NCCAOM Zang-Fu Pattern Differentiation 3

Question 1

The key distinguishing feature of Kidney Yang Deficiency compared to Kidney Qi Deficiency is:

Accepted Answer

Cold limbs and strong aversion to cold with a pale swollen wet tongue

Answer

Kidney Yang Deficiency includes all Kidney Qi Deficiency signs plus pronounced cold manifestations: cold limbs, aversion to cold, and a pale swollen wet tongue.

Question 2

A 52-year-old woman presents with night sweats, five-center heat, dry mouth at night, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of the low back and knees, and a red tongue with no coat and a thin rapid pulse. The most likely pattern is:

Accepted Answer

Kidney Yin Deficiency

Answer

Kidney Yin Deficiency features the classic triad of tinnitus, low back weakness, and dizziness combined with night sweats and five-center heat.

Question 3

Kidney Jing Deficiency in an adult is best characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Premature aging, hair loss, weak bones and knees, poor memory, and reproductive disorders

Answer

Kidney Jing governs growth, reproduction, and aging, so its deficiency manifests as premature aging, hair loss, bone weakness, memory decline, and infertility.

Question 4

Kidney not Grasping Qi is most closely associated with which clinical presentation?

Accepted Answer

Dyspnea on exertion with difficulty on inspiration and a weak voice, worse with exertion

Answer

The Kidney's function of grasping Lung Qi means its failure produces shortness of breath worse on exertion with difficulty inhaling rather than exhaling.

Question 5

Combined Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency typically presents with symptoms from both organ systems, which include:

Accepted Answer

Headache, dizziness, dry eyes, tinnitus, night sweats, and five-center heat

Answer

Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency combines Liver signs (dry eyes, headache, dizziness) with Kidney Yin signs (tinnitus, night sweats, five-center heat).

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NCCAOM Zang-Fu Pattern Differentiation 3