Quiz 1 Flashcards
You are treating a 9 year-old patient with a high fever, runny nose, cough, and ear pain. What over-the-counter medication do you advise the family to avoid to prevent Reye’s syndrome?
a.
Amoxicillin
b.
Children’s Advil
c.
Children’s Acetaminophen
d.
Baby Aspirin
d.
Baby Aspirin
Select the best option below that presents elements representative of patient-centred care:
Question 2 Answer
a.
Clinical experience, High-level evidence, Physical comfort
b.
Patient education, Patient’s preferences, Coordination of care
c.
Practitioner’s instinct, Coordination of care, Relevant case studies
d.
Research evidence, Practitioner’s speciality, Emotional Support.
b.
Patient education, Patient’s preferences, Coordination of care
Which of the following factors reduces a drug’s bioavailability?
Question 3 Answer
a.
Administering a prodrug
b.
Giving the drug intravenously
c.
First pass effect
d.
Enterohepatic recirculation
c.
First pass effect
True/ False: When developing a patient’s treatment plan and deciding on the best evidence-informed approach, a Case Control Study will generally provide better quality of information, as compared to a Systematic Review.
Select one:
True
False
False
What element is important to include when advising patients on their treatment options in order to uphold informed consent?
Question 5 Answer
a.
Rationale for treatment and expected benefit
b.
The risk of not treating
c.
All elements listed are necessary and important to include for informed consent
d.
Possible side effects
c.
All elements listed are necessary and important to include for informed consent
True/ False: If a patient is seeking Naturopathic support to improve immune function, you can confidently advise there is evidence to suggest that good quality and amount of sleep can improve a patient’s response to vaccination by strengthening immune memory.
True
False
True
True/ False: ‘Neuroception’ is a neural process that distinguishes environmental and visceral features that are dangerous and life-threatening.
True
False
True
According to TCM, the cause of disharmony is most likely to be found where?
Question 8 Answer
a.
All options provided can be the cause of disharmony
b.
Dietary habits
c.
Sleep
d.
Environment
a.
All options provided can be the cause of disharmony
Which herb is considered the ‘king of mucous membranes’?
Question 9 Answer
a.
Usnea barbata
b.
Commiphora Myrrha
c.
Hydrastis canadensis
d.
Phytolacca americana
c.
Hydrastis canadensis
You want to prescribe a homeopathic remedy for a 5 year-old patient that presents with an upper respiratory tract infection, rapid onset high fever, swollen cervical lymph nodes, and flushed in the face. On inspection the oropharynx appears very red and the patient reports difficulties swallowing. Select the most indicated homeopathic remedy from the options provided:
Question 10 Answer
a.
Belladonna
b.
Sulphur
c.
Ferrum-phos
d.
Gelsemium
a.
Belladonna
Select the true statement regarding Vitamin D:
Question 11 Answer
a.
Vitamin D2 is the active-form
b.
Vitamin D supplementation can enhance neutrophil killing of pathogenic streptococcal bacteria
c.
Vitamin D is so safe that it’s impossible to dose a toxic amount
d.
Vitamin D is a water-soluble vitamin
b.
Vitamin D supplementation can enhance neutrophil killing of pathogenic streptococcal bacteria
By having a patient sign a detailed consent form at the beginning of the first visit, you have achieved the legal and regulatory requirements for achieving the patient’s consent to conduct a physical exam during the second visit, and apply an acupuncture treatment during the third visit.
True
False
False
True/ False: The neti pot is a device used to introduce an herbal infusion of echinacea into the sinuses to treat viral and bacterial infections.
True
False
False
When used in combination with Echinacea and Thuja, this herb has been shown to substantially reduce the time to improvement when treating the common cold.
Question 14 Answer
a.
Goldenseal
b.
Ginger
c.
Phytolacca
d.
Wild Indigo
d.
Wild Indigo
When prescribing Echinacea as treatment for the common cold, what should you inquire about and be cautious about with use?
Question 15 Answer
a.
Use of Advil for treating fever
b.
If the patient has cold feet
c.
Allergy to penecillin
d.
Asteracea allergy
d.
Asteracea allergy
True/ False: The impacts of childhood trauma can include cardiovascular disease, a shorter lifespan, and poor immune system functioning.
True
False
True
In order to comply with the standards of ‘Clean Needle Technique’, important in the practice of acupuncture, when should the practitioner wash their hands?
Question 17 Answer
a.
After removal of needles
b.
The practitioner should wash their hands all 3 of the indicated times.
c.
Before needling
d.
Before the patient visit
b.
The practitioner should wash their hands all 3 of the indicated times.
How long after starting antibiotics for acute otitis media should treatment failure be considered if symptom improvement has not occurred?
Question 18 Answer
a.
48 hours
b.
24 hours
c.
72 hours
d.
96 hours
c.
72 hours
What would be a top homeopathic remedy for consideration when treating whooping cough of a 22 year-old patient that presents holding their chest every time they cough due to the pain. They report their cough has improved after walking to the clinic, but comments that they can’t sleep at night since its worse lying down, and worse at bedtime.
Question 19 Answer
a.
Ipecacuanha
b.
Drosera
c.
Antimonium Tartaricum
d.
Aconitum
b.
Drosera
True/ False: There is evidence to suggest that Echinacea purpurea (combo of root and herb) can help prevent respiratory tract infections and reduce associated antibiotic usage in children.
True
False
true
