Pathogenesis Quiz

1. Which of the following points would be good for the pattern Child (K| def) Taking From Mother (LU def) ?

2. The usual zang-fu pattern of 'Wood Insulting Metal' is LR excess and LU deficiency.

3. The pattern for 'Water Insulting Earth' has the symptoms of loose stools, edema, fatigue and weak limbs

4. What is your treatment principle for question #4? (A patient comes to you for high cholesterol that she has had for 5 years. She also has slightly yellow sclera and has trouble digesting fats. She tells you that she has tried everything to lose weight for at least 10 years. She has tried all the shake, raw food, salad diets possible, but she just becomes more fatigued and gains more weight. She has had chronic yeast infections, heaviness in her body and loose stool for about 8 years).

5. Which of the following is not a Five-Elements insulting sequence pattern?

6. A patient has high cholesterol for 5 years. She also has slightly yellow/red sclera and has trouble digesting fats. She tells you that she has tried everything to lose weight for at least 10 years. She has tried all the shake, raw food, salad diets possible, but she just becomes more fatigued and gains more weight. She has had chronic yeast infections, heaviness in her body and loose stool for about 8 years. Her tongue is red with a sticky, yellow coat with scallops. What is her diagnosis?

7. A patient has had amenorrhea for 5 years. It started after the birth of her 2nd baby when she had a lot of blood loss. Since then, she has had poor memory and palpitations when fatigued. In the past few months, she's had a lot of stress which has caused a lot of loose stool, frequent colds and flus, spontaneous sweating and more fatigue. She said the stress is on the increase in the past 2 weeks and she has noticed a barking cough with yellow phlegm. Her pulse is wiry. What is her pathogenesis?

8. If a patient has had KI yin deficiency for 10 years and then LR blood deficiency for 2 years. What is the most possible pattern according to the 5-element cycle?

9. The pattern of 'Earth Overacting on Water' has the symptoms of fatigue with irritability, feeling of distension, cough, white face.

10. Many years of red eyes, easy anger, stress, and alcohol leading to recent symptoms of low back ache, night sweats and high pitch tinnitus is an example of: