After Examining a Patient,a Health Care Practitioner Tells the Patient

question 53

Multiple Choice

After examining a patient,a health care practitioner tells the patient that her mild back pain is caused by poor flow of energy from her mind to her back.The practitioner treats the patient with acupuncture,ginseng,and massage therapy.Based on this information,the practitioner's treatments indicate that he relies on ________.

• A)integrative medicine
• B)alternative health care
• C)placebo-based health care
• D)conventional medicine

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Connective

In logic and philosophy, a term or operation that links propositions together in compound sentences, such as "and", "or", and "not".