Home week 1-6 Flashcards
how would you recognize a case of drosera in a patient with whooping cough?
a) sibilant cough (sss or shh sound)
b) lots of nausea with coughing
c) cough when in cold air
d) cough painful, must hold chest to cough
a) spongia tosta
b) ipecacuanha
c) rumex crispus
d) ***
ipecacuanha and antimonium tartaric are very similar to one another in cases of coughing, and can even complelemtn each other in a case. how could you differentiate them from one another?
a) ipecacuanha has more mucus in chest
b) ipecacuanha has a clean tongue, ant-t has a coated tongue
c) ipecacuanha has a coated tongue, ant-t doesnt
d) too similar; cant differentiate
both have lots of mucus in chest
answer is B)
what would be a good question to ask someone who complains of an acute cough?
a. do you get fits (paroxysms) of coughing?
b. do you cough at night?
c. when is the cough worse (get attacks)?
d. have you ever had whooping cough
C)
first 2 are just yes/no questions
d. isn’t present
common name of rhus tox
poison ivy
common name of apis mellifica
bee
common name of Utica urens
nettle
A child with an allergic reaction presents to your clinic. The skin of their chest and arms is covered with red welts and scratch marks. What question could potentially help you differentiate between your top remedies for hives/urticaria?
a) Is the skin itchy, burning?
b) What happens with warm or cold compresses, baths?
c) Does scratching help?
d) For how long have you had this skin reaction?
B)
“a) and c)” are not helpful as all
remedies can have itching and burning
and feel better scratching (Apis and
Rhus-tox can itch more, though) plus they are leading questions
d) duration doesn’t help differentiate
Which remedy would you think of for a case of herpes simplex, where the eruptions appear at the corner of the lips and behind the ears?
a) Rhus toxicodendron b) Sulphur
c) Graphites
d) Urtica urens
c)
Although the other remedies (especially Sulphur and Rhus-tox) can have herpes on the lips and the head, Graphites tends to be affected where the skin folds, like behind the ears and at the corners of the mouth. Sepia is also another herpes remedy that could affect these locations.
Which of these symptoms is a keynote of Sulphur?
a) Not hungry in the morning, until about 11am
b) Gets worse after the menstruation ends
c) Swollen, painful rash, that makes the child cry out
d) Restless superstitious behaviour
a) **
b) graphites
c) apis mellifica (bee)
d) rhus tot
Which remedy would you think of for a case of arthritis that pain gets worse with slight movement and patient needs to hold the painful area to prevent from any movement.
A- Rhus tox B- Ledum C- Bryonia D-Pulsatilla
C)
Bryonia’s keynote is aggravation from
slightest movement. that’s why
Bryonia patient usually holds the
painful area to prevent it from slightest
motion. In contrast, in Rhus tox pain
gets worse with staying still and
continuous
ameliorates the
motion pain.
Which of these symptoms is not a keynote of Rhus tox. : A- aggravation in beginning of motion
B- amelioration with motion
C- Triangular red tip of the tongue
D- amelioration with cold compress.
D)
Rhus tox. (poison ivy) patients desire
warmth and hot bath, and pain
usually gets worse in cold and humid weather
normal name of colocynthis
bitter cucumber
A 64-year-old female is experiencing a severe shooting pain in her back since
a few days ago. She also feels weak, and her knee randomly gives out while walking. She is constantly worried about her health and family which gives her a butterfly sensation in the stomach. Which homeopathic remedy matches her symptoms most:
1) Kali carb.
2) Colocynthis
3) Bryonia
4) Mag.phos.
1)
Which of these symptoms are the keynote of Colocynth?
1) Aggravation between 2 to 4 AM
2) Strong weakness
3) Movement ameliorates
4) Strong anger and vexation
4) Strong anger and vexation
baby aspirin is not
i.e. Baby Aspirin isn’t for babies with a viral infection!)
