Question 1: A patient presents with yellow-sticky and lumpy phlegm.
What TCM
condition is this indicative of?
a) Phlegm-damp
b) Wind-phlegm
c) Phlegm-heat
d) Dry-phlegm
Answer: c) Phlegm-heat
Question 2: What type of nasal discharge is associated with wind-cold in TCM?
a) Turbid
b) Runny-clear
c) Chronic turbid-profuse
d) Clear-watery with bubbles
Answer: b) Runny-clear
Question 3: A patient exhibits symptoms of chronic turbid-profuse nasal discharge.
What TCM condition is most likely?
a) Wind-heat
b) Sinusitis
c) Wind-cold
d) Phlegm-damp
Answer: b) Sinusitis
Question 4: A patient complains of clear-watery nasal discharge with bubbles. What
TCM condition does this suggest?
a) Phlegm-heat
b) Wind-phlegm
c) Cold-phlegm
d) Phlegm-damp
Answer: b) Wind-phlegm
Question 5: A patient has a sticky and less amount of phlegm, which is difficult to spit
out. What TCM condition is likely?
a) Phlegm-damp
b) Dry-phlegm
c) Wind-phlegm
d) Phlegm-heat
Answer: b) Dry-phlegm
Question 6: You diagnose a patient with phlegm-damp in TCM. What tongue coating
might you expect to find?
a) Yellow-sticky
b) Clear-whitish
c) White-slippery
d) Sticky
Answer: c) White-slippery
Question 7: A patient presents with a clear-watery nasal discharge. What TCM
condition is this indicative of?
a) Wind-cold
b) Wind-heat
c) Phlegm-heat
d) Cold-phlegm
Answer: a) Wind-cold
Question 9: You are a TCM practitioner evaluating a patient who complains of chronic
cough with yellow-sticky phlegm, shortness of breath, and a feeling of chest
oppression. Upon examination, you observe that the patient's tongue has a yellow
coating and their pulse is rapid. What TCM diagnosis would you make, and what
treatment approach would you recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-cold; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to clear heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Cold-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to dispel cold
d) TCM Diagnosis: Dry-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to warm the Lung
Answer: b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to clear
heat
Question 10: During a TCM assessment, you examine a patient who presents with
chronic turbid-profuse nasal discharge, a sensation of fullness in the chest, and a
greasy tongue coating. Based on these findings, what TCM condition is most likely, and
what dietary advice would you provide to the patient?
a) TCM Condition: Sinusitis; Dietary Advice: Increase spicy foods
b) TCM Condition: Wind-heat; Dietary Advice: Consume cold beverages
c) TCM Condition: Phlegm-damp; Dietary Advice: Avoid dairy and greasy foods
d) TCM Condition: Wind-cold; Dietary Advice: Eat more sugary snacks
Answer: c) TCM Condition: Phlegm-damp; Dietary Advice: Avoid dairy and greasy foods
Question 11: You're examining a patient who experiences frequent profuse salivation,
especially after meals. The patient also has a history of digestive issues. After
assessment, you diagnose them with a TCM condition related to the digestive system.
What TCM condition is likely, and what treatment approach would you recommend?
a) TCM Condition: Wind-cold in the Spleen; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion
b) TCM Condition: Cold in the Kidney; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture
c) TCM Condition: Dampness in the Stomach; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to
resolve dampness
d) TCM Condition: Liver fire; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
Answer: c) TCM Condition: Dampness in the Stomach; Treatment Approach: Herbal
medicine to resolve dampness
Question 12: A patient comes to your clinic with a persistent cough, vomiting of saliva,
an open mouth, and shortness of breath. Their tongue is pale and their pulse is weak.
Based on these findings, what TCM diagnosis would you make, and what treatment
approach would you suggest?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Lung atrophy; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to tonify Lung Qi
c) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear heat
d) TCM Diagnosis: Cold-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to warm the Lung
Answer: b) TCM Diagnosis: Lung atrophy; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to tonify
Lung Qi
Question 13: You examine a patient who complains of undigested food in their vomit,
accompanied by foul smell. They also report a sensation of fullness and discomfort in
the upper abdomen. What TCM diagnosis is most likely, and what treatment approach
would you recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to disperse wind
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Spleen deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to tonify Spleen
Qi
d) TCM Diagnosis: Liver fire; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
Answer: c) TCM Diagnosis: Spleen deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to
tonify Spleen Qi
Question 14: A patient experiences vomiting with yellow-bitter fluids and reports a
bitter taste in their mouth. Their tongue has a yellow coating, and their pulse is rapid.
What TCM diagnosis would you make, and what treatment approach would you
recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: LV/GB damp-heat attacking the Stomach; Treatment Approach:
Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat in the Lung; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to clear
Lung heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Cold-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to dispel cold
d) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-heat; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to disperse wind
Answer: a) TCM Diagnosis: LV/GB damp-heat attacking the Stomach; Treatment
Approach: Cupping therapy
Question 15: A patient has vomitus with blood or purplish blood clots. What TCM
diagnosis is most likely, and what treatment approach would you recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: ST heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear ST heat
b) TCM Diagnosis: Blood stasis; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
c) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-cold; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to disperse wind
d) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to clear heat
Answer: b) TCM Diagnosis: Blood stasis; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
Question 16: You are assessing a patient who presents with chronic turbid-profuse
nasal discharge. In addition to TCM treatments, what lifestyle advice might you provide
to help alleviate their condition?
a) Encourage outdoor activities in polluted environments
b) Suggest a diet high in dairy and greasy foods
c) Advise against drinking sufficient water throughout the day
d) Recommend regular exercise and fresh air in clean environments
Answer: d) Recommend regular exercise and fresh air in clean environments
Question 17: A patient reports frequent vomiting with a clear-watery substance and no
smell. Based on your TCM diagnosis, what dietary recommendations might you
provide?
a) Encourage spicy foods to warm the Stomach
b) Advise against consuming any beverages
c) Suggest avoiding dairy products
d) Recommend warm herbal teas and broths
Answer: d) Recommend warm herbal teas and broths
Question 18: You diagnose a patient with yellow-sticky phlegm and a bitter taste in
their mouth. What TCM condition is most likely, and what treatment approach would
you suggest?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Cold-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to disperse cold
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-cold; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
d) TCM Diagnosis: Spleen deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to tonify
Spleen Qi
Answer: b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear
heat
Question 19: A patient comes to your clinic with clear-watery nasal discharge and a
pale tongue. Their pulse is weak. What TCM condition is likely, and what dietary advice
might you offer?
a) TCM Condition: Wind-cold; Dietary Advice: Increase spicy foods
b) TCM Condition: Phlegm-heat; Dietary Advice: Consume cold beverages
c) TCM Condition: Cold-phlegm; Dietary Advice: Eat more dairy products
d) TCM Condition: Blood deficiency; Dietary Advice: Incorporate iron-rich foods
Answer: d) TCM Condition: Blood deficiency; Dietary Advice: Incorporate iron-rich foods
Question 20: A patient presents with a red tongue and a rapid pulse. What TCM
condition could these signs indicate, and what treatment approach would you
consider?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Blood deficiency; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Yin deficiency; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to nourish Yin
c) TCM Diagnosis: Qi stagnation; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to move Qi
d) TCM Diagnosis: Excess heat; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to clear heat
Answer: d) TCM Diagnosis: Excess heat; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to clear heat
Question 21: You diagnose a patient with chronic cough and vomiting of saliva, and
they have an open mouth with shortness of breath. Based on your TCM assessment,
what additional diagnostic techniques might you employ to confirm your diagnosis?
a) Tongue inspection and pulse palpation
b) Cupping therapy to resolve excess heat
c) Herbal medicine to clear wind-cold
d) Acupuncture to tonify Kidney Yang
Answer: a) Tongue inspection and pulse palpation
Question 22: After assessing a patient, you diagnose them with a TCM condition
related to excess heat. What advice might you provide regarding their daily routine to
help balance their condition?
a) Encourage staying up late and irregular sleep patterns
b) Suggest avoiding relaxation techniques and meditation
c) Recommend maintaining a consistent sleep schedule and practicing relaxation
techniques
d) Advise against outdoor physical activities
Answer: c) Recommend maintaining a consistent sleep schedule and practicing
relaxation techniques
Question 23: A patient complains of chronic nasal discharge, which is turbid and
profuse. They also have symptoms of irritability and hypochondriac pain. What TCM
diagnosis would you make, and what treatment approach would you recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-heat; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Liver Qi stagnation; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to move Liver
Qi
d) TCM Diagnosis: Cold-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to warm the Lung
Answer: c) TCM Diagnosis: Liver Qi stagnation; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to
move Liver Qi
Question 24: A patient with a pale tongue and a weak pulse presents symptoms of
cough with white-watery phlegm. What TCM diagnosis would you make, and what
treatment approach might you recommend?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
b) TCM Diagnosis: Blood deficiency; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to nourish
blood
c) TCM Diagnosis: Excess heat; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to clear heat
d) TCM Diagnosis: Lung Qi deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to tonify Lung
Qi
Answer: b) TCM Diagnosis: Blood deficiency; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to
nourish blood
Question 25: A patient comes to your clinic with a complaint of undigested food in
their vomit, accompanied by foul odor. They also report a bitter taste in their mouth.
What TCM diagnosis is most likely, and what treatment approach would you suggest?
a) TCM Diagnosis: Wind-phlegm; Treatment Approach: Acupuncture to disperse wind
b) TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat; Treatment Approach: Herbal medicine to clear heat
c) TCM Diagnosis: Spleen deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to tonify Spleen
Qi
d) TCM Diagnosis: Liver fire; Treatment Approach: Cupping therapy
Answer: c) TCM Diagnosis: Spleen deficiency; Treatment Approach: Moxibustion to
tonify Spleen Qi
Question 1: What is the primary function of the spleen in the digestive system?
A) Producing insulin
B) Breaking down fats
C) Storing and releasing bile
D) Transforming and transporting nutrients
Answer: D) Transforming and transporting nutrients
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver?
A) Detoxifying harmful substances
B) Storing excess glucose as glycogen
C) Producing digestive enzymes
D) Synthesizing proteins like albumin
Answer: C) Producing digestive enzymes
Question 3: In TCM, what does "Qi" refer to?
A) Blood circulation
B) Life force energy
C) Muscle strength
D) Nervous system function
Answer: B) Life force energy
Question 4: What type of phlegm is characterized by being clear-watery with bubbles
in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) Dry-phlegm
C) Phlegm-damp
D) Phlegm-heat
Answer: A) Wind-phlegm
Question 5: Which condition is characterized by symptoms like coughing, vomiting
saliva, open mouth, and shortness of breath in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) Phlegm-damp
C) Sinusitis
D) LU atrophy
Answer: D) LU atrophy
Question 6: What is the primary function of the gallbladder in the TCM system?
A) Producing bile
B) Storing and concentrating bile
C) Storing excess blood
D) Detoxifying the body
Answer: B) Storing and concentrating bile
Question 7: Which type of nasal discharge is associated with wind-heat in TCM?
A) Turbid
B) Runny-clear
C) Chronic turbid-profuse
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Turbid
Question 8: What does sticky saliva in TCM indicate?
A) Cold
B) Heat
C) Deficiency
D) Wind-heat
Answer: B) Heat
Question 9: In TCM, what is the primary function of the kidney?
A) Filtering blood
B) Producing urine
C) Storing bile
D) Governing growth and development
Answer: D) Governing growth and development
Question 10: Which condition may result from liver fire attacking the stomach in TCM?
A) Sinusitis
B) LU atrophy
C) Phlegm-damp
D) Vomitus with blood
Answer: D) Vomitus with blood
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Question 11: In TCM, what organ is associated with the emotion of anger?
A) Heart
B) Kidney
C) Spleen
D) Liver
Answer: D) Liver
Question 12: What type of vomitus may be related to stomach cold in TCM?
A) Clear-watery with no smell
B) Turbid with a foul smell
C) Undigested food
D) Yellow-bitter fluids
Answer: A) Clear-watery with no smell
Question 13: Which TCM organ is responsible for governing the transformation of food
into nutrients?
A) Lungs
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Spleen
Answer: D) Spleen
Question 14: What condition may result from spleen/stomach damp-heat in TCM?
A) Dry-phlegm
B) Wind-phlegm
C) Cold-phlegm
D) Phlegm-fluids
Answer: A) Dry-phlegm
Question 15: In TCM, what does "LV" refer to when discussing liver conditions?
A) Liver
B) Lymphatic vessels
C) Lung Vessels
D) Large Vein
Answer: A) Liver
Question 16: Which of the following is NOT a type of phlegm in TCM?
A) Heat-phlegm
B) Wind-phlegm
C) Blood-phlegm
D) Dry-phlegm
Answer: C) Blood-phlegm
Question 17: What is the primary function of the lungs in TCM?
A) Filtering toxins from the blood
B) Regulating body temperature
C) Governing respiration and controlling the flow of Qi
D) Storing and concentrating bile
Answer: C) Governing respiration and controlling the flow of Qi
Question 18: Which organ is associated with the emotion of worry in TCM?
A) Heart
B) Spleen
C) Kidney
D) Lung
Answer: B) Spleen
Question 19: What condition is characterized by frequent and profuse salivation along
with cold, dampness, or food stagnation in TCM?
A) Phlegm-damp
B) Dry-phlegm
C) Wind-phlegm
D) Cold-phlegm
Answer: A) Phlegm-damp
Question 20: Which TCM organ is responsible for storing and releasing bile into the
small intestine?
A) Liver
B) Gallbladder
C) Stomach
D) Spleen
Answer: B) Gallbladder
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Question 21: In TCM, what organ is responsible for governing the water metabolism in
the body?
A) Liver
B) Kidney
C) Spleen
D) Heart
Answer: B) Kidney
Question 22: What type of nasal discharge is associated with wind-cold in TCM?
A) Turbid
B) Runny-clear
C) Chronic turbid-profuse
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Runny-clear
Question 23: What condition may result from stomach heat in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) Phlegm-damp
C) Sinusitis
D) Vomitus with blood
Answer: C) Sinusitis
Question 24: Which TCM organ is responsible for storing excess blood and regulating
the menstrual cycle?
A) Lungs
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Spleen
Answer: C) Liver
Question 25: What is the primary function of the heart in TCM?
A) Pumping blood
B) Digesting food
C) Governing emotions and mental activities
D) Filtering toxins
Answer: C) Governing emotions and mental activities
Question 26: Which of the following is NOT a function of the stomach in TCM?
A) Storing food
B) Initiating digestion
C) Absorbing nutrients
D) Descending the Qi
Answer: C) Absorbing nutrients
Question 27: What does "KI" represent in TCM?
A) Kidney
B) Knee
C) Kinetics
D) Kinesiology
Answer: A) Kidney
Question 28: What condition may result from liver attacking the stomach in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) Phlegm-damp
C) Vomitus with blood
D) Dry-phlegm
Answer: C) Vomitus with blood
Question 29: Which TCM organ is associated with the emotion of sadness?
A) Heart
B) Spleen
C) Kidney
D) Lung
Answer: D) Lung
Question 30: What condition is characterized by vomiting undigested food and is often
associated with liver attacking the stomach in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) Phlegm-damp
C) Indigestion
D) Phlegm-fluids
Answer: C) Indigestion
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Question 31: What is the primary function of the spleen in TCM's role in digestion?
A) Storing bile
B) Producing digestive enzymes
C) Transforming and transporting nutrients
D) Regulating body temperature
Answer: C) Transforming and transporting nutrients
Question 32: In TCM, what is the primary function of the large intestine?
A) Storing excess blood
B) Digesting food
C) Absorbing nutrients
D) Eliminating waste and toxins
Answer: D) Eliminating waste and toxins
Question 33: What type of saliva is associated with SP/ST empty-cold in TCM?
A) Clear-watery
B) Sticky
C) Drooling without acknowledging
D) Frequent-profuse salivation
Answer: A) Clear-watery
Question 34: In TCM, what does "LV" represent when discussing liver conditions?
A) Liver
B) Lymphatic vessels
C) Lung Vessels
D) Large Vein
Answer: A) Liver
Question 35: What condition is characterized by phlegm with blood, pus, and a foul
smell in TCM?
A) Wind-phlegm
B) LU abscess
C) Phlegm-damp
D) Dry-phlegm
Answer: B) LU abscess
Question 36: Which TCM organ is associated with the emotion of joy?
A) Heart
B) Spleen
C) Kidney
D) Lung
Answer: A) Heart
Question 37: What type of vomitus is typically related to rebellious stomach Qi in
TCM?
A) Clear-watery with no smell
B) Turbid with a foul smell
C) Undigested food
D) Yellow-bitter fluids
Answer: C) Undigested food
Question 38: What is the primary function of the lungs in TCM?
A) Filtering toxins from the blood
B) Regulating body temperature
C) Governing respiration and controlling the flow of Qi
D) Storing and concentrating bile
Answer: C) Governing respiration and controlling the flow of Qi
Question 39: Which condition may result from liver fire attacking the stomach in TCM?
A) Sinusitis
B) LU atrophy
C) Phlegm-damp
D) Vomitus with blood
Answer: D) Vomitus with blood
Question 40: In TCM, what does "KI" represent?
A) Kidney
B) Knee
C) Kinetics
D) Kinesiology
Answer: A) Kidney
Answer: A) Kidney
