Ancient western medicine Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

describe how rauvolfia serpentina has been used by ancient Indians, and how it got its name snakeroot. used to treat mental illness along with snakebites, names comes from its long "sinewy" root (mongooses would eat it before batteling cobras also) explain how rauvolfia serpentina went from traditional to western medicine locals used it untill eventuall british scientists conducted studies on it and found it lowered blood pressure naturally define ethnobotany study of relation...

Health and Bot Med Midterm EXAM STUDY GUIDE complete graded A Zoopharmacognosy - -Animals that use plants as medicine -Can be preventative or therapeutic -Monarch butterflies: if heavy parasite loads, lay eggs on milkweeds (Asclepias spp., Aponcynaceae) that produce cardenolides to protect offspring from parasites -Fruit flies: selectively lay eggs on high-ethanol substrates to prevent parasitic wasp infection -Chimps: chew bitter pith of sesquiterpene lactones which are anti-he...

FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE - HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY CARE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 2024 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is NOT an expected role of a respiratory therapist? a. promoting lung health and wellness b. providing patient education c. assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status d. selling oxygen therapy devices to patients ANS: D Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, educatio...

Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist? Promoting lung health and wellness Providing patient education Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients 1 only 1 and 4 only 1, 2, and 3 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 ANS: C Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, mana...

Dynamics Rutgers Exam Questions with Correct Answers Prehistoric - answer* BC *Believed that evil spirits in the body caused illness *Trepination- drilling holes in the skull to relieve evil spirits *most medicine was rooted in religious or spiritual beliefs *less spread of disease due to: -small communities -nomadic lifestyles ancient egyptians - answer*3000 BC- AD 500 *kept health records superstitious-- called upon the gods to heal them *religion prohibited dissection of the body,...

Which of the following types of psychological difficulties has posed major problems to all societies, with historical evidence of the disorder within Western civilization for over 2,000 years and even some evidence within writings from ancient Egypt? A. Depression B. Agoraphobia C. Kleptomania D. Intermittent Explosive Disorder - Answer-A Although many early societies believed that mental illness was a sign of spiritual possession, people with such conditions were often treated with cons...

ADC Exam 3 Questions With Verified Answers Beyond the culture of the client, what is another key cultural issue? a. Client's number of generations in the United States b. Clients living in cultural enclaves c. Culture of the counselor d. Client's primary language - answerC: Culture of the counselor. Not only do clients bring their culture to the treatment experience, but counselors do as well. A group of professionals also has a culture that consists of shared values, norms, and belief...

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 7TH EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS TEST BANK ( ALL CHAPTERS) Exam 1-27, 29 Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are wha...

Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 12th Edition Kacmarek/ Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist? 1. Promoting lung health and wellness 2. Providing patient education 3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status 4. Selling oxygen (O a. 1 only b. 1 and 4 only c. 1...

NY State Board Esthetics Exam Questions and Answers What does a person refer to? - Correct Answer ️️ -an individual, firm, company, partnership, or corporation. What does the practice of esthetics include? - Correct Answer ️️ -includes enhancement of the face, neck, arm, shoulders and legs by means of makeup, facials, waxing, tweezing and sanding. What does the practice of esthetics NOT include? - Correct Answer ️️ -Electrology What is needed in order to apply for an esthetic...