dry mouth, sore knees. T: red with thin to no coat. P: thin, fast. TX:
a) KD3, KD6, UB23, R4, SP6, SJ17
b) KD3, GB2, SJ17, GB40, SJ2
b) KD3, GB2, SJ17, GB40, SJ2
KD yin xu with empty fire
22 yr old man with migraines since he’s 12. Eyes have double vision followed by seeing lights and culminating with severe h/a in pain in eyes. Eye symptoms are triggered by overusing them by doing extensive computer work. Symptoms accompanying h/a include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite. T: red. P: wiry, thin, fast and weak in rear positions.
a) LV3, KD3, SP6, GB20, UB1, ST36, GB37
b) GB34, LV3, R12, ST36, UB1, UB17, SP10
c) LV3, UB18, UB17, SP10, GB37
d) LV2, GB20, UB1, bleed GB44
a) LV3, KD3, SP6, GB20, UB1, ST36, GB37
LV Yang rising
