Exam 20: Conventional and Complementary Medicine

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health advises consumers to consult with their conventional health care provider before beginning complementary therapies for serious conditions.

Which one of the following statements about managing medical problems is FALSE?

Explanations that follow the rules of logic and are consistent with known facts are

Which statement is a helpful guideline for using over-the-counter (OTC)medications?

The United States ranks third worldwide in the number of surgical procedures performed each year.

List four characteristics of symptoms that may indicate that a physician's advice is needed.List five types of emergencies that require urgent help and a trip to the nearest emergency room.

Ramon has been stung by a bee and is now experiencing acute shortness of breath.Which of the following is likely to be the best strategy for dealing with Ramon's symptom?

As many as _______________ million Americans had no health insurance at all prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

The type of insurance plan in which physicians may have a financial incentive to order more tests and treatments for their patients is a

The patient should ask the physician to repeat the diagnosis and instructions before leaving the office.

Studies show that patients who are more active in interacting with physicians enjoy better health outcomes.

Joan's doctor has recommended she have heart surgery.Which of the following is an important question she should ask her doctor?

Indemnity health care plans offer consumers more choice of health care providers.

Conventional medicine is also known as Western medicine.

Children without insurance are less likely to obtain

Adverse drug effects due to mistakes in the prescription of drugs by doctors is especially prevalent in _______________,who typically take more medications.

The most commonly used form of CAM manual healing is

Manual healing techniques are based on the idea that misalignment or dysfunction in one part of the body can cause pain or dysfunction in another part.

Which of the following is MOST likely to be an elective surgery?

Herbal remedies are an example of which of the following domains of complementary and alternative medicine practice?