ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Naomi has had headaches for the past 12 years. They started when
she was 22 years old. Headaches occur on the vertex (top of the head)
and behind her eyes. When asked how often she has them, she said at
this point the headaches occur every day. They start with a dull pain and
increase in intensity and severity and are accompanied by nausea,
vomiting and diarrhea. When a headache starts, Naomi says she feels
best if she lays down in a dark room. Her tongue is Pale and Thin and
her pulse is Weak on the right side and slightly Wiry on the left side.
What is the diagnosis for this case?
A. Liver Qi Stagnation with Liver overacting on Spleen and Stomach
B. Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation
C. Liver Yang Rising due to Liver Blood Deficiency; Liver overacting
on Spleen and Stomach
D. Liver Yang Rising due to Liver Yin Deficiency
Answer: C
●● Leon, age 44, has gained a lot of weight recently. His face is round
like the moon and his blood pressure is rising. There are red lines on his
belly. What is his problem?
,A. Myxedema
B. Diabetes Mellitus
C. Cushing Syndrome
D. Hashimoto
Answer: C
●● Which Front-Mu point does Spleen channel not intersect?
A. G24
B. Ren3
C. L1
D. GB25
Answer: D
●● Passive ROM test checks for the integrity of the:
A. Muscle
B. Joint
C. Nerve
D. Bursa
Answer: B
●● Which of the following methods should be used to treat a patient
with excessive sweating, cold limbs, and Weak pulse?
,A. Moxibustion with salt
B. Moxibustion with ginger
C. Moxibustion with garlic
D. Moxibustion with warming needle
Answer: A
●● Ben complains of alternating hot and cold feelings with a prevalence
of heat. He also has a bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, hypochondrial pain,
nausea, feeling of oppression of the chest and epigastrium, nausea and
loose stools. What is the differential diagnosis for this case?
A. ST and SP Damp Heat
B. Shaoyang Stage Disease
C. Middle Burner Disease
D. Qi Level Heat
Answer: B
●● Larry suffers from constipation with abdominal fullness and
distending pain in the hypochondrium. He says that he has little appetite
and he often belches. The tongue has a thin, sticky coating and the pulse
is String-taut. What is the differential diagnosis for this case?
A. Deficiency Constipation due to Agglomeration of Cold
B. Excess Constipation due to Accumulation of Heat
C. Deficiency Constipation due to Deficiency of Qi and Blood
D. Excess Constipation due to Stagnation of Qi
, Answer: D
●● Andrea comes to the clinic with lusterless, yellow discoloration of
the skin and eyes. She tell you her body feels heavy and she feels very
weak. Andrea has no appetite and experience epigastric fullness
especially after eating. Other symptoms include lassitude, intolerance of
cold, pale tongue, thick white coat, and deep slow pulse. What is the
differential diagnosis for this case?
A. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Heat Toxin
B. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Damp-Heat
C. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Gallstones
D. Yin Jaundice syndrome
Answer: D
●● Xing Ren overdoes presents with the following symptoms: dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, headache, difficult breathing, tremors, pupil dilation,
irregular heart beat and coma. How much Xing Ren needs to be digested
to produce these symptoms?
A. 50-60 seeds
B. 10-20 seeds in children, 40-60 seeds in adults
C. 20-30 seeds in children, 50-70 seeds in adults
D. 40-100 seeds
Answer: B
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Naomi has had headaches for the past 12 years. They started when
she was 22 years old. Headaches occur on the vertex (top of the head)
and behind her eyes. When asked how often she has them, she said at
this point the headaches occur every day. They start with a dull pain and
increase in intensity and severity and are accompanied by nausea,
vomiting and diarrhea. When a headache starts, Naomi says she feels
best if she lays down in a dark room. Her tongue is Pale and Thin and
her pulse is Weak on the right side and slightly Wiry on the left side.
What is the diagnosis for this case?
A. Liver Qi Stagnation with Liver overacting on Spleen and Stomach
B. Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation
C. Liver Yang Rising due to Liver Blood Deficiency; Liver overacting
on Spleen and Stomach
D. Liver Yang Rising due to Liver Yin Deficiency
Answer: C
●● Leon, age 44, has gained a lot of weight recently. His face is round
like the moon and his blood pressure is rising. There are red lines on his
belly. What is his problem?
,A. Myxedema
B. Diabetes Mellitus
C. Cushing Syndrome
D. Hashimoto
Answer: C
●● Which Front-Mu point does Spleen channel not intersect?
A. G24
B. Ren3
C. L1
D. GB25
Answer: D
●● Passive ROM test checks for the integrity of the:
A. Muscle
B. Joint
C. Nerve
D. Bursa
Answer: B
●● Which of the following methods should be used to treat a patient
with excessive sweating, cold limbs, and Weak pulse?
,A. Moxibustion with salt
B. Moxibustion with ginger
C. Moxibustion with garlic
D. Moxibustion with warming needle
Answer: A
●● Ben complains of alternating hot and cold feelings with a prevalence
of heat. He also has a bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, hypochondrial pain,
nausea, feeling of oppression of the chest and epigastrium, nausea and
loose stools. What is the differential diagnosis for this case?
A. ST and SP Damp Heat
B. Shaoyang Stage Disease
C. Middle Burner Disease
D. Qi Level Heat
Answer: B
●● Larry suffers from constipation with abdominal fullness and
distending pain in the hypochondrium. He says that he has little appetite
and he often belches. The tongue has a thin, sticky coating and the pulse
is String-taut. What is the differential diagnosis for this case?
A. Deficiency Constipation due to Agglomeration of Cold
B. Excess Constipation due to Accumulation of Heat
C. Deficiency Constipation due to Deficiency of Qi and Blood
D. Excess Constipation due to Stagnation of Qi
, Answer: D
●● Andrea comes to the clinic with lusterless, yellow discoloration of
the skin and eyes. She tell you her body feels heavy and she feels very
weak. Andrea has no appetite and experience epigastric fullness
especially after eating. Other symptoms include lassitude, intolerance of
cold, pale tongue, thick white coat, and deep slow pulse. What is the
differential diagnosis for this case?
A. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Heat Toxin
B. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Damp-Heat
C. Yang Jaundice syndrome caused by Gallstones
D. Yin Jaundice syndrome
Answer: D
●● Xing Ren overdoes presents with the following symptoms: dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, headache, difficult breathing, tremors, pupil dilation,
irregular heart beat and coma. How much Xing Ren needs to be digested
to produce these symptoms?
A. 50-60 seeds
B. 10-20 seeds in children, 40-60 seeds in adults
C. 20-30 seeds in children, 50-70 seeds in adults
D. 40-100 seeds
Answer: B
