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NCCAOM Foundations ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW VERSION 1. A patient has frequent pale and copious urination and deep-weak pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Bladder deficient and cold 2. A patient has blurred vision, scanty periods, dull and pale complexion and pale tongue. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Deficient liver blood 3. A patient has a cold back, profuse and clear urination, pale tongue and a deep pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Kidney yang deficiency 4. A patient has hypogastric pain pain referring to genitals and improved with warmth and deep wiry pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Stagnation of cold in the liver channel 5. A patient has constipation abdominal pain fever and a thick dry yellow coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Heat obstructing the large intestine 6. A patient has hypochondriac fullness bitter taste and thick greasy yellow coat on the right side. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Gall bladder damp heat 7. A patient has fever aversion to cold sore throat and floating rapid pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Wind-heat invading lungs 8. A patient has abdominal pain which improves with heat. He also has borborygmus and diarrhea. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Small intestine deficient cold 9. A patient has timidity, sighing and lack of courage. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Gall bladder deficiency 10.A patient has dry stools which are difficult to pass and dryness in the throat and mouth. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Dry large intestine 11.A patient has abdominal fullness, feeling of heaviness, loose and foul smelling stools, low-grade fever and greasy yellow coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Damp heat invading spleen 12.A patient has discomfort in the epigastrium which improves after eating. She also has fatigue and cold limbs. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Stomach deficient and cold 13.A patient has shaking of head, tremors and pale tongue. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Deficient liver blood causing wind 14.A patient has chronic cough profuse sputum and thick greasy white coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Damp Phlegm obstructing the lungs 15.A patient has rash behavior uncontrollable emotions incoherent speech and red tongue with sticky yellow coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Phlegm-fire harassing the heart 16.A patient has edema in the ankles pale and swollen tongue and deep weak pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Kidney yang deficiency with water overflowing to heart 17.Chronic diarrhea and a prolapsed anus. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER large intestine collapse 18.A patient has tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations and a red tongue. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER heart fire blazing 19.A patient has sensations of oppression in the chest and epigastric area, feelings of heaviness and greasy white tongue coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER damp-cold invading spleen 20.A patient has epigastric pain, dry mouth, and peeled tongue in the central part or rootless coat in the central part. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER Stomach yin deficiency 21.Child has continuous whooping cough with shortness of breath, tiredness, thick and profuse yellow phlegm, thick tongue coating, and weak-fastslippery pulse. What is the treatment strategy? a. Treat the Phlegm-Heat first and the cough later b. Treat the Phlegm- Heat and cough symptoms together c. Treat the cough symptoms first and the phlegm-heat later d. Treat the underlying Deficient Qi - ANSWER b. Treat the PhlegmHeat and cough symptoms together 22.43 yr old patient has thirst, headaches, bitter taste, dark urine, bloodshot eyes, and wiry pulse? What is the treatment method? a. Reducing method b. Tonifying method c. Reduce and tonify together d. Tonify first and reduce later - ANSWER a. Reducing method 23.A patient has tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations and a red tongue. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER heart fire blazing 24.A patient has sensations of oppression in the chest and epigastric area, feelings of heaviness and greasy white tongue coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER damp-cold invading spleen 25.FACIAL INSPECTION: The entire facial complexion is red indicates? - ANSWER Excess heat syndrome from exogenous pathogen, or hyperactive yang 26.6 exogenous factors are? - ANSWER Wind, summer heat, fire, damp, dryness, cold 27.7 emotions are? - ANSWER Anger, joy, sadness, worry, fear, fright 28.BODY INSPECTION: body is yellow indicates? - ANSWER Jaundice Bright orange = yang jaundice from damp heat Hazy, smoky yellow = yang jaundice with more damo than heat Smoky dark yellow = yin jaundice from cold-damp or long standing blood Xue 30.FACIAL INSPECTION: Withered, dried up complexion indicates? - ANSWER Heat in ST & SP 31.Which five element correspondence between the element and the Chinese musical note is incorrect? A. Earth - gong B. Fire - Zheng C. Metal - Shang D. Water - Jue - ANSWER D. Water - Jue is incorrect. Water corresponds to Yu. Wood corresponds to Jiao 32.FACIAL INSPECTION: Dull pale yellow facial complexion indicates? - ANSWER Cold damp in ST/SP 33.A patient has alternating chills and fever, lack of appetite, dry throat, nausea and unilateral white tongue coating. What pulse do you expect? A. Wiry B. Deep C. Floating and tight D. Slippery - ANSWER A. Wiry - Shao yang stage 34.FACIAL INSPECTION: Pale with red spots on complexion indicates? - ANSWER SP Xu, Stasis of LV blood 35.Fever, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth & throat, scanty dark urine, red tongue w/out coating, and thin-fast pulse are symptoms of A.Yang Ming B. Shao yang C. Tai yang D. Shao Yin - ANSWER D. Shao yin 36.A 9 month year old baby has a high fever for a few days. This was followed by having sporadic tremors with strong convulsions. Meningitis was ruled out. What is your treatment principle? A. Tonify LV blood subdue wind B. Cool blood, nourish yin, subdue wind C. Clear heat, cool blood D. Nourish LV wind, subdue LV yang, subdue wind - ANSWER B. Cool blood, nourish yin, subdue wind 37.FACIAL INSPECTION: Bluish purple face and lips indicates? - ANSWER + intermittent pain in the pre cordial region or behind the sternum = HT Blood Xue High fever, violent movement of limbs in children = infantile convulsions 38.Which five element correspondence between the element and the Western musical note is incorrect? A. Earth - do B. Fire - Sol C. Metal - Re D. Water - Mi - ANSWER D. Water is 'la' Wood is 'mi'

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NCCAOM Foundations ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>




1. A patient has frequent pale and copious urination and deep-weak pulse.
What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Bladder deficient and cold

2. A patient has blurred vision, scanty periods, dull and pale complexion and
pale tongue. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Deficient liver blood

3. A patient has a cold back, profuse and clear urination, pale tongue and a
deep pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Kidney yang deficiency

4. A patient has hypogastric pain pain referring to genitals and improved with
warmth and deep wiry pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓
Stagnation of cold in the liver channel

5. A patient has constipation abdominal pain fever and a thick dry yellow coat.
What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Heat obstructing the large intestine

6. A patient has hypochondriac fullness bitter taste and thick greasy yellow
coat on the right side. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Gall bladder
damp heat

7. A patient has fever aversion to cold sore throat and floating rapid pulse.
What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Wind-heat invading lungs

,8. A patient has abdominal pain which improves with heat. He also has
borborygmus and diarrhea. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Small
intestine deficient cold

9. A patient has timidity, sighing and lack of courage. What is the diagnosis? -
ANSWER ✓ Gall bladder deficiency

10.A patient has dry stools which are difficult to pass and dryness in the throat
and mouth. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Dry large intestine

11.A patient has abdominal fullness, feeling of heaviness, loose and foul
smelling stools, low-grade fever and greasy yellow coat. What is the
diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Damp heat invading spleen

12.A patient has discomfort in the epigastrium which improves after eating. She
also has fatigue and cold limbs. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓
Stomach deficient and cold

13.A patient has shaking of head, tremors and pale tongue. What is the
diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Deficient liver blood causing wind

14.A patient has chronic cough profuse sputum and thick greasy white coat.
What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Damp Phlegm obstructing the lungs

15.A patient has rash behavior uncontrollable emotions incoherent speech and
red tongue with sticky yellow coat. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓
Phlegm-fire harassing the heart

16.A patient has edema in the ankles pale and swollen tongue and deep weak
pulse. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Kidney yang deficiency with
water overflowing to heart

17.Chronic diarrhea and a prolapsed anus. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER
✓ large intestine collapse

18.A patient has tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations and a red tongue. What is the
diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ heart fire blazing

,19.A patient has sensations of oppression in the chest and epigastric area,
feelings of heaviness and greasy white tongue coat. What is the diagnosis? -
ANSWER ✓ damp-cold invading spleen

20.A patient has epigastric pain, dry mouth, and peeled tongue in the central
part or rootless coat in the central part. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓
Stomach yin deficiency

21.Child has continuous whooping cough with shortness of breath, tiredness,
thick and profuse yellow phlegm, thick tongue coating, and weak-fast-
slippery pulse. What is the treatment strategy?

a. Treat the Phlegm-Heat first and the cough later
b. Treat the Phlegm- Heat and cough symptoms together
c. Treat the cough symptoms first and the phlegm-heat later
d. Treat the underlying Deficient Qi - ANSWER ✓ b. Treat the Phlegm-
Heat and cough symptoms together

22.43 yr old patient has thirst, headaches, bitter taste, dark urine, bloodshot
eyes, and wiry pulse? What is the treatment method?

a. Reducing method
b. Tonifying method
c. Reduce and tonify together
d. Tonify first and reduce later - ANSWER ✓ a. Reducing method

23.A patient has tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations and a red tongue. What is the
diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ heart fire blazing

24.A patient has sensations of oppression in the chest and epigastric area,
feelings of heaviness and greasy white tongue coat. What is the diagnosis? -
ANSWER ✓ damp-cold invading spleen

25.FACIAL INSPECTION:
The entire facial complexion is red indicates? - ANSWER ✓ Excess heat
syndrome from exogenous pathogen, or hyperactive yang

, 26.6 exogenous factors are? - ANSWER ✓ Wind, summer heat, fire, damp,
dryness, cold

27.7 emotions are? - ANSWER ✓ Anger, joy, sadness, worry, fear, fright

28.BODY INSPECTION:
29.ntire body is yellow indicates? - ANSWER ✓ Jaundice

Bright orange = yang jaundice from damp heat
Hazy, smoky yellow = yang jaundice with more damo than heat
Smoky dark yellow = yin jaundice from cold-damp or long standing blood
Xue

30.FACIAL INSPECTION:
Withered, dried up complexion indicates? - ANSWER ✓ Heat in ST & SP

31.Which five element correspondence between the element and the Chinese
musical note is incorrect?
A. Earth - gong
B. Fire - Zheng
C. Metal - Shang
D. Water - Jue - ANSWER ✓ D. Water - Jue is incorrect. Water
corresponds to Yu.

Wood corresponds to Jiao

32.FACIAL INSPECTION:
Dull pale yellow facial complexion indicates? - ANSWER ✓ Cold damp in
ST/SP

33.A patient has alternating chills and fever, lack of appetite, dry throat, nausea
and unilateral white tongue coating. What pulse do you expect?
A. Wiry
B. Deep
C. Floating and tight
D. Slippery - ANSWER ✓ A. Wiry - Shao yang stage

34.FACIAL INSPECTION:

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