A client asks the nurse "What is the major difference between allopathic therapies and
complementary and alternative therapies (CAM)?" The best reply for the nurse to make is
"Allopathic medicine
a. is curative, and CAM is preventive.".
b. is symptom specific, and CAM is holistic.".
c. is preventive, and CAM treats actual health problems.".
d. has been tested by research, and CAM is scientifically untested.".
D
Allopathic medicine is also known as conventional, mainstream, regular medicine, and biomedicine.
Most allopathic therapies have the benefit of having a body of scientific research that supports their
use, whereas CAM remedies are not evidence based. Option A: This difference is not the major
difference. Option B: This difference is not entirely true. Option C This difference is not entirely
true.
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