Final- intro through II Flashcards
A 7 year old girl has a bad cough that started six weeks ago. She is thin, looks tired and run down. Her fever is 101, and temp has varied from normal to around 101 for the past two weeks. She is very thirsty, wants cold drinks. She is fearful of being alone, and strongly desires company. Her cough and fever tend to be worse around sunset. She acts very nice in the interview, looks directly at you, and expresses herself well. The cough is painful at times. She says her chest feels hollow or empty. She craves sweets, also salty, and frequently asks for ice cream.
Phosphorus
A 52 year old woman complains of hot flashes, dizziness, and emotional swings. All of these and the following symptoms have come on in the past year: craves sweets, sleeps on abdomen, jealous, feels unloved (fears her husband will leave her for a younger woman), worse from the sun, craves open air and breezes, worse twilight, digestive upsets from rich foods, weight gain. New food cravings include ice cream, cheese, butter, hard-boiled eggs.
Pulsatilla
She is very unhappy in her work; she broods silently, but tells no one. Her love affair with her boss ended abruptly, and she weeps bitterly alone in her room. She has had problems at work, and is very intolerant of contradiction. She suffers from upper back pain, with muscle spasms causing headaches. She is also very sensitive to coffee, tobacco smoke and perfumes, which also cause headaches. Chilly, > warmth.
Ignatia
This patient suffers from PMS, hemorrhoids, constipation and depression. She has indigestion with nausea. She is chilly, but also averse to stuffy rooms. She has an amelioration of her symptoms by exercise; also has a general amelioration in the evening.
Sepia
A 26 year old man complains of joint pain, frequent bouts of hoarseness, and occasional coughs with a raw feeling in his chest. He has a history of Bell’s palsy. All of his symptoms are worse in cold, windy weather or drafts. He prefers wet weather, and is better living in Portland since leaving a windy area of the Midwest. He craves salt and smoked meats. He is sympathetic, and is actively involved in organizations to protect the environment.
Causticum
A 29 year old woman suffers from digestive problems, and must be very careful with her diet. Symptoms are worse from overeating, from fats or rich foods. She likes milk, ice cream, eggs, and butter. She has a very low thirst. She tends to be warm, can sometimes get hot feet so she uncovers them in bed. She likes the sun, but dislikes heat in any form. Her GI symptoms are somewhat relieved from putting a cold application over her abdomen. Her menses are very irregular. She gets sad and weepy before menses, and gets an irrational fear that her husband will leave her. She has fear of the dark, alone, men, and insanity. She is easy to talk with, likes people and company, and describes herself as a ‘people person.’ She has difficulty making decisions. She weeps easily and likes consolation.
Pulsatilla
A 29 year old man suffers from frequent colds, sore throats, and back pain. He is chilly, worse in wet weather, and likes warm weather. He perspires a lot on exertion, especially on his face and head. His palms sweat, and he can perspire in the cold. He is afraid of high places, spiders, getting a disease, and going into a hospital. He is hard working, reliable, and gets along well with people. He craves milk, sweets, eggs, and cheese. Digestion is good but he tends toward constipation. He is allergic to aspirin.
Calc Carb
A seven year old boy was considered ADD by his school teacher. He is exuberant, a bit restless, but bright and a quick learner. He connects well with people, and gets into trouble at school because he loves talking and interacting with others, and can do this doing class time. He is a likable child, curious, alert, and makes a good contact with you. He craves salt, sweets, and bread. He is averse to fish. He is quite thirsty, wanting ice cold drinks. He has many friends, even makes friends with strangers in line at the supermarket. He fears being alone, the dark, kidnappers, and cancer. If sad, he seeks consolation which helps a lot. He tends to be chilly. Epistaxis.
Phosphorus
A 29 year old woman has oral and vaginal herpes. She gets outbreaks several times a year, which puzzles her because she is so physically fit. She works out strenuously at least 5 times a week, for up to two hours. She has a tendency to amenorrhea. She often has a leucorrhea, a vaginal discharge that is irritating and acrid. She gets extremely irritable and weeping before her menses. She has not been in a romantic or sexual relationship for several years. She said she decided that sex was too animalistic, and she wants to suppress this aspect of herself and work on her spiritual development. She has become more and more irritable, sarcastic, and harder for others to get along with. She prefers being alone, and hates consolation. She feels better from activity, also better in the evening. She is worse in a hot stuffy room. She likes to be in the sun. She fears poverty and ghosts.
Sepia
9 year old boy developed a bad cold and sore throat, which started with his right tonsil, then spread to his left one. Throat is soothed by warm drinks. He tends to be very demanding of his parents, especially when ill. He is a fearful child, gets quite worried about his health even when he gets a very mild illness. He fears alone, kidnappers, the dark, and meeting new kids. He wakes hungry, must eat immediately or becomes extremely irritable (but never violent). He craves sweets. Certain foods aggravate, causing a lot of gas, bloating, and this can lead to diarrhea. This alternates with constipation. He gets headaches over his right temple. His colds and fevers are always worse in the late afternoon or around 6 p.m.
Lycopodium
A 37 year old male art teacher has benign prostatic hypertrophy. He is a pleasant man, seems very gentle. He has difficulty standing up for himself, for most of his life has let others take advantage of him. Confrontation is very difficult; he seems unable to assert his boundaries, even when it’s obvious that he should. After his wife left him for another man he developed psoriasis. Now for seven years he’s been alone. He wants a relationship but is shy. He has trouble sleeping, and usually masturbates to fall asleep. He gets sleepy in the afternoon. If he gets the opportunity to take a nap, he feels very badly after waking from the nap.
Staphysagria
A 74 year old man has chronic digestive problems. He has a lot of offensive gas, and tends toward diarrhea. He has a red, ruddy complexion, and a kindly look to him. He seems very intelligent, bright, curious, and independent. He is warm. He gets hot in bed and uncovers, sleeps with the windows up year round. He loves to tinker, to fix things, and to make little inventions. He loves to get praise for this from his friends and neighbors. He craves sweets, fat, beer, cola drinks, and salads. He is thirsty for cold drinks. He also has an itchy rectum, mild eczema that itches, and sweaty feet with a very strong odor.
Sulphur
A 36 year old man complains of recurring low back pain. On palpation you notice his back is very tight, with many tender trigger points and spasms. These muscle spasms are worse light touch, better deep pressure. He gets some relief from heat, and his back is always worse in cold weather or with cold applications. He is quick in speech and actions, and tend to be impatient. He is overly organized, dresses very neatly, meticulous. He craves warm drinks, and likes fat on meat. He is a natural leader, outgoing, a hard worker, competitive, and takes charge of any situation. Under stress he gets easily angered, and annoying constipation, with straining at stool.
Nux Vom
A 19 year old girl has problems with heavy menstrual bleeding since menarche. She appears pale, slightly anemic, slightly overweight. She complains of shortness of breath on exertion, climbing stairs, etc. She also gets frequent colds, and flu, with swollen cervical glands. She perspires a lot, on her head, neck, axilla, hands and feet. She even perspires when it is cold. She is a very nice person, hard-working, socially well-adjusted, but a bit anxious. She has close friends, is open, gets along well with people. Her fears include high places, and a fear of doctors and hospitals. Other than these fears, she is very healthy emotionally. She craves sweets, milk, ice cream, salt. She likes the sun. She is worse in cold, wet weather. She also has some joint pains: there is a family history of osteoarthritis. She likes warmth, warm weather, applications, etc. She is extremely sensitive to hearing the news or scary movies, and must monitor what she watches.
Calc carb
Just weeks before the New England Patriots got very very lucky and beat the best team in the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks, Patriot defensive tackle Vince Wilfork came to the rescue of a woman trapped underneath a car following a car accident. Upon examination by a homeopath near the scene, the woman appeared to have suffered from whiplash as well as injuries to several nerves. She had puncture wounds that were extremely painful/tender to the touch as well as a serious injury to her coccyx. What remedy did the homeopath prescribe?
Hypericum (Disclaimer: Only the first sentence of this story is actually true)
Who discovered the Law of Similars?
Hippocrates
Who brought practical use of the Law of Similars?
Hahnemann
What did Hahnemann bring to homeopathy?
practical use of law of similars and miasmatic/chronic theory of disease
4 principles of classical homeopathy
Law of similars
minimum dose
treat whole person
single remedy
3 types of homeopathic cases
first aid
acute
chronic
Herings law of cure
- most important to least important organs
- inside out
- above down
- in the reverse order of appearance of sx
Cause of disease according to homeopathy
disorder of the vital force
What brings a new layer to a person?
A big stress, trauma, grief, drugs, suppression, etc.
How do you know the patient is in a new acute layer?
change in sx and characteristics or more intense sx
What is a miasm
inherited or infectious type layer
How do you know which layer to treat?
Treat the layers in reverse order of their appearance so treat the top layer first
90% of the time in clinical practice the best remedy is…
constitutional
Health in one word
Freedom
Emotional symptoms are
feelings (anxiety, fears, etc)
Mental sx are
relate to how the mind functions (clarity of thought, memory, confusion, etc)
Hierarchy of three Sx categories
Mental (deepest), emotional, physical
How do we assess vital force?
Age, center of gravity, depth of pathology, family hx, PMhx, suppressive tx
< means
aggravates
> means
ameliorates
–> means
desires
<– means
averse
means
alternating
= means
causes
General sx are when the person says
“I”. All mental sx are general. Physical generals include things like weather.
Particular sx are when the person says
“My”
A complete sx includes
etiology, sensations, modalities, concomitants, alternations of sx
When would you underline symptoms
SIC = spontaneity, intensity, clarity
Cardinal rule of case taking is
write it down
Potency beyond avogadros number
12c aka 24x
This person has headaches which are better with physical exertion. They weep easily and have a desire to dance. They are irritable before menses. Uterine prolapse could be present. Amennorhea. Left sided symptoms. Worse tight clothing. Occupation ameliorates. Offended easily. Thunderstorms ameliorate. Tendency to faint. Sarcastic.
Sepia
