Hom II Cases Flashcards
26yo F: recurring fevers
Had in childhood, returned last year from romantic grief
sensitive, sympathetic, emotional, keeps a lot inside, dislikes consolation.
Loves being outside, in the sun, camping, hiking…
sensitive to injustices, difficulty falling asleep
Craves: chocolate, eggs, fat, salt, hot soups
Tends to constipation, has many moles
Carcinosin
48yo M: chronic arthritis, photographer, compulsive behaviors, ritualistic, married 4x, extramarital affairs
Craves: meat, fat, pork, ham, salty, ice cream
continued motion, >warmth
circumscribed red areas on cheeks, early alopecia
Allergic to milk, which causes chest colds
Hx chronic bronchitis, childhood asthma
Tuberculinum
47yo M: fogginess, difficulty concentrating, poor memory, disorganized, creative, artistic. Stays up late, goes to bed at sunrise, loves adventure, vital, charismatic
Craves: spicy foods, alcohol, grapefruit, sweets, fat
Averse: beans, eggplant
painful arthritis, redness, swelling of fingers
Medorrhinum
46yo M: joint pain, hoarsenss, coughs, raw feeling in chest. Hx of Bells Palsy.
wet weather.
Craves: salt, smoked meats
sympathetic, actively involved in protecting the environment
Causticum
33yo F: severe PMS of HA, extreme irritability, jealousy, craves alcohol. HA come on during sleep, may wake with pain. PMS symptoms resolve after menses begin.
Craves: farinaceous, oysters, alcohol, coffee
strong sexual drive, competitive, intense, passionate, dominates conversations, warm, gets HA from the sun
Lachesis
44 yo M: fatigue, frequent sinus infections.
orderly, precise, courteous, mild mannered, timid, reserved, frugal, worries about money.
Silica
33yo F: crampy abdominal pain, indigestion
sensitive to rich foods, coffee, alcohol, gets food poisoning each year with severe abdominal spasms, retching, straining at stool.
confident, industrious, works efficiently, motivated, poor loser (abdominal spasms after anger at losing a tennis game)
chilly, >hot tub/sauna
Craves: meat, fat, wine
Nux Vomica
6yo M: recurrent otitis media
restless, distant, hard to connect with, bad odor,
Mercury
10yo B: serious, sad
insomnia, depression, suicidal after parents divorce
religious, world is too hard, wants to be with god
loves music, church music, bach, feels forsaken
keeps problems to self
Father: alcoholic, depressed, suffers from early heart dz
Aurum
48yo F: asthma, peptic ulcer
warm drinks, warm milk
anxious, nervous, restless, worries about financial security
critical, sharp, controlling
Fears: death, robbers, being alone, cancer, suffering
chilly >warmth, likes window open
Arsenicum
29yo F: Gi upset
cold applications
irregular menses, sad, weepy before menses, irrational fear that husband will leave her
Fears: dark, alone, men, insanity
>company, likes people, difficulty making decisions, weeps easily
Pulsatilla
24yo F: Hx URI infx, swollen lymph nodes
thin, chilly, loves open air, night sweats, irritable on waking, restless, loves to travel, loves the mountains
Craves: meat, milk, bacon, fat
Dislikes dogs and cats, though has never been harmed by them
Tuberculinum
29yo M: frequent colds, sore throats, back pain
chilly
Calcarea carbonica
7yo M: ADD, epistaxis
exuberant, restless, bright, quick learner, connects well w people, loves talking, likable, curious, alert, makes good eye contact, makes friends easily
Fears: being alon, dark, kidnappes, cancer
>consolation, tends to be chilly
Craves: salt, sweets, bread
Averse: fish
thirsty for cold drinks
Phosphorous
29yo F: oral and vaginal herpes
works out 10 hrs a week, amenorrhea, leucorrhea, irritating, acrid vaginal d/c
irritable and weeping before menses, decided sex was too animalistic, wants to suppress that side of herself to work on spiritual development, irritable, sarcastic, hard to get along with, prefers to be alone,
Fears: poverty, ghosts
>activity, evening, likes being in the sun
Sepia
9yo M: sore throat, swollen R tonsil, spreading to the L
>warm drinks
demanding, fearful of health,
Fears: alone, kidnappers, dark, meeting new kids, health
wakes hungry must eat immediately
Craves: sweets
aggravating foods–> gas, bloating diarrhea, alt w constipation
HA over right temple,
Lycopodium
37yo M: BPH
art teacher, pleasant man, gentle, difficulty standing up for himself, lets others take advantage, confrontation difficult, unable to assert boundaries, shy, masturbates to fall asleep, sleepy in afternoon
Staphysagria
74yo M: chronic digestion issues
offensive gas, tends to diarrhea. red rubby complexion, kindly, intelligent, bright, curious, independent, warm
hot in bed, uncovers, sleeps with windows open
loves to tinker, fix things, invent, loves praise
Craves: sweets, fat, beer, cola, salads
thirsty for cold drinks
itchy rectum, eczema that itches
sweaty feet with strong odor
Sulphur
20yoM: tremendous fear of being attacked after a violent fight where he received a concussion.
fearful of being on the streets, esp after dark
fear of animal,
trained aggresivel, muscular, aggresive,
violent, frightful dreams, epilepsy, manic behavior, dilated pupils
stramonium
7yo F: sudden onset painful throat after playing outdoors on a cold dry day
restless, distraught, sleepless, burning thirst for cold water
Fears serious disease
Throat bright red, pulse rapid, 102 fever
Aconite
24yo F: recurring sore throats, congestion, sinusitis
soft spoken, shy, anxious, neatly dressed, clean, lacks confidence, decisions difficult
feet sweat, offensive odor
sensitivie to cold, bites nails
Craves: sweets/ Averse: fruits
Baryta Carbonica
36yo F: painful cough, which she gets often.
Bryonia
64yo M: says he’s fine
Sxs began after an autoaccident and concussion. Warm, reddish face. Says he feels everything is unreal, as if in a dream. Sleeps soundly, difficult to wake
Opium
Adult F: upper back pain, muscle spasms that cause HAs
unhappy with work, brood silently, tells no one
love affair with boss ended badly, weeps bitterly alone. intolerant of contradiction.
Sensitive to coffee, tobacco smoke, perfumes
chilly, >warmth
Ignatia
46yo F: herpes zoster on the L side, thoracic pain, stiffnss
dry sunny days
Craves: milk
Rhus Tox
26yo F: frequent HA, colds, sinus infections.
sickness around exams
Silica
19yo F: heavy menstrual bleeding since menarche
pale, anemic, slightly overweight, SOB on exertion, climbing stair etc.
frequent colds, flu, swollen lymph nodes. perspires a lot on head, neck, axilla, hands, feet. perspires when col
nice, hard working, social, anxious, gets along well with other, emotionally healthy, some joint pain, FHx osteoarthritis, sensitive to news, scary movies
>warmth, warm weather,
Fears: heights, doctors, hospitals
calcarea carbonica
