Homeopathy Acutes- Midterm Flashcards
What rubric might you use for “Exanthema”?
Hearing- loss, after exanthema
Rectum- diarrhea- eruptions
Fever- continued fever, eruptive
Fever- eruptive feavers- measles/ scarlatina
Ailanthus- Key notes
Re: Exanthema Mind-delirium- recognizes no one Nose- coryza, during scarlatina Face- expression anxious Tongue- brown Chill- as if water dashed over him Fever- eruptive fever- scarlatina
Chlorum
Re: Exanthema
Mind- escapes, attempts to, during fever
Mind- unconsciousness in scarlatina
Nose- sooty nostrils
Face- discoloration- ashy/grayish; black lips
Fever- continued fever- eruptive cold, viscous perspiration
Mouth- discoloration- tongue- black, sooty
Fever- eruptive fever, measles
Fever- typhus fever- petechial
Echinacea
Re: Exanthema
Head- inflammation of the brain, cerebrospinal
Nose- discharge, membranous
Face- cracks/ulcers/eruptions AT CORNER OF THE MOUTH
Mouth- discoloration, brown tongue
Teeth-Sordes
Fever- continued fever; scarlatina, septic fever, zygomatic fever
Euphrasia
Eyebright Re: exanthema Catarrhal affections; catarrhal HA Acrid lacrimation profuse bland coryza Chill- chilliness with pain Chill not ameliorated in a warm room Fever descending Fever- measles Fever- paroxysm fever, short attacks
Lachesis
Abusive, Insulting, complaining of disease. delirium from jealousy, jealousy before menses
***Tongue catching on teeth
Re: Exanthema Mind; complaining of disease Mind- delirium- changing subjects rapidly Mind- lamenting about his sickness Chill-ascending, LEFT SIDED, beginning at calves Chill-shaking, desires to be held down Fever- heat, beginning in get Fever- irritative
Re: Otitis Ear: sensitive to open air discharges bloody eruptions on lobes, pimples noises in ear on waking noises in ear- cracking, as if a drum had burst during sleep ear pain- swallowing AGG **ulceration of lobes in earring holes
Nitric Acid
Cancer miasm
Hatred of those who wronged him, difficult to change mind
sense of duty, fear of cholera.
Re: Exanthema
Mind- anxiety of health/ hypochondria (4)
Delirium- escapes bed, jumps suddenly from bed
Chill- morning/evening- in bed AGG
Chill- urination- before/during AGG
Fever- night- dry burning heat
Fever- eruptive- scarlatina
Fever- succession of stages- chill accompanied by heat
Fever- traumatic
Re: Otitis Ear- discharge after measles eruptions behind ears in blotches cracking noises in ear Chewing AGG **Riding in car/carraige AMEL tumor- steatoma in lobes hearing impaired, accompanied by purulent discharge from ears
Rhus-tox
Re: exanthema Sitting stil AGG; Motion AMEL Chill: cold on R, Heat on L Chill on one side, or in one part Coldness in Blood vessels, dashed with cold water Chill followed by heat
Squilla/ Squilla
Cough Remedy lacrimation during cough Re: exanthema Chill-motion AGG Chill- stooping from rising AGG Chill- uncovering/ undressing Chill- walking AGG *Fever- coughing increases the heat* Fever- external heat (3) Fever- succession of stages- chill, internal heat Fever- aversion to uncovering
Stramonium
Re: exanthema
Chill- anterior part of body- turning in bed, starting with face
Chilliness during urination
Chilliness descending AGG
Chill- violent chill, with delirium
Fever- burning heat, with furious delirium
Fever, continued fever, cerebral
Fever- intense heat, convulsion, delirium
ddx: belladonna
Sulphur
Chill and fever ASC heat comes on after sleep fear of fever while chilly- frightened easily during fever *numbness of feet during fever Picking at bedclothes during fever Salivation during fever (Merc) Fever during dentition , SEPTIC FEVER NO HEAT DURING FEVER FEVER FROM WORMS HEAT AGGR
Re: Otitis Ear-eruptions, meatus boils Ear- itching, external ear Buzzing in ears, then the other Roaring in ears, lying AGG Hearing- acute deafness precedes ***Hearing- impaired- the human voice
Terebinthinae oleum
(Terpentine- strong affinity for the Kidneys!)
Mind- unconsciousness in scarlatina
Mouth- reddened papillae of tongue
*Kidney- acute inflammation, with bloody, smoky urine
*Chill, after exposure to tropical countries
Fever- eruptive- scarlatina
Fever- remittent- typhoid fever, prone to become
Fever- tropical
Zinc
Easily startled, nervous sensitivity
*Mind- unconsciousness when eruptions are slow to appear Hearing- acute- voices and talking chill- air, from slightest draft *chill- touching anything cold chill- stormy weather AGG *Chill- holding cold things in hand Fever- continued fever, stupid form Fever- irregular scarlet fever
Tormenting others with his complaints (ddx Lachesis)
Affinity: brain, nerves, occiput, root of nose, blood
writing ago, cramping during writing, Wine AGG, cervical back pain
What rubrics might you use for “Otitis Media”?
Ear-inflammation- media Ear-inflammation-media-acute Ear-inflammation-media- chronic Ear-inflammation- media-vaccination, after (thuja/ sil) Hearing
Apis
REDNESS Re: Otitis Media: Ear-discoloration, redness Ear-heat, yet cold to touch Ear pain with sore throat Ear pain, swallowing AGG Ear pain, behind ears, extending to eyes *HEAT, SWELLING, BURNING/STINGING PAIN that is WORSE HEAT, COLD AMEL
Baryta muriaticum
Re: Otitis Media
ear- discharges, copious, fetid, offensive, like rotten cheese
ear- drinking water in sips AMEL (ddx: arsenicum)
chronic otitis media
cracking/blowing/chewing noises in ear
REVERBERATING noises in ear
swelling about the ear
Belladonna
Re: Otitis Media Ear-air-sensitive to open air Ear-discharge, RIGHT earwax Ear discoloration, red tympanum Ear- inflammation, media, acute **Lying down AMEL buzzing in ear noises, sitting AGG own voice reverberating in ear roaring in ear with vertigo
Re: pharyngitis
throat- ascending sensation of drinks
Throat- choking, sleep, AGG on going to sleep
Throat- inflammation- tonsils- acute
Throat- lump- sensation of a, rising sensation
Throat- narrow sensation, swallowing AGG
Throat- pain- tonsils- swallowing AGG- tearing pain
External throat- clothing AGG
External throat- discoloration redness in spots
Calc Carb
Anticipation, Anxieties (esp of poverty), hypochondriacal- reads medical books. Horrible visions on closing eyes, sense of duty. Horrible things affect profoundly.
Specificity to the skin
Re: Otitis media catarrh in eustachian tubes **eruptions- cracks **Ear, eruptions behind the ear, eczema **noises in ear- like a spitting cat ear- noises in- reports in (like a gunshot/ cannon) ear- noises in- squashing AGG
Chamomilla
Typhoid miasm Sensations: beaten, bruised, sore, injured, pounded, wounded, fear of being touched/ approached AVERSION TO BEING TOUCHED irritability during dentition CRISIS
Re: otitis media
ear- sensitive to open air (Hep., Lach ddx)
ear- discoloration, redness, lobes/ meatus
Ear- infl, media in children
Ear- noises in, rushing, as of water
ear pain- pinching/ squeezing, as if
Ear-wind, sensitive to
Re: pharyngitis Angry, demanding, cry, tantrums doesn't want to be touched face-heat-cheeks- one side throat- complaints of the throat- throat pit throat- discoloration, redness, dark red throat- pain- perspiration during throat- spasms after anger
Graphites
AF: neglected by mother
Del he is a great person
Skin/Hair specificity
Moist/scaly eruptions on skin; knotty, mucus in stool, blotchy/ oozing eruptions
Re: otitis media
**Ear- air- sensation of air rushing into the ear, during eructations
sticky/ gluey dc
**eruptions behind the ear, CRACKS/ ECZEMA (ddx: calc carb)
moisture behind the ear
roaring noises in ear at NIGHT (after 9pm)
ear pain during perspiration
Hepar Sulph
ABCESSES
pyromaniacs
Re: otitis media
Ear- abscess, meatus
Ear- sensitive to open air (Lach, cham)
Ear- discharges, offensive, cheesy, green, like rotten cheese
eruptions sensitive to touch
cold applications, touch AGG
**Hearing impaired by hypertrophy of tonsils
Hydrastis
Re: otitis media Ear- discharges thick/yellow Ear- discoloration- redness, behind the ear eruptions scabby, cracks inflammation of eustachian tube accompanied by noises in head (Merc ddx) chronic media inflammation tympanic perforation **eustachian tubes- stopped sensation
Kali bichromicum
Characteristic STITCHING
Re: otitis
Ear-discharge thick (ddx: Hydr., Calc., Calc.s., Puls., Sil.)
Ear- discharge yellow
Ear- eruptions- excoriating
ear- itching- meatus
Ear pain- left- stitching
Ear pain- during HA- stitching pain
Ear pain- extending to neck- stitching pain
**Hearing- impaired with enlarged tonsils
Lycopodium
RIGHT SIDED
Re: Otitis
Ear- discharge- ichorous/offensive/purulent
eruptions- meatus- scurfy (flaky)
heat, flushes
rush of blood to R ear
hearing impaired- accompanied by discharge from the ear- purulent
What are the Mercury Salts?
Affinity for the middle ear!
Merc: Mercurius vivus/ solubilis (same remedy) Merc-c: merc corrosivus Merc-d.: mercurius dulcis Merc. i.f: mercurios iodatos flavus Merc. i.r: mercurius iodatus ruber Merc sul= mercurius sulphuricus Cinnibar= mercuric sulphide
Mercuris dulcis
Salivation, Sxs worse at night
Re: otitis catarrh in eustachian tube media inflammation **pain- left- twinging ear- thickening of tympanum ear- ulceration of tympanum **mouth- discoloration, tongue yellow, dirty ***mouth- indented tongue Abd pain, liver colic, gallstones/ bilious stools
Psorinum
Chilly- will wear hats in summer
Fear of poverty- anxiety/ despair of future
AMEL- lying down on back with arms spread out
Re: Otitis Ear- boring fingers in, in children ear- dc fetid, diarrhea watery/ offensive ear- dc, like putrid meat ear- eruptions excoriating behind the ears ear- roaring noises in with vertigo Ear- suppuration media, chronic Reddish ear wax
Pulsatilla
Sensitive to vexation/anger/insults. AF grief/shock/jealousy
aversion to men, consolation amen. del always alone, fear of being neglected
imaginary odors of coffee
vertigo from lifting weight
AVERSE: fat, ice cream..
Re: Otitis
Ear- sensation of air in ear as if air were distending meatus
**Ear- as if FROZEN (4)
Noises in ear- synchronous with pulse
Ear wax0 black
Hearing impaired- catarrh of eustachian tube
Hearing impaired after taking a cold
Tellurium
Ear- discharge- offensive, like fish brine
Ear- blue discoloration
Ear- eruptions, caused by ear dc
Ear- eruptions on lobes, vesicles, caused by dc
burning pain L ear
perforated tympanum- air passes through when snuffing
Eye- eruptions, lids, pustules
External throat- eruptions- vesicles- sides, from discharge of ear
Thuja
Hair falling in handfuls, pain in forehead as if from a nail Abdomen as if fetus moving, forked stream of urine AF vaccination (sil, ddx)
Re: otitis Ear- eruptions, boils behind the ears Noises in ear- creaking, swallowing AGG Ear- polypus, bleeding, easily bleeding Ear- suppuration- middle ear- chronic
What rubrics might you use for pharyngitis/ tonsillitis?
Throat- discoloration Throat- inflammation Throat- swelling Throat- pain Throat- swallowing Mouth chapter
Alumen
Re: pharyngitis **Mouth- folded tongue- like little bags on side in lead colic Throat- choking esophagus Throat- dryness, talking AGG Throat- elongated uvula Throat- induration/inflammation tonsils Throat- narrow sensation Throat- pain, swallowing AGG- stitching pain
Baryta Carbonica
(ddx other baryta salts)
Re: pharyngitis
Throat- choking, writing AGG
Throat food- esophagus, sensation as if food lodged in
**Throat- inflammation of tonsils with salivation (ddx: merc)
Throat- inflammation- tonsils- chronic
Throat- sensations of a leaf in pharynx, morning after waking
Throat- liquids taken are forced into nose
Throat- obstruction- tonsils from swelling on
Throat- pain- night, as if raw
Cedron
***PERIODICITY ON THE HOUR; complaints return at the same hour
malarial miasm
Re: Pharyngitis
Head- forehead- complaints of the eyes, region of the left
Head- pain- forehead- above eyes, left shooting pain
head- swollen feeling
Eye- pain- supraorbital, neuralgic
Chill- after exposure- malarial influences/ tropical countries
Throat- prickly- extending down esophagus
Throat- swallow- constant disposition to
Chenopodium anthelminticum
Re: Pharyngitis
**Hearing- acute- to noises, vehicles, though deaf to voices of humans
Hearing impaired from paralysis of auditory nerve
Paralysis- one side with aphasia
**Face- flapping cheeks with difficult respiration
Perspiration- odor- like corresponding drugs
Throat- caseous deposits on tonsils
Throat- hawks up cheesy lumps
Throat-swelling-tonsils
Coccus cacti
cough/sore throat remedy
Re: pharyngitis
Throat- sensation of bread crumbs
Throat- choking when clearing throat
Throat- sensation of icy coldness
Throat- elongates uvula, sensation as if- from constant hawking
**Throat- hanging in throat- sensation as if something were- thread
Throat- inflammation- pharynx- chronic
Throat- pain- warm drinks AGG
Throat pulsating after cough
Throat- swallow constant disposition to- from lump in throat
Colchicum autumnale
Popping out sensations, malarial miasm (may notice periodicity)
Re: pharyngitis Throat: crawling WORSE FROM THOUGHT/ODOR OF COOKED FOOD Throat- heat esophagus Throat- itching pharynx Throat- mucus greenish Throat- pain esophagus- burning- accompanied by fatty taste Throat- pain uvula burning Throat swelling tonsils Throat- vapor, fumes etc rising in throat, sensation of
