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California CALE Acupuncture Licensing exam 2
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Which food should a hypertensive patient avoid?
A. Salty taste, potato, pork, sour taste
B. Salty taste, sweat potato, fish, pungent taste
C. Salty taste, sweat potato, fish, sour taste
D. Salty taste, potato, fish, pungent taste - Answer-D
What are the other functions of the Five transporting point
which treats voice change?
A. Heaviness, joint pain
B. Asthma, hot/cold sensations
C. Hot sensation
D. Fullness under the Heart - Answer-B
What is the dosage of 'San Qi (Notoginseng Radix)'?
A. 1-3g (power), 3-9g (decoction)
B. 2-3g (power), 3-9g (decoction)
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C. 1-3g (power), 3-6g (decoction)
D. 2-3g (power), 3-6g (decoction) - Answer-A
A 39-year-old patient had a car accident two weeks ago
and has pain on both shoulders and arms. The patient
also has palpitation and fixed pain in the chest. Which
formula is good for treatment in this case?
A. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill)
B. Wen Jing Tang (Flow-Warming Decoction)
C. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis from the
Mansion of Blood Decoction)
D. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang (Peach Pit Decoction to Order
the Qi) - Answer-C
What is the correct location of the subcortex?
A. At the apical angle of the Antitragus
B. At the end of the inferior crus of the Antihelix
C. On the prominence of the inferior part of the Tragus
D. On the anterior side of the inner wall of the Antitragus -
Answer-D
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Which of the following functions is correct for the formula
Si Ni San (Frigid Extremities Powder)?
A. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Lung and Spleen
B. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Liver and Spleen
C. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Liver and Gall Bladder
D. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Stomach and Spleen - Answer-B
This ear point is located on the prominence of tragus. If
there is only one prominence, take the inferior part of the
prominence. Which ear point is this?
A. Thirst
B. Sympathetic
C. Heart
D. Adrenal - Answer-D
Sarah has cold pain in both knees. She complains of
tinnitus and her cheeks feel numb and extremely painful
when it's windy and cold outside. What is the differential
diagnosis for this case?
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A. Local pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation
B. Liver Excess
C. Yang Deficiency with Cold Stagnation
D. Kidney Deficiency - Answer-D
Mickey got infected with Hepatitis two months ago. Now
he has anxiety, feels nervous all the time and cannot sleep
well. His pulse is Excess (Shi Mai), Rapid (Shu Mai) and
Rolling (Hua Mai). What would be the tongue for this
patient?
A. Normal tongue body color, tip and left side slightly red,
left side very slightly swollen, right side yellow and slippery
coat
B. Pale tongue body, tip and left side slightly red, left side
very slightly swollen, left side yellow and slippery coat
C. Pale tongue body, tip and left side slightly red, left side
very slightly swollen, right side yellow and slippery coat
D. Normal tongue body color, tip and left side slightly red,
left side very slightly swollen, left side yellow and slippery
coat - Answer-D
Abby suffers from chronic headache which manifests with
a dull pain on the forehead and vertex. She also has loose
California CALE Acupuncture Licensing exam 2
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which food should a hypertensive patient avoid?
A. Salty taste, potato, pork, sour taste
B. Salty taste, sweat potato, fish, pungent taste
C. Salty taste, sweat potato, fish, sour taste
D. Salty taste, potato, fish, pungent taste - Answer-D
What are the other functions of the Five transporting point
which treats voice change?
A. Heaviness, joint pain
B. Asthma, hot/cold sensations
C. Hot sensation
D. Fullness under the Heart - Answer-B
What is the dosage of 'San Qi (Notoginseng Radix)'?
A. 1-3g (power), 3-9g (decoction)
B. 2-3g (power), 3-9g (decoction)
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C. 1-3g (power), 3-6g (decoction)
D. 2-3g (power), 3-6g (decoction) - Answer-A
A 39-year-old patient had a car accident two weeks ago
and has pain on both shoulders and arms. The patient
also has palpitation and fixed pain in the chest. Which
formula is good for treatment in this case?
A. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill)
B. Wen Jing Tang (Flow-Warming Decoction)
C. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis from the
Mansion of Blood Decoction)
D. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang (Peach Pit Decoction to Order
the Qi) - Answer-C
What is the correct location of the subcortex?
A. At the apical angle of the Antitragus
B. At the end of the inferior crus of the Antihelix
C. On the prominence of the inferior part of the Tragus
D. On the anterior side of the inner wall of the Antitragus -
Answer-D
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Which of the following functions is correct for the formula
Si Ni San (Frigid Extremities Powder)?
A. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Lung and Spleen
B. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Liver and Spleen
C. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Liver and Gall Bladder
D. Vents pathogenic factors, reduces the Stagnation,
benefits the Stomach and Spleen - Answer-B
This ear point is located on the prominence of tragus. If
there is only one prominence, take the inferior part of the
prominence. Which ear point is this?
A. Thirst
B. Sympathetic
C. Heart
D. Adrenal - Answer-D
Sarah has cold pain in both knees. She complains of
tinnitus and her cheeks feel numb and extremely painful
when it's windy and cold outside. What is the differential
diagnosis for this case?
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A. Local pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation
B. Liver Excess
C. Yang Deficiency with Cold Stagnation
D. Kidney Deficiency - Answer-D
Mickey got infected with Hepatitis two months ago. Now
he has anxiety, feels nervous all the time and cannot sleep
well. His pulse is Excess (Shi Mai), Rapid (Shu Mai) and
Rolling (Hua Mai). What would be the tongue for this
patient?
A. Normal tongue body color, tip and left side slightly red,
left side very slightly swollen, right side yellow and slippery
coat
B. Pale tongue body, tip and left side slightly red, left side
very slightly swollen, left side yellow and slippery coat
C. Pale tongue body, tip and left side slightly red, left side
very slightly swollen, right side yellow and slippery coat
D. Normal tongue body color, tip and left side slightly red,
left side very slightly swollen, left side yellow and slippery
coat - Answer-D
Abby suffers from chronic headache which manifests with
a dull pain on the forehead and vertex. She also has loose
