Approaches To Treatment Flashcards
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What is Conventional Medicine?
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- Medicine that is practised by health professionals who hold an M.D
- Also practised by other health professionals like nurses, therapists, etc.
- May also be referred to as allopathic, western, mainstream, regular, etc.
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What is Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM)?
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- These practices are not considered part of standard medical approaches
- Less is known about most types of complementary and alternative medicine
3
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What is Complimentary Treatments?
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- Treatments that are used along with standard medical treatments
- Ex. using acupuncture to help lessen some side effects of cancer
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What is Alternative Medicine?
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- Treatments that are used instead of standard medical treatments
- Ex. using a special diet to treat cancer instead of anticancer drugs prescribed
5
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Conventional Treatments include:
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- Medication
- Speech therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Surgery
- Casts
- Dentistry
- Stitches
- Physical therapy
- Psychological counselling
6
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CAM Treatments Include:
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- Cupping
- Naturopathy
- Massage therapy
- Chiropractic care
- Herbal medication
- Yoga
- Pet therapy
- Reiki
- Art therapy
- Acupuncture
7
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Natural Medicines
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- Include a wide variety of plants/herbs
- Have different rules than conventional medicine, don’t need approval from FDA
Ex. the herb ST. John wort/herb kava kava
8
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Statistics
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More than 79% of Canadians have tried CAM therapies
Massage therapy 44%
Chiropractic care 42%
Relaxation techniques 25%
Acupuncture 22%
9
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History of Conventional and CAM Medicine
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- Competed with each other due to few standards and regulations who can be a doctors
- Current trend is recognising that both are types of treatments
- In 1910 strict standards based on scientific principles were added to medical schools and created a bigger divided
10
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What is Homeopathy?
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- Development in the late 18th century by Samuel Hahnemann in Germany
- Based on rigorous dilutions and mixing called successions, typically 30X
- Mollicutes have memory and they dilute it
11
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What is the consensus on homeopathy?
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- Don’t assume it is safe
- Unregulated by the FDA
- Doesn’t have a significant effect on treating people
