Define complementary medicine?
Complementary medicine refers to a practice that "complements" traditional therapy or works in tandem with traditional medicine.?
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A) splint the joint above and below the fracture site. B) always use the traction splint when a femur is fractured. C) splinting takes priority over bandaging to preserve limb function. D) all of the above are true
Which of the following conditions occurs when pain radiates into the extremities along the path of a compressed nerve?
a. Pruritus b. Radiculopathy c. Dementia d. Reflex dystrophy
The safest of the succinimide drugs and the only one still used in clinical practice is:
A. ethosuximide B. haloperidol C. phenothiazine D. maprotiline