K-VII Treatment of Diseases

Question 1

1. The ascending treatment method would not be used for patients with ( ).
   (I) sinking of the Qi in the middle Jiao
   (2) prolapse of the rectum
   (3) prolonged dysentery
   (4) hyperactivity of yang due to a yin deficiency

Answer 1

1. D

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 2

2. Which of the following points is/are commonly used for soothing the liver and subduing liver yang? ( ).
(I) Fengchi (G 20)
(2) Taichong (Liv 3)
(3) Yongquan (K 1)
(4) Zhongwan (Ren 12)

Answer 2

2. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 3

3. Which of the following points is/are often utilized with the clearing method? ( )
(I) Dazhui (Du 14)
(2) Quchi (LI 11)
(3) Hegu (LI 4)
(4) Yamen (Du 15)

Answer 3

3. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 4

4. Which of the following points is/are often utilized for clearing heat and resuscitation?
   ( 1) Renzhong (Du 26)
   (2) Dazhui (Du 14)
   (3) the twelve Jing-Well points
   ( 4) the confluent points of the eight extra meridians (or channels)

Answer 4

4. B

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 5

5. Which of the following groups of points pertains to the combination of the Yuan-Primary point and the Luo-Connecting point? ( )
(I) Hegu (LI 4 )-Wenliu (LI 7)
(2) Daling (P7-Huizong (SJ 7)
(3) Shenmen (H 7)- Yanglao (SI 6)
(4) Taichong (Liv 3)-Guangming (G 37)

Answer 5

5. D

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 6

6. Which of the following points is/are Front-Mu point(s)?
(I) Shangwan (Ren 13)
(2) Riyue (G 24)
(3) Qugu (Ren 2)
(4) Juque (Ren 14)

Answer 6

6. C

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 7

7. Which of the following points is/are Front-Mu point(s)?
   (1) Jingmen (G 25)
   (2) Liangmen (St 21)
   (3) Zhongfu (L 1)
   (4) Qihai (Ren 6)

Answer 7

7. B

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 8

8. Which of the following points is/are Xi-Cleft point(s)? (
   (1) Kongzui (L 6)
   (2) Wenliu (LI 7)
   (3) Jingmen (B 63)
   (4) Fuyang (B 59)

Answer 8

8. E

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 9

9. Which of the following points is/are Luo-connecting point(s) as well as confluent point(s) of the eight extra meridians? ( )
   (1) Zhaohai (K 6)
   (2) Waiguan (SJ 5)
   (3) Houxi (SI 3)
   (4) Gongsun (Sp 4)

Answer 9

9. C

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 10

10. According to the functions of the eight confluent points, Houxi (SI 3) and Shenmai (B 62) can be combined together to treat the disorders of ( ).
    (1) the inner can thus
    (2) retroauricle region
    (3) neck, shoulders and back
    ( 4) throat and chest

Answer 10

10. B

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 11

11. In the eight confluent points of the eight extra meridians, the combination of Waiguan (SJ 5) with Zulinqi (G 41) can be used to treat the disorders of ( ).
    (I) the heart, chest and stomach
    (2) the neck, shoulder, back and inner canthus
    (3) the throat, chest and lung
    ( 4) the retroauricle region, cheek and outer canthus

Answer 11

11. D

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 12

12. Zusanli (S 36) is one of ( ).
( 1) the lower He-Sea points
(2) the eight confluent points
(3) the five Shu points
( 4) the eight influential points

Answer 12

12. B

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 13

13. According to the principle of selecting the ''mother point" for reinforcing and the "son point" for reducing, which of the following points can be needled for a case of fullness in the chest, restlessness, cough, yellow, thick sputum with a rapid, rolling pulse (shuo and hua mai)? ( )
(I) Taiyuan (L 9)
(2) Chize (L 5)
(3) Taibai (Sp 3)
(4) Yingu (K 10)

Answer 13

13. C

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 14

14. According to the principle of selecting the ‘‘mother point” for deficiency syndromes, and the “son point” for excess syndromes, which of the following points would you select first for a case of dizziness and vertigo, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, a bitter taste and dryness in the mouth, burning pain i n the costal and hypochondriac regions, a red tongue with a yellow coating and a string-taut, rapid pulse (xuan and shuo mai) ( ).
    (1) Dadun (Liv I)
    (2) Yingu (K 10)
    (3) Taichong (Liv 3)
    (4) Xingjian (Liv 2)

Answer 14

14. D

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 15

15. Which of the following point(s) would you select first for night sweating? ( )
(I) Dazhui (Du 14)
(2) Houxi (SI 3)
(3) Neiguan (P 6)
(4) Yinxi (H 6)

Answer 15

15. C

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 16

16. Which of the following point(s) is/are frequently selected for the treatment of hypochondrium pain? ( )
    (1) Zhigou (SJ 6)
    (2) Hegu (LI 4)
    (3) Yanglingquan (G 34)
    (4) Ximen (P 4)

Answer 16

16. B; 17. A; 18. C; 19. A; 20. E; 21. A; 22. B; 23. E; 24. A; 2 5. B; 26. A; 27.
    A; 28. A; 29. B; 30. E; 31. E; 32. E; 33. E; 34. C; 35. B; 36. B; 37. A; 38. C; 39. A;
    40.E;41.B;42.A;43.A;44.A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 17

17. Which of the following points is/are frequently selected for the treatment offever? ( )
    (l) Dazhui (Du 14)
    (2) Hegu (LI 4)
    (3) Quchi (LI 11)
    (4) Zhigou (SJ 6)

Answer 17

17. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 18

18. Shenting (Du 24) is the crossing point of ( ).
    (1) Hand-Tai yang meridian
    (2) Foot-Taiyang meridian
    (3) Foot-Shaoyang meridian
    (4) Foot-Yangming meridian

Answer 18

18. C

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 19

19. Dazhui (Du 14) is the crossing point of ( ).
    (1) Foot-Taiyang meridian
    (2) Foot-Shaoyang meridian
    (3) Foot-Yangming meridian
    ( 4) Hand-Yangming meridian

Answer 19

19. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 20

20. Bingfeng (SI 12) is the crossing point of ( ).
    (1) Foot-Shaoyang meridian
    (2) Hand-Shaoyang meridian
    (3) Foot-Yangming meridian
    (4) Hand-Yangming meridian

Answer 20

20. E

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 21

21. Besides Shuigou (Du 26) and the twelve Jing-Well points, which of the following points would you select first for treating a tense syndrome of wind stroke? ( )
    (1) Taichong (Liv 3)
    (2) Fenglong (S 40)
    (3) Yongquan (K 1)
    ( 4) Qihai (Ren 6)

Answer 21

21. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 22

22. Which of the following points would be used for treating a case of chills, fever, headache, soreness and pain of the limbs, nasal obstruction, running nose, a thin white tongue coating and a superficial and tense pulse (fu andjin mai)? ( )
    (1) Fengfu (Du 16), Fengmen (B 12), Fengchi (G 20)
    (2) Taixi (K 3), Shenshu (B 23)
    (3) Lieque (L 7), Hegu (LI 4)
    (4) Yuji (L 10), Shousanli (LI 10)

Answer 22

22. B

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 23

23. Which of the following points would be selected to treat a case of fever, sweating, aversion to wind, headache, cough with yellow, thick sputum, sore throat , thirst, a thin, yellow tongue coating, and a superficial, rapid pulse (fu and shuo mai)?
    (1) Shaoshang (L 11), Yuji (L 10)
    (2) Dazhui (Du 14)
    (3) Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4)
    (4) Waiguan (SJ 5)

Answer 23

23. E

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 24

24. Which of the following points can be used to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: cough, profuse, white and sticky sputum, stuffiness and depressed feeling of the chest, lack of appetite, a white, sticky tongue coating with a rolling pulse (hua mai)? ( )
    (1) Feishu (B 13), Zhongwan (Ren 12)
    (2) Chize (L 5)
    (3) Zusanli (S 36), Fenglong (S 40)
    ( 4) Zhaohai (K 6)

Answer 24

24. A

A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4
E: all answers are correct

Question 25

25. Which of the following points can be used to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: dry cough, no sputum, dryness of the nose and throat, sore throat, malar flush, red tongue with a thin coating, and a thready and rapid pulse (xi and shuo mai)? ( ) (1) Feishu (B 13), Zhongfu (LI) (2) Zhongwan (Ren 12), Fenglong (S 40) (3) Lieque (L 7), Zhaohai (K 6) (4) Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)

Answer 25

25. B A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 26

``` 26. Which of the following points can be used to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: short and rapid breathing, feeble voice, a cough with weak and low sound, sweating upon exertion, a plae tongue and a deficient pulse (xu mai)? ( ) (I) Feishu (B 13) (2) Taiyuan (L 9) (3) Zusanli (S 36) (4) Taichong (Liv 3) ```

Answer 26

26. A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 27

27. Which of the following points can be used to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: paroxysmal pain in the epigastrium which radiates to the hypochondrium, frequent belching accompanied by nausea, vomiting, acid regurgitation, abdominal distention, anorexia, a thin, white tongue coating and a deep, string-taut pulse (chen and xuan mai)? ( ) (1) Qimen (Liv 14), Taichong (Liv 3) (2) Zusanli (S 36), Zhongwan (Ren 12) (3) Neiguan (P 6) (4) Pishu (B 20), Taixi (K 3)

Answer 27

27. A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 28

28. Which of the following pairs of points would you select to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: intermittent dull abdominal pain which may be relieved by warmth or pressure and is aggravated by cold, hunger, and fatigue, lassitude, aversion to cold, thin, white tongue coating and a deep, thready pulse (chen and xi mai)? ( ) (l) Pishu (8 20), Weishu (8 21) (2) Zhongwan (Ren 12), Qihai (Ren 6) (3) Zhangmen (Liv 13), Zusanli (St 36) (4) Neiguan (P 6), Taichong (Liv 3)

Answer 28

28. A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 29

29. Which of the following points owuld you select to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal pain, yellow, hot and fetid stools, burning sensation in the anus, scanty urine, desire for fluid, a yellow, sticky tongue coating and a rolling, rapid pulse (hua and shuo mai)? ( ) (I) Tianshu (S 25) (2) Mingmen (Du 4), Guanyuan (Ren 4) (3) Neiting (S 44), Yinlingquan (Sp 9) (4) Zhongwan (Ren 12), Taibai (Sp 3)

Answer 29

29. B A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 30

30. Which of the following points can you select to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: yellow skin and sclera, fever, desire for fluids, scanty dark-yellow urine, heaviness of the body, fullness in the abdomen, stuffiness of the chest, nausea, a yellow, sticky tongue coating, and a stringtaut, rapid pulse (xuan and shuo mai)? ( ) (1) Yinlingquan (Sp 9), Zusanli (S 36) (2) Ganshu (8 18), Danshu (8 19) (3) Zhiyang (Du 9) (4) Taichong (Liv 3), Yanglingquan (G 34)

Answer 30

30. E A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 31

``` 31. Points on which of the following channel's can be selected to treat edema? (I) the lung channel (2) the spleen channel (3) the kidney channel (4) the Sanjiao channel ```

Answer 31

31. E A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 32

``` 32. Which of the following point(s) can be selected to treat constipation? (I) Dachangshu (8 25) (2) Tianshu (S 25) (3) Zhigou (SJ 6) (4) Zhaohai (K 6) ```

Answer 32

32. E A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 33

33. Which of the following point(s) can be selected to treat prolapse of the rectum? ( ) (l) Baihui (Du 20) (2) Dachangshu (B 25) (3) Changqiang (Du 1) (4) Zusanli (S 36)

Answer 33

33. E A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 34

34. Which of the following points are selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: impotence, bitter taste in the mouth, desire for fluids, hot and dark-red urine, a yellow, sticky tongue coating, and a soft, rapid pulse (shuo and ruo mai)? ( ) (1) Guanyuan (Ren 4), Mingmen (Du 4) (2) Zhongji (Ren 3), Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) (3) Shenshu (B 23), Taixi (K 3) (4) Yinlingquan (Sp 9), Zusanli (S 36)

Answer 34

34. C A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 35

35. Which of the following points are selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, burning sensation in the chest, palms and soles, palpitation, lower back pain, a red tongue, and a thready rapid pulse (xi and shuo mai)? ( ) (1) Shenmen (H 7), Sanyinjiao (Sp 6), Anmian (Extra) (2) Ganshu (B 16), Danshu (B 19), Wangu (G 12) (3) Xinshu (B 15), Shenshu (B 23), Taixi (K 3) (4) Weishu (B 21), Zusanli (S 36)

Answer 35

35. B A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 36

36. Which of the following points can be selected to treat pain at the maxillary region? ( ) (1) Sibai (S 2), Quanliao (SI 18) (2) Yangbai (G 14), Zanzhu (B 2) (3) Yingxiang (LI 20), Hegu (LI 4) (4) Jiache (S 6), Jiachengjiang (Extra 8)

Answer 36

36. B A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 37

37. Which of the following points should be selected to treat lower back pain? ( ) (1) Shenshu (B 23) (2) Yaoyangguan (B 23) (3) Weizhong (B 40) ( 4) Sanyinjiao (Sp 6)

Answer 37

37. A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 38

``` 38. Which of the following points should be selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: profuse, thin and light-red menses in shortened cycle, lassitude, palpitation, shortness of breath, pale tongue with a thin coating, and a weak pulse (Xu mai)? (I) Xuehai (Sp 10), Quchi (LI 11) (2) Qihai (Ren 6), Zhongwan (Ren 12) (3) Xingjian (Liv 2), Zhongji (Ren 13) (4) Sanyinjiao (Sp 6), Zusanli (S 36) ```

Answer 38

38. C A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 39

``` 39. Which of the following points can be selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: dysmenorrhea usually starting before menstruation, delayed and scanty, dark-purple menses with clots, distending pain in the lower abdomen (alleviated by passing clots), distention in the hypochondrium and breast, a purplish tongue with purple spots on its edge, deep and a string-taut pulse (chen and xuan mai)? ( ) (I) Zhongji (Ren 3), Ciliao (B 32) (2) Hegu (LI 4), Xuehai (Sp 10) (3) Diji (Sp 8), Taichong (Liv 3) (4) Guanyuan (Ren 4), Shenshu (B 23) ```

Answer 39

39. A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 40

``` 40. Which of the following points should be selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: continuous scanty uterine bleeding marked by light red and thin blood, lassitude, shortness of breath, apathy, anorexia, loose stools, pale tongue, and a weak, thready pulse (xi and ruo mai)? ( ) (I) Baihui (Du 20), Guanyuan (Ren 4) (2) Zusanli (S 36), Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) (3) Yinbai (Sp 1), Yangchi (SJ 4) (4) Pishu (B 20), Weishu (B 21) ```

Answer 40

40.E A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 41

41. Which of the following points should be selected to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms: profuse, white vaginal odourless discharge, pale complexion, lassitude, poor appetite, loose stools, edema of the lower limbs, a pale tongue with a white, sticky coating, and a slow, weak pulse (chi and ruo mai)? (I) Daimai (B 26), Qihai (Ren 6), Baihuanshu (B 30) (2) Shenshu (B 23), Guanyuan (Ren 4), Fuliu (K 7) (3) Yinlingquan (Sp 9), Zusanli (S 36) (4) Zhongji (Ren 3), Taichong (Liv 3)

Answer 41

41.B A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 42

``` 42. Which of the following points are selected to treat breast abscess? (!) Jianjing (G 21), Tanzhong (Ren 17) (2) Rugen (S 18), Shaoze (SI 1) (3) Zusanli (S 36), Taichong (Liv 3) (4) Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (SJ 5) ```

Answer 42

42.A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 43

``` 43. Which of the following points are selected to treat insufficient lactation? (I) Rugen (S 28) (2) Tanzhong (Ren 17) (3) Shaoze (SI 1) (4) Taichong (Liv 3) ```

Answer 43

43.A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct

Question 44

``` 44. Which of the following points are selected to treat toothache caused by wind -fire? (I) Fengchi (G 20), Hegu (LI 4) (2) Jiache (S 6), Xiaguan (S 7) (3) Waiguan (SJ 5) (4) Taixi (K 3), Xingjian (Liv 2) ```

Answer 44

44.A A: 1,2,3; B: 1,3; C: 2,4; D:4 E: all answers are correct