Exam 2 - Common Complementary Integrative Medicine

Question 1

_____ used to be used for migraine prophylaxis but has been removed from guidelines

Answer 1

Butterbur

Question 2

All elements of a person; make up whole person health

Answer 2

Spirit
Mind
Body

Question 3

What empowers personal health

Answer 3

• restoring health
• promoting resilience
• preventing disease across lifespans

(Prevent, promote, restore)

Question 3

Whole person health considers various influences that could promote or impede health such as:

Answer 3

Biological
Environmental
Behavioral
Social

(BEBS)

Question 4

It is essential to balance the beliefs of the individual and practitioner with what

Answer 4

The strongest available published evidence

(Don’t want to go against wishes, but also don’t want to give them BS)

Question 5

Complementary

Answer 5

Previously non-mainstream approaches

Ex. Diet and meditation along with medications

Question 6

Conventional

Answer 6

Mainstream medicine

Question 7

Alternative therapies

Answer 7

Used in place of conventional therapies

Ex. Diet and meditation WITHOUT medication

Question 8

Integrative health

Answer 8

Combines conventional and complementary approaches

(Integrating more into conventional medicine)

Question 9

Psychological complementary health approaches

Answer 9

Mindfulness
Medication & biofeedback

Question 9

Nutritional complementary health approaches

Answer 9

• dietary supplements
• vitamins and minerals
• aroma therapy
• diets

Question 9

Categories of health modalities

Answer 9

• nutritional
• physical
• psychological
• psychological and physical
• psychological and nutritional

Question 10

Attraction to CIM also includes

Answer 10

Potential to treat diseases for which there are no conventional therapies

Question 10

Psychological and nutritional complementary health approaches

Answer 10

Mindful eating

Question 10

Combination (psychological and physical) complementary health approaches

Answer 10

Reiki
Healing touch
Dance
Acupuncture
Art therapies
Tai chi
Yoga

(Really Hard Days Are Awful, Thank You)

Question 10

Physical complementary health approaches

Answer 10

Massage
Magnets
Spinal manipulation

Question 10

CIM provides an increased sense of what

Answer 10

Empowerment and participation

Question 11

CIM is considered to be a form of _____ medicine

Answer 11

Preventative

Question 12

What is CIM used for

Answer 12

To maintain health and reduce disease risk

Question 13

CIM is thought of as

Answer 13

Safe and natural

Question 14

(T/F): some CIM practices are supported by basic science and evidence

Answer 14

True

(Think yoga for stress relief)

Question 14

(T/F): ideally, CIM providers would work in place of conventional providers

Answer 14

False

(Ideally, they would work alongside conventional providers)

Question 15

Why do many conventional providers struggle with CIM questions

Answer 15

They lack resources, knowledge, and training on the topic

Question 16

What idea is homeopathy based on

Answer 16

The idea that “like treats like”

AKA law of similars

Question 16

Risks of CIM

Answer 16

Not all CIM have undergone rigorous testing Drug interactions w/ food, Rx/OTC products, vitamins, etc

Question 17

Allopathy

Answer 17

Conventional medicine

Question 18

What did Dr. Samuel Hahnemann do

Answer 18

- developed homeopathy in the early 1800s - coined the term “allopathy”

Question 19

Law of similars

Answer 19

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

Question 20

According to the law of similars the more _____, the greater the _____

Answer 20

Dilute Potency (Makes sense because you have to dilute things that are highly potent)

Question 21

Efficacy of homeopathy is believed to depend on ______ and ______ which is performed with each dilution

Answer 21

Dilution factor, vigorous shaking

Question 22

Homeopathic preparation are so dilute, they contain negligible amounts of _____ and are used to treat an existing illness

Answer 22

Active ingredient

Question 23

Oscillococcinum

Answer 23

Exception to rule that homeopathic agents have negligible active ingredients; used to treat and prevent flu

Question 24

Are homeopathic drugs considered dietary supplements

Answer 24

FDA says no

Question 25

Who recognizes and regulates homeopathic products

Answer 25

- USP - Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US (HPUS) - national formulary (NF)

Question 25

When approved, homeopathic drug monographs are published in the _____

Answer 25

Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US (HPUS)

Question 26

(T/F): homeopathic drugs are ensured to be safe and effective

Answer 26

False

Question 26

The be included in the HPUS, homeopathic agents must be

Answer 26

- Manufactured with cGMP - determined by the HPUS to be safe and effective