General questions Flashcards
What remedies are Left sided predominantly
Byronia, Rhus tox, Sepia, Sulphur, Phosphorous (lies on right side), Lachesis
Which remedies are predominantly Right sided?
Arsenicum, Apis, Lycopodium, nat mur, aurum
Which remedies have symptoms that can migrate from the right to the left?
From left to right?
Right to Left: Apis, Lycopodium
Left to Right: Lachesis
Which remedies generally have a rapid onset of symptoms?
Apis, Aconite, Ignatia amara
Which remedies generally have a slow onset of symptoms?
causticum, byronia
Which remedies like pickles?
sepia, ignatia, phosphorous
Which remedies like lemons?
arsenicum, belladonna, medorrhinum
Which remedies are better in the cold (>cold)?
Byronia, apis
Which remedies are better with heat (>heat)?
arsenicum, staphysagria
Which remedies have a hot head with a cold body/cold hands?
Arnica, Belladonna, aconite
Which remedy tends to wake up at 3am?
Nux Vomica
Which remedy tends to be worse around twilight/4pm?
Pulsatilla, Phosphorous
Which remedy tends to be worse 3pm until midnight? (Plus: which remedy tends to be worse around midnight?)
Belladonna, with Arsenicum worse around midnight
Who tends to perspire even when it’s cold out?
Calcaria carbonica
Who tends to predict their time of death?
aconite
Who tends to be worse between 10am and 3pm?
Nat Mur
Who has a headache that’s better with exercise?
Sepia
Which remedy might be worse between 4-8pm?
Lycopodium
Who is thirstless even when they have a dry mouth?
Pulsatilla, stramonium (hydrophobia)
Who’s got a headache with perspiration only on the face?
ignatia amara
What remedies don’t like to be consoled/ touched? (
Sepia, Arnica, belladonna (sensitive to touch), hypericum, aconite, (Apis?), Byronia, stramonium, lachesis, medorrhinum,
Who’s got a head that feels like a block of wood?
Staphysagria
Who “want’s to but can’t”, as in tenesmus/dry heaving, wants to cry/vomit/pass a BM but can’t?
Nux Vomica
Who’s got a strong sexual energy? (may masturbate frequently)
staphysagria, lachesis, medorrhinum
Who is “thirsty for sips”?
Arsenicum
Who’s got a burning pain that is better with heat?
Arsenicum
Who likes to bundle up but keep the windows open? (> warmth and fresh air?)
Arsenicum
Who might have spoonerism in their speech? ( eg: “speechisms in their spoon”)
causticum
Who is worse around 9pm?
Who is better around 9pm?
worse 9pm: Byronia
better 9pm: Medorrhinum
Whats a good remedy post-surgery?
Staphysagria
How might we differentiate between Ignatia amara and Staphysagria? (both have ailments from grief/something bad happening in their life)
Ignatia: STUCK; Staphysagria: SUPPRESSED
Ignatia: paroxysms, hiccups; , controls emotion at any price, sexual
has anger around what happened/guilt/shame that is suppressed
craves sweets
Who has ailments from fright?
Stramonium, Aconite, Opium
Who tends to SIGH ALOT?
ignatia amara
How might you differentiate a Carcinosin baby from a Medorrhinum baby?
Carcinosin: cafe au lait spots, blue sclera, cries all night, weak, tiny, don’t want to drink, knee/elbow sleep position, FHx cancer
Med: powerful, large appetite, big thirst, knee/elbow position
Who might sleep in a knee-elbow/chest position?
Carcinosin, medorrhinum,
Which miasm?
Psora
Which miasm?
restlessness, sudden onset of severe disease, temper, tumors, irritability, like to dance,
Sycosis
Which miasm?
cruel, severe disease, destructive, violent anger,
Syphilitic
Which miasm?
desires travel, swollen glands, smoked food, pneumonia, restlessness, passionate, hurried, precocious
Tubercular
How might you differentiate a Carsinosin pt from a Tubercular patient?
Suppression: tub has less suppression, more desire for freedom
Dissatisfaction: carc dissatisfied with self, tub dissatisfied with others/ surroundings
Nature: carc has sense of well-being, tub wants to see the next mountain (dissatisfied again)
Dancing: Tub wild dancing/ carc ballroom dancing
Travel: Carc for beauty; Tub for excitement
Emotion: carc serious/refined/sophisticated; tub explosive, excited
Freedom: tub more impulsive, both desire change
Diseases: tub more lung-specific
Thunderstorms: tub excited; carc finds it beautiful
How might you differentiate Carcinosin from Staph?
Staph: suppressed grief/emotions, trembles with anger, anger at others
Carc: suppressed anger with self, all miasms, sleep on abdomen/ knee to chest.
Drawings: carc precise, in-lines; staph mb quick drawers
Quarrels: carc tried to help solve; staph walks away
Who might have cracks at the corner of their mouth?
Silica
Who fear failure most? mh AF: financial loss
Aurum
Who might have a headache that feels like a band around their head?
Mercury
Who might confess to a crime they didn’t commit? /Who might confess to any crime other than murder?
Lachesis
Who might have delayed development? Autism? learning difficulties?
Baryta carbonica, stramonium (autism), Medorrhinum (dyslexia, learning d/o), Silica (failure to thrive), Mercury (weakness of memory)
Who might stutter?
Mercury, stramonium,
