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Clean Needle Technique (CNT) Exam
Review Questions & Answers | Grade A |
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Clean Field - ANS Section of a work surface, including the skin of and
surrounding the targeted acupoint, that has been prepared to manage acupuncture
equipment in a way to protect the sterility of acu needles.
Contraindications of needling - ANS Excessively elevated blood pressure because
of the risk of stroke
Contraindications of needling - ANS Intoxicated or chemically mind-altered state
of you or your patient whether from illicit or prescription meds, alcohol or mental
function.
Contraindications of needling - ANS Patient refusal
Contraindications of needling - ANS Wound at specific site of insertion (infection,
bruise, rashes, etc.)
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Precautions of needling - ANS Pregnant women
Precautions if needling - ANS Be aware if your patient is on blood thinners.
Precautions if needling - ANS History of syncope/fainting
Precautions if needling - ANS Know if your patient has compromised ability to
sense pain, temp, pressure, etc.
Precautions if needling - ANS Know anomolies and general health history of your
patient.
Precautions if needling - ANS Time considerations
True de Qi sensation - ANS Felt when the needle is seated in the muscle layer, not
the skin layer. That is, in the channel not the wei qi.
How should de qi feel? - ANS NOT excruciating pain. If it is excruciating, then
something is wrong.
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If there is no sensation when the needle has punctured, you'll have likely - ANS
NOT contacted the qi.
Patient de qi sensation descriptors - ANS Dull ache, numbness, distention, heavy
feeling, tight feeling, cold feeling, warm feeling, electric shock that doesn't last
long, radiation to another location.
Practitioner De Qi sensation descriptors - ANS Heavy, tight pressure, perhaps
slight muscle twitch (good visual cue), gentle reddening of the surrounding tissue,
grasped or "fish tugging on the line" sensation.
Theraputic effects of TDP Lamps - ANS Dilating blood vessels and increasing
blood flow and oxygen saturation.
Accelerating the decomp of dead or unstable cells
Enhancing white blood cell function, increasing immune response and stimulating
hypothalamus, which controls the production of neurochemicals, which control
sleep, mood, pain and bp.
TDP lamp head is usually how far away from body - ANS 8 inches awa.
Clean Needle
Clean Needle
Clean Needle Technique (CNT) Exam
Review Questions & Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct (Latest )
Clean Field - ANS Section of a work surface, including the skin of and
surrounding the targeted acupoint, that has been prepared to manage acupuncture
equipment in a way to protect the sterility of acu needles.
Contraindications of needling - ANS Excessively elevated blood pressure because
of the risk of stroke
Contraindications of needling - ANS Intoxicated or chemically mind-altered state
of you or your patient whether from illicit or prescription meds, alcohol or mental
function.
Contraindications of needling - ANS Patient refusal
Contraindications of needling - ANS Wound at specific site of insertion (infection,
bruise, rashes, etc.)
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Clean Needle
Precautions of needling - ANS Pregnant women
Precautions if needling - ANS Be aware if your patient is on blood thinners.
Precautions if needling - ANS History of syncope/fainting
Precautions if needling - ANS Know if your patient has compromised ability to
sense pain, temp, pressure, etc.
Precautions if needling - ANS Know anomolies and general health history of your
patient.
Precautions if needling - ANS Time considerations
True de Qi sensation - ANS Felt when the needle is seated in the muscle layer, not
the skin layer. That is, in the channel not the wei qi.
How should de qi feel? - ANS NOT excruciating pain. If it is excruciating, then
something is wrong.
Clean Needle
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Clean Needle
If there is no sensation when the needle has punctured, you'll have likely - ANS
NOT contacted the qi.
Patient de qi sensation descriptors - ANS Dull ache, numbness, distention, heavy
feeling, tight feeling, cold feeling, warm feeling, electric shock that doesn't last
long, radiation to another location.
Practitioner De Qi sensation descriptors - ANS Heavy, tight pressure, perhaps
slight muscle twitch (good visual cue), gentle reddening of the surrounding tissue,
grasped or "fish tugging on the line" sensation.
Theraputic effects of TDP Lamps - ANS Dilating blood vessels and increasing
blood flow and oxygen saturation.
Accelerating the decomp of dead or unstable cells
Enhancing white blood cell function, increasing immune response and stimulating
hypothalamus, which controls the production of neurochemicals, which control
sleep, mood, pain and bp.
TDP lamp head is usually how far away from body - ANS 8 inches awa.
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