Test Prep Workbook For The Nccaom Bio-medicine Module

Test Prep Workbook for the NCCAOM Biomedicine Module Exam Preparation & Study Guide By Zhong Bai-song • Blue Poppy Press • Published by: BLUE POPPY PRESS A Division of Blue Poppy Enterprises, Inc. 5441 Western Ave., Suite 2 BOULDER, CO 80301 First Edition, February, 2006 ISBN 978-1-891845-34-9 COPYRIGHT © BLUE POPPY PRESS, 2006 All Rights Reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transcribed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other means, or translated into any language without the prior written permission of the publisher. DISCLAIMER: The information in this book is given in good faith. However, the author and the publishers cannot be held responsible for any error or omission. The publishers will not accept liabilities for any injuries or damages caused to the reader that may result from the reader’s acting upon or using the content contained in this book. The publishers make this information available to English language readers for research and scholarly purposes only. The publishers do not advocate nor endorse self-medication by laypersons. Chinese medicine is a professional medicine. Laypersons interested in availing themselves of the treatments described in this book should seek out a qualified professional practitioner of Chinese medicine. COMP Designation: Original work using a standard translational terminology. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed at National Hirshfeld, LLC, Denver, Colorado. Cover & page design by Eric J. Brearton Table Of Contents Foreword ……………………………………………………………………………………… Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………… Section 1 ………………………………………………………………………………………… Section 2 ………………………………………………………………………………………… Section 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………… Section 4 ………………………………………………………………………………………… Section 5 ………………………………………………………………………………………… v vii 3 27 49 73 97 Foreword In my 20 years of teaching I have had to treat many students for headaches caused by the stress of taking exams. One day I decided to take a different approach in my treatment strategy. In the spirit of traditional Chinese medicine, I wanted to do something that would prevent the students from getting headaches in the first place. This is when I coauthored my first study guide, A Study Guide in Chinese Medical Pediatrics (1993). Then, in 2001 I participated in the writing of A Collection of Multiple Choice Questions for TCM Pediatrics. These books became very popular in China and were used by many students in order to prepare for their exams during their course of study. My goal in writing this book remains the same. This is a preparatory guide for the biomedicine portion of the NCCAOM exam. I believe this book will also serve its readers in providing useful information that can be utilized in clinic. The book consists of five sections of questions, each containing 50 questions. The format of the questions are written as they would appear on the NCCAOM test with four choices. (A few have more than four choices.) Each question is also accompanied by a concise explanation of the correct answer. My purpose here is that students can learn