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TCM Theory Pt. 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Fear makes the qi:

A. Descend

B. Dissipate (or scatter)

C. Ascend

D. Become chaotic

A

A. Descend

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Which of the following improper dietary habits is likely to cause impairment of the bones, muscular contraction, and suppression of the heart?

A. Over-intake of the bitter flavor

B Over-intake of the sour favor

C. Over-intake of the sweet flavor

D. Over-intake of the salty flavor

A

D. Over-intake of the salty flavor

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3
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The retention of phlegm and fluids is likely due to disorders of the:

A. Lungs, heart and kidneys

B. Lungs, spleen and kidneys

C. Heart, spleen and kidneys

D. Liver, lungs and spleen

A

B. Lungs, spleen and kidneys

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4
Q

Dry skin and desquamation are typically caused by:

A. Blood cold

B. Yang vacuity

C. Blood heat

D. Blood stasis

A

D. Blood stasis

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5
Q

Using the eyes for a long time damages:

A. Blood

B. Qi

C. Yin

D. Yang

A

A. Blood

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6
Q

Which of the following pathogens is/are only internally engendered?

A. Pestilential qi

B. Seven affects

C. Dampness

D. Injury by insects and animals

A

B. Seven affects

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7
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The presence of a pathogen leads to a pattern of repletion, while exhaustion of the qi brings

A. Pattern of repletion

B. Pattern of vacuity

C. Pattern of both repletion and vacuity

D. Pattern of yang exuberance

A

B. Pattern of vacuity

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When there is a sudden loss of yang, there is a serious pathological state that reals in severe failure of bodily functions. This is due to:

A. Yin desertion

B. Yin vacuity

C. Yang desertion

D. Yang vacuity

A

C. Yang desertion

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9
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A tendency to perspire and susceptibility to common cold are due to.

A. Failure of the clear qi to be upborne

B. Failure of smooth circulation

C. The lack of securing of the defensive qi

D. Failure of the yang to warm

A

C. The lack of securing of the defensive qi

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10
Q

A patient has syncope resulting from sudden mental trauma. The pathogenesis of his disease is:

A. Obstruction of the qi in its exiting movement

B. Exhaustion of qi

C. Vacuity of qi

D. Vacuity of heat

A

A. Obstruction of the qi in its exiting movement

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11
Q

Disorders of which of the following viscera likely causes blood stasis due to gi stagnation?

A. Lungs

B. Heart

C. Kidneys

D. Liver

A

D. Liver

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12
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If a patient has chills and fever, headache, stiff neck, general aching, absence of sweating, and a floating, tight pulse. It is:

A. Tai yang wind stroke pattern

B. Tai yang cold damage pattern

C. Tai yang warm disease

D. Tai yang cold damage with yang vacuity

A

B. Tai yang cold damage pattern

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13
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Which of the following is not a cause of the yang ming pattern?

A. Improper diet

B. Improper treatment of tai yang disease

C. Transformation from shao yang disease

D. Dry heat pathogen attacking the yang ming directly

A

A. Improper diet

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14
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Which of the following is the main clinical manifestation of a constructive aspect disease?

A. Macules, papules, hematuria, coma and madness

B. Fever, slight aversion to cold, slight thirst, red tip and sides of the tongue, and a floating, rapid pulse

C. Fever with an aversion to heat but not cold, thirst, and yellow tongue fur

D. Crimson tongue, insomnia, tidal fever aggravated at night, paroxysmal delirium, indistinct macules and papules, and a rapid, fine pulse

A

D. Crimson tongue, insomnia, tidal fever aggravated at night, paroxysmal delirium, indistinct macules and papules, and a rapid, fine pulse

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15
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Which of the following diseases is most likely to lead to extreme heat engendering wind?

A. Diarrhea

B. High fever

C. Vomiting

D. Cough

A

B. High fever

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16
Q

Which of the following pathogens is most likely to invade the spleen?

A. Wind

B. Dryness

C. Heat

D. Dampness

A

D. Dampness

17
Q

If phlegm is in the respiratory tract, it is likely caused by:

A. Lungs failing to diffuse

B. Lungs failing to downbear

C. Lungs failing to defend

D. Lung yin failing to moisten

A

B. Lungs failing to downbear

18
Q

A patient has chest and rib-side distention and pain as well as diarrhea with pain. Her condition is likely due to:

A. Liver attacking the spleen

B. Ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang

C. Upward flaming of liver fire

D. Liver attacking the stomach

A

A. Liver attacking the spleen

19
Q

Which of the following manifestations are most likely to be caused by stomach fire

A. Poor appetite and diarrhea are most likely to be caused by stomach fire?

B. Jaundice and thirst

C. Hunger and constipation

D. Dark urine and burning sensation during urination

A

C. Hunger and constipation

20
Q

A patient suffers from sore throat, red tongue tip with thin yellow fur, and floating, rapid pulse the disease is likely due

A. Exterior pattern due to wind heat

B. Exterior pattern due to win
a cold

C. Interior pattern due to phlegm heat

D. Interior pattern due to cold phlegm

A

A. Exterior pattern due to wind heat`

21
Q

A patient has a headache with conjunctival congestion and his tongue is deep red with cracks (fissures) this is due to

A. Fluid insufficiency

B. Spleen vacuity and dampness spilling over

C. Liver fire flaring

D. Phlegm heat in the lungs

A

C. Liver fire flaring

22
Q

A patient suffers from severe edema in lower limbs and has a swollen, pale tongue with gray fur and a deep, fine pulse. The patients pattern is likely

A. Yang edema due to replete heat in the heart

B. Yang edema due to wind cold in the lungs

C. Yin edema due to cold dampness in the spleen

D. Yin edema due to vacuity of the spleen and Kidney yang with water retention

A

D. Yin edema due to vacuity of the spleen and Kidney yang with water retention

23
Q

A patient suffers from fever for five days. He has a fushed face, profuse sweating, aversion to heat, and a replete, rapid pulse. This disease is due to:

A. Vacuity heat of the heart

B. Replete heat in the yang ming channel

C. Phlegm heat blocking the heart

D. Wind heat in the exterior

A

B. Replete heat in the yang ming channel

24
Q

A slippery pulse can indicate:

A. Food retention and yin vacuity

B. A repletion pattern

C. Phlegm and vacuity

D. Blood vacuity

A

B. A repletion pattern

25
Q

The index finger vein Observation (a.k.a. the three bars of the tiger’s mouth) is used to diagnose diseases in children instead of pulse taking:

A. Below two years of age

B. Below three years of age

C Below four years of age

D. Below five years of age

A

B. Below three years of age

26
Q

White tongue fur most likely indicates which of the following patterns?

A. Exterior heat

B. A combination of heat and cold

C. Interior heat

D. Exterior cold

A

D. Exterior cold

27
Q

A pulse that cannot be felt in all three positions, i.e., in the inch, bar, and cubit, is called a:

A. String-like pulse

B. Long pulse

C. Short pulse

D. Replete pulse

A

C. Short pulse

28
Q

How many beats per minute (bpm) is a slow pulse?

A. 21-39 bpm

B. 40-59 bpm

C. 60-89 bpm

D. More than 90 bpm

A

B. 40-59 bpm

29
Q

A patient suffers from a cough for two days with a floating, rapid pulse. Her disease is due to:

A. Cold phlegm in the lungs

B. Damp heat in the spleen

C. Wind cold in the exterior

D. Wind heat in the exterior

A

D. Wind heat in the exterior

30
Q

An untwining rope pulse (jie suo mai) likely indicates:

A. Exhaustion of qi

B. Liver depression qi stagnation

C. Phlegm heat in heart

D. Spleen vacuity

A

A. Exhaustion of qi

31
Q

A patient has stabbing pains in the chest. His pulse likely is.

A. Fine

B. Replete

C. Choppy

D. Soggy

A

C. Choppy

32
Q

A pulse which can be felt at the inch, bar, and cubit positions, is forceful in all three positions no matter what level, is long, large, and forceful is a

A. Faint pulse

B. Replete pulse

C. Weak pulse

D. Fine pulse

A

B. Replete pulse

33
Q

A patients tongue is tender and red. Her disease is likely due to

A. Replete heat

B. Replete cold

C. Vacuity heat

D. Vacuity cold

A

C. Vacuity heat

34
Q

Which of the following is the most important means of TCM diagnosis?

A. Palpation

B. Inquiry

C. Inspection

D. Comprehensive analysis by the four methods of examination

A

D. Comprehensive analysis by the four methods of examination

35
Q

A patient whose whole face is red and pulse is forceful and rapid:

A. Dampness

B. Vacuity cold

C. Yin vacuity

D. Replete heat

A

D. Replete heat

36
Q

What does a purple-black complexion indicate?

A. Spleen qi vacuity

B. Blood stasis

C. Lung yin vacuity

D. Liver blood vacuity

A

B. Blood stasis

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