Deck 9: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Question 1

Chamomile has more than ____ known species.

A)200
B)2000
C)20,000
D)20

Answer 1

C
Chamomile is from the family Asteraceae (Compositae)and has more than 20,000 known species.

Question 2

Acupuncture is used for conditions such as:

A)Depression
B)Addiction
C)Chronic pain
D)All of the above

Answer 2

D
Acupuncture is used for conditions such as chronic pain,depression,addiction,and other ailments.

Question 3

Herbs are rarely used in Chinese medicine.

Answer 3

False
Herbs are used extensively in Chinese medicine and can treat more than one ailment at a time.

Question 4

Valerian should be taken with benzodiazepines.

Question 5

During the Gulf War it was found that soldiers whose damaged limbs were infected with maggots healed faster than soldiers with noninfected limbs.

Question 6

Aloe vera is used on which of these conditions?

A)Coughing
B)Headaches
C)Various skin irritations
D)Diarrhea

Question 7

Milk thistle,like many other herbs,can only have its roots used for medicinal purposes.

Question 8

A placebo is the active substance within a drug.

Question 9

Homeopathic drugs are not regulated.

Question 10

Many of the drugs used in traditional medicine today are medications originally derived from what sources?

A)Plant
B)Animal
C)Mineral
D)Both B and C

Question 11

Biofeedback uses electrical leads to provide a readout of data.

Question 12

According to the World Health Organization,alternative medicine now is estimated to be used by more than ____ percent of the world's population.

A)60%
B)50%
C)70%
D)80%

Question 13

Maggots are the larvae of which kind of insect?

A)Dragonfly
B)Fly
C)Beetle
D)Mosquito

Question 14

Products derived from the genus Tanacetum are used to treat all but which of the following?

A)Fever
B)Arthritis
C)Muscle cramps
D)Asthma

Question 15

Hawthorn also may interact with central nervous system depressants.

Question 16

Homeopathy simply means "like suffering."

Question 17

Alternative medicine has been viewed as being "real" medicine and just as effective as standard practices.

Question 18

Chiropractic therapy began in the late:

A)1200s
B)1600s
C)1400s
D)1800s

Question 19

Maggot debridement therapy (MDT)is a therapy that has been used since the ____ century.

A)Eighteenth
B)Sixteenth
C)Twelfth
D)Fourteenth

Question 20

Which of these is an ancient Indian approach to medicine still practiced today?

A)Biofeedback
B)Ayurveda
C)Acupressure
D)All of the above

Question 21

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Diagnosis

Question 22

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Prophylaxis

Question 23

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Antihypertensive

Question 24

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Placebo

Question 25

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Tincture

Question 26

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Chiropractic

Question 27

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Herb

Question 28

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Synthetic medicine

Question 29

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Homeopathy

Question 30

Match the term with the correct definition.
a.Therapy based on the belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can be used to treat an illness that produces the same symptoms
b.Recognition of a condition
c.Medication made in a laboratory
d.Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles
e.To prevent disease
f.Stops nausea and vomiting
g.Plant that is valued for its medicinal properties
h.Decreases blood pressure
i.An alcoholic extract of plant materials or nonvolatile substances
j.Inert compound believed by the patient to be an active agent
Antiemetic