Ch. 6: Etiology and Pathology

Question 1

What are the six exogenous pathogens?

Answer 1

Wind, cold, damp, summer heat, fire, dryness

Question 2

What is the worst enemy of the spleen?

Answer 2

Damp

Question 3

What is the most significant clinical sign of a disease caused by wind?

Answer 3

Seizure

Question 4

Which of the following statements about wind is NOT true?

1. Wind is the Master pathogen
2. Wind usually brings in or combines with other pathogens when invading the body
3. Where there is itching, there must be wind
4. Where there is cough, there must be wind
5. The disease caused by Wind usually has a short course

Answer 4

Where there is cough, there must be wind

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a clinical sign of a disease caused by heat/fire?

1. Fever
2. Anxiety
3. Hemorrhage
4. Thirsty
5. Urinary incontinence

Answer 5

Urinary incontinence

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true about heat/fire?

1. Extreme heat/fire may transform into Wind
2. Heat/fire may consume body fluid
3. Heat/fire may lead to damp
4. Where there is redness, there must be heat/fire
5. Often, inflammation or infections can be considered as Heat/fire

Answer 6

Heat/fire may lead to damp

Question 7

Which of the following statements is TRUE about damp?

1. Damp often occurs in the springtime
2. Damp often leads to fever
3. The disease caused by damp often has a long course
4. Extreme damp can transform into Cold
5. Damp often obstructs lung Qi

Answer 7

The disease caused by damp often has a long course

Question 8

Which of the following clinical signs is caused by cold?

1. Pain
2. Redness
3. Swelling
4. Fever
5. Seizure

Answer 8

Pain

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about cold?

1. Spleen Yang and/or KID Yang deficiency often cause internal cold
2. Where there is excretion/discharge, there must be cold
3. Cold often leads to Yin deficiency
4. Extreme cold can transform wind
5. Cold often opens the pores of skin and causes sweat

Answer 9

SP Yang and/or KID Yang deficiency often cause internal cold

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true about summer heat?

1. Summer heat often leads to high fever
2. Summer heat often leads to diarrhea
3. Summer heat is often combined with Damp
4. Summer heat can cause non-sweating (anhidrosis) in horses
5. Summer heat often occurs in late Summer

Answer 10

Summer heat often leads to diarrhea

Question 11

Which of the following statements is NOT true about dryness?

1. Dryness often leads to Yin deficiency
2. Where there is dandruff, there must be dryness
3. Dryness often leads to blood deficiency
4. Dryness is always combined with heat/fire
5. Dryness often leads to deficiency of body fluid

Answer 11

Dryness is always combined with heat/fire

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about Zheng Qi?

1. Zheng Qi is the whole body’s ability to resist any pathogens
2. Zheng Qi protects the body from being invaded by virus and bacteria
3. Zheng Qi includes Wei Qi, Ying Qi, and Yuan Qi
4. Zheng Qi Deficiency often leads to immune deficiency
5. Zheng Qi is Yin

Answer 12

Zheng Qi is Yin

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true?

1. Ascending stomach Qi (or rebellious stomach Qi) leads to vomiting
2. Ascending SP Qi leads to vomiting
3. Ascending SP Qi leads to diarrhea
4. Ascending ST Qi leads to diarrhea
5. Descending ST Qi leads to diarrhea

Answer 13

Ascending ST Qi (or rebellious ST Qi) leads to vomiting

Question 14

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

1. Yin excess is cold
2. Yang excess is heat
3. Yang deficiency leads to cold
4. Yin deficiency leads to cold
5. Yin deficiency leads to heat

Answer 14

Yin deficiency leads to cold