ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
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false cold occurs when:
a. yin is too high and yang is normal
b. yin is too low and yang is normal
c. yang is too high and yin is normal
d. yang is too low and yin is normal Answer - yang is too low and yin is normal
false heat occurs when:
a. yin is too high and yang is normal
b. yin is too low and yang is normal
c. yang is too high and yin is normal
d. yang is too low and yin is normal Answer - yin is too low and yang is normal
excess heat occurs when:
a. yin is too high and yang is normal
b. yin is too low and yang is normal
c. yang is too high and yin is normal
d. yang is too low and yin is normal Answer - yang is too high and yin is normal
excess cold occurs when:
a. yin is too high and yang is normal
b. yin is too low and yang is normal
c. yang is too high and yin is normal
,d. yang is too low and yin is normal Answer - yin is too high and yang is normal
if the yin-yang equilibrium is destroyed by excess heat, what is the proper
treatment principle to restore the yin-yang balance?
a. clear excess heat
b. tonify excess heat
c. tonify yang
d. clear excess yin Answer - clear excess heat
if yin is deficient, what is the treatment principle?
a. clear excess yin
b. clear excess heat
c. tonify yang
d. tonify yin Answer - tonify yin
an outgoing, high energy and hyperactive two year old Thoroughbred colt has
a:
a. yin constitution
b. yang constitution Answer - yang constitution
a quiet, reserved, withdrawn thirteen year old Border Collie is more:
a. yin
b. yang Answer - yin
juniper, a ten-month-old castrated male Domestic Shorthair cat, is an outdoor-
indoor cat. he enjoys running, climbing trees, and jumping from high places. He
is also a good hunter, catching small creatures such as dragonflies and lizards.
he likes attention, and he always walks with his human guardian. his whole
,body feels hot. he tends to have urinary tract infections. he drinks a lot, but he
does not have any endocrine disorders.
what is juniper's TCVM pattern?
a. yin excess (excess cold)
b. yin deficiency (deficient heat)
c. yang excess (excess heat)
d. yang deficiency (deficient cold) Answer - yang excess (excess heat)
what are the best types of food for juniper?
a. cooling foods
b. hot foods
c. neutral foods Answer - cooling foods
a one-year-old, castrated male Domestic Shorthair cat presents with an acute
onset of nasal discharge and congestion. his ears and back are hot. his
temperature is 104 F. he has a red tongue and fast and strong pulses.
what is the cat's TCVM disease pattern?
a. yin excess (excess cold)
b. yin deficiency (deficient heat)
c. yang excess (excess heat)
d. yang deficiency (deficient cold) Answer - yang excess (excess heat)
spot is a quiet, gentle fifteen-year-old spayed female Domestic Shorthair cat.
she presents with chronic hindlimb weakness. her ears and back feel cold on
palpation. she has a pale, purple and wet tongue. her pulses are weak.
What is spot's constitution/personality?
a. yin
b. yang Answer - yin
, what is spot's TCVM pattern?
a. yin excess (excess cold)
b. yin deficiency (deficient heat)
c. yang excess (excess heat)
d. yang deficiency (deficient cold) Answer - yang deficiency (deficient cold)
what types of foods are good for spot?
a. cooling foods
b. hot foods
c. neutral foods Answer - hot foods
marcie, a ten-year-old spayed female Labrador Retriever presents with chronic
pruritus. she has had itchy skin since she was 5 years old. prednisone helped in
the first 3 years, but signs have become worse in the past 2 years. the itchiness
is worse in the spring, summer, and at night. her skin is mostly itchy around the
face, neck, and trunk, and she also has alopecia and a skin rash. her eyes are
red. her tongue is red and dry, and her gums are tacky. her pulses are thready
and fast.
what is marcie's TCVM pattern?
a. yin excess (excess heat)
b. yin deficiency (deficient heat)
c. yang excess (excess heat)
d. yang deficiency (deficient cold) Answer - yin deficiency (deficient heat)
what types of foods are good for marcie?
a. cooling foods
b. hot foods
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