Test 6 Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of constitutional hydrotherapy?
a. Increased circulation of blood and lymph
b. Improved elimination of waste through the colon and kidneys
c. Increased RBC counts
d. Improved digestion and assimilation of nutrients
Increased RBC counts
Which hydrotherapy treatments are contraindicated in cancer patients?
Hot fomentation
Alternating baths
(T or F) Charcoal poultices may improve cancer associated pain.
T
Which of the following are contraindications for constitutional hydrotherapy?
a. Acute bladder infection
b. Immunosuppressive medication use
c. Migraine
d. Organ transplant recipients on anti-rejection medication
Acute bladder infection
Immunosuppressive medication use
Organ transplant recipients on anti-rejection medication
Which of the following is a contradiction for the use of the Sine Machine?
a. Over open wounds
b. During fever
c. Metastatic carcinoma
d. Over bony prominences
Over open wounds
During fever
Metastatic carcinoma
Over bony prominences
(T or F) Always advise cancer patients to perform hydrotherapy at home.
F
(T or F) Massage for cancer patients is a specialty and should only be performed by trained professionals.
T
What is the main difference between the anti-cancer eclectic and Hoxsey formula?
a. The eclectic formula is unsafe for use in elderly
b. The Hoxsey formula is used as an alternative for general use
c. The eclectic formula included phytolacca
d. The eclectic formula is alcohol based and the Hoxsey formula is water based
The eclectic formula is alcohol based and the Hoxsey formula is water based
What is a contraindication for the use of camellia sinensis?
a. Must take away from iron supplementation
b. Autoimmune conditions
c. Current use of estrogen modulators like Tamoxifen
d. Metastasized breast cancer
Must take away from iron supplementation
What population is Astragalus propinquus most indicated for?
a. Those with family history of cancer
b. Those with low vitality
c. Those with history of transplant rejection
d. Overweight/obese individuals
Those with low vitality
Which of the following is NOT a potential Astragalus-drug interaction?
a. Hormonal therapies
b. Anticoagulants
c. Antidiabetics
d. Immunosuppressants
Antidiabetics
Which of the Viscum album prepared medications is fermented?
a. Iscador
b. Helixor
c. Abnoba
Iscador
Iscador has been found to
a. Increase the patient’s survival time
b. Reduce side effects related to chemotherapy
c. Prevent malignancy-associated weight loss
d. Prevent metastasis
Increase the patient’s survival time
Which aspect of stress is the most impactful on health?
a. How we cope with the stress
b. The length of stress
c. The type of stressor
d. The size of the stressor
How we cope with the stress
Which cytokine is increased with elevations of insulin secretions?
a. TGF-beta
b. IGF-1
c. IFN-gamma
d. IL-1
IGF-1