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non-mainstream treatments used together with conventional medicine ✔Correct Answer-
complementary medicine
non-mainstream treatments that are used instead of conventional medicine ✔Correct Answer-
alternative medicine
non-mainstream treatment approaches for treatment fused into conventional approaches for
treatment ✔Correct Answer-integrative medicine
CIM stands for... ✔Correct Answer-complementary and integrative medicine
CIM therapies: 3 groups are.. ✔Correct Answer-1. Natural Products
2. Mind-body practices
3. Other complementary health practices
Herbal medicine, botanicals, and supplements are under which category of CIM therapy?
✔Correct Answer-Natural products
Chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, massage therapy, and tai chi yoga are under
which category of CIM therapy? ✔Correct Answer-Mind-body practices
Traditional healers, energy therapies, ayurveda, traditional chinese medicine, and homeopathy are
under which category of CIM therapy? ✔Correct Answer-Other complementary health practices
Risks associated with CIM therapies: ✔Correct Answer-1. Lack of rigorous testing for safety/efficacy
2. Natural products may cause unknown adverse effects
3. Potential for clinically significant interactions (drugs, foods, etc.)
Main concepts of naturopathic medicine: ✔Correct Answer-1. Body has ability to maintain and
restore health
2. Identify and treat cause of disease, rather than symptoms
3. Treatments that focus on only symptoms should be avoided/minimized
4. Treat the whole person (physical, spiritual, mental, social)
5. Educate patients to take responsibility for own health
6. Asses risk and susceptibility to disease for prevention
Main concept of homeopathic medicine: ✔Correct Answer-Principle of "like cures like": a
substance that produces symptoms of an illness in large doses can cure it in small doses (similar to
concept of vaccines)
Extreme dilution of natural products occurs in which medicinal area? ✔Correct Answer-
homeopathic medicine
What must be included on the label for homeopathic products? ✔Correct Answer-These uses have
not approved by the FDA nor has the product been approved by the FDA (something like that)
Answers |Latest Update |Already Graded A+
non-mainstream treatments used together with conventional medicine ✔Correct Answer-
complementary medicine
non-mainstream treatments that are used instead of conventional medicine ✔Correct Answer-
alternative medicine
non-mainstream treatment approaches for treatment fused into conventional approaches for
treatment ✔Correct Answer-integrative medicine
CIM stands for... ✔Correct Answer-complementary and integrative medicine
CIM therapies: 3 groups are.. ✔Correct Answer-1. Natural Products
2. Mind-body practices
3. Other complementary health practices
Herbal medicine, botanicals, and supplements are under which category of CIM therapy?
✔Correct Answer-Natural products
Chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, massage therapy, and tai chi yoga are under
which category of CIM therapy? ✔Correct Answer-Mind-body practices
Traditional healers, energy therapies, ayurveda, traditional chinese medicine, and homeopathy are
under which category of CIM therapy? ✔Correct Answer-Other complementary health practices
Risks associated with CIM therapies: ✔Correct Answer-1. Lack of rigorous testing for safety/efficacy
2. Natural products may cause unknown adverse effects
3. Potential for clinically significant interactions (drugs, foods, etc.)
Main concepts of naturopathic medicine: ✔Correct Answer-1. Body has ability to maintain and
restore health
2. Identify and treat cause of disease, rather than symptoms
3. Treatments that focus on only symptoms should be avoided/minimized
4. Treat the whole person (physical, spiritual, mental, social)
5. Educate patients to take responsibility for own health
6. Asses risk and susceptibility to disease for prevention
Main concept of homeopathic medicine: ✔Correct Answer-Principle of "like cures like": a
substance that produces symptoms of an illness in large doses can cure it in small doses (similar to
concept of vaccines)
Extreme dilution of natural products occurs in which medicinal area? ✔Correct Answer-
homeopathic medicine
What must be included on the label for homeopathic products? ✔Correct Answer-These uses have
not approved by the FDA nor has the product been approved by the FDA (something like that)
