Patient Assessment Flashcards
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Spontaneous daytime sweating with mild exertion, fatigue, and frequent colds most strongly suggests:
Answer: Lung and Wei Qi Deficiency
Weak Wei Qi fails to control the pores and protect the exterior, causing spontaneous sweating and frequent colds.
A patient with Heat in the Heart would most likely show a red color on which part of the tongue?
Answer: Tip
The tip of the tongue reflects the Heart and Upper Jiao, so redness there indicates Heart Fire or Heat.
Which finding in a patient's history is a contraindication or significant precaution for needling certain points such as LI 4 and SP 6?
Answer: Pregnancy
LI 4 and SP 6 are traditionally contraindicated in pregnancy because they may promote uterine contractions.
A rapid pulse rate above how many beats per breath cycle traditionally indicates Heat?
Answer: More than 5
Traditionally, 4 to 5 beats per breath is normal, more than 5 indicates a rapid pulse and Heat, and fewer than 4 indicates a slow pulse and Cold.
A patient with irritability, sighing, hypochondriac distension, and symptoms that worsen with stress most likely has:
Answer: Liver Qi Stagnation
Emotional sensitivity, frequent sighing, and flank distension are hallmarks of Liver Qi Stagnation.
Which biomedical finding during assessment warrants referral before acupuncture for low back pain?
Answer: Saddle anesthesia with new bowel or bladder incontinence
Saddle anesthesia with bowel or bladder dysfunction suggests cauda equina syndrome, a surgical emergency.
Cold limbs, pale complexion, aversion to cold, frequent clear urination, and a deep slow pulse indicate which pattern?
Answer: Kidney Yang Deficiency
Cold signs, copious clear urine, and a deep slow pulse reflect deficient Kidney Yang failing to warm the body.