Diagnosis

Question 1

According to the Su Wen, the forehead is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 1

Heart

Question 2

According to the Su Wen, the Left Cheek is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 2

Liver

Question 3

According to the Su Wen, the Right Cheek is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 3

Lung

Question 4

According to the Su Wen, the Nose is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 4

Spleen

Question 5

According to the Su Wen, the chin is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 5

Kidney

Question 6

According to the Su Wen, the sclera of the eye is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 6

Lung

Question 7

According to the Su Wen, the Iris of the eye is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 7

Liver

Question 8

According to the Su Wen, the corners of the eye are related to which Zang organ?

Answer 8

Heart

Question 9

According to the Su Wen, the pupil is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 9

Kidney

Question 10

According to the Su Wen, the upper eyelid is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 10

Spleen

Question 11

According to the Su Wen, the lower eyelid is related to which Zang organ?

Answer 11

Stomach

Question 12

Excessive use of Eyes injures which energetic layer?

Answer 12

Blood

Question 13

Excessive mental work and concentration injures which Zang organ?

Answer 13

Spleen

Question 14

What vital substance do we typically use during our day-to-day activities?

Answer 14

Yang Qi

Question 15

Excessive consumption of cold energetic foods may injure the Spleen, in particular, which vital substance?

Answer 15

Spleen Yang

Question 16

Excessive consumption of greasy/ fried foods may give rise to what pathological substance?

Answer 16

Phlegm/Damp

Question 17

Excessive sitting may injure which energetic layer?

Answer 17

Muscles

Question 18

Excessive exercise may injure which energetic layer?

Answer 18

Sinews

Question 19

Overwork over many years may cause deficiency of what vital substance?

Answer 19

Yin

Question 20

Excessive standing may injure which energetic layer?

Answer 20

Bone

Question 21

These three conditions together give rise to the “Female Athlete Triad” phenomenon

Answer 21

1. Menstrual Dysfunction/ Irregularity
2. Low energy availability (with or without an eating disorder)
3. Decreased bone mineral density

Question 22

Overwork over many years may lead to Yin deficiency of which Zang organ?

Answer 22

Kidney

Question 23

This animal product is considered a “cold” energy food

Answer 23

Pork

Question 24

Excessive lifting may injure the low back and thus injure which Zang organ?

Answer 24

Kidney

Question 25

Excessive physical work affects which two Zang organs the most?

Answer 25

Spleen, Liver

Question 26

Eating irregularly or late into the night may injure what Fu organ and substance?

Answer 26

Stomach Yin

Question 27

Excessive lying down injures which vital substance?

Answer 27

Qi

Question 28

Timidity, lack of courage, indecision, palps, and insomnia (waking up too early in the AM) What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 28

Wood not generating Fire LV/GB not nourishing HT

Question 29

Hypochondriac and epigastric pain, a feeling of distension, irritability, loose stools, poor appetite, greenish face What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 29

Wood Overacting on Earth LV Qi Stag --> SP Qi Def

Question 30

Cough, asthma, feeling of distension of chest and hypochondrium What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 30

Wood Insulting Metal LV insulting LU

Question 31

Loose stools, chilliness, weakness of limbs What is the Five Element Dx? What is the ZangFu Dx?

Answer 31

Fire Not Generating Earth Mingmen Fire not warming SP

Question 32

Cough with profuse yellow sputum, feeling of heat, red face What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 32

Fire Overacting on Metal Excess Heat in the LU

Question 33

Malar flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lower back ache, night sweats What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 33

Fire Insulting Water HT & KD Disharmony

Question 34

Phlegm in the chest, cough, and tiredness What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 34

Earth Not Generating Metal SP Deficiency leading to LU Phlegm

Question 35

Edema, difficult urination, and a yellow face What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 35

Earth Overacting on Water SP Damp --> KD Dysfunction

Question 36

Jaundice, hypochondriac pain, distention What is the Five Element Diagnosis? What is the Zang Fu Diagnosis?

Answer 36

Earth Insulting Wood SP Damp --> LV Qi Stagnation

Question 37

Cough, breathlessness, loss of voice, asthma What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 37

Metal Not Generating Water KD not receiving LU Qi

Question 38

Tiredness, irritability, a feeling of distention, white face What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 38

Metal Overacting on Wood NO ZF Dx

Question 39

Palps, insomnia, breathlessness What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 39

Metal Insulting Fire LU Qi Def --> HT Qi Def

Question 40

Dizziness, blurred vision, headache, and vertigo What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 40

Water not generating Wood KD Yin Deficiency leading to LV Yin Deficiency

Question 41

Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weakness of the limbs What is the Five Element Dx? What is the Zang Fu Dx?

Answer 41

Water insulting Earth KD Yang Def --> SP Yang Def

Question 42

What Five Element Pattern cannot exist and why?

Answer 42

Water Overacting on Fire KD, by definition of Jing/ Original Qi, can never be Excess, so it can't "attack" anything. ## Footnote Exams WILL ask about this and it DOES exist in the testing world, but I guess not clinically?

Question 43

Key Sx of LU **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation?

Answer 43

**Cough, asthmatic breathing, pain in the anterior border of the medial aspect of the arm** Other: hemoptysis, congested and sore throat, a sensation of fullness in the chest; pain in the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder, and back

Question 44

Key Sx of LI **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation?

Answer 44

**Toothache, pain in the anterior border of the lateral aspect of the upper limb, diarrhea, dysentery** Other: Epistaxis, watery nasal discharge, congested and sore throat, pain in the neck, anterior part of the shoulder, borborygmus, abdominal pain

Question 45

Key Sx of ST **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 45

**Hunger, Deviation of the mouth** Other: Borborygmus, abdominal distention, edema, epigastric pain, vomiting, epistaxis, congested and sore throat, pain in the chest, abdomen and lateral of the lower limb, fever and mania

Question 46

Key Sx of SP **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 46

**Belching, jaundice, stiffness and pain in the root of the tongue** Other: vomiting, epigastric pn, abdominal distention, loose stools, heaviness of the body, lassitude, swelling and coldness in the medial aspect of the thigh and knee

Question 47

Key Sx of HT **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 47

**Insomnia, thirst** Cardiac pain, **palps**, hypochondriac pain, night sweats, throat dryness, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm and heat sensation in the palms

Question 48

Key Sx of SI **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 48

**Yellow sclera, pain in the posterior border of the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm** Deafness, sore throat, swelling of the cheeks, distention and pain in the lower abdomen

Question 49

Key Sx of BL **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 49

**Retention of urine, malaria** Enuresis, manic and depressive mental disorders, pain in the eyes, lacrimation when exposed to wind, **nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis** , headache, pain in the nape, back, low back, buttocks, posterior aspect of the lower limbs

Question 50

Key Sx of KD **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 50

**Impotence** Enuresis, frequent urination, noctural emission, irregular menstruation, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis, dryness of the tongue, congested and sore throat, edema, **pain in the lumbar region**, pain in the posteriomedial aspect of the thigh, weakness of the lower limbs, and heat sensation in the soles

Question 51

Key Sx of PC **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 51

**Mental restlessness, Manic mental disorders** Cardiac pn, palpitations, stuffiness in the chest, flushed face, swelling in the axilla, depressive mental disorders, spasm of the upper limbs, heat sensation of the palms

Question 52

Key Sx of SJ **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 52

**Deafness, Tinnitus** Abdominal distention, edema, enuresis, dysuria, pain in the outer canthus, swelling of the cheeks, congested and sore throat, pain in the retroauricular region, shoulder and lateral aspect of the arm and elbow

Question 53

Key Sx of GB **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 53

**Blurring of vision, bitter taste in the mouth** Headache, pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, swelling and pain in the supraclavicular fossa, pain in the axilla, pain along the lateral aspect of the chest, hypochondrium, thigh, and lower limbs

Question 54

Key Sx of LV **Primary** Meridian Pathological Manifestation

Answer 54

**Hernia, Vertical Headache** Low back pain, fullness in the chest, pain in the lower abdomen, dryness of the throat, hiccups, enuresis, dysuria, mental disturbance

Question 55

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LU **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 55

**Heat sensation in the wrists and palm, SOB**, enuresis and frequent urination

Question 56

LU Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 56

LU 7 Thenar Eminence

Question 57

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LI **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 57

**Toothache**, deafness, cold sensation in teeth, stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm ## Footnote Same key sx as PRIMARY meridian pathology

Question 58

LI Luo/Collateral Arises from? and Flows to?

Answer 58

LI6 Teeth and Ears

Question 59

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of ST **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 59

**Sudden hoarseness of voice**, epilepsy, depressive and manic mental disorders, muscular atrophy, and weakness in the lower leg, congested and sore throat

Question 60

ST Luo/Collateral Arises from? and Flows to?

Answer 60

ST40 Neck

Question 61

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SP **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 61

**Cholera** with vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal spasm

Question 62

SP Luo/ Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 62

SP4 ST and Intestines

Question 63

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of HT **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 63

**Aphasia**, fullness in the chest and diaphragm

Question 64

HT Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 64

HT 5 Tongue and Eyes

Question 65

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SI **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 65

**Warts on the skin**, weakness of joints, muscular atrophy, and motor impairment of the elbow

Question 66

SI Luo/ Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 66

SI7 Shoulder

Question 67

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of BL **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 67

**Nasal obstruction, watery nasal discharge**, headache, pain in the back and epistaxis

Question 68

BL Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 68

BL58 KD channel on leg

Question 69

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of KD **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 69

**Retention of urine**, lumbago, mental restlessness, and stifling sensation in the chest

Question 70

KD Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 70

KD4 PC

Question 71

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of SJ **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 71

**Spastic or flaccid cubital joints**

Question 72

SJ Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 72

SJ5 PC in the chest

Question 73

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of PC **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 73

**Cardiac Pain and mental restlessness**

Question 74

PC Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 74

PC6 HT

Question 75

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of GB **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 75

**Coldness in the foot, paralysis of the lower limbs, inability to stand erect** (fainting)

Question 76

GB Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 76

GB37 Dorsum of foot

Question 77

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of LV **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 77

**Priapism, pruritis in the pubic region, swelling of the testes and hernia**

Question 78

LV Luo/Collateral Arises fom ? and Flows to ?

Answer 78

LV5 External Genitalia

Question 79

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Ren **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 79

**Distending pain and pruritus of abdominal skin tissues**

Question 80

Ren Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 80

CV15 Abdomen

Question 81

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Du **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 81

**Stiffness of the spinal column**, a heavy sensation in the head, and tremor of the head

Question 82

Du Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 82

Du1 Spine and occiput

Question 83

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Major SP **Luo/ Collateral**

Answer 83

**General aching and weakness of the joints of the four limbs**

Question 84

Major SP Luo/Collateral Arises from ? and Flows to ?

Answer 84

SP21 Chest and ribs

Question 85

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestation of Ren Channel

Answer 85

**Hernia, Pain in the genital region** Leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men, noctural emission, enuresis, retention of urine, pain in the epigastric region and lower abdomen

Question 86

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Du Channel

Answer 86

**Stiffness and pain in the spinal column, opisthotonus**, headache and epilepsy

Question 87

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Chong Channel

Answer 87

**Asthmatic breathing**, spasm and pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men

Question 88

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Dai Channel

Answer 88

**Prolapse of the uterus, weakness and motor impairment of the lower limbs**, distention and fullness in the abdomen, weakness of the lumbar region, leukorrhea, muscular atrophy

Question 89

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yang Qiao Channel

Answer 89

**Insomnia, eversion of the foot**, epilepsy, redness and pain in the inner canthus, pain in the back and lumbar region, spasm of lower limbs

Question 90

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yin Qiao Channel

Answer 90

**Lethargy, inversion of the foot** Epilepsy, pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the lumbar and hip regions referring to the pubic regions, spasm of the lower limbs

Question 91

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yin Wei Channel

Answer 91

Interior syndromes such as **chest pain, cardiac pain, stomachache**

Question 92

Key Sx of Pathological Manifestations of Yang Wei Channel

Answer 92

**Exterior syndromes such as chills and fever**

Question 93

A Host-Guest Treatment comprises of which two points?

Answer 93

**Yuan Source** of affected meridian to tx affected channel + **Luo-connecting point** of interior-exterior/ yin-yang related meridian as reinforcement