DME Durable Medical Equipment Quiz Questions
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- 1.Very large, barrel-like chest & epigastrium indicate ___________.
- A.
Stomach Deficiency
- B.
Stomach Excess
- C.
Spleen Deficiency
- D.
Spleen Excess
- 2.Very large upper thighs, out of proportion with the rest of the body, indicate __________.
- A.
Spleen excess
- B.
Spleen deficiency
- C.
Stomach excess
- D.
Stomach deficiency
- 3.A thin and emaciated body usually indicates a long-standing __________.
- A.
Deficiency of Qi
- B.
Deficiency of Essence
- C.
Deficiency of Blood or Yin
- 4.A fat body usually indicates _____________________.
- A.
Deficiency of Spleen-Yang with tendency to retention of Dampness or Phlegm
- B.
Excess of Spleen-Yang with tendency to retention of Dampness or Phlegm
- C.
Deficiency of Spleen-Yin with tendency to retention of Dampness or Phlegm
- D.
Excess of Spleen-Yang with tendency to retention of Dampness or Phlegm
- 5.The state of the hair is related to the condition of _______ or __________.
- A.
Blood
- B.
Kidney-Yang
- C.
Marrow
- D.
Kidney-Essence
- E.
Lung-Qi
- 6.Falling hair may indicate a condition of _____________.
- A.
Deficient Yang
- B.
Blood Deficiency
- C.
KD Essence Deficiency
- 7.Prematurely greying hair indicates a decline of ___________.
- A.
Kidney-Essence
- B.
Kidney-Qi
- C.
Blood
- 8.If the facial color is clear and has a rather moist appearance it indicates that __________ is still intact: this is a positive indication.
- A.
Stomach-Qi
- B.
Stomach-Yin
- C.
Stomach-Yang
- D.
Spleen-Qi
- 9.If the facial color has a rather dry and lifeless look, it indicates that ______ is exhausted: this is always a negative indication and points to poor prognosis.
- A.
Spleen-Qi
- B.
Stomach-Yin
- C.
Stomach-Qi
- D.
Lung-Qi
- 10.White indicates Deficiency, Cold, Blood Deficiency or Yang Deficiency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A dull-pale-white complexion indicates ___________.
- A.
Kidney-Essence deficiency
- B.
Blood deficiency
- C.
Qi deficiency
- 12.Bright-white complexion indicates _________.
- A.
Yang deficiency
- B.
Yin deficiency
- C.
Blood deficiency
- D.
Qi deficiency
- 13.Yellow complexion indicates Spleen deficiency or Dampness, or both.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.A bright orange-yellow complexion indicates Damp-Heat, with the __________.
- A.
Prevalence of Heat rather than Dampness
- B.
Prevalence of Dampness rather than Heat
- C.
Prevalence of Dampness
- 15.A hazy, smoky yellow complexion indicates Damp-Heat, with the _____________.
- A.
Prevalence of Dampness
- B.
Prevalence of Heat rather than Dampness
- 16.A withered, dried-up yellow complexion indicates _____________.
- A.
Heat in Stomach
- B.
Heat in Stomach and Spleen
- C.
Heat in Spleen
- 17.A sallow yellow complexion indicates _________________.
- A.
Stomach and Spleen deficiency
- B.
Stomach and Spleen excess
- C.
Spleen Deficiency
- D.
Spleen Excess
- 18.A dull‐pale yellow complexion indicates _________ in the Stomach and Spleen.
- A.
Yin Deficiency
- B.
Damp-Heat
- C.
Cold-Damp
- 19.A pale yellow complexion surrounded by red spots indicates _____________ and _____________.
- A.
Stasis of Liver-Blood
- B.
Stomach deficiency
- C.
Spleen deficiency
- D.
Damp-Heat
- E.
Yin deficiency
- 20.A clear and moist yellow complexion in between the eyebrows indicates that _________________ affecting Stomach and Spleen.
- A.
Spleen-Qi is recovering after an illness
- B.
Liver is recovering after an illness
- C.
Stomach-Qi is recovering after an illness
- 21.A dried-up and ____________ yellow complexion in the same area is a poor prognostic sign.
- A.
Pale-sallow
- B.
Bright, shiny
- C.
Withered-looking
- 22.Red indicates Heat, either Full or Empty Heat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.In __________, the whole face is red.
- A.
Empty-Heat
- B.
Full-Heat
- C.
Damp-Heat
- 24.In Empty-Heat only the _________ have/has a red complexion.
- A.
Cheekbones
- B.
Forehead
- C.
Neck
- 25.A green color of the face indicates any of the following conditions: pick 4.
- A.
A Liver pattern
- B.
Qi Stagnation
- C.
Interior Cold
- D.
Pain
- E.
Blood stasis
- F.
A Gall Bladder pattern
- G.
Interior Wind
- 26.Dark-bluish under eyes
- A.
Cold in Liver channel
- B.
Cold in Spleen/Stomach channel
- C.
Cold in Kidney channel
- 27.White-bluish complexion
- A.
Full-Cold
- B.
Cold, chronic pain
- C.
Blood-Stasis
- 28.Dull-bluish complexion
- A.
Heart Yang deficiency
- B.
Heart Yin deficiency
- C.
Chronic pain
- D.
Heart-Yang deficiency w/Blood Stasis
- E.
Blood stasis w/Qi stagnation
- 29.Blue complexion in children
- A.
Blood stasis
- B.
Liver Wind
- C.
Food retention
- 30.Black complexion indicates Cold, pain, or Kidney disease, usually from Kidney-Yin deficiency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 31.Black moist-looking complexion indicates ___________.
- A.
Cold
- B.
Damp-Cold
- C.
Full-Cold
- 32.Dried-up and burned-looking complexion indicates Heat, usually _____________.
- A.
Empty-Heat from Kidney‐Yin deficiency.
- B.
Empty-Heat from Kidney‐Yang deficiency.
- C.
Full-Heat from Kidney‐Yin deficiency.
- 33.A _____ color in the centre of the forehead: Heart has suffered from a shock.
- A.
Purplish
- B.
Bluish
- C.
Blackish
- D.
Greenish
- 34.Greenish nose: Liver Qi or Blood stasis
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 35.Red tip of the nose: _________ deficiency.
- A.
Stomach
- B.
Spleen
- C.
Liver
- D.
Gall Bladder
- 36.A very short chin: possibility of ____________ deficiency.
- A.
Spleen
- B.
Bladder
- C.
Kidney
- 37.The eyes reflect the state of the Mind and the Essence
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 38.The corners of the eye are related to the ___, the upper eyelid to the ____, the lower eyelid to the _____, the sclera to the ____, the iris to the _____ and the pupil to the _____.IN ORDER
- A.
Heart, Stomach, Spleen, Lungs, Liver, Kidney
- B.
Heart, Stomach, Spleen, Kidney, Liver, Lungs
- C.
Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Liver, Lungs
- D.
Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Lungs, Liver, Kidney
- 39.Red in the corners of the eye: _________
- A.
Heart-Heat
- B.
Heart-Fire
- C.
Heart-Phlegm
- 40.Red in the sclera:___________.
- A.
Liver-Heat
- B.
Kidney-Heat
- C.
Lung-Heat
- 41.Yellow sclera: ___________.
- A.
Damp-Heat
- B.
Damp-Cold
- C.
Phlegm-Heat
- 42.
- A.
Full-Heat or rising of Liver-Fire
- B.
Wind-Heat or rising of Liver-Fire
- C.
Wind-Heat or rising of Liver-Heat
- 43.Dull white corners of eyes = ______
- A.
Cold
- B.
Blood Deficiency
- C.
Heat
- 44.pale-white corners of eyes = __________
- A.
Blood deficiency
- B.
Empty Cold
- C.
Full Cold
- 45.Swelling under the eyes: ______________.
- A.
Stomach deficiency
- B.
Damp-heat in Stomach
- C.
Kidney deficiency
- 46.________ is green or blue: abdominal pain.
- A.
Bridge of nose
- B.
Tip of nose
- C.
Nostril area
- 47._____ nose: Damp‐Heat.
- A.
Orange
- B.
Yellow-Red
- C.
Yellow
- 48.White nose: ____________.
- A.
Stomach-Cold
- B.
Spleen-Cold
- C.
Blood deficiency
- 49.Red nose: Heat in _____________.
- A.
Lung and Stomach
- B.
Liver and Stomach
- C.
Lung and Spleen
- 50._____ nose: impairment of Water movement.
- A.
Black
- B.
White
- C.
Grey
- D.
Blue
- 51.___________ bridge of nose: Liver Qi stagnation
- A.
Bluish
- B.
Greenish
- C.
Greyish
- 52.Greyish or dark bridge of nose: Liver _______
- A.
Toxic Heat
- B.
Qi Stagnation
- C.
Blood stasis
- 53.Red bridge of nose: Liver ________
- A.
Fire
- B.
Heat
- C.
Yang Rising
- 54.If nose moist & shiny: disease is serious.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 55.If nose is _____: Heat in Stomach or Large Intestine.
- A.
Dry
- B.
Moist
- C.
Red
- D.
Brownish
- 56.If nose is dry and black: ______________
- A.
Toxic-Heat
- B.
Fire-Poison
- C.
Full-Heat
- D.
Exhaustion of Yin
- 57.Ear lobes: if they are shiny and slightly moist, the prognosis is good; if they are dry and withered, the prognosis is bad.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 58.Swelling and pain in the ear (or middle ear): Fire in the ___________ channels.
- A.
Lesser Yang
- B.
Greater Yang
- C.
Bright Yang
- 59._________ ear: pathogenic factor, Full pattern.
- A.
Greyish
- B.
Reddish
- C.
Swollen
- 60.Thin ear: deficiency of _____________.
- A.
Qi or Yin
- B.
Yang or Blood
- C.
Fluids
- D.
Qi or Blood
- 61.Ear lobe is related to constitution and ____________.
- A.
Kidney Yin
- B.
Kidney energy
- C.
Essence
- 62.Long and full lobe: strong Kidneys and good constitution
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 63.__________ ear lobe: poor constitution.
- A.
Pale
- B.
Thin and Small
- C.
Thin
- 64.Very pale lips: ______________________.
- A.
Emptiness of Blood or Yang
- B.
Emptiness of Blood or Yin
- C.
Emptiness of Blood or Essence
- 65.Lips too red and dry: Heat in ______________
- A.
Spleen / Stomach
- B.
Heart
- C.
Spleen
- D.
Stomach
- 66.Purple or bluish lips: _______________.
- A.
Kidney Deficiency
- B.
Full-Cold
- C.
Stasis of Blood
- 67.Mouth always slightly open: __________
- A.
Empty pattern.
- B.
Full pattern.
- C.
Spleen Qi Deficiency
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