Allopathic medicine Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

acupuncture correct answer: component of traditional chinese medicine based on the principle of inserting very fine needles into various areas of the body to stimulate the meridians and promote harmony with the system allopathic medicine correct answer: Traditional Western Medicine botanicals/herbs correct answer: - plant species with medical properties - history - safety - standardization issues - regulatory issues - credentialing issues complementary and alternative meditation...

THE US HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY - -largest and most powerful employer in the nation -employs more than 13% of the total labor force in the US -growing demand for health services: 1)growth of overall population, mainly due to immigration 2)aging of the population, as baby boomers continues to turn ages 65+ through 2029 3)increased life expectancies PROBLEMS WITH AGING POPULATION - -decline in working-age population -increase in health care cost -increase in dependency ratio -changes to the e...

healthcare industry correct answer: -one of the largest employers in the United States with a workforce of 18 million workers. -Approximately 65% of U.S. physicians are specialists, which includes surgeons, cardiologists, and psychiatrists. -Women represent nearly 80% of the healthcare workforce. -includes dentists, optometrists, psychologists, chiropractors, podiatrists, administrators, and allied health professionals. Quaternary care correct answer: an extension of tertiary care and is...

Allopathic medicine is less effective in - ANSWER preventing disease, decreasing stress induced illnesses, managing chronic disease, and addressing emotional and spiritual needs of individuals, and improving quality of life and general well being CAM= - ANSWER an array of health care approaches with a history of use or origins outside of mainstream medicine

Practice of pharmacy includes: - Answer --Interpretation and evaluation of Rx orders. --Drug selection. DUR. --Compounding, dispensing, administering, labeling (except by manufacturer, packer, distributor) drugs/devices,. --Storage of drugs/devices. Maintenance of records. --Advising by counseling. Providing information of therapeutic values, content, hazards, use of drugs/devices. --Acts, services, operations, transactions necessary for conduct, operation, management, control of pharmac...

The nurse is educating a patient with phlebitis of the left leg. What alternative therapy should this patient avoid until the condition is resolved? A Yoga. B Therapeutic massage. C Acupressure. D Acupuncture. ________________________________________ Correct Answer: B Choice A rationale: Yoga involves gentle stretching and may not directly impact the phlebitis. Choice B rationale: Therapeutic massage could potentially dislodge a clot in the leg, leading to a dangerous condition ...

The US health care industry - LARGEST and MOST POWERFUL employer in the nation employs more than 13% of total labor force in the US growing demand for health services professionals - growing in population -aging of population -expansion of health insurance under the ACA populations of 65 years and older - have grown for the past years. and baby bombers are getting older and will disappear by 2060 problems with aging population - - decline in working age population - increase in health c...

HSC 300 Exam Final Questions With Verified And Updated Answers. Disease and Illness What is the meaning? - answerA disease can be either a mental or physical condition. -Not all physical diseases are caused by pathogens. -They may have a genetic cause or may be caused by an autoimmune response. The perception of feeling the symptoms of a disease is considered an illness. -When people have the flu or a cold, they usually consider themselves ill. Health Definitions World health organizati...

Oklahoma Pharmacy Law for MPJE Latest Update Graded A+ Practice of pharmacy includes: --Interpretation and evaluation of Rx orders. --Drug selection. DUR. --Compounding, dispensing, administering, labeling (except by manufacturer, packer, distributor) drugs/devices,. --Storage of drugs/devices. Maintenance of records. --Advising by counseling. Providing information of therapeutic values, content, hazards, use of drugs/devices. --Acts, services, operations, transactions necessary for...

Accuracy - Answer-Standard of practice which enables other parties to know precisely what each speaker has said. Managing flow of communication - Answer-Asking speakers to pause, speed up, slow down, etc. are ways of ensuring accuracy by... Maintaining transparency - Answer-Saying, "As the interpreter speaking, I did not understand what was just said, so I'm going to request clarification" shows that the interpreter is... Confidentiality - Answer-Standard of practice which honors the pr...