Homeopathy I

Question 0

First aid for burns;
slow onset of symptoms
old age, paralysis, twitching, Bells palsy, MS, TMJ…
dysphagia, tenesmus/fecal incontinence
raw burning, drawing paralytic pain; cough copious sticky dc
AF: cold dry windy weather, swimming, bathing, fright, worry, grief, emotional hardship
rainy damp weather, warm bed, swallowing cold water
Fear: dark
sensitive to injustice, dictatorial, defiant, anarchist,
sensitive to noise, touch, excitement

Answer 0

Causticum

Question 1

appendicitis, arthritis, HA, flu, dryness (dry lips, dry cough)
slow onset of Sxs; LEFT sided
cold, cold room, pressure, lying on affected side
sensitive to touch, jar; holds chest when coughing
irritable, doesn’t want to be bothered, worries about work, the future
thirsty for cold drinks
Fears: poverty, insanity
AF: mortification, anger
Delusions he is away from home

Answer 1

Byronia alba

Question 2

Conditions: mb dying, malignancy, anorexia, RIGHT sided
burning pain >heat, thirsty for sips, chilly,
Pt: insecure, vulnerable, world is dangerous/hostile, hopeless, suicidal, fastidious, neat, anxiety about health, offended easily, malicious jesting
Fears: death, disease, suffering, robbers, dark, poverty, starvation, being alone, cancer
warm, open air, heat
Desires: lemon, fat, alcohol, olive oil, hard liquor
Averse: farinaceous, beans, peas
syphilitic remedy

Answer 2

Arsenicum album

Question 3

AF: grief, disappointed love, broken relationships, wounds, 1st coition, mortification, surgery
>after breakfast, pressure, warmth

Answer 3

Staphysagria

Question 4

Sudden onset of Sxs
RIGHT sided/ Right–> Left
AF: jealousy, fright, anger, bad news
cold, motion, sitting up, exertion
burning, stinging, swelling, puffy, allergic rxns, skin eruptions
Pt: angry, irritable, restless, thirstless, shrieks, sensitive to touch, family oriented, fastidious
psycotic psora

Answer 4

Apis Mellifica

Question 5

First aid use: gastroenteritis, allergies
Conditions: spasms, “wants to but cant” (tenesmus, dry heaving etc), liver disease, closed os during birth
Pt: sensitive to light, cold noise; driven, easily angered, weeps when angry, impatient, work oriented, strong sex drive, violent, wakes at 3am
Drugs: alcohol, coffee, self-medicated
AF: anger
>fatty spicy foods, warm, rest, lying down,
desire to fix themselves/ work–> stimulants–> irritated nerves, oversensitivity, spasms–> weakness

Answer 5

Nux Vomica

Question 6

Pt: carer is priority, irritability that explodes into anger, sarcastic, critical, easily aggravated by noises, dislikes being consoled
First aid use: PMS, menopause, spontaneous abortion
Fears: ghosts, poverty, insanity, being alone, thunderstorms
>exertion, occupation, open air, evening, firm pressure
with exercise
Avoids fat, salt, meat; Desires sweet, vinegar, sour, pickles
chilly remedy, LEFT sided

Answer 6

Sepia

Question 7

Pt: needs love and support, needy, feels forsaken, wants to be liked, changeability, irresolution, rigid/dogmatic, yielding disposition, thirstless even with dry mouth, easily moved to laughter/ tears, fleshy, pregnant
Fears: that someone will leave them, robbers, insanity, abandonment
> open air

Answer 7

Pulsatilla nigrans

Question 8

Pt: doesn’t want to be consoled, ambitious, hysterical, sighing, smiling/laughing when describing sxs
reality–> shock–> spasm/cramps/hysteria–>depression–> silent grief–> trying to fix the situation (Pt is stuck)
AF: grief, shock, injury, changes to reality
lying on affected side, heat, hot drinks, eating, walking
Craves: cheese, pickles, bread
HA w/ perspiration only on face, lump in throat
Conditions: torticollis, spasms, dry persistent AM cough, hiccups,

Answer 8

Ignatia amara

Question 9

Pt: haughty, braggard, coward, wrinkled forehead, easily offended, dreads public speaking, skinny on top/ pear shaped, easily satiated
AF: fright, mortification, anger
Fears: failure, intimacy, marraige, being alone
midnight, warm drinks
RIGHT sided, migrates R–> L
Craves: sweets
weakness–> inadequacy–> anxiety–> bloating–> anger–> explosion

Answer 9

Lycopodium