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A 41 y/o F pt came to the clinic c/o dull pain in the epigastrium which is relieved
by pressure and warmth. Along with the pain, she also has general lassitude and
regurgitation of thin fluid. What would you expect her tongue to be? -
ANSWER✔✔T: thin white coat, P: deep, slow
A 41 y/o F pt came to the clinic complaining of a dull pain in the epigastrium
which is relieved by pressure and warmth. Along with the pain, she also has
general lassitude and regurgitation of thin fluid. What is the most appropriate point
rx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔UB20, UB21, Ren12, LV13, Ren6, ST36
A 75 y/o F pt lives in a senior apartment alone, she has urinary disturbance with
cloudy urine that is milky or creamy in character. She also has burning pain during
urination in the urethra and lower back and knee weakness. What tongue and pulse
would be expected in this pt? - ANSWER✔✔T: red with yellow greasy coat. P:
thready, rapid
A 75 y/o F pt lives in a senior apartment alone, she has urinary disturbance with
cloudy urine that is milky or creamy in character. She also has burning pain during
urination in the urethra and lower back and knee weakness. What is the acupoint tx
plan? - ANSWER✔✔UB28, Ren 3, SP9, UB23, KD 6
An 80 y/o F pt came in with noticeably pale face and retention of urine. She has
dribbling urination and a weakened stream during urination, listlessness, chilliness
below the lumbus and weakened loins and knees. What would her tongue and
pulse be? - ANSWER✔✔T: pale with a white coat, P: deep, thready, weak in the
rear position
,An 80 y/o F pt came in with noticeably pale face and retention of urine. She has
dribbling urination and a weakened stream during urination, listlessness, chilliness
below the lumbus and weakened loins and knees. What would her point rx be? -
ANSWER✔✔Du4, UB23, DU20, Ren4, SJ4
A 40 y/o M pt just got married for the first time last year and wants to have a baby
however; he has been having trouble with impotence, which is causing stress
between the newly married couple. Beside impotence, he also has a bitter taste in
the mouth, soreness and weakness of the lower extremities and hot dark urine.
What is the most likely tongue and pulse for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔T: red with
sticky, yellow coat, P: soft, rapid
A 40 y/o M pt just got married for the first time last year and wants to have a baby
however; he has been having trouble with impotence, which is causing stress
between the newly married couple. Beside impotence, he also has a bitter taste in
the mouth, soreness and weakness of the lower extremities and hot dark urine.
What is the point rx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Ren 3, SP6, SP9, ST36
A 40 y/o M pt had a suffocating feeling and distending pain in the epigastric
region, belching and difficult defecation. Now he is also suffering from insomnia
that prevents him from getting any sleep at all. What tongue and pulse is expected?
- ANSWER✔✔T: thick and greasy, P: rolling
A 40 y/o M pt had a suffocating feeling and distending pain in the epigastric
region, belching and difficult defecation. Now he is also suffering from insomnia
that prevents him from getting any sleep at all. What is the best point rx for this
case? - ANSWER✔✔UB21, ST36, HT7, SP6
A college student went to Cancun for the first week of spring break, after she came
back she starts to have high fever and severe chills. It is paroxysms of shivering,
chills, high fever with general hot sensation preceded by yawning and lassitude.
,She also has a severe HA, flushed face and lips, a stifling feeling in the chest and
hypochondriac region, a bitter taste in the mouth and thirst. At the end of the
paroxysms, profuse perspiration breaks out and the fever subsides as the body
begins to feel cool. What is the most likely tongue coat and pulse in this case? -
ANSWER✔✔T: thin, yellow greasy coat. P: sting taut and rapid
A college student went to Cancun for the first week of spring break, after she came
back she starts to have high fever and severe chills. It is paroxysms of shivering,
chills, high fever with general hot sensation preceded by yawning and lassitude.
She also has a severe HA, flushed face and lips, a stifling feeling in the chest and
hypochondriac region, a bitter taste in the mouth and thirst. At the end of the
paroxysms, profuse perspiration breaks out and the fever subsides as the body
begins to feel cool. What is the most likely point rx? - ANSWER✔✔Du14, Du13,
SJ2, GB41, SI3, PC5, LI11
A teenage boy came to the clinic with his parents because of a cold he got two
weeks ago. He still has copious coughing with profuse phlegm. He also had a fever
and chills, HA and chest congestion but no sweating. T: white coat. P: slippery.
What is the most likely dx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Contraction of wind cold
with phlegm congestion
A teenage boy came to the clinic with his parents because of a cold he got two
weeks ago. He still has copious coughing with profuse phlegm. He also had a fever
and chills, HA and chest congestion but no sweating. T: white coat. P: slippery.
What is the most likely acupoint rx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Lu7, ST40, LI4,
UB13
A 45 y/o F pt has a cough with copious sputum that is white and sticky. She also
has stuffiness and constriction in the chest region, and a loss of appetite. What
would be the most likely tongue and pulse in this case? - ANSWER✔✔T: white
greasy, P: rolling
, A 45 y/o F pt has a cough with copious sputum that is white and sticky. She also
has stuffiness and constriction in the chest region, and a loss of appetite. What
would be the most likely dx in this case? - ANSWER✔✔Cough due to blockage of
the LU by phlegm
A 45 y/o F pt has a cough with copious sputum that is white and sticky. She also
has stuffiness and constriction in the chest region, and a loss of appetite. What
would be the most likely acupoint rx in this case? - ANSWER✔✔UB13, Ren12,
LU5, ST36, ST40
A 13 y/o F pt visited the clinic with her mom two days ago after she caught a cold.
She still has a cough with sputum which is scanty and sticky. She also complains
of dryness of the skin, nose, eyes and throat with a slight fever. T: red with a thin
coat. P: rapid. What is the best dx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Lu dryness with heat
A 13 y/o F pt visited the clinic with her mom two days ago after she caught a cold.
She still has a cough with sputum which is scanty and sticky. She also complains
of dryness of the skin, nose, eyes and throat with a slight fever. T: red with a thin
coat. P: rapid. What is the best tx principle for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Moisten the
lung, nourish fluids, clear heat
A 13 y/o F pt visited the clinic with her mom two days ago after she caught a cold.
She still has a cough with sputum which is scanty and sticky. She also complains
of dryness of the skin, nose, eyes and throat with a slight fever. T: red with a thin
coat. P: rapid. What is the best acupoint tx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Lu9, KD6,
SP6, Ren12
A M pt has been suffering from "bronchial asthma" since his childhood. He came
to the clinic with complaints of SOB, wheezing sounds, a cough with thick white
sputum, chest fullness, N/V. T: white greasy coat. p: rolling and string taut. What
is the dx for this pt? - ANSWER✔✔Phlegm dampness
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