Exam 17: Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Although there does not appear to be significant risk associated with ________, and the cost of these diluted medications is typically less than pharmaceutical medications, approximately $200 million is spent on these treatments each year in the United States.

Established in 1998, the ________ is an institute of the National Institutes of Health.Its goals are to support the scientific investigation of complementary and alternative healing practices, to train researchers to explore these practices, and to disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.(Provide the full name of the organization.)

Where an individual turns for medical help and attention is influenced by many factors including one's culture, age, prior health history, prior health experiences, country of origin, and country of residence.

The specific term used to describe the use of conventional medicine in combination with CAM practices that have been proven safe and effective is ________.

In the United States, three overlapping sectors (self-care, conventional health care, and alternative health care) influence choices of health care.

Before receiving acupuncture treatment, make sure the needles to be used are ________ and disposable.

Osteopathic medicine is the type of health care offered in most physician offices and hospitals in the United States and Canada.

What health care system was founded by Andrew Taylor Still, an allopathic physician who disliked the toxic drugs of his time?

The Chinese practice of applying heat or burning herbs near specific points on the body to cure disease or relieve pain

The predominant form of health care practiced in the United States is ________ medicine.

Herbal medicine incorporates the use of succession, the dilution of curative substances.

Used either in place of or together with allopathic medicine, the term ________ is used to describe a group of alternative health systems and therapeutic interventions.(Provide the full term for this answer.)

Which country has the highest health care spending in the world?

All of the following can contribute to safety concerns with herbal products EXCEPT

Which of the following medical systems incorporates a law of similars, or a belief that "like cures like"? According to this principle, a substance that causes disease in a healthy person can cure the same symptoms in a sick person.

While the cost of herbal medicines has been decreasing in recent years, prescription drugs have continued to increase.

Studies show that between 80 and 90 percent of the U.S.population has used some form of complementary or alternative therapy.

Dietary supplements, herbal medicines, and megavitamins are all considered to be ________ practices.

The most frequently reported reason for using CAM is to treat ________.

The CAM domain natural products includes all of the following EXCEPT