The
Channel-Organ System (COS) Codes used in this Test are:
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LU-LI
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ST-SP
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HT-SI
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BL-KI
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PC-TH
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GB-LV
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Metal
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Earth
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Fire
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Water
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Fire
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Wood
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1. ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. The diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative
value of AP depends totally on a knowledge of the
AP points, the Channels and their functional and
anatomical relationships with each other
b. AP points are of two main types: (a) Ahshi
points and (b) codified AP points
c. Most codified AP points are reactive electro-permeable
points (REPP) relative to nearby skin areas
d. Hyper-reactive AP points, whether Ahshi or
codified, are hyper-sensitive to pressure-palpation,
electric current or heat
e. Ahshi points are abnormally tender to
palpation pressure. Human patients are usually
aware of their presence even if they are not
pressed
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2.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. When Ahshi points are pressed, the human
patient usually grunts, groans, swears or jerks
b. Ahshi = Ah! Yes !, or "Ouch!"
c. Ahshi points are never Trigger Points (TPs)
d. Some Ahshi points are just painful locally,
corresponding with "fibrositic nodules",
"motor points" and other irritable foci
in muscle and fasciae.
e. In animals, pressure on Ahshi points elicits
definite defensive or aversive behaviour
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3.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. Up to 70% of Ahshi points occur at codified AP
points
b. Shu (paravertebral reflex) and Mu (front alarm)
points can not be Ahshi points
c. Ahshi points are usually present in myofascial
syndromes
d. Ahshi points are useful in diagnosis and
prognosis: in the absence of signs of other
pathology, they confirm that muscular spasm is
the main problem and that the prognosis is very
good if they can be eliminated successfully
e. In heart/pericardial disease, pressure along T4,5,6
(BL14,15,16) or from under the xiphoid cartilage
to a point between the nipples (CV14-17) may be
painful
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4.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. AP therapy usually includes Ahshi points
b. Point tenderness always occurs in clinical
disease
c. There are over 1000 codified AP points in
humans
d. Non-Channel points include "New",
"Strange", "Hand", "Ear",
"Foot", "Scalp", "Face",
"Nose", "Red Doctor Zone"
points etc
e. The average TSUN ("Body Inch") in
humans is the width of the joint of phalanx 1-2
of the patientindex finger. However, the length
of the TSUN varies slightly with the part of the
body 's being searched
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5.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. AP points influence: the organ and associated
functions of the Channel; the Channel and areas
anatomically close to it; local tissue and
functions
b. Thoracic and abdominal AP points, including
paravertebral points, influence organs
anatomically close to them
c. Point GB34 influences GB function and
disorders (cholecystitis, cholelithiasis etc);
pain and dysfunction along the course of the
Channel from eye, to lateral headache, to neck/shoulder
area pain, to lateral thoracic/abdominal pain, to
hip, lateral thigh, knee, lateral leg, ankle, to
4th toe pain/sprain/paralysis
d. All AP points on a Channel are equally
powerful as regards local and distant effects.
For example GB30 is as good as GB34 in stifle/femoro-tibial
pain and cholecystitis
e. MASTER POINTS include Shu and Mu points; Five
Phase Points; Luo (Passage) Points; Yuan (Source),
Xi (Cleft), Tonification, Sedation, Hour Points
etc
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6.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. Because of overlap in the spinal nerve supply
to the organs, the Shu and Mu points are not as
organ-specific as classical theory states
b. Shu and Mu point sensitivity is a guide but
not a definitive indication as to the organ
affected
c. The Five Phase Points transfer Qi between the
Channels in the Five Phase Cycle
d. Luo (Passage) Points transfer Qi between the
Husband and Wife Channel within each Yin-Yang
pair within each Phase
e. The Chinese term Xin (HT) relates to the Fire
Phase. It controls the heart, tongue and psyche.
Disturbed Heart Fire function can manifest in
neurasthenia, restlessness, insomnia,
excitability, rapid speech, angina pectoris, red
complexion, dislike of summer weather or heat etc
. In that case, the diagnosis usually can be
confirmed by western methods: abnormal ECG and
elevated heart muscle enzymes in serum
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7.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. TCM has Eight Principles for defining disease
Syndromes, based on the clinical signs: it
combines one type from each of 4 categories (Yin
or Yang; Hot or Cold; Shi or Xu; External or
Internal)
b. Many translations of Chinese medical AP texts
ignore or pay little attention to the classical
Pulse types. Recent studies (doppler
ultrasonography or use of pressure transducers to
measure pulse characteristics) cast doubt on the
objective validity of Classical Pulse Diagnosis.
c. According to TCM, the pulse in the right
radial artery reflects the Qi (Energy) status of the
SI, GB and BL Channels on superficial palpation
and the HT, LV, KI Channels on deep palpation.
d. A disease of Yang, Hot , Shi, External type
has a good prognosis
e. A disease of Yin , Cold, Xu , Internal type
has a poor prognosis
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8.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. In TCM therapy, AP is more important than
herbal medicine
b. All methods of TCM aim to correct imbalances
of Qi. Where the cause is bad lifestyle (XS
eating; XS work; insufficient food or sleep; XS
alcohol etc) steps are taken to advise on
moderating this
c. The patient is advised on environmental,
behaviourial or dietary changes etc which may be
necessary to alleviate or remove the cause
d. To restore the normal balance of Qi (resistance),
many methods are used alone or in combination:
herbal medicine; physiotherapy; AP and
moxibustion; Taichi; psychotherapy (Qi Kung);
mental/emotional exercises to balance the
emotions
e. The most common needle used in human AP is
about 35 mm long and 30 gauge
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9.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. DeQi ("the arrival of Qi") is
regarded as crucial to AP success: paraesthesia,
tingling, numbness, heaviness, "sour feeling"
etc in the vicinity of the point
b. In humans, DeQi is indicated by verbal
feedback from the patient. In animals, the main
signs of DeQi are: sudden change in behaviour;
respiration may be temporarily inhibited or
accelerated. Local muscle spasms or twitches may
be seen
c. DeQi is more often obvious when the point is
directly over a peripheral nerve or directly over
motor points
d. It is very difficult to obtain DeQi at LI04;
PC06; TH05; LI11; ST36; GB34; BL40
e. Acute conditions require only short periods of
needling and chronic conditions require 20
minutes or more
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10.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. One must use at least 12 needles in most AP
sessions
b. IR thermography, Voll-Akabane-Ryodoraku values
of altered sensitivity at peripheral points etc
confirm that organs project information of their
dis-ease to the periphery via the autonomic
nervous system
c. Clinical detection of the altered sensitivity
aids in diagnosis
d. Any method (including AP) which speeds up the
return to normal point sensitivity is a good
therapeutic method and monitoring the speed of
return to normal sensitivity has prognostic value
e. COOKBOOKS, based on frequency-ranking of point
use in specific conditions aid in the selection
of AP points for therapy. The most AP common
prescription is a combination of Ahshi points and
local points and distant points on the affected
Channel
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