Homeopathy General Concepts

Question 1

Pt is loquacious and says the sensation of not being able to catch breath is very pronounced. Feels better while sitting up and bending forward. Had to loosen all her clothes and is averse to having any clothing near her throat. Needs to be fanned to breathe.

Which remedy fits best?

Causticum
Lachesis
Lycopodium
Antimonium tartaricum

Answer 1

Lachesis

D/t loquacious, sitting up bending forward, no clothes by throat, and fanned to breathe

Question 2

6 yo male. Loud barking cough preventing him from sleeping. Struggling to breath. Onset few hours ago after he played outside in the cold wind with a runny nose the day before. Temp: 38.5 C, heart rate 122 bpm, reps rate 65/min and gasping.

Which remedy fits best?
Baptisia tinctoria
Aconitum nepellus
Cuprum metallicum
Drosera rotundifolia

Answer 2

Aconite (Aconitum nepellus)

D/t onset a few hours ago! ACUTE ONSET!

Drosera is a good distractor (2nd best) d/t whooping cough picture

Question 3

Has aversion to being touched, even light irritates him. Pet rubbing against his leg is distressing and the presence of a cat was frightening.

Which remedy fits best?
Nux vomica
Podophyllum
China officinalis
Arsenicum album

Answer 3

China officinalis

Question 4

What is a miasma? Is is acute/chronic?

Answer 4

Infectious principles that set up specific disease

both acute and chronic

Question 5

What are the 3 chronic miasms? What are they associated with?

Answer 5

Psora (vesicles, itching, odor)
Syphilis (chancre)
Sycosis (warts)

Question 6

What is a proving?

Answer 6

Single medication given to a healthy person to see what changes happen to the body and mind

Question 7

What is acute prescribing of homeopathy?

Answer 7

Remedy chosen by Sx to condition RIGHT now, NEW acute symptoms

Question 8

What is constitutional prescribing of homeopathy?

Answer 8

Totality of person’s situation and the law of similars

Question 9

What is the law of similars?

Answer 9

Like cures like

Question 10

Define Antidoting!

Answer 10

Remedy is neutralized

Question 11

What are some ways that a remedy is neutralized?

Answer 11

aromatic oils
coffee
strong odors
drugs

Question 12

What is aggravation?

Answer 12

Symptoms get worse (it is NEVER a new symptom = proving)

Question 13

What is suppression?

Answer 13

Sx driven deeper and out of sight

Question 14

What is palliation?

Answer 14

Temporary Sx relief to feel better

Question 15

What is cure?

Answer 15

long standing restoration of health, Sx resolution

Question 16

What is the goal of homeopathy in a constitutional sense?

Answer 16

CURE!

Then Palliation

Question 17

What is the symptom hierarchy when it comes to case taking?

Answer 17

1. Mental/Emotional
2. Physical Generals
3. Particular SRPs
4. Common

Question 18

What is SRP stand for?

Answer 18

Strange rare peculiar

Question 19

What are the Physical General symptoms?

Answer 19

Time
Temperature
Weather
Motion
Position
Environment
Food/Drink
Sleep

Question 20

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote?

The remedy given has no effect or change in Sx.

Answer 20

Re-prescribe

Question 21

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote?

Small aggravation, followed by Sx healing in wrong order.

Answer 21

BAD! Antidote

Question 22

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote?

An antidote was given.

Answer 22

Re-prescribe

Question 23

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote?

Pt Sx at a standstill, no improvement after initial improvement

Answer 23

Re-prescribe

Question 24

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote?

Sx improve steadily

Answer 24

Stay the course

Question 25

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? Original Sx return, pt relapses

Answer 25

Re-prescribe

Question 26

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? Aggravation with discharges and eruptions

Answer 26

Stay the course

Question 27

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? Old Sx reappear (from childhood in the order of Herring's Law of Cure)

Answer 27

Stay the course

Question 28

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? New set of Sx appear, replacing old

Answer 28

Re-prescribe

Question 29

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? A small aggravation followed by new Sx.

Answer 29

Re-prescribe

Question 30

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? Small or no aggravations with Sx healing in wrong order?

Answer 30

ANTIDOTE! Then re-prescribe

Question 31

Do you stay the course, re-prescribe, or antidote? Small or no aggravation with old Sx reappearing.

Answer 31

Ideal! Stay the course

Question 32

What is the potency of 1X?

Answer 32

1:10

Question 33

What is the potency of 1C?

Answer 33

1:100

Question 34

What is the potency of LM?

Answer 34

1:50000

Question 35

What is the potency of 2X?

Answer 35

1:100

Question 36

What is the potency of 2C?

Answer 36

1:10000

Question 37

Who are low potency homeopathic for?

Answer 37

Hypersensitive persons (repeated daily)

Question 38

Who are high potency homeopathic for?

Answer 38

Acute or chronic disease (>30C)

Question 39

When should you give a high potency homeopathic?

Answer 39

Clear remedy that you are confident in with clear modalities. Pt has increased energy, decreased obstacles to cure, decreased gross and inherited pathology

Question 40

What is an aggravation? What does it mean? What should you do?

Answer 40

Occurs 2-5 days after initial remedy, worsening Sx or skin condition often. Means remedy is working. Stay the course, stop remedy for a few days so Sx subside

Question 41

What is not an aggravation?

Answer 41

NEW symptoms or Sx keep worsening

Question 42

What is suppression? What can it lead to? What do you do?

Answer 42

Sx driven deeper. Palliative care Decline in emotional and physical health which leads to new Sx Antidote and retake case

Question 43

What is antidoting and what can you use?

Answer 43

Neutralize the remedy Aromatic oils, strong meds/odors

Question 44

What is palliation?

Answer 44

Relief of Sx w/o curing underlying cause of Dz

Question 45

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has no aggravation and improvement in Sx long-term What do you do?

Answer 45

NOTHING! Ideal response

Question 46

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has short aggravation and improvement in Sx long-term What do you do?

Answer 46

NOTHING! Ideal response

Question 47

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has prolonged aggravation and no improvement in Sx long-term What do you do?

Answer 47

Incurable, palliate

Question 48

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has prolonged aggravation and slow improvement in Sx long-term What do you do?

Answer 48

Continue remedy

Question 49

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has initial improvement then aggravation What do you do?

Answer 49

Incurable palliate or wrong remedy retake or it was antidote so represcribe

Question 50

Pt took a homeopathic remedy and... has small or no aggravation and some improvement in Sx What do you do?

Answer 50

incurable palliate

Question 51

When do you represcribe?

Answer 51

New Sx replace old 1 low potency dose --> try 1 high potency dose No effect, no constitutional change Suppression