chapter 20 conventional and complementary medicine: skills for the health care consumer
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Chapter 20
CONVENTIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY
MEDICINE: SKILLS FOR THE HEALTH CARE
CONSUMER
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Self-Care: Managing Medical Problems
Self Assessment
See a Physician if a symptom is:
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Self-Care: Managing Medical ProblemsEmergencies:
Major trauma or injuryUncontrollable bleedingSevere shortness of breathPersistent abdominal painPoisoning or drug overdoseLoss of consciousnessStupor, drowsiness, or disorientationSevere or worsening reaction to an
insect bite or sting
Self-Treatment: Many OptionsWatchful waitingNondrug optionsWhen Self-medicating:
1.Read labels2.Do not exceed the recommendation3.Use caution4.Try to buy generic5.Never take a drug from an unlabeled container6.Be cautious if pregnant and nursing7.Pay attention to the expiration date8.Storage medication properly9.Special caution with aspirin
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Conventional or Western Medicine
What is/are the belief(s) about Health?
What causes disease/illness?
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Conventional Medicine
What is the approach to treatment?
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The Providers of Conventional Medicine
Medical Doctors (MD)Doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.)PodiatristsOptometristsDentistsAllied health care professionals
Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care
The Physician-Patient Partnership
Your Appointment with Your Physician
The Diagnostic ProcessMedical and Surgical Treatments
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Eastern MedicineBelief about Health:
Disease is caused by any action/force which interferes with the balance and movement of bio-energy
Disease is defined by a defect of function or energy
◦Qi is life
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Five Domains of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
1. Alternative medical systems
2. Mind-Body interventions
3. Biological-based therapies
4. Manipulative & Body-Based Methods
5. Energy Therapies
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Complementary and alternative medicineAlternative medical systems on integrating
mind, body, and spirit seeking to restore the whole person to harmony
Alternative medical systemsEx’s. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Harmonious flow of qi produces healthHerbal remediesAcupuncture
Acupuncture allows QI to flow through pathways
Homeopathy“Like cures like” and remedies become more
effective with greater dilution13
Mind-body interventionsMakes use of the connection between mind
and body
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Biological-Based therapiesConsist primarily of:
Many overlap with conventional medicine’s use of dietary supplements
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Manipulative and body-based methodsManual healing based on the idea that
misalignment in one part of the body causes pain or dysfunction in another part
Ex. Chiropractic medicine, massage, osteopathy
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Energy therapiesForms of treatment that use energy
originating either within the body (biofields) or from other sources (electromagnetic fields)
QigongTherapeutic touchReiki
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Evaluating complementary and alternative therapiesWorking with your physicianQuestioning the CAM practitionerDoing your own research
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