E01_04 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Flashcards
2017, 2018_CAM
The current and most relevant law governing the practice of traditional and integrative medicine in the Philippines:
A. RA 8423
TAMA Law.
2017_CAM
The main difference between complementary and alternative medicine refers to:
B. The concurrent use with Conventional Medicine in Complementary Medicine.
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
D. Alternative medicine is generally more culturally sensitive
2017_CAM
Which of the following is correctly paired:
C. Ampalaya-Diabetes
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
A. Prayer has a significant role in healing and falls in the energy manipulation domain (prayer is mind-body therapy)
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
D. A and B only
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.
B. St. John’s wort
Contested. Majority answered D. Still being clarified. Ginkgo biloba interacts with warfarin- bleeding
2017, 2018_CAM
Integrative medicine:
B. Aims to empower patients and transform both health care provider and user
2018_CAM
Institution responsible for the promotion, advancement and research of integrative medicine in the community
A. DOH
B. PITAHC
C. NIRPROMP
B. PITAHC
