ACU QUIZ PAIN

A patient presents with pain and cold feeling in the lower abdomen that refers to the waist and back. Thispain is alleviated by warmth. Her menses are scanty and dark red with with clots. What do you expect hertongue and pulse to look like?A) Pink tongue and a string-taut pulseB) Sticky and white tongue coating and a deep, string-taut pulse.C) Pale tongue and a thready, weak pulseD) Sticky, yellow coating and a soft and rapid pulse

Pain in the lower left quadrant, extreme constipation or diarrhea, fever, abdominal swelling, andoccasionalblood in the bowel movements are common signs and symptoms of which one of the followingdiseases:A) Chron's DiseaseB) DiverticulitisC) Irritable Bowel SyndromeD) Peptic Ulcer Disease

A patient presents with fullness and distension of the hypogastrium with pain which refers downwards tothe scrotum and testis and upwards to the hypochondrium. The pain is alleviated by warmth, straining ofthe testis or contraction of the scrotum. They also report that they have a vertical headache, feeling of cold,cold hands and feet. They have also been vomiting clear watery fluid or dry vomiting. Their tongue is paleand wet with a white coating and their pulse is deep, string-taut, and slow. What is this patient's diangosis?A) Stagnation of Cold in the Liver ChannelB) Damp-Cold in the Lower JiaoC) Damp-Cold Stagnating in the Spleen and Stomach transferring to the LiverD) Stagnation of Damp-Cold in the Liver Channel

If after needling a patient they experience abdominal pain, rigidity of the abdominal muscles, and/orrebound pain upon pressure, you may have punctured which one of the following organs?A) Liver onlyB) Spleen or StomachC) Liver or SpleenD) Spleen only

Pain before, during, and after urination can indication all of the following conditions except:A) Urinary Bladder HeatB) Urinary Bladder DampnessC) Qi stagnation in the Lower JiaoD) Cold pattern in the Urinary Bladder and Kidney

A patient presents with facial pain due to dysfunction of the 5th Cranial Nerve. Their tongue is not red,buthas a white, slippery coating and their pulse is thready and slow. Which one of the followingformulaswould be best for this patient?A) Xue Fu Zhu Yu TangB) Tian Ma Gou Teng YinC) Tao He Cheng Qi TangD) Wu Zhu Yu Tang

A patient comes to you for help. They are experiencing pain in the back, shoulder, supraclavicular fossa,asensation of fullness in the chest, congested and sore throat, hemoptysis, asthmatic breathing, andcough.WHich one of the following channels is affected?A) Hand TaiyinB) Hand YangmingC) Foot JueyinD) Hand Shaoyang

A patient presents with acute pain in the lower abdomen, abdominal distension, and borborygmus. Theyalso have a bearing down pain in the testes that refers to the lumbar region. Their tongue has a white,sticky coating and their pulse is string-taut and rolling. What is this patient's diagnosis?A) Dryness of the Large IntestineB) Spleen Qi SinkingC) Small Intestine Qi PainD) Small Intestine Qi Tied

Which one of the following herbs is used for costrained Liver qi with symptoms of stagnant Qi, flank pain,and a stifling sensation in the chest along with belching?A) Chen PiB) Xiang FuC) Zhi ShiD) Zhi Ke