Acupuncture Board Exam Practice
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
Five .shu-points .that .have .a .greater .action .on .disorders .along .the .whole .course .of .the
.channel .- .correct .answer.Ying .- .Spring .points
Location .of .the .extra .point .that .pacifies .wind .and .calms .shen, .benefits .the .nose, .and
.activates .the .channel .and .alleviates .pain .- .correct .answer.Yin .Tang .- .located .at .the
.midpoint .between .the .medial .extremities .of .the .eyebrows
The .pinyin .name .for .a .Hollow, .Scallion .Stalk, .or .Green .Onion .refers .pulse .- .correct
.answer.Kou .Mai
Palpitation .of .a .Hollow .Pulse .- .correct .answer.Felt .at .the .superficial .level .but .when .one
.presses .to .find .the .middle .level .the .pulse .is .not .there .but .with .more .pressure .it .is .felt .at
.the .deep .level; .the .kou .mai .is .empty .in .the .middle .position
Indication .of .a .Hollow .Pulse .- .correct .answer.Kou .mai .(hollow .pulse) .indicates
.hemorrhage .or .a .forthcoming .hemorrahge .(hollow-rapid)
Pinyin .for .a .thready, .fine, .or .thin .pulse .- .correct .answer.Xi .mai
This .pulse .indicates .deficient .blood .or .dampness .with .severe .deficient .qi; .CAM .writes .that
.the .xi .mai .(thready .pulse) .feels .like .a .fine .thread .that .is .distinct .and .clear; .it .indicates .a
.deficiency .of .qi .and .blood; .it .often .manifests .in .patients .with .weak .body .constitutions .in .a
.prolonged .disease .arising .from .deficiency .of .blood .and .yin; .there .is .insufficient .yin .and
.blood .to .fill .the .blood .vessels .and .activate .blood .circulation .- .Foundations .of .Chinese
.Medicine, .Maciocia, .2015, .page .386; .CAM, .3rd .Edition, .page .290
Using .Lachman's .Test .for .grading .knee .instability .you .find .a .5-10 .mm .movement. .What .is
.this .grade? .- .correct .answer.2+
Source: .he .grading .for .knee .instability .is .as .follows: .1+ .(mild): .5 .mm .or .less; .2+
.(moderate): .5-10 .mm; .3+ .(serious): .more .than .10 .mm. .- .Dutton's .Orthopaedic
.Examination, .Evaluation .and .Intervention, .3rd .Edition, .2012, .page .872
Pinyin .name .for .a .Wiry, .String-taut, .Stringy, .or .Bowstring .pulse .- .correct .answer.Xian .mai
, Source: .this .xian .mai .(wiry .pulse) .feels .like .a .taut .guitar .string; .it .is .thinner, .more .taut, .and
.harder .than .the .jin .mai .pulse .(tight .pulse); .you .can .feel .the .wiry .pulse .strike .the .fingers;
.this .pulse .indicates .a .liver .pattern, .pain, .or .phlegm; .CAM .writes .that .a .xian .mai .(string-
taut .pulse) .feels .taut, .straight, .and .long; .it .has .the .feeling .like .the .string .of .a .violin; .it
.indicates .a .shaayang .disorder, .pain, .phlegm, .or .fluid .retention; .in .a .liver/gall .blader
.disorder, .the .liver .qi .tightens .the .blood .vessels; .in .pain .the .tightness .arises .in .the
.channels .and .vessels; .in .phlegm .or .fluid .retention .the .tightness .arises .from .a .dysfunction
.of .qi .transportation .- .Foundations .of .Chinese .Medicine, .Maciocia, .2015, .page .386; .CAM,
.3rd .Edition, .page .290
Problem .of .a .55 .year-old .female .is .taking .Lamisil .(terbinafine) .- .correct .answer.Fungal
.infection
Source: .Lamisil .(terbinafine) .is .an .antifungal
Infrared .therapy .is .contraindicated .in .- .correct .answer.Cardiovascular .insufficiency
A .patient .has .sudden .abdominal .pain, .diarrhea .with .pain, .cold .feelings, .and .cold
.sensation .in .the .abdomen. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Thick, .white
.coating
(Cold .invading .LI)
A .patient .has .palpitations, .pain .in .heart .area, .constriction .in .the .chest, .bluish .lips .and
.nails, .and .cold .hands. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Purple .tongue
(HT .blood .stagnation)
Burns .from .moxibustion .are .more .common .in .which .type .of .conditions? .- .correct
.answer.Diabetes .mellitus
Source: .each .patient .has .a .different .tolerance .to .heat; .conditions .like .diabetes, .peripheral
.neuropathy, .neural .injuries, .or .paralysis .can .have .a .decreased .ability .to .feel .hot .or .cold
.sensations .that .can .limit .the .response .to .pain .from .the .moxibustion .heat .which .can .easily
.result .in .a .burn; .it .is .important .to .take .a .patient .history .to .identify .potential .patients .with .a
.potential .decreased .sensitivity .to .hot .and .cold; .it .is .a .critical .recommendation .for .the
.practitioner .or .to .have .an .assistant .stay .in .the .treatment .room .during .the .moxibustion
.treatment; .it .is .strongly .recommended .that .the .patient's .skin .temperature .and .the .heat
.generated .from .the .moxa .be .monitored .and .not .rely .on .patient .feedback .about .the .moxa
.heat .level .- .Clean .Needle .Technique, .7th .Edition, .page .26
A .patient .has .poor .appetite, .loose .stools, .weak .voice, .shortness .of .breath, .sweats .easily
.after .exertion, .and .a .pale .complexion. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Pale
.tongue
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
Five .shu-points .that .have .a .greater .action .on .disorders .along .the .whole .course .of .the
.channel .- .correct .answer.Ying .- .Spring .points
Location .of .the .extra .point .that .pacifies .wind .and .calms .shen, .benefits .the .nose, .and
.activates .the .channel .and .alleviates .pain .- .correct .answer.Yin .Tang .- .located .at .the
.midpoint .between .the .medial .extremities .of .the .eyebrows
The .pinyin .name .for .a .Hollow, .Scallion .Stalk, .or .Green .Onion .refers .pulse .- .correct
.answer.Kou .Mai
Palpitation .of .a .Hollow .Pulse .- .correct .answer.Felt .at .the .superficial .level .but .when .one
.presses .to .find .the .middle .level .the .pulse .is .not .there .but .with .more .pressure .it .is .felt .at
.the .deep .level; .the .kou .mai .is .empty .in .the .middle .position
Indication .of .a .Hollow .Pulse .- .correct .answer.Kou .mai .(hollow .pulse) .indicates
.hemorrhage .or .a .forthcoming .hemorrahge .(hollow-rapid)
Pinyin .for .a .thready, .fine, .or .thin .pulse .- .correct .answer.Xi .mai
This .pulse .indicates .deficient .blood .or .dampness .with .severe .deficient .qi; .CAM .writes .that
.the .xi .mai .(thready .pulse) .feels .like .a .fine .thread .that .is .distinct .and .clear; .it .indicates .a
.deficiency .of .qi .and .blood; .it .often .manifests .in .patients .with .weak .body .constitutions .in .a
.prolonged .disease .arising .from .deficiency .of .blood .and .yin; .there .is .insufficient .yin .and
.blood .to .fill .the .blood .vessels .and .activate .blood .circulation .- .Foundations .of .Chinese
.Medicine, .Maciocia, .2015, .page .386; .CAM, .3rd .Edition, .page .290
Using .Lachman's .Test .for .grading .knee .instability .you .find .a .5-10 .mm .movement. .What .is
.this .grade? .- .correct .answer.2+
Source: .he .grading .for .knee .instability .is .as .follows: .1+ .(mild): .5 .mm .or .less; .2+
.(moderate): .5-10 .mm; .3+ .(serious): .more .than .10 .mm. .- .Dutton's .Orthopaedic
.Examination, .Evaluation .and .Intervention, .3rd .Edition, .2012, .page .872
Pinyin .name .for .a .Wiry, .String-taut, .Stringy, .or .Bowstring .pulse .- .correct .answer.Xian .mai
, Source: .this .xian .mai .(wiry .pulse) .feels .like .a .taut .guitar .string; .it .is .thinner, .more .taut, .and
.harder .than .the .jin .mai .pulse .(tight .pulse); .you .can .feel .the .wiry .pulse .strike .the .fingers;
.this .pulse .indicates .a .liver .pattern, .pain, .or .phlegm; .CAM .writes .that .a .xian .mai .(string-
taut .pulse) .feels .taut, .straight, .and .long; .it .has .the .feeling .like .the .string .of .a .violin; .it
.indicates .a .shaayang .disorder, .pain, .phlegm, .or .fluid .retention; .in .a .liver/gall .blader
.disorder, .the .liver .qi .tightens .the .blood .vessels; .in .pain .the .tightness .arises .in .the
.channels .and .vessels; .in .phlegm .or .fluid .retention .the .tightness .arises .from .a .dysfunction
.of .qi .transportation .- .Foundations .of .Chinese .Medicine, .Maciocia, .2015, .page .386; .CAM,
.3rd .Edition, .page .290
Problem .of .a .55 .year-old .female .is .taking .Lamisil .(terbinafine) .- .correct .answer.Fungal
.infection
Source: .Lamisil .(terbinafine) .is .an .antifungal
Infrared .therapy .is .contraindicated .in .- .correct .answer.Cardiovascular .insufficiency
A .patient .has .sudden .abdominal .pain, .diarrhea .with .pain, .cold .feelings, .and .cold
.sensation .in .the .abdomen. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Thick, .white
.coating
(Cold .invading .LI)
A .patient .has .palpitations, .pain .in .heart .area, .constriction .in .the .chest, .bluish .lips .and
.nails, .and .cold .hands. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Purple .tongue
(HT .blood .stagnation)
Burns .from .moxibustion .are .more .common .in .which .type .of .conditions? .- .correct
.answer.Diabetes .mellitus
Source: .each .patient .has .a .different .tolerance .to .heat; .conditions .like .diabetes, .peripheral
.neuropathy, .neural .injuries, .or .paralysis .can .have .a .decreased .ability .to .feel .hot .or .cold
.sensations .that .can .limit .the .response .to .pain .from .the .moxibustion .heat .which .can .easily
.result .in .a .burn; .it .is .important .to .take .a .patient .history .to .identify .potential .patients .with .a
.potential .decreased .sensitivity .to .hot .and .cold; .it .is .a .critical .recommendation .for .the
.practitioner .or .to .have .an .assistant .stay .in .the .treatment .room .during .the .moxibustion
.treatment; .it .is .strongly .recommended .that .the .patient's .skin .temperature .and .the .heat
.generated .from .the .moxa .be .monitored .and .not .rely .on .patient .feedback .about .the .moxa
.heat .level .- .Clean .Needle .Technique, .7th .Edition, .page .26
A .patient .has .poor .appetite, .loose .stools, .weak .voice, .shortness .of .breath, .sweats .easily
.after .exertion, .and .a .pale .complexion. .What .tongue .is .expected? .- .correct .answer.Pale
.tongue
