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ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE TEST | 239 QUESTIONS | WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS!!
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ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE TEST | 239QUESTIONS | WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS!!
Which part of the ear contains points to treat toothaches, headaches, and eye
pain? Answer - Antitragus
Which of the following should be done to avoid broken needles when
performing acupuncture? Answer - Inspect needles before use and only use
single use sterilized needles
What indication is common to both UB19 and DU9? Answer - Jaundice
What is the most likely potential risk of needling UB48 too deeply? Answer -
Pneumothorax
A 29 year old male patient presents with recurrent hiccups. He is an active
recreational athlete and has frequent constipation and belching. His pulse is
full, especially in the right distal and middle pulses. Which of the following
point combinations would be most appropriate for acupuncture? Answer -
CV22, UB17, PC6, ST 25
A patient presents with frequent colds and lingering cough with occasional
expectoration of phlegm. Which of the following point combinations would be
appropriate? Answer - LU9, LI6
A patient presents with aphasia. Which of the following scalp acupuncture
areas should be needled? Answer - Vertical line 2 cm lateral to tuber parietal
on back of head
,Which of the following points should have the patients palm facing their chest
when needled? Answer - SI6
Which of the following points are both located on the middle axillary line?
Answer - LV13, GB26
Which points are indicated for heaviness and joint pain? Answer - Shu-stream
Which points are indicated for fullness under the heart? Answer - Jing-well
Which points are indicated for hot sensations of the body? Answer - Ying-
spring
Which points are indicated for asthma and cough, hot and cold sensation?
Answer - Jing-river
Which points are indicated for rebellious qi and diarrhea? Answer - He-sea
Where is the ear point for the Lung located? Answer - Cavum concha
Where is the ear point for the ShenMen located? Answer - Triangular fossa
When performing acupuncture on a patient with Clostridium difficile, the
Centers for Disease Control recommends which of the following? Answer -
Using soap and water rather than sanitizers and using gloves and gowns
What is the potential risk associated with needling deeply at LI18? Answer -
Puncturing the carotid artery or jugular vein
, Which of the following is an indication for using cupping therapy? Answer - Bi
(painful obstruction) syndrome
Which of the following is a contraindication for using cupping therapy? Answer
- High fever, convulsions, or cramps
The Xi-Cleft points are usually used to treat what types of organ diseases?
Answer - Acute diseases
Which of the following points is located on the transverse crease of the dorsum
of the wrist, in the depression lateral to the tendon of m. extensor digitorum
communis? Answer - SJ4
A patient presents with lower back pain during pregnancy. Which of the
following point pairs would be contraindicated? Answer - LI4, UB60
Deep needling of which of the following points carries potential risk of injuring
the ulnar nerve? Answer - SI8
Which is the deepest amount the following elements of the meridian system?
Answer - Divergent
What is the order of the meridians in order of depth starting with surface to
deepest? Answer - Cutaneous
Sinew channels (muscle)
Lou-Connecting channels
Primary
Divergents
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