During a health history, the patient describes methods of restoring her HEALTH that are synonymous with CULTURALCARE. Which activity would the patient practice to restore her HEALTH?
1. Agree to radical treatments
2. Use herbal preparations.
3. Complete recommended diagnostic tests.
4. Participate in human experimentation.
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Explanation: 2. Herbal preparations are used to restore HEALTH in ethnocultural traditional care.
3. The use of radical treatments is a method to restore health in modern medical care.
4. Participating in human experimentation is a method to restore health in modern medical care.
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