Homeopathy for pediatrics Flashcards
Which of the following remedies is commonly associated with being uncooperative during a physical exam?
A) Arnica
B) Pulsatilla
C) Chamomilla
D) Belladonna
Correct Answer: A) Arnica
Explanation: Arnica is listed under “Uncooperative During PE.” This remedy is often associated with aversion to being touched and a defensive response, particularly when feeling physically unwell.
Pulsatilla (B) is more yielding and emotional rather than uncooperative.
Chamomilla (C) can be irritable but is not explicitly mentioned as uncooperative during PE.
Belladonna (D) is more associated with feverish states and sudden reactions, not necessarily uncooperativeness in a physical exam.
A child who is cheerful when on their mother’s lap but miserable when left alone is most likely to need which of the following remedies?
A) Bismuthum subnitricum
B) Thuja
C) Stramonium
D) Nux vomica
Correct Answer: A) Bismuthum subnitricum
Explanation: Bismuthum subnitricum is specifically noted for being cheerful when held but miserable when alone.
Thuja (B) is listed as “Uncomfortable in mom’s arms,” making it incorrect.
Stramonium (C) is associated with fearfulness but not necessarily a specific reaction to being held.
Nux vomica (D) is more linked to irritability and oversensitivity rather than seeking comfort from the mother.
Stramonium 😨🌑
Violent fears, nightmares, and hallucinations.
Night terrors – wakes up screaming, sees scary figures.
Fear of the dark, being alone, and water.
Sudden, aggressive behavior but can also be sweet.
Jerky movements, spasms, trembling.
Worse: darkness, being alone, fright.
Better: light, company.
A baby with wide, bright eyes and an excited expression would likely be classified under which rubric?
A) EYE – Pupils – dilated
B) MIND – Sadness
C) EYE – Brilliant
D) MIND – Anger
Correct Answer: C) EYE – Brilliant
Explanation: The description “wide and bright” aligns with the rubric EYE – Brilliant, which signifies a cheerful and excited appearance.
EYE – Pupils – dilated (A) is associated with fear, not excitement.
MIND – Sadness (B) is linked to dull eyes and a fixed gaze, the opposite of excitement.
MIND – Anger (D) is associated with crunched or slit eyes, not wide and bright ones.
A child who dramatically shrieks in fear when a parent wears a mask or their father has shaving cream on his face may need which remedy?
A) Calcarea carbonica
B) Medorrhinum
C) Sulphur
D) Phosphorus
Correct Answer: B) Medorrhinum
Explanation: Medorrhinum is specifically mentioned as a remedy for extreme fear responses to strange appearances, like a parent wearing a mask.
Calcarea carbonica (A) is also mentioned in this category but is more associated with general anxiety rather than dramatic fear responses.
Sulphur (C) is more curious than fearful.
Phosphorus (D) is fearful of many things but not specifically mentioned for mask-related fears.
A baby who cries angrily when not getting their way and whose face turns red is most likely exhibiting a symptom associated with which remedy?
A) Sulphur
B) Ignatia
C) Lycopodium
D) Pulsatilla
Correct Answer: A) Sulphur
Explanation: Sulphur is associated with an angry, vigorous cry and a red face during emotional distress.
Ignatia (B) is more linked to sobbing and emotional ups and downs rather than outright anger.
Lycopodium (C) is more associated with controlling tendencies but not necessarily an angry cry.
Pulsatilla (D) is known for a pitiful, needy cry, not an angry one.
A child who frequently wakes up from sleep unrefreshed and feeling strangled might need which remedy?
A) Lachesis (snake venom)
B) Sulphur
C) Medorrhinum
D) Tuberculinum
Correct Answer: A) Lachesis
Explanation: Lachesis is specifically mentioned as a remedy for waking unrefreshed, especially with a strangled feeling, which aligns with its snake-venom-derived nature.
Sulphur (B) is more linked to restless, warm sleepers.
Medorrhinum (C) is a “night owl” remedy but does not have the sensation of waking unrefreshed with a strangled feeling.
Tuberculinum (D) also has restless sleep but not the exact strangled sensation.
A baby who prefers to be wrapped tightly while sleeping might need which of the following remedies?
A) Arsenicum album
B) Sulphur
C) Medorrhinum
D) Nux vomica
Correct Answer: A) Arsenicum album
Explanation: Arsenicum album is listed under “Likes to be tightly bundled”, indicating a preference for warmth and security.
Sulphur (B) prefers freedom of movement rather than being bundled.
Medorrhinum (C) prefers less warmth, making it incorrect.
Nux vomica (D) prefers warmth under covers but is not specifically noted for liking to be bundled tightly.
Which of the following babies would most likely refuse their mother’s milk?
A) Belladonna
B) Calcarea carbonica
C) Lac defloratum
D) Nux vomica
Correct Answer: C) Lac defloratum
Explanation: Lac defloratum is explicitly mentioned under the rubric “Asks to nurse but doesn’t eat”, which indicates aversion to milk.
Belladonna (A) is more associated with fever and acute conditions rather than refusing milk.
Calcarea carbonica (B) is noted for strong appetites, making it unlikely to refuse milk.
Nux vomica (D) is associated with digestive issues but not outright refusal of milk.
A baby with thick, yellow-green nasal discharge that is worse at night and in warm rooms likely needs which remedy?
A) Pulsatilla
B) Sulphur
C) Calcarea carbonica
D) Phosphorus
Correct Answer: A) Pulsatilla
✅ Explanation: Pulsatilla has thick, yellow-green nasal discharge, worse at night and in warm rooms.
❌ Sulphur (B) has offensive discharges but isn’t specific for this type.
❌ Calcarea carbonica (C) has cold-related nasal issues but not the thick discharge description.
❌ Phosphorus (D) has bloody nasal discharge rather than thick yellow-green mucus.
A child with burning, watery nasal discharge that irritates the skin under their nose likely needs which remedy?
A) Arsenicum album
B) Medorrhinum
C) Thuja
D) Nux vomica
Correct Answer: A) Arsenicum album
✅ Explanation: Arsenicum album is known for burning, watery nasal discharge that excoriates the skin.
❌ Medorrhinum (B) has a fishy-smelling discharge but not burning.
❌ Thuja (C) has chronic, stubborn nasal discharge rather than an acute burning type.
❌ Nux vomica (D) has stuffy nose at night and runny nose during the day rather than a burning discharge.
. A baby with nasal congestion at night who wakes up with a completely blocked nose but has a runny nose during the day would most likely need which remedy?
A) Pulsatilla
B) Nux vomica
C) Sulphur
D) Belladonna
Correct Answer: B) Nux vomica
✅ Explanation: Nux vomica has a stuffed-up nose at night and a runny nose during the day.
❌ Pulsatilla (A) has thick nasal discharge but isn’t known for this pattern.
❌ Sulphur (C) is associated with offensive mucus but not this alternation.
❌ Belladonna (D) is more about sudden fevers and congestion rather than this nasal pattern.
A baby who tosses and turns all night, kicks off blankets, and prefers to sleep in a warm bed but wakes feeling unrefreshed would likely need which remedy?
A) Sulphur
B) Arsenicum album
C) Medorrhinum
D) Lachesis
Correct Answer: A) Sulphur
✅ Explanation: Sulphur babies are restless sleepers who kick off blankets and wake unrefreshed.
❌ Arsenicum album (B) prefers warmth but has more anxiety-related sleep issues.
❌ Medorrhinum (C) stays up late but doesn’t have the blanket-kicking behavior.
❌ Lachesis (D) wakes unrefreshed but also feels strangled or suffocated.
Sulphur 🌋🔥
The philosopher, lazy genius – loves deep thinking but hates routine work.
Messy, disorganized, but doesn’t care.
Likes to be free, hates restrictions (physically & mentally).
Hot, sweaty, offensive odors (feet, armpits, stool, skin eruptions).
Kicks off covers at night.
Eruptions that itch and burn.
Worse: bathing, standing, heat, 11 AM hunger pains.
Better: open air, cool applications.
A child who sleeps in the knee-chest position and has night sweats on the head and neck is most likely to need which remedy?
A) Calcarea carbonica
B) Medorrhinum
C) Sulphur
D) Tuberculinum
Correct Answer: D) Tuberculinum
✅ Explanation: Tuberculinum is known for sleeping in the knee-chest position and having night sweats on the head and neck.
❌ Calcarea carbonica (A) also has night sweats but sleeps more spread out.
❌ Medorrhinum (B) is a night owl but doesn’t have the knee-chest position.
❌ Sulphur (C) sleeps hot but doesn’t have this specific posture.
Tuberculinum 🏔️🌪️
Restless, always wanting to travel or move.
Knee-chest sleeping position.
Night sweats, weak constitution, poor immune system.
Craves smoked meats, milk, chocolate.
Obstinate, rebellious, never satisfied.
Worse: cold, damp, before storms.
Better: fresh air, mountains, motion.
A baby who wakes up in the middle of the night screaming and terrified, as if seeing something scary in the dark, would most likely need which remedy?
A) Stramonium
B) Arsenicum album
C) Pulsatilla
D) Belladonna
Correct Answer: A) Stramonium
✅ Explanation: Stramonium is known for night terrors, waking up screaming as if seeing ghosts or monsters.
❌ Arsenicum album (B) has anxiety at night but not intense night terrors.
❌ Pulsatilla (C) may cry at night but out of loneliness, not terror.
❌ Belladonna (D) has fevers with hallucinations but not classic night terrors.
A baby who has difficulty falling asleep before midnight and wakes up feeling exhausted, but is very energetic in the evening, would likely need which remedy?
A) Sulphur
B) Medorrhinum
C) Phosphorus
D) Calcarea carbonica
Correct Answer: B) Medorrhinum
✅ Explanation: Medorrhinum is a night owl, having a surge of energy at night and difficulty sleeping before midnight.
❌ Sulphur (A) is a restless sleeper but doesn’t necessarily stay up late.
❌ Phosphorus (C) is lively but not always insomniac before midnight.
❌ Calcarea carbonica (D) sleeps deeply and prefers an early bedtime.
A baby who wakes frequently due to a suffocating sensation and has to sleep with their head elevated might need which remedy?
A) Lachesis
B) Sulphur
C) Nux vomica
D) Arsenicum album
Correct Answer: A) Lachesis
✅ Explanation: Lachesis wakes frequently feeling suffocated and prefers to sleep with their head elevated.
❌ Sulphur (B) has disturbed sleep but no suffocation feeling.
❌ Nux vomica (C) has restless sleep but no suffocation sensation.
❌ Arsenicum album (D) prefers warmth but doesn’t necessarily have the suffocating issue.
