Exam 2 - Common Complementary Integrative Medicine Flashcards
_____ used to be used for migraine prophylaxis but has been removed from guidelines
Butterbur
All elements of a person; make up whole person health
Spirit
Mind
Body
What empowers personal health
- restoring health
- promoting resilience
- preventing disease across lifespans
(Prevent, promote, restore)
Whole person health considers various influences that could promote or impede health such as:
Biological
Environmental
Behavioral
Social
(BEBS)
It is essential to balance the beliefs of the individual and practitioner with what
The strongest available published evidence
(Don’t want to go against wishes, but also don’t want to give them BS)
Complementary
Previously non-mainstream approaches
Ex. Diet and meditation along with medications
Conventional
Mainstream medicine
Alternative therapies
Used in place of conventional therapies
Ex. Diet and meditation WITHOUT medication
Integrative health
Combines conventional and complementary approaches
(Integrating more into conventional medicine)
Psychological complementary health approaches
Mindfulness
Medication & biofeedback
Nutritional complementary health approaches
- dietary supplements
- vitamins and minerals
- aroma therapy
- diets
Categories of health modalities
- nutritional
- physical
- psychological
- psychological and physical
- psychological and nutritional
Attraction to CIM also includes
Potential to treat diseases for which there are no conventional therapies
Psychological and nutritional complementary health approaches
Mindful eating
Combination (psychological and physical) complementary health approaches
Reiki
Healing touch
Dance
Acupuncture
Art therapies
Tai chi
Yoga
(Really Hard Days Are Awful, Thank You)
Physical complementary health approaches
Massage
Magnets
Spinal manipulation
CIM provides an increased sense of what
Empowerment and participation
CIM is considered to be a form of _____ medicine
Preventative
What is CIM used for
To maintain health and reduce disease risk
CIM is thought of as
Safe and natural
(T/F): some CIM practices are supported by basic science and evidence
True
(Think yoga for stress relief)
(T/F): ideally, CIM providers would work in place of conventional providers
False
(Ideally, they would work alongside conventional providers)
Why do many conventional providers struggle with CIM questions
They lack resources, knowledge, and training on the topic
What idea is homeopathy based on
The idea that “like treats like”
AKA law of similars
Risks of CIM
Not all CIM have undergone rigorous testing
Drug interactions w/ food, Rx/OTC products, vitamins, etc
Allopathy
Conventional medicine
What did Dr. Samuel Hahnemann do
- developed homeopathy in the early 1800s
- coined the term “allopathy”
Law of similars
Idea that if the substances produces symptoms of an illness in large doses… then the same substance can cure it when given in small doses
According to the law of similars the more _____, the greater the _____
Dilute
Potency
(Makes sense because you have to dilute things that are highly potent)
Efficacy of homeopathy is believed to depend on ______ and ______ which is performed with each dilution
Dilution factor, vigorous shaking
Homeopathic preparation are so dilute, they contain negligible amounts of _____ and are used to treat an existing illness
Active ingredient
Oscillococcinum
Exception to rule that homeopathic agents have negligible active ingredients; used to treat and prevent flu
Are homeopathic drugs considered dietary supplements
FDA says no
Who recognizes and regulates homeopathic products
- USP
- Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US (HPUS)
- national formulary (NF)
When approved, homeopathic drug monographs are published in the _____
Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US (HPUS)
(T/F): homeopathic drugs are ensured to be safe and effective
False
The be included in the HPUS, homeopathic agents must be
- Manufactured with cGMP
- determined by the HPUS to be safe and effective
