Case Study Quiz #7

A 43 year old male presents with epistaxis for 6 years. He has a nosebleed every 3-5 days, emaciation, fatigue, sore and hot lower back, tongue has little coating and is red, pulse is thready and rapid. What is the best treatment?

A 27 year old woman presents with headaches that she has been experiencing since childhood. They show up on the side of the head and behind the eyes. The pain is stabbing in nature. Her periods are scanty and her tongue is bluish purple with swollen veins underneath. What is the best diagnosis?

Your patient has a feeling of cold, abdominal fullness, poor appetite with diarrhea and vomiting. Their tongue is pale with a sticky white coating and a weak and slow pulse. Which stage is this in?

A patient comes in with a hernia. Which prescription do you use?

Your patient has a herpes zosters rash with itchy skin. Which point do you add to your prescription?

When treating a headache, consider the channels. Which channels do not reach the head?

A patient presents with Wheezing diagnosed as Wind Cold without sweating. What needling method do you use on LU6?

What is the best point to include in treating a patient that has non-substantial phlegm?

Without any other signs present, a dull, full head headaches is due to

You have a patient that gets frequent colds. You've decided to tonify their Wei Qi. What points do you use?