Homeopathics for PPH Flashcards
used routinely after birth to prevent hemorrhage, with bruised feeling after delivery, with instrumentation, with shock dt excessive bleeding
indications: hot head, cool body, denies problem
arnica montana
active PPH < lying down no clots nausea severe and persistent vomiting dyspnea cutting pain around navel
ipecacuanha
active PPH bright, red, free-flowing, persistent chilly thirsty for ice cold drinks sense of weakness across abd fearful at sight of blood easily reassured
phosphorous
active PPH esp dt retained parts partly clotted possibly offensive blood bright red worse least movement pain extending from sacrum to pubes
sabina
beth root, birth root active PPH blood in gushes worse least motion pubic pain as if split through sacrum better from P on hips bleeds after every birth hx of heavy menses
trillium
cinchona passive PPH brownish blood large blood loss tinnitus pallor cold sweat yawning
china
rattlesnake
passive PPH
no clots
blood black like meconium
crotalus horridus
passive PPH
gushes intermittently
erigeron
passive PPH
anemia but flushed face
pale, dark or black flow mixed w/clots
fiery red face
ferrum
passive PPH slow, steady, profuse dark blood mb dt anemia pt shows no alarm or anxiety no uterine pain pains bearing down the back h/a
hammamelis
passive or active
fear of death
restless
anxious
aconite
bright, red hot blood with clots hot face and head full, pounding pulse worse jarring, light, motion and noise retained placenta w/infxn
belladonna
faintness from raising head worse slight motion h/a dryness of mucous membranes irritability
bryonia
slow passive hemorrhage pale, cold cold sweat and breath wants to be fanned (air hunger) pronounced weakness poor muscle tone
carbo veg
bleeding dt uterine exhaustion soft, flabby uterus after prolonged dysfxnal labor after precipitous labor pains extending to the groin
caulophyllum
clots
snappy
uncivil
chamomile
profuse
bright red
flooding
with subinvolution in the days following birth
cinnamon
blood forming long, black tenacious strings hanging from vagina
< straining, valsalva
crocus sativa
bushmaster venom will not coagulate suspicious worse heat nipples erect and sensitive
lachesis
ergot, claviceps purpurea dark liquid blood, seldom clots offensive painless chilling but desires to be uncovered perception of heat best for late PPH which will not stop
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