Which branch of medicine is concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering?
1. Pharmacology
2. Therapeutics.
3. Pathophysiology.
4. Pharmacotherapeutics.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Pharmacology is the study of medicine.
Rationale 2: Therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering.
Rationale 3: Pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury.
Rationale 4: Pharmacotherapeutics is the use of medicine to treat disease.
Global Rationale: Therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering. Pharmacology is the study of medicine. Pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury. Pharmacotherapeutics is the use of medicine to treat disease.
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