E01_04 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Flashcards

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2017, 2018_CAM

The current and most relevant law governing the practice of traditional and integrative medicine in the Philippines:

A

A. RA 8423

TAMA Law.

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2017_CAM

The main difference between complementary and alternative medicine refers to:

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B. The concurrent use with Conventional Medicine in Complementary Medicine.

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2017, 2018_CAM

Patients often prefer Complementary or Alternative Medicine over Mainstream Medicine because of:

A. CAM practitioners usually spend more time with individual patients
B. They generally have a more sympathetic attitude
C. They do not use synthetic medications
D. Alternative medicine is generally more culturally sensitive

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D. Alternative medicine is generally more culturally sensitive

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2017_CAM

Which of the following is correctly paired:

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C. Ampalaya-Diabetes

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2017_CAM

Which of the following is not true?

A. Prayer has a significant role in healing and falls in the energy manipulation domain (prayer is mind-body therapy)
B. China, contribution to traditional medicine

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A. Prayer has a significant role in healing and falls in the energy manipulation domain (prayer is mind-body therapy)

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2017_CAM

Philippine traditional medicine:

A. Usually involves the use of medicinal plants
B. Includes concepts of balance of humors and the 4 elements of nature
C. Does not include the use of massage and therapeutic oils
D. A and B only

A

D. A and B only

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2017_CAM

Which of the following herbal meds/products may cause significant herb-drug interaction:

A. Kava-kava
B. St. John’s wort
C. Ginkgo biloba
D. All of the above.

A

B. St. John’s wort

Contested. Majority answered D. Still being clarified. Ginkgo biloba interacts with warfarin- bleeding

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2017, 2018_CAM

Integrative medicine:

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B. Aims to empower patients and transform both health care provider and user

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2018_CAM

Institution responsible for the promotion, advancement and research of integrative medicine in the community

A. DOH
B. PITAHC
C. NIRPROMP

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B. PITAHC

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