D. L3-L4 - CORRECT ANSWER: C

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A 27 year old male patient comes to your clinic with sciatic pain. Which dermatome would be the most likely with this condition?

A. L4-L5

B. S1-S2

C. L5-S1

D. L3-L4 - CORRECT ANSWER: C

A 57-year-old patient has rheumatoid arthritis. All of the following drugs may be used

EXCEPT:

• Antibiotics
• Corticosteroids
• Bronchodilators

D. NSAIDs - CORRECT ANSWER: A

A 63-year-old male patient comes in complaining of epigastric pain which lessens with meals and then appears again 2-3 hours later. Sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night with pain. He tells you he has experienced about 30lbs of weight gain in the last year. What is a possible diagnosis for this case?

• Duodenal ulcer
• Diabetes
• Gastric ulcer

D. Abdominal aortic aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER: C

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A patient comes in with bicep pain. You palpate the biceps tendon where it passes through the bicipital groove. There is increased pain on palpation and you find that there are abnormal bumps in the bicep muscle. Which test did you perform?

• Infraspinatus
• Teres minor
• Subscapularis

D. Yergason's - CORRECT ANSWER: D

A patient has low back pain with a cold sensation that runs the width of the lower back, lower body edema, loose stools, and depression. What is the best treatment?

• B23, Du3, Du6, Ren3, Ren4, K7
• B23, Du3, K3, Ren4, Ren8
• B23, Du4, K7, Ren8, B53

D. B23, Du4, K7, Jinggong, Ren6 - CORRECT ANSWER: D

A patient suddenly falls down in a fit in your clinic. His head is shaking from side to side.His muscles are contracting and then relaxing at a quick rate. The patient is unconscious throughout all of this. You have to react quickly. What is important to remember NOT to do?

• Call 911
• Put a depressor in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue
• Clear space so as to prevent the patient from further injuring himself

D. Put a pillow under his head - CORRECT ANSWER: B

A patient with arthritis manifests with redness around the joint, stiffness and pain that worsens with pressure. He tells you his hands feel heavy in the morning. What is the best diagnosis for this bi pain?

• Damp Bi
• Cold Bi
• Damp Heat Bi

D. Heat Bi - CORRECT ANSWER: C 2 / 4

A patient with nyctalopia would be deficient in what micro and macro nutrients?

• Vitamin E and Carbohydrates
• Vitamin E and Protein
• Vitamin A and Protein

D. Vitamin A and Lipids - CORRECT ANSWER: D

A patient with rhabdomyolysis would have an increase of which electrolyte?

• Magnesium
• Calcium
• Potassium

D. Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER: C

A systemic microbial invasion that affects the blood with symptoms of fever, chills,

lethargy, tachycardia, hypotension and mental confusion is:

• Anaphylaxis
• Otitis externa
• Graves'disease

D. Sepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: D

A tongue that is swollen, delicate in quality, pale in color with teeth marks would indicate what type of disorder?

• Toxicosis
• SP and KD Yang Deficiency producing harmful waters
• KD Yang Deficiency

D. Excessive Cold due to Yang Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER: C

According to the Five Element table the smell associated with Metal Element is?

• Rotten 3 / 4

• Rancid
• Sweet

D. Putrid - CORRECT ANSWER: A

According to the Ling Shu, signs and symptoms that occur in the groin reflect pathology in which organ?

• Lung
• Kidney
• Liver

D. Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER: C

All Yang channels cross the supraclavicular fossa except the?

• UB
• SI
• GB

D. ST - CORRECT ANSWER: A

As a practitioner, if you caught any of the following conditions, which one would NOT require you to cancel all patients for the day and go home?

• Strep throat
• Staph infection
• Active flu

D. Upper respiratory tract infection - CORRECT ANSWER: D

Ben goes out with his friends on a Saturday night in the city. Around 2am they decide to stop by a taco truck on their way home. Ben orders a burrito with cheese, raw tomatoes and guacamole. He now experiences abdominal cramping with severe watery diarrhea and a lot of gas. He is vomiting, runs a fever and feels fatigue. Who would he report his experience to?

• Acupuncture board
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