THINGS I GOT WRONG ON TCM TEST 100 QUESTIONS

Question 1

A patient has lower back pain. What Chinese scalp acupuncture area would you treat?

Answer 1

Upper 5th of Sensory Area line

Question 2

What is the method of needling REN 14 and REN 15?

Answer 2

REN 14 = Perpendicularly

REN 15 = Obliquely and Downward

Question 3

What problems can arise from puncturing the Spleen or Liver?

Answer 3

Abdominal Pain
Rigidity of Abdominal muscles
Rebound pain upon pressure

Question 4

The Scalp area that is a line parallel and 1.5cm posterior to the motor line is?

Answer 4

Sensory area

Question 5

Jing River pt. that does not have a propensity for laughter?

Answer 5

UB 60

Question 6

How is SI 17 needled?

Answer 6

Towards the root of the tongue, anterior to the carotid vessels, .5 to 1 cun

Question 7

Example of “Mother - Son” law of treatment?

Answer 7

LI 11 for Lund Xu…The Earth point on the Metal meridian; Earth is the Mom and Metal is the Son

Question 8

Pt. prescription that treats Dysphagia? (difficulty swallowing)

Answer 8

REN 22

PC 6

Question 9

SI 10 is a point on which 2 Eight Extra channels?

Answer 9

Yang Wei and Yang Qiao

Question 10

Prescription for acute Bronchitis with chills and fever?

Answer 10

UB 12
UB 13
LI 4
Ding Chuan
LI 11
DU 14

Question 11

The most effective pt. prescription for shoulder px due to bursitis?

Answer 11

LI 4
LI 11
LI 15

Question 12

There are 2 types of spermatorrhea…one with dreams and one without dreams. What pattern do each correspond to?

Answer 12

With dreams = KD Yin Xu w/ HT empty heat
OR Lower Jiao Damp Heat disturbing the “palace of semen”
Without dreams = KD Qi Xu
BASE Px = REN 4, SP 6

Question 13

2 good points for GYNO blood stasis

Answer 13

ST 29 - removes blood stasis in the uterus

KI 14 - dispels blood stasis, and moves blood in the lower jiao

Question 14

3 pts. for promoting lactation?

Answer 14

ST 18
REN 17
SI 1

Question 15

Pitting Edema vs. Non Pitting Edema…what are they, and how are they treated?

Answer 15

Pitting Edema = Deficiency Edema (KD Yang Xu)

Non Pitting Edema = Qi Stasis