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A-IV Diagnostic Methods Flashcards

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I. A patient usually exhibits a pale complexion with all of the following syndromes except ( ).
A: deficiency of Qi
B: deficiency of blood
C: deficiency of yang
D: deficiency of yin
E: cold
A
  1. D
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  1. The presence of malar flush indicates ( ).
    A: damp heat in the liver and gallbladder
    B: yin deficiency
    C: Qi deficiency
    D: deficiency of liver blood
    E: invasion of pathologic heat
A
  1. B
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3. A dull (not bright) pale yellow complexion is a sign of ( ).
A: heart fire
B: invasion of pathologic heat
C: deficiency of both Qi and blood
D: deficiency of yang
E: deficiency of yin
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  1. C
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4. A bluish complexion may be present in all of the following conditions except ( ).
A: cold syndromes
B: painful syndromes
C: stagnation of blood
D: retention of dampness
E: convulsions
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  1. D
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5. Blue-purplish complexion and lips with the intermittent pain in the precordial region is due to ( ).
A: stagnation of heart blood
B: heat in the blood
C: deficiency of liver yin
D: attack of the heart by phlegm
E: deficiency of heart yin
A
  1. A
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6. A dark complexion (without brightness) accompanied by scaly skin indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of Qi
B: deficiency of yang
C: invasion of wind
D: invasion of cold
E: stagnation of blood
A
  1. E
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7. A swollen pale tongue with tooth prints on the border indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of heart Qi
B: deficiency of spleen and kidney yang
C: deficiency of the lung
D: deficiency of liver blood
E: deficiency of kidney yin
A
  1. B
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  1. A swollen tongue which is deep red in colour indicates ( ).
    A: excessive heat in the heart and spleen
    B: invasion of the lung by pathologic heat
    C: damp-heat in the liver
    D: dampness and phlegm in the lung
    E: yin deficiency of the heart and liver
A
  1. A
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  1. A thin and dry tongue which is deep red in colour indicates ( ).
    A: yin and Qi deficiency
    B: Qi and blood deficiency
    C: hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin
    D: damp-heat syndrome
    E: stagnation of blood
A
  1. C
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10. A thorny and red tongue indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of blood
B: deficiency of yin
C: stagnation of blood
D: pathologic heat in the interior
E: none of the above
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  1. D
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11. A cracked and red tongue indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of blood
B: excessive heat
C: deficiency of yang
D: deficiency of lung Qi
E: weakness of the spleen
A
  1. B
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12. A cracked and pale tongue indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of blood
B: deficiency of liver yin
C: damp-heat syndrome
D: invasion of pathologic cold
E: stagnation of blood
A
  1. A
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13. Which of the following conditions may be present in a normal person?
A: swollen tongue
B: thin tongue
C: thorny tongue
D: tooth prints on the border
E: cracked tongue
A
  1. E
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14. A yellow dry tongue coating usually indicates ( ).
A: exterior heat syndrome
B: interior heat syndrome
C: damp-heat syndrome
D: deficient heat syndrome
E: yin deficiency
A
  1. B
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15. The presence of purplish spots on the tongue surface indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of Qi
B: deficiency of yin
C: stagnation of Qi
D: stagnation of blood
E: accumulation of phlegm
A
  1. D
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  1. A pale purplish and moist tongue indicates ( ).
    A: deficiency of yin and retention of dampness
    B: stagnation of Qi
    C: stagnation of blood due to heat
    D: stagnation of blood due to cold
    E: deficiency of both Qi and blood
A
  1. D
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17. The thorns on the tip of the tongue indicate ( ).
A: liver and gallbladder fire
B: stomach fire
C: heart fire
D: deficiency of stomach yin
E: deficiency of kidney yin
A
  1. C
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18. A yellow sticky tongue coating indicates ( ).
A: retention of damp-heat
B: invasion of damp-cold
C: invasion of summer heat
D: stagnation of both Qi and blood
E: deficiency of kidney yin
A
  1. A
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19. All the following syndromes may exhibit a pale tongue except ( ).
A: deficiency of blood
B: deficiency of Qi and blood
C: deficiency of yin
D: deficiency of yang
E: cold
A
  1. C
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20. A red tongue with a thick yellow coating indicates ( ).
A: excessive heat
B: deficient heat
C: retention of damp
D: stagnation of blood
E: stagnaiton of liver Qi
A
  1. A
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21. In exogenous febrile diseases, invasion of the ying and Xue (blood) systems by pathogenic heat may be indicated by ( ).
A: a pale tongue
B: a light red tongue
C: a deep red tongue
D: a purple tongue
E: a blue tongue
A
  1. C
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22. A pale tongue with a white slippery coating indicates ( ).
A: deficiency of Qi and blood
B: cold-damp
C: retention of food
D: invasion of summer heat
E: stagnation of Qi
A
  1. B
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  1. A “geographic tongue” is a sign of ( ).
    A: consumption of Qi and yin of the stomach
    B: deficiency of Qi and heart blood
    C: deficiency of yang of the spleen and kidney
    D: deficiency of blood and yin of the liver
    E: retention of phlegm-damp in the spleen and lung
A
  1. A
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  1. A black and slippery coating implies ( ).
    A: hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin
    B: excessive cold due to yang deficiency
    C: retention of damp-heat
    D: accumulation of fire
    E: retention of food
A
  1. B
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  1. A grey and dry coating implies ( ).
    A: retention of cold-damp in the interior
    B: retention of phlegm and fluid
    C: consumption of body fluid due to excessive heat
    D: excessive cold
    E: yang deficiency
A
  1. C
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  1. A thin, dry and deep red tongue indicates ( ).
    A: hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin
    B: Qi deficiency
    C: blood deficiency
    D: deficiency of Qi and blood
    E: excessive cold
A
  1. A
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27. Pale lips denote ( ).
A: retention of food
B: stagnation of blood
C: excessive heat
D: deficiency of blood
E: deficiency of yin
A
  1. D
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28. Clear nasal discharge is due to ( ).
A: invasion of wind-cold
B: invasion of wind-heat
C: deficiency of lung Qi
D: yin deficiency of the lung
E: retention of phlegm in the lung
A
  1. A
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  1. Repeated speech in a feeble voice accompanied by listlessness suggests ( ).
    A: disturbance of the mind by heat
    B: deficiency of heart and lung Qi
    C: disturbance of the mind by phlegm-fire
    D: deficiency of heart blood
    E: deficiency of spleen and lung Qi
A
  1. B
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  1. Feeble asthmatic breathing accompanied by shortness of breath indicates ( ).
    A: invasion of the Jung by pathogenic wind-cold
    B: invasion of the Jung by pathogenic wind-heat
    C: deficiency of Jung Qi
    D: deficiency of yin of the Jung
    E: retention of the phlegm in the Jung
A
  1. C
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31. Alternate chills and fever are the representative symptoms of ( ).
A: exterior syndrome
B: interior syndrome
C: intermediate syndrome
D: heat syndrome
E: cold syndrome
A
  1. C
32
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  1. Afternoon fever with constipation, as well as fullness and pain in the abdomen, often suggests ( ).
    A: deficiency of yin
    B: intermediate syndrome
    C: invasion of pathogenic cold in the Tai yang channel
    D: excess heat of the Yangming channel
    E: stagnation of Qi and blood in the large intestine
A
  1. D
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33. Chills accompanied by fever is the symptom seen in ( ).
A: cold syndrome
B: heat syndrome
C: deficiency of yang
D: deficiency of yin
E: exterior syndrome
A
  1. E
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34. Severe chills accompanied by a mild fever suggests ( ).
A: deficiency of yang
B: deficiency of yin
C: exterior cold syndrome
D: exterior heat syndrome
E: interior cold syndrome
A
  1. C
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35. Absence of sweating in exterior syndromes indicates ( ).
A: mvas1on by pathogenic wind
B: invasion by pathogenic cold
C: invasion by pathogenic heat
D: invasion by pathogenic damp
E: deficiency of yang
A
  1. B
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36. A sweet taste and stickiness in the mouth may imply ( ).
A: damp-heat in the spleen and stomach
B: heat in the liver and stomach
C: heat in the liver and gallbladder
D: cold in the spleen and stomach
E: liver qi overacting on the spleen
A
  1. A
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37. Sour regurgitation means ( ).
A: retention of heat in the liver and stomach
B: damp-heat in the spleen and stomach
C: yang deficiency of the spleen
D: cold in the liver channel
E: dysfunction of the spleen and stomach
A
  1. A
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  1. A thin patient who is always hungry with a voracious appetite indicates ( ).
    A: stagnation of spleen Qi
    B: liver fire
    C: excessive stomach fire
    D: liver Qi overacting on the stomach
    E: hyperactivity of yang due to deficiency of yin
A
  1. C
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  1. Hunger with no appetite or eating a small amount of food suggests ( ).
    A: weakness of the spleen due to deficiency of Qi
    B: impairment of stomach yin producing internal heat of the deficiency type
    C: excessive stomach fire
    D: retention of undigestive food in the stomach
    E: stagnation of stomach Qi due to overacting of the liver
A
  1. B;
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40. A sharp, pricking pain which is in a fixed location is a sign of ( ).
A: yang deficiency
B: yin deficiency
C: stagnation of Qi
D: stagnation of blood
E: invasion of fire
A
  1. D;
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41. Pain with a hollow sensation is caused by ( ).
A: deficiency of Qi
B: deficiency of yang
C: deficiency of blood
D: stagnation of Qi
E: retention of damp
A
  1. A;
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42. A distending pain moving from place to place is a typical sign of ( ).
A: Qi stagnation
B: blood stagnation
C: cold syndrome
D: deficiency of blood
E: deficiency of Qi
A
  1. A;
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43. Yellow urine generally indicates ( ).
A: cold syndromes
B: heat syndromes
C: deficiency of blood
D: deficiency of Qi
E: invasion of damp
A
  1. B;
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  1. Menses of a shortened cycle, excessive in amount, deep red in colour and thick in quality is related mainly to ( ).
    A: weakness of spleen Qi which fails to control the blood
    B: deficiency of blood
    C: hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin
    D: excessive heat in blood
    E: deficiency of the kidney which fails to store essence
A
  1. D;
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  1. A thin, light-coloured menstrual flow which is profuse indicates ( ).
    A: excessive heat in blood
    B: hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin
    C: failure of the spleen Qi to control blood
    D: failure of the liver to store blood
    E: dysfunction of the heart to dominate blood
A
  1. C;
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46. Thin, scanty and light-coloured menstrual flow implies ( ).
A: deficiency of blood
B: deficiency of Qi
C: deficiency of yin
D: excessive heat in blood
E: stagnation of blood
A
  1. A;
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  1. A soft pulse (ru mai) is ( ).
    A: superficial and thready, and hits the fingers without strength
    B: deep and thready, and hits the fingers without strength
    C: slow, with less than four beats per breath
    D: felt only on heavy pressure
    E: superficial and rapid
A
  1. A;
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48. A broad, large and forceful pulse like roaring waves which come on powerfully and fade away is called ( ).
A: superficial pulse (Ju mai)
B: deep pulse (chen mai)
C: pulse of the excess type (chi mai)
D: string-taut pulse (xuan mai)
E: surging pulse (hong mai
A
  1. E;
49
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49. A tight and forceful pulse like a stretched rope is called ( ).
A: surging pulse (hong mai)
B: slow pulse (chi mai)
C: rolling pulse (hua mai)
D: tense pulse (jin mai)
E: string-taut pulse (xuan mai)
A
  1. D;
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50. A slow pulse with irregular missed beats is called ( ).
A: weak pulse (ruo mai)
B: soft pulse (ru mai)
C: hesitant pulse (se mai)
D: abrupt pulse (cu mai)
E: knotted pulse (jie mai)
A
  1. E;
51
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51. The course of channel may present syndromes of the same organ when it is effected. The pathologic factors of the liver, for example, can be reflected by disorders at ( ).
A: the elbows
B: the fossae poplitea
C: the armpits (fossae axillaris)
D: the hips
E: none of the above
A
  1. C;
52
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52. When the spleen is effected, disorders on each of the following areas would not be found except for ( ).
A: the elbows
B: the armpits
C: the hips
D: the fossae poplitea
E: none of the above
A
  1. C;
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53. When a patient complains of ulceration, swelling and pain of the mouth and tongue, accompanied by insomnia, a feverish sensation, flushed face, bitter taste in the mouth, and hot and dark yellow urine, upon examination the patient exhibits a red tongue and rapid pulse, and the probable diagnosis would be ( ).
A: hyperactivity of the liver fire
B: deficiency of kidney yin
C: hyperactivity of heart fire
D: hyperactivity of urinary bladder fire
E: hyperactivity of stomach fire
A
  1. C;
54
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54. Which one of the following symptoms could be an indication of points on the large intestine, small intestine, stomach and kidney channels in common?
A: edema
B: toothache
C: sore throat
D: diarrhea
E: malar flush
A
  1. D.

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