Test 1

Question 1

Edema is usually related to what organs in TCM

Answer 1

Lung, spleen, Kidney

Question 2

What is abdominal distention caused by?

Answer 2

caused by qi stagnation due to a disorder of the Spleen and Stomach.

Question 3

essence and qi is sufficient in (having spirit or not having spirit)

Answer 3

having spirit

Question 4

when a patient has spirit is the state of disease mild or severe?

Answer 4

mild

Question 5

when a patient does not have spirit is the state of disease mild or severe?

Answer 5

severe

Question 6

essence and qi is lacking in (having spirit or not having spirit)

Answer 6

not having spirit

Question 7

What is considered a normal tongue coating?

Answer 7

thin white coating

Question 8

Does a thick or thin tongue coating indicate

• interior
• later stage issue
• more severe

Answer 8

thick

Question 9

Does a thick or thin tongue coating indicate

• more mild disease
• early stage
• good prognosis

Answer 9

thin tongue coating

Question 10

What does bloody nasal discharge indicate?

Answer 10

heat injuring the LU and ST

Question 11

What does clear and thin nasal discharge indicate?

Answer 11

wind cold

Question 12

What does yellow and turbid nasal discharge indicate?

Answer 12

wind heat

Question 13

What does bloody chronic and turbid nose discharge indicate?

Answer 13

internal damp

Question 14

what does a whitterhed and parched helix of the ear indicate?

Answer 14

exhaustion of kidney qi (Kidneys relate to the ears)

Question 15

What does the hair thinning and falling out indicate?

Answer 15

blood deficicency

Question 16

If the skin is dry what does that indicate?

Answer 16

body fluids are insufficient

Question 17

What vital substances generate the facial color?

Answer 17

yin and blood

Question 18

what vital substances generate the facial luster?

Answer 18

jing/eessence, yang, qi, and shen

Question 19

the inner and outer cantos of the eye represent what organs?

Answer 19

heart and small intestine

Question 20

the sclera (white of the eye) represents what organs?

Answer 20

Lung and Large intestine (white corresponds with the lungs)

Question 21

The iris correspond to what organ?

Answer 21

liver gallbladder

Question 22

The pupil of the eye corresponds to what organ?

Answer 22

kidneys

Question 23

What is associate with ears with a dry helix with scales?

Answer 23

blood stasis

Question 24

A dark complexion accompanied by scaly skin indicates

Answer 24

Stagnation of blood

Question 25

“Messenger of the Heart, orifice of the Liver”?

Answer 25

eyes