The 6 Evil Pathogenic Factors Quiz

Learning the 6 Evil Pathogenic Factors can be tricky. Which ones are Yin, Which ones are Yang… Take this quiz to buff up your basic knowledge to feel more confident while studying TCM! May your Spleen Qi Deficiency Subside. 🙏🏾

The Six Evils Pathogen Quiz

A patient comes in with cold limbs and dull pain on their arms. They have no desire for thirst, but would prefer something warm. They mention that pain is relieved when pressure is applied. What kind of pattern is this?

Excess Cold ( Full)

Deficiency Heat

Deficiency cold ( Empty)

Wind Cold

None

What other pathogenic factors can FIRE develop from? Choose the best answer.

Any other pathogenic factor

Dampness and Dryness

Wind and Dampness

Dryness and Summer Heat

None

Name the group of pathogens that are Yin.

Cold and Wind

Cold and Dampness

Cold, Dryness, and Dampness

Cold and Dryness

None

If the Zang Qi is strong, the body will be able to fight off pathogens better.

True

False

None

How does dampness manifest in the kidneys and bladder?

Difficult and/ or cloudy urine

infertility and achy, swollen joints

Feeling of fullness and sticky taste

Jaundice and poor hypochondrial fullness

None

The diagnosis of a pathogenic factors is not made based on patient's history, but on patterns presented.

True

False

None

What are the general clinical manifestations of FIRE damaging Blood and Yin? Choose the best answer.

Damage to the Blood and Yin is causes mental agitation

Damage to the Blood and Yin is Drying

Damage to the Blood and Yin causes convulsions

Damage to the Blood and Yin affects the head and face area

None

The 6 Evil Pathogens are Wind, Cold, Summer Heat, Damp, Dryness, Fullness

True

False

None

Select symptoms of an External Wind Pattern?

Aversion to cold, Fever, Sneezing, Coughing, Floating Pulse

Poor Appetite, Sticky Taste, Slippery Pulse

Vomiting, White tongue, Deep pulse

Dry Mouth, Hoarsed Voice, Blood in Urine

None

Toxic Heat usually secretes pus while Heat Fire usually does not.

True

False

None

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