MEDICAL SCIENCE - TREATMENT

By Dilip. M. Salwi

Medical science is a branch of knowledge or study dealing with facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of the human body and the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.


1. What is insulin used for?

    Reducing sugar level in blood

    Reducing blood pressure

    Curing headache

    Curing malaria

2. Which operation is used as a contraceptive?

    Vasectomy

    Lobectomy

    Cystectomy

    Mastectomy

3. Which surgical operation involves removal of a bone or a piece of it?

    Tracheotomy

    Osteotomy

    Lobotomy

    Autograft

4. Which therapy uses different types of light, namely ultraviolet and infrared, to treat diseases?

    Hydrotherapy

    Phototherapy

    Hypnotherapy

    Aromatherapy

5. What is an antihistamine used against?

    Allergies

    Infections

    Constipation

    Insomnia

6. Which therapy advocates consumption of naturally grown foods, sunlight, air etc. to treat diseases?

    Herbal therapy

    Hypnotherapy

    Naturotherapy

    All

7. What is an antacid used for?

    Relieving pain

    Relieving fever

    Reducing acidity in stomach

    Reducing depression

8. What is a laxative used for?

    Alcoholism

    Skin irritation

    Constipation

    Depression

9. Which therapy advocates exercise, heat or massage to treat injury?

    Physiotherapy

    Primal therapy

    Hydrotherapy

    Phototherapy

10. What is a paracetamol used for?

    Relieving pain and fever

    Reducing cholesterol

    Relieving allergy

    Reducing blood sugar

11. Which therapy uses chemicals to treat cancer and other diseases?

    Herbal therapy

    Chemotherapy

    Physiotherapy

    Aromatherapy

12. What is a beta-blocker used for?

    Regulating blood sugar

    Reducing blood pressure

    Reducing blood-clotting

    Increasing urine flow

13. What is an antibiotic used for?

    Blood cloning

    Bacterial infection

    Malaria

    Diabetes

14. What is the most commonly used filling in the teeth?

    Porcelain

    Silver amalgam

    Gold

    Acrylic resin