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What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling LU-9 (Taiyuan)? Answer - radial artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling HT-7 (Shenmen)? Answer - ulnar artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling ST-9 (Renying)? Answer - carotid artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling ST-12 (Quepen)? Answer - supraclavicular artery and vein
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling ST-13 (Qihu)? Answer - subclavian artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling ST-42 (Chongyang)? Answer - dorsalis pedis artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling SP-11 (Jimen)? Answer - femoral artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling HT-1 (Jiquan)? Answer - axillary artery
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling LV-12 (Jimai)? Answer - femoral artery and vein
What artery or vein must be palpated and avoided when needling BL-40 (Weizhong)? Answer - popliteal artery
Which acupuncture point must avoid the radial artery? Answer - LU-9 (Taiyuan)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the ulnar artery? Answer - HT-7 (Shenmen)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the carotid artery? Answer - ST-9 (Renying)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the supraclavicular artery and vein? Answer - ST-12 (Quepen) Which acupuncture point must avoid the subclavian artery? Answer - ST-13 (Qihu)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the dorsalis pedis artery? Answer - ST-42 (Chongyang)
Which acupuncture points must avoid the femoral artery? Answer - SP-11 (Jimen) &
LV-12 (Jimai)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the axillary artery? Answer - HT-1 (Jiquan)
Which acupuncture point must avoid the popliteal artery? Answer - BL-40 (Weizhong)
Safety considerations for patients on medications or supplements that thin the blood Answer - Higher risk of bruising, bleeding or vascular injury
Safety considerations for elderly patients Answer - Higher risk of bruising, bleeding or vascular injury
Why should you apply pressure to points after removing needles? Answer - To avoid superficial bleeding or hematoma
When applying alcohol to clean an acupuncture point, what should you do to avoid pain? Answer - Allow alcohol to dry before needling
Why should you place a first-time patient in the supine position with knees slightly elevated? Answer - To prevent fainting
Why should you inform patients that they should eat 1-2 hours before acupuncture treatments? Answer - To prevent fainting
Why should you count and write down the number of needles used during a treatment? Answer - To make sure you remove all needles at the end of treatment
What medical history information must you have before needling on the chest or back to prevent pneumothorax? Answer - Lung function, lung diseases and smoking
history
Why would a very tall, thin patient or one with atrophy or muscle mass loss from hyperinflation be at greater risk of pneumothorax? Answer - A shorter depth of surface to lung
Safe needling depth to avoid pneumothorax? Answer - 10-20mm
For what reason would you limit the depth of acupuncture needle insertion to the subcutaneous layer and initial perimysium of the intercostal muscles? Answer - To avoid pneumothorax
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