CAC Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What is the standard of care for health promotion in clinical practice? → Evidence-based practice aligned with current clinical guidelines
2. Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) is the foundational formula for which pattern? → Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency
3. What is the standard of care for interdisciplinary care in clinical practice? → Evidence-based practice aligned with current clinical guidelines
4. Which organ is primarily responsible for detoxification and metabolism? → Liver
5. What interdisciplinary collaboration principle applies to patient assessment? → Coordinated team-based care improves outcomes and reduces errors
6. When a patient with Yin deficiency asks about alcohol consumption, what is the most appropriate TCM-based dietary guidance? → Alcohol should be avoided as it generates internal Heat and depletes Yin fluids
7. What is the standard of care for documentation standards in clinical practice? → Evidence-based practice aligned with current clinical guidelines
8. ST36 (Zusanli) is located how many cun below ST35 (Dubi)? → 3 cun
9. Which acupuncture technique is primarily used on the ear? → Auricular acupuncture
10. The Lung meridian begins its superficial pathway at which point and terminates where? → Begins at LU1 (Zhongfu) and ends at LU11 (Shaoshang)
11. What privacy protection applies to health promotion records? → HIPAA and applicable state laws protect all patient health information
12. What interdisciplinary collaboration principle applies to ethics and confidentiality? → Coordinated team-based care improves outcomes and reduces errors
13. Cupping therapy achieves its therapeutic effects primarily through which mechanism? → Creating negative pressure that draws Qi and Blood to the surface and relieves stagnation
14. Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) primarily performs which function in Chinese herbal medicine? → Invigorates Blood and removes Blood stasis
15. What quality improvement method applies to patient assessment? → Continuous quality improvement using data-driven Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
16. What quality improvement method applies to documentation standards? → Continuous quality improvement using data-driven Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
17. Which hormone is primarily responsible for regulating blood sugar levels? → Insulin
18. Which point is considered the classical 'command point' for the abdomen and gastrointestinal tract? → ST36 (Zusanli)
19. Tui Na is best described as which type of TCM therapy? → Chinese therapeutic massage and manual manipulation therapy
20. Electroacupuncture is absolutely contraindicated in patients with which condition? → Implanted cardiac pacemakers
21. What privacy protection applies to interdisciplinary care records? → HIPAA and applicable state laws protect all patient health information
22. SP6 (Sanyinjiao) is the meeting point of which three Yin meridians? → Spleen, Liver, and Kidney
23. According to TCM's organ clock (zi wu liu zhu), the Stomach meridian is most active during which time period? → 7–9 AM
24. How should patient consent be obtained for quality improvement procedures? → Informed consent including risks, benefits, alternatives, and right to refuse
25. Which of the following is NOT a key factor in TCM pulse diagnosis? → Lung capacity
26. In acupuncture treatment planning, which principle is used to determine the selection of acupuncture points? → Eight Principles
27. The Du Mai (Governing Vessel) is known as the 'Sea of Yang Meridians' because it governs what? → All Yang meridians of the body
28. Moxibustion therapy is generally contraindicated in which condition? → Excess Heat patterns and febrile conditions
29. The Bladder (Urinary Bladder) meridian has how many acupuncture points? → 67 points
30. A patient with Kidney Yang deficiency would most benefit from which dietary recommendation? → Eating warming foods like lamb, ginger, and walnuts