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NCCAOM acupunctureDispersing needle technique - answerRotating forcefully & fast w/large amplitude.
Which area is OK to needle when a woman is under 3 months pregnant? -
answerUpper ABD
Needling GB 24 perpendicularly and deep can puncture the - answerLung
As a general guideline, the classics recommend that for the Winter needling should be -
answerDeep
Which of the following points can have deep needling? - answerGB 30
Tonifying needle technique - answerInsert needle slowly and withdraw fast
What tonifying and reducing technique has a disagreement in ancient acupuncture
texts? - answerRotation of needle
Distance between transverse wrist crease & cubital crease is - answer12 cun
Distance from Acromion process to frontal midline - answer8 cun
distance between nipples - answer8 cun
Distance between cubital crease & anterior axilla - answer9 cun
You are treating a patient by needling LV 14. You accidentally insert needle deep and
perpendicularly, thereby puncturing the Liver. What would you do? - answerCall 911
and have emergency personnel remove the needle.
According to CAM, how to insert Ren 17? - answerSubcutaneous
According to CAM, what is the procedure for inserting a shallow needle? - answerInsert
needle aided by finger nail of pressing hand
What is the distance between the anterior and posterior hairlines? - answer12 cun
What is the distance between the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter and the
popliteal crease? - answer19 cun
, what is the procedure of needling the face? - answerinsert the needle with fingers
pinching the skin
distance from the pubic symphysis to the navel? - answer5 cun
CAM LU 7 insertion? - answeroblique upward
CAM LV 14 insertion? - answeroblique
what is the mechanism of fainting? - answerinsufficient blood in brain
How many KD points located on Abdomen? - answer11 points
Which scalp acupuncture area treats receptive aphasia? - answerSpeech # 3
Which pair of points is needled perpendicularly? - answerDu 16, Tai Yang
Cautions for using Gua Sha - answeranticoagulant meds, NSAIDS, Vit E or fish oils
General indication for Shu Stream points? - answerBi, Wind, Damp, Heaviness, Joint
Pain
How many FM points on Ren channel? - answer6
How many KD points are on the chest? - answer6
Which of the transporting shu points is generally indicated for Fu organs, stomach,
intestines, rebellious qi, and diarrhea? - answerHe-Sea
Si Feng locatiion? - answerpalmar surface, in the midpoint of transverse creases of
proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers.
When there is excess sweating, LI 4 is ______________ and KD 7 is ______________
- answerreduced, reinforced
Which extraordinary vessel coincides with multiple points on the SP channel? -
answerYin Wei
Auricular: toes/ankle/heel point are located in which part of ear? - answerSuperior crus
of antihelix
Point that is empirical for furuncles, red-thread furuncles as well as for clove sores -
answerDU 10 (Ling Tai)
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