Self Test: Integrated Medicine

Acupuncture has had mainstream appeal in the United States since:

1970s

Which of these individuals promoted a holistic healing approach to medicine?

Andre Weil

Who is considered the founder of osteopathy?

Andrew Taylor Still

A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:

Brain

which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

CAT scan

Who is considered the founder of chiropractics?

Daniel David Palmer

What uses a high-frequency electromagnetic current produced by a microwave device to generate heat within body tissues?

Diathermy

What method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?

Gamma Knife

Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?

MRI

Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?

Samuel Hahnemann

"Hypnosis" literally means:

Sleep/conditioning

The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

The term "Mammogram" means

a recording of the breast

A defibrillator is used to correct:

abnormal heart rhythms

"Reflexology" literally means:

again/bends/of/procedure of

What physicians use antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness?

allopathic

All hypnosis techniques promote a relaxed state and what type of brain wave activity?

alpha

Therapeutic touch therapy is classified as what type of medicine?

alternative

A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia." This means there is/are:

an increase in cell number

Acupuncture may be used during surgery for:

anesthesia

The coronal plane divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

What is the basis is Chinese traditional medicine?

balance within the body

Ultrasonography literally means ____________/"process of recording."

beyond normal ranges/sound

A self-suggestion technique that assists patients in controlling stress is:

biofeedback

A trephine is used to remove:

bone

APET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:

brain

The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

Folk remedies are based on:

charms

Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox or conventional" medicine?

chemotherapy

Lithotripsy is a procedure for:

crushing calculi

"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?

dense

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

An otoscope is used to view the:

ear

Small acupuncture needles are used to treat which area of the body?

ears

Acupuncture needles are used in combination with which of these during treatment?

electrical current

Electric shock therapy is also known as:

electroconvulsive therapy

The movement in which a limb is placed in straight position is called:

extension

A tonometer measures pressure within the:

eye

A pacemaker can be be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:

fixed and/ or alternate impulses

A PET scan is used to detect:

glucose metabolism

Which body part is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?

hand

A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

heart

An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

heart

If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia," it means that the patient's:

heart rate is elevated

Thermo/gram literally means:

heat or temperature/recording

Which type of medicine emphasizes self-care and illness prevention?

holistic

What physician administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural body response of immunity?

homeopathic

Aromatherapy oils are:

inhaled, applied during massage, used with baths

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

Complimentary or alternative medicine is now referred to as:

integrated medicine

Massage and reflexology are examples of:

integrated medicine

The abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:

intensive care unit

Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?

juniper

Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:

kidney infection

A "Pyelogram" records information about the:

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, bladder

Homeo/path/ic literally means:

like or same/as disease/refers

Aromatherapy is thought to have its effects on which part of the brain?

limbic system

What is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading, and tapping?

massage

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record:

moving body parts

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

Which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses?

myopia

Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:

natural

Which type of medicine uses vitamin therapy, herbal remedies, and chiropractic care?

natural

Acu/puncture literally means:

needle puncture

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

A lumbar puncture is used to:

obtain spinal fluid samples

Aromatherapy uses which principle

olfactory stimulation

The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

A body part that is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n):

organ

The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for lstening

The term "Percussi/on" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

Biofeedback is a type of _______ therapy

psychosomatic

"Angiograms" are used for:

recording pictures of blood vessels

The term "oculat" literally means:

refers to the eye

What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?

reflexology

The term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal

Holistic therapies stress the importance of:

self care and illness prevention

"Placebo" literally means:

shall please

An electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

skeletal muscle

A plantar wart is located on the:

sole of the foot

A "Myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue

spinal cord and nerves

The etiologic agent of syphilis is a:

spirochete

Which was the first 3D- printed drug approved by the FDA?

spritam

The medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to preform this procedure, they used a/an:

stethoscope

A patient who has cholecystolithotripsy is having what process performed on their gallbladder?

stone crushed

Placebo effect therapy uses the principle of:

suggestion and believability

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine position

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:

the stages of death and dying

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

The term "Catheter" literally means:

to let down, into a

The term "Sphygo/mano/meter" liteerally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

The directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction:

to the side

The directional term "inferior" describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?

traditional

Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:

turned down

The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

ultra/sono/graph/y

What does reiki mean in Japanese?

universal vital force

Anterior movement can also be called:

ventral

Cryosurgery is used to treat:

verrucae

Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"

view of life

The term "intramuscular Injection" literally means:

within a muscle

The term "Intravenous Injection" means:

within a vein