The health system called ________ has come to closely resemble allopathic medicine, but it is based on the philosophy that the body is a whole unit, structure and function are interrelated, and manipulation of bones can improve the body’s balance and self-regulation.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
osteopathy
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What will be an ideal response?
The primary source of cholesterol for human functioning is:
(a) dietary (b) a by-product of protein metabolism (c) made by the liver (d) fatty deposits in arteries
A female client presents to the orthopedic clinic for evaluation. The primary care provider told her she has a "spur" on her joint. She asks, "Why did this happen? I guess I just didn't exercise enough."
The nurse recognizes this to be a later structural change of osteoarthritis (OA), where the client no longer has a "shock absorber," culminating in: A) Osteonecrosis and loss of synovial fluid B) Formation of tophi in the synovial space C) Osteophyte formation and erosion of cartilage D) Separation of the epiphyseal plate
____________________ is a chronic autoimmune disease that produces serious weakness of the voluntary muscles
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word