Alternative Medicine College of Canada

Professional Distance Education

Cours Course 214

Drugs & Medical Exams

At the time of a conciliation between conventional medicine and alternative medicine, the objectives of the course are:
- know the ranking of families and drugs, their actions and their effects
- know how to read laboratory exams
- learn the main principles of first aid
- the diagnostic principles of vital signs.
- drugs interactions
In addition, the student will have to become familiar with the tests used by naturopaths.
Many exercises and feedback on knowledge are available to put into practice the theory learned.
Clinical case studies allow the student to recognize the signs of seriousness to refer his client to the doctor.
The college aims to enable the future health practitioner to develop his / her skills in acquiring the language and understanding of medical parameters in order to communicate and collaborate with the attending physician.

Pré-requis: Prerequisites:

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Crédits: Credits: 3       Heures: Hours of study: 45

Ce cours est inclus dans: This course is included in:

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Frais de scolarité: Tuition fees (if taken as single course):

$405 CAN |   $315 USD   |   €300 EURO

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Description du contenu du cours

Course Outline

Student Guide

Examination deadline

Deadline

Changing deadlines

Important

Course Objectives

Educational method

Going to next course

Chapter 1

Medication

A bit of history

The discovery of aspirin

Pharmacology’s first steps

What is Medication?

Origins

Galenic forms

Excipients of known recognized effect(s)

Action of Medication

Drug categories

Major drug evaluation parameters

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacodynamics

Marketing Authorization

MA (Canada) / Marketing Authorization Application: MAA (Europe) / New Drug Application: NDA (USA)

Drug regulation frameworks

Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM) in France

The European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Health Canada’s Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Medication Access Routes

General Route

Local Route

Drug targets and mechanisms of action

Drug targets

Trajectory in the Body

The Dangers of Medication

Appropriate medication use

Medication and iatrogenesis

Drug Families

Antalgics or Analgesics

Antacids

Antibiotics

Anticoagulants

Aspirin

Barbiturates

Beta Blockers

Bronchodilators

Cancer

Corticosteroids

Digitalis Extracts

Diuretics

Epilepsy

Gout

Histamine

Arterial Hypertension

Hypnotics

Inflammation

Laxatives

Parkinson’s disease

Nausea

Neuroleptics

Spasms

Tranquilizers

Gastro duodenal Ulcers

Virus

Drug interactions

Interactions and instructions Table

Revision

Activity 1

Chapter 2

Medical Analysis

What is a lab test, and what is it used for?

Lab tests are used in many different ways

How are reference values determined, and what do they represent?

What does positive or negative, and false positive or false negative mean?

What are the units of measurement used for the results?

General Tests

Blood pressure, pinpointing and palpation by audiovisual means

Blood Tests

* Uric Acid

* Beta HCG

* Calcium

* Partial Thromboplastin Time

* Cholesterol

* Creatinine

* Gamma-glutamyl-trans peptidase

* Glycaemia

* Blood Group

* Haemoculture

* Hormones

* Ionogram

Full Blood Count (FBC)

The INR: International Normalized Ratio

Others complementary exams

Amniocentesis

Amnioscopy

Angiography

Audiogram

Biopsy

Doppler

Ultrasound

6. Printer Electrocardiogram

Electroencephalogram

Stool and Urine Tests

Fibroscopy

Pap smear

Hysterosalpingography

Hysteroscopy

Laparoscopy

Barium Enema

Mammography

Nuclear Medicine

Phlebography

Puncture

Sampling

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Scanner

Spermogram

Skin Tests

Summary Table of the Main Biological Constants

Revision

Activity 2

Chapter 3

The medical consultation

Introduction

Consulting a general practitioner

Interview procedure

The interview:

Clinical examination:

Recognizing an emergency

Medical history:

Surgical history:

Family history:

Current medication:

Lifestyle:

The history of the illness:

Clinical examination:

Recognizing serious symptoms

Questionnaire of serious symptoms/emergencies

Revision

Activity 3

Chapter 4

Complementary Tests in Naturopathy

Introduction

Testing of biological samples

Mail order tests

Other tests

Laboratory and test reliability

Hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA)

Test availability

Indican Test

Chemical transformation of indole into indican

Test availability

Oxidata Test

How to administer the test

Test availability

Acid-base balance test

Test principles

How to administer the test

Interpreting the results

Test availability

Chemstrip test

Test availability

Allergy tests

Patch tests

Prick tests

Test availability

Food intolerance testing

Lactose intolerance

Gluten intolerance

Test availability

ImuPro Test

Test availability

Sulkowitch Test

Test availability

Koenisburg Test

Test availability

Zinc evaluation

Test availability

Bio-Electronic “Vincent” (BEV) method

Parameters

Test availability

LIST OF LABORATORIES

Revision

Activity 4

Answers

Answers to Chapter 1

Answers to Chapter 2

Answers to Chapter 3

Answers to Chapter 4

Appendix

Plants and medications: Watch out for interactions!

APPENDIX C

Tests that a Naturopath may Request

Quest Diagnostics

Tests Performed on Blood

Tests Performed on Stool

Tests Performed on Urine

Tests Performed on Saliva

Tests Performed on Hair

Tests that a Naturopath may Perform

Exam

Evaluation Questionnaire

Témoignages

Testimonials:

This course was extremely informative and clearly explained. Considering the complexity, I could have easily spent 60 hours or so to fully grasp its content. Overall, a very important and practical course.

Lea T.,
Quebec

This course was very insightful in terms of the explanation of all different drug categories and their mechanisms of action. It was also great to learn how to properly interpret Lab tests as i have had some practice previously reading them , but getting more in-depth was great

D.Tereshchenko,
Ontario, Canada

Very thorough and challenging

W. Binnie,
Yukon, Canada

I learnt a lot of useful practical information relevant to clinical practice

E. Malouin,
Montréal, Canada

Great course for fine tuning and presenting client case studies. Thank You!

M. Mor,
USA

A nice outline on what drugs and tests are used for and how the body reacts to them.

Bushra Hassim, life coach,
Pretoria, South Africa

Loved it. I have been working with clinicians for many years and still this taught me so much.

Jacen-Daemon Tearrik, Herbalist,
Toronto

Loves this course, lots to learn and will definitely be using this for future references.

Tricia Verfaillie,
Ontario

I enjoyed the course and I am looking forward to use all that I have learnt in my daily occupation.

Elvera Leitch,
Antigua

very good, especially the complemetary tests

P. P. Hadjisavva,
Chypre

Concise but informative and very relevant. Not so difficult to understand and follow for newbies like me who don’t have background on medical sciences. Inspired me to gain more knowledge.

Jonas Mamitag,
Northwest Territories