moxa.txt

100) All of the following groups of people are especially susceptible to moxibustion burns except:

A) Those with neural injury
B) Those with Diabetics Mellitus Type II
C) Those who have had a pathology resulting in paralysis
D) Those with Hepatitis B and D co-infection

97) A patient comes to you for help. They have been suffering from arthritis, but they are afraid of needles. Which one of the following types of moxa would be the best for this patient?

A) Garlic Moxa
B) Mud Plaster Moxa
C) Aconite Moxa
D) Pepper Moxa

98) A patient comes to you for help. They have pain and soreness in the joints, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. You propose doing moxa on them. Which one of the following methods of moxa would be best for this patient?

A) Moxa with Ginger
B) Moxa with Aconite
C) Moxa with Garlic
D) Moxa with Salt

38) A patient comes to you for help. They have skin ulcers that simply will not heal. Which one of the following methods of moxa would be best for treating this patient?

A) Moxa with Garlic
B) Moxa with Aconite
C) Moxa with Ginger
D) Moxa with Salt

88) A patient presents with yin abscesses and carbuncles where the pus will not disperse. Which one of the following methods would be best for this patient?

A) Cupping with Ginger Juice
B) Moxa with Aconite
C) Fire Throwing Method
D) Moxa with Garlic

200) A patient started breaking out with a skin ulcer with boils about an hour ago. Which one of the following methods would be best for this patient?

A) Cupping with Ginger Juice
B) Moxa with Garlic
C) Fire Throwing Method
D) Moxa with Aconite

20) All of the following groups of people are especially susceptible to moxibustion burns except:

A) Those with neural injury
B) Those who have had a pathology resulting in paralysis
C) Those with Diabetics Mellitus Type II
D) Those with Hepatitis B and D co-infection

44) For treating abdominal pain, diarrhea, pair or soreness in the joints and Deficient Cold conditions in general use: (Shanghai, p. 441)

A) Moxa with Aconite
B) Moxa with Garlic
C) Moxa with Salt
D) Moxa with Ginger

152) For treating deficient yang conditions, including skin ulcerations that resist healing or Yin abscesses and carbuncles where the pus will not disperse use

A) Moxa with Garlic
B) Moxa with Salt
C) Moxa with Aconite
D) Moxa with Ginger

92) If using direct moxa, it is suggested that the practitioner fully explains the technique to the patient and asks the patient to:

A) Not mind getting burned a little bit
B) Sign an informed, written consent form
C) Pay upfront
D) Wear flame retardant clothes

137) In treating various skin disorders, all of the following types of moxibustion can help with the exception of:

A) Circular motion
B) Pepper
C) Aconite
D) Garlic

18) Moxa with mud plasters are used for which one of the following conditions?

A) Vomiting, dysentery, and abandoned stroke
B) Localized eczema and other skin diseases
C) Deficient yang conditions and skin ulcerations that resist healing
D) Arthritic pain and local numbness and stiffness

198) Moxibustion is contraindicated in all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

A) Unconscious patients and over areas that are numb
B) Lower back or abdomen of pregnant women
C) The vicinity of the sensory organs or mucous membranes
D) Febrile Disease

31) Some patients with a history of which one of the following may not respond well to electrical stimulation:

A) Seizures
B) Autism
C) Tumors
D) Transient Ischemic Attacks

75) Tuberculosis, scrofula, non-ulcerated carbuncles, masses and poisonous insect bites are all best treated by which one of the following types of moxa?

A) Salt moxa
B) Garlic moxa
C) Aconite moxa
D) Ginger moxa

90) What should you do if you burn your patient with moxa but it is very small in area and a first or second degree burn?

A) Apply sterile gauze over a burn ointment
B) Refer the patient to a physician
C) Apply clean gauze over a burn ointment
D) Apply sterile gauze only and then refer the patient to a physician

29) Which one of the following conditions can moxa be used?

A) Patients with Warm Febrile Disease
B) Lower back or abdomen of pregnant women
C) In the vicinity of the sensory organs or mucous membranes
D) On unconscious patients or over areas that are numb

52) Yin abscesses, ulcerations that resist healing or where puss will not disperse, impotence, premature ejaculation due to depleted mingmen fire are all best treated by which one of the following types of moxa?

A) Aconite Moxa
B) Ginger Moxa
C) Salt Moxa
D) Garlic Moxa

27) You are giving your patient a treatment and you also use moxa. However, you accidentally burn them. Fortunately it is in a very small area and no more than a second degree burn. What is the correct thing for you to do?

A) Refer the patient to a physician
B) Apply burn ointment and then refer them to a physician
C) Apply burn ointment and then apply sterile gauze
D) Apply burn ointment and the apply clean gauze

95) You are treating a 22 year old male patient with moxa and you accidently burn them. What should you do if the burn is very small in area and a first or second degree burn?

A) Apply sterile gauze only and then refer the patient to a physician
B) Apply clean gauze over a burn ointment
C) Apply sterile gauze over a burn ointment
D) Refer the patient to a physician

70) A 48 year old male patient comes to you for help. He has been experiencing gastritis for the past year now. He's tried a lot of different things, but nothing has helped. He's really been struggling because he's also been experiencing indigestion and ulcers. What kind of cupping would be best for this patient?

A) Ginger Juice or hot pepper water 1/3 to 1/2 full
B) Fire throwing method
C) Fire twinkling method
D) Cupping with acupuncture

23) A patient presents with gastrointestinal nervous dysfunction and intense itching all over their body. Which one of the following methods would be best for this patient?

A) Cupping with Acupuncture
B) Several Cups over a wide area
C) Cupping with Blood Letting
D) Cupping with Ginger Juice or Hot Pepper Water 1/3 to 1/2 Full

74) A patient presents with neurodermatitis. Which one of the following methods would be best for this patient?

A) Cupping with Acupuncture
B) Cupping with Blood Letting
C) Garlic Moxa
D) Ginger Moxa

77) Cupping at LI-15 is good for which one of the following conditions?

A) Rheumatoid Arthritis
B) Vomiting
C) Neurodermatitis
D) Supraspinatus tendonitis

89) Cupping may be combined with bloodletting technique for which of the following conditions?

A) Deficient conditions, numbness or declining functions.
B) Arthritic pain, coughing, asthma, common cold, ulcers chronic gastritis, indigestion and psoriasis.
C) Injury to soft tissues, neurodermatitis, pruritis, neurasthenia, and gastrointestinal nervous dysfunction.
D) High fever, convulsions, cramps, allergic skin conditions or ulcerated sores.

84) In clinic, cupping is specifically mentioned to treat what kinds of Lung diseases?

A) Pneumonia
B) Bronchitis
C) Asthma
D) Emphysema

124) Which one of the following is not a general indication for cupping?

A) Hypertension
B) High fever
C) Red eyes that are swollen and painful
D) Non-ulcerated furuncle

51) Which one of the following is not an indication for cupping with bloodletting?

A) Allergic skin conditions
B) Pruritis
C) Neurasthenia
D) Neurodermatitis

97) All of the following are direct contraindications or cautions to electrical stimulation EXCEPT:

A) Patients with pacemakers
B) Some patients with a history of seizure disorder
C) In patients with pathology resulting in paralysis
D) From one side of the chest across to the other side of the chest

25) Electrical stimulation may not be applied from where to where?

A) One side of the chest across to the other side of the chest (front to back or side to side) in the region of the heart
B) One side of the chest across to the other side of the chest (front to back, but side to side is okay) in the region of the lung
C) One side of the chest across to the other side of the chest (front to back, but side to side is okay) in the region of the heart
D) One side of the chest across to the other side of the chest (front to back or side to side) in the region of the lung

76) In Electro acupuncture, what is the gauge of need that is advisable to use to minimize breakage?

A) Chinese 5 gauge or Japanese 23
B) Chinese 32 gauge or Japanese 5
C) Chinese 5 gauge or Japanese 32
D) Chinese 23 gauge or Japanese 5

186) Some patients with a history of which one of the following may not respond well to electrical stimulation:

A) Seizures
B) Parkinson's Disease
C) Transient Ischemic Attacks
D) Coronary Artery Disease