学术英语 邮政邮箱医学Academic English for Medicine
Unit 4 Alternative medicine
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1. Give a brief explanation of the two concepts: complementary medicine and alternative medicine.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
CAM: a group of diver medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine
Complementary medicine : u of CAM together with conventional medicine
Alternative medicine: u of CAM in place of conventional medicine
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2. To what extent do you agree with the authors opinion on traditional Chine medicine being “affordable, low tech, safe and effective”?
Facilities: simple, inexpensive
Technology: needles, cups, coins
Most procedures and operations: noninvasive
The substances ud as medicine: indeed all natural, from nature, raw herbs or abstracts from them
Effectiveness: proven and ensured with a long history
The theories and practices: new light shed with ongoing rearch around the world on acupuncture, herbs, massage and Tai Chi
3. Summarize the clinical us of acupuncture.
An adjunct treatment, an alternative, or part of a comprehensive management program for post-operative and chemotherapy induced naua and vomiting post-operative dental pain
Addiction stroke rehabilitation headache menstrual cramps tennis elbow fibromyalgia myofascial pain osteoarthritis low back pain carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma
4 Do you think the author is overoptimistic in predicting a wider future u of acupuncture in the US?
● Rearch: TCM framework VS Biomedical Modality
● Future clinical trials that test acupuncture within the framework of traditional Chine medicine are likely to provide a more appropriate and clinically meaningful asssment of acupuncture efficacy than the current generation of clinical trials which u a diagnosis framed primarily in biomedical terms
4. Do you think the author is overoptimistic in predicting a wider future u of acupunctur
e in the US?
● Rearch: The right track to follow
● Unlike drugs, acupuncture is more akin to surgery and physical therapy in terms of therapeutic modalities.
● For the time being, evidence bad on large ca ries should be considered in determining recommendations for clinical practice.
● Adoption / U
● -Proven uful in additional areas
● -Ud not only for treatment but also for prevention and promotion of wellness
● -Exploration and perfection to be continued
5. Explain how inappropriate us of herbs may result in complications.
Appropriate us of herbs depend on proper guidance
-Proper TCM diagnosis of the zheng of the patient
-Correct lection of the corresponding therapeutic strategies and principles that guide the choice of herbs and herbal formulas
Digression from either of the above conditions, misus of herbs, will result in complications in patient
6． Various approaches to herbal study are mentioned in the text. Pick one to discuss the advantages and limitations.
randomized controlled trials
quasi-experiments
cohort studies
ca-control studies
“N=1” trials
7. What are the difficulties in investigating herbal therapies?
Dependence of synthesis of evidence on
-The completeness of the literature arch (Unavailable for foreign studies)
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-The accuracy of evaluation
No answers to be found for the questions of interest
Requirement of using less stringent information rather than “hard data”
8.What are the factors to consider when we integrate eastern and western medicine?
金频梅Asssment of the intrinsic value of traditional medicine in society
Rearch and education
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Political, economic and social factors
Uful expressions
● … Panel conrvatively recommended that acupuncture may be ud as an adjunct treatment… (Para.3)
● The panel ascertained that acupuncture can be ud to treat …(Para.3)
● It is also recommended as an adjunct treatment or…(Para.3)
● When appropriately prepared and ud, herbs can be safe and effective. (Para.8)
● 蜻蜓树>圆锥曲线方程Clinical rearch methodologists should take the theoretical construct and clinical approach of TCM into consideration when designing trials. (Para.9)
● Rearch designs such as randomized controlled trials26 have advantages and disadvantages in determining the efficacy of any therapeutic intervention, and can be carried out for botanicals, as en by a study on herbal formulas for irritable bowel syndrome. (Para.9)
cad延伸命令● It is esntial that rearchers and practitioners be educated in both traditional and western medicines in order to perform rearch appropriately and treat patients effectively. (Para.10)
