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CHAPTER 2 • Glossary 1 Chapter 2 1 Glossary Allopathic medicine: The treatment of disease using conventional evidence-based medical therapies. Alternative medicine: A non-Western form of medi- cal practice, such as the use of botanicals to treat disease. Analgesic: An agent used to suppress pain. Anti-inflammatory drugs: Drugs that reduce inflam- mation. Antiemetic drugs: Drugs that prevent nausea and vomiting. Antipyretic drugs: Drugs that prevent or reduce fever by lowering body temperature. Bioavailability: The extent to which a medication or nutrient can be used by the body. Bioequivalence: The condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are ab- sorbed equally by the body. Complementary medicine: A type of medical prac- tice that may be performed along with traditional Western medicine practices, such as music therapy, while undergoing surgery. Diabetes: A metabolic disorder in which the body ceases to either use or make insulin efficiently. Efficacy: The therapeutic effect of a given intervention. Endocrinology: The branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions. Fee-for-service insurance: A health insurance plan in which the consumer pays a monthly premium. After spending a predetermined amount on medical care each year, the consumer then pays a percentage of expenses incurred, while the plan pays the remainder. Generic: A non-branded product. Health maintenance organizations: Health insurance plans in which, in exchange for a monthly premium, consumers can select medical treatment from a list of physicians and pay only a co-payment at each visit. Homeopathy: The method of treating symptoms using drugs, given in minute doses that in a healthy person would produce symptoms similar to those of the disease. Malpractice: Failure of a professional to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss results.
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Allopathic medicine: Thetreatmentofdiseaseusingconventionalevidence-basedmedicaltherapies.
Alternative medicine: Anon-Westernformofmedi-calpractice,suchastheuseofbotanicalstotreatdisease.
Analgesic: Anagentusedtosuppresspain.
Anti-inflammatory drugs: Drugsthatreduceinflam-mation.
Antiemetic drugs:Drugsthatpreventnauseaandvomiting.
Antipyretic drugs:Drugsthatpreventorreducefeverbyloweringbodytemperature.
Bioavailability: Theextenttowhichamedicationornutrientcanbeusedbythebody.
Bioequivalence: Theconditioninwhichdifferentformulationsofthesamedrugorchemicalareab-sorbedequallybythebody.
Complementary medicine: Atypeofmedicalprac-ticethatmaybeperformedalongwithtraditionalWesternmedicinepractices,suchasmusictherapy,whileundergoingsurgery.
Diabetes: Ametabolicdisorderinwhichthebodyceasestoeitheruseormakeinsulinefficiently.
Efficacy: Thetherapeuticeffectofagivenintervention.
Endocrinology: Thebranchofmedicinedealingwiththeendocrineglandsandtheirsecretions.
Fee-for-service insurance: Ahealthinsuranceplaninwhichtheconsumerpaysamonthlypremium.Afterspendingapredeterminedamountonmedicalcareeachyear,theconsumerthenpaysapercentageofexpensesincurred,whiletheplanpaystheremainder.
Generic: Anon-brandedproduct.
Health maintenance organizations:Healthinsuranceplansinwhich,inexchangeforamonthlypremium,consumerscanselectmedicaltreatmentfromalistofphysiciansandpayonlyaco-paymentateachvisit.
Homeopathy: Themethodoftreatingsymptomsusingdrugs,giveninminutedosesthatinahealthypersonwouldproducesymptomssimilartothoseofthedisease.
Malpractice: Failureofaprofessionaltorenderproperservicesthroughreprehensibleignoranceornegligenceorthroughcriminalintent,especiallywheninjuryorlossresults.
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Medicaid: Government-sponsoredhealthcaresys-temfortheindigentanddisabled.
Medicare: Government-sponsoredhealthcaresys-temforthoseover65yearsofage.
Meditation: Thoughtpracticethatresultsinrelax-ationandstressreduction.
Naturopathy: Asystemormethodoftreatingdis-easethatemploysnosurgeryorsyntheticdrugs,insteadusingdiets,herbs,vitamins,andmassagetoassistthenaturalhealingprocesses.
Nurse practitioner/physicians assistant (PA): Areg-isterednursewhohasreceivedspecialtrainingandcanperformmanyofthedutiesofaphysician.
Oncology: Thebranchofmedicinedealingwithtumors,includingcanceroustumors.
Ophthalmologists: Licensedphysiciansspecializinginthemedicalcareandsurgeryoftheeyes.
Optician: Atechnicianwhomakesandfitseyeglass-esbasedonprescriptions.
Optometrist: Atrainedandlicensedindividualwhocanprescribeandfiteyeglasses.
Pharmaceuticals: Prescriptiondrugsandover-thecounterdrugs.
Pilates: Amethodofphysicalandmentalexerciseinvolvingstretchingandbreathingthatfocusonstrengtheningtheabdominalcore.
Preferred provider organizations: Acombinationofafee-for-serviceplanwithanHMO.
Primary care physician (PCP):Aphysicianwhopro-videsthefirstcontactforapersonwithanundiag-nosedhealthconcern,aswellascontinuingcareforavarietyofmedicalconditions.PCPsgenerallydonothaveamedicalspecialtyorperformsurgery.
Qi: AtermusedinChineseculturethatissaidtobepartofeverylivingthing,andisseenasalifeforceorspiritualenergy.
Radiologists: PhysicianswhoarespeciallytrainedtointerpretmedicalX-rays.
Secondary care:Careprovidedtoapatientwhohasbeenreferredtothespecialistbyaprimarycarephysician.
Therapeutic value:Thevalueofaprocedureorprod-uctrelativetoitsabilitytotreatorcureadiseaseorcondition.
