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1
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Why must we diagnose miasm first?

A

Miasm indicates how pt will react, including in response to toxins

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2
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What is the essential relationship between miasm and temperament?

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Miasm is expressed through the temperament

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3
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Which miasm is hyperergic, centrifugal, and manifests alternations?

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Psoric

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4
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Which miasm overindulges, lives life large to the point of illness, and has a strong natural immunity?

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Psoric

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5
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Which miasm is centripetal, hypoergic, and consistent?

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Sycotic

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6
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Which miasm deposits toxins in internal “garbage cans”, and has insufficient specific immunity?

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Sycotic

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7
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Which miasm holds onto emotions and the past?

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Sycotic

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8
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Which miasm manifests as variable, emotional, and sensitive?

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Tuberculinic

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9
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Which miasm is anergic, demineralizes readily, and “smolders” toxins?

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Tuberculinic

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10
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Which Miasm lacks natural immunity and has difficulty discerning non-self?

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Tuberculinic

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11
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Main psoric/ sanguine remedy

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Sulfur

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12
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Main psoric/ lymphatic remedy

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Calc carb

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13
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Main psoric/ bilious remedy

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Lycopodium

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14
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Which miasm is dysergic and paradoxical?

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Luetic

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15
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Which miasm is absent natural reference?

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Luetuc

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16
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Which miasm is characterized by metastasis, blowing holes in the Body, and other serious pathology?

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Luetic

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17
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Auto- intoxication is typical of _____ miasm. Examples?

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Psoric
Sedentary lifestyle
rich, sweet, heavy diet
Excessive exercise
Heredity

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18
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Which miasm displays morbid alteration/ periodicity/ recurrence?

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Psoric

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19
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Which miasm manifests adverse effects of suppressing morbid conditions (eg, Eczema, leukorrhea)?

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Psoric

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20
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Miasm involved in the psyche, neurosis, psychosis

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Psoric

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21
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Hyperthermic dysregulation – miasm and remedy

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Psoric, Sulphur

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22
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Hypothermic dysregulation – miasm and remedy

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Psoric, psorinum

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23
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3 psoric remedies with pruritis (idiopathic or not) & bad smelling excretions and secretions

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Psor, petroleum, hep sulph

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24
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3 Psoric remedies with aversion to bathing

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Ant crud, sulf, psor

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25
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Miasm associated with GI issues – diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids. Intestinal parasite tendency

A

Psoric

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26
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Main respiratory issue in psoric pt

A

Allergies

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27
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2 Psoric remedies for profound, continued asthenia

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Psor, Ammonium carb

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28
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Psoric remedy for intermittent asthenia

A

Sulf

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29
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2 Psoric remedies for morning and/ or postprandial asthenia

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Nux, Lyc

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30
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Psoric remedy for asthenia as weakness during physical effort

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Calc carb

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31
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Psoric remedy for asthenia as apathy

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Graph

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32
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List 5 Psoric remedies for continuous abnormal hunger

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Ant crud, Amm carb, graph, lyc, petroleum

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33
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3 Psoric remedies for bingeing between meals

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Sulf, psor, Nat carb

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34
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2 Psoric remedies for hunger or desire for foods hard to digest

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Calc carb, Alum

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35
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What are the 5 major psoric remedies?

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Calc carb, sulf, Lyc, Graph, Nux v.

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36
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Which miasm is known for benign neo-formations?

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Sycotic

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37
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Which miasm is known for chronic intoxication due to loss of elimination capacity?

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Sycotic

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38
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In which miasm do Organs accumulate a toxic load?

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Sycotic

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39
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Which miasm is known for hypodynamic reactions and insufficient energy?

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Sycotic

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40
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Which miasm is known for immunocomplexes?

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Sycotic

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41
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2 characteristics of hypoergy?

A
  1. Lack of immune reaction
  2. Excess immunoglobulins, creation of immune complexes
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42
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Where does a sycotic pt tend to store waste?

A

RES and connective tissues

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43
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Which miasm is characterized by hypometabolism, hypoendocrinism, and absence of elimination?

A

Sycotic

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44
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In which miasm do tissue construction and functional organ slow-down occur?

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Sycotic

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45
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Sycotic patients tend towards hyp__thyroid and hyp__adrenal presentations

A

HypOthyroid
HypERadrenal

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46
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Chronic, repeated infections, sensitivity to humidity, Cell construction, retention and obsessive behavior all part of which miasmatic picture?

A

Sycosis

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47
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Which miasm locates to the urogenital tract, rhinopharynx, descending (left) colon, and skin?

A

Sycotic

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48
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Which miasm has chronic/ repeating Uro infections and/ or URI?

A

Sycotic

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49
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Which miasm is associated with diarrheic tendencies?

A

Sycotic

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50
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A patient with overflow elimination showing up through the mucosae and rhinopharyngeal congestion is most likely?

A

Sycotic

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51
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Sycotic patients can have what type of tumor?

A

Benign or malignant

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52
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Which miasm runs to sclerosis and obesity?

A

Sycotic

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53
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A patient who is fatigued, worse in the morning, and has trouble getting out of bed is likely ______. Why do they have this issue?

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Sycotic. Their metabolism slows down at night

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54
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Changing mood, continually worsening mood, anxious, depressed, mental overload, obssessive behavior – all can manifest in which miasm?

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Sycotic

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55
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Whose mood is impacted by atmospheric changes?

56
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Consider which miasm for a patient obsessed with body shape and appearance?

57
Q

Single object neurosis, cancer phobia…?

58
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Mentally hyper-organized, fussy, checks everything…

59
Q

Sycosis aggravates from what to what, and which major remedies are most relevant?

A

Hyperhydration (Nat sulf) ➡️ construction (Thuja) ➡️ sclerosis (Causticum)

60
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I become

61
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What is the first stage of the Tuberculinic miasm?

A

Anergy; a lack of a specific mode of defense

62
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Second stage of the tuberculinic miasm

A

Hepatic insufficiency

63
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Third stage of the tuberculinic miasm

A

Lymph and lymph node reaction; primary infection

64
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Fourth stage of the tuberculinic miasm

A

Tissue stage: the sacrifice of tissue

65
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Which miasm is not protected by vaccination

A

Tuberculinic

66
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Anergy

A

Tuberculinic; not enough energy to defend themselves

67
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Can autoimmune disease be tuberculinic?

A

Yes; they don’t have the energy to defend

68
Q

Which Organ tries to mount a defense, in the tuberculinic miasm?

69
Q

What does the liver work on, in the tuberculinic miasm?

A

Detoxification, managing Ig’s & Inflammation & proteosynthesis

70
Q

What happens when a tuberculinic mounts a fever?

A

The thyroid gland is out of control
There is hypermetabolism and acetonemia
Exchange cycles are accelerated
Cardiovascular erethism (sensitivity)

71
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When the tuberculinic reaches hepatic insufficiency, what happens next?

A

Fever
Increased emunctory elimination, especially mucous and serous membranes

72
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5 Signs the tuberculinic patient has reached the lymph / lymph node stage

A
  1. Pulmonary region adenopathies
  2. Inefficient fever
  3. First Signs of under-nourishment
  4. Susceptibility to fatigue
  5. Sweating (nocturnal)
73
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In which miasm do toxins migrate to a preferred tissue (often, pulmonary)?

A

Fourth stage of tuberculinic

74
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5 key symptoms of the tuberculinic fourth stage

A
  1. Sacrificing a part to save the whole
  2. Using minerals to isolate the intruder
  3. Most often, pulmonary tissue involved, tubercular cavern
  4. True demineralization– Ca and Mg
  5. Spasmophilia
75
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Aspecific defense Symptoms for tuberculinic phase 1.a.

A

Inefficient natural immunity
Immaturity of the self
Problems with self- identification
Problems with communication

76
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Sthenic stage Symptoms of tuberculinic phase 1.b.

A

Seeking to self- defend
Metabolic acceleration
Cardiac irritability or sensitivity, palpitations, tachycardia
Accelerated blood circulation
Pyrexia
Asthenia, sluggish adrenaline
Low blood pressure
Spurts of inflammation

77
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Decompensation symptoms of tuberculinic hepatic stage 2

A

Local reactions of skin, mucosa, serosa; leucorrhea, vaginitis, otitis, corona, rhinopharyngitis, bronchitis

Pleuritis
Peritonitis
RA
Meningitis

78
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Which miasm may have cardiac erethism, palpitations and tachycardia?

A

Tuberculinic

79
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Which miasm may have accelerated blood circulation, or could have low blood pressure and sluggish adrenal glands?

A

Tuberculinic

80
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Which miasm may have fevers and spurts of inflammation?

A

Tuberculinic

81
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Which miasm can have trouble with communication, self- identification, and maturity of the Self?

A

Tuberculinic

82
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Which miasm can progress to venous congestion, adenitis and fixation to lymph and lymph nodes?

A

Tuberculinic (stage 3)

83
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Which miasm progresses to increased weakness, susceptibility to fatigue, and weight loss?

A

Tuberculinic (stage 3)

84
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Which miasm may be overly hot but cannot mount a fever?

A

Tuberculinic (stage 3)

85
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When does the tuberculinic begin to decrease their variability of symptoms?

86
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What breakdown process begins in the stage 3 tuberculinic?

A

Demineralization

87
Q

Which miasm can have eliminations from the Skin, mucosa, and serosa?

A

Tuberculinic stage 2

88
Q

Torpid elimination

A

Tuberculinic miasm stage 2

89
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Coryza, rhinopharyngitis, bronchitis, otitis, vaginitis suggest which miasm?

A

Tuberculinic stage 2

90
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Coryza, rhinopharyngitis, bronchitis, otitis, vaginitis suggest which miasm?

A

Tuberculinic stage 2

91
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Which 4 Inflammatory conditions are specific to the tuberculinic miasm?

A

Pleuritis, peritonitis, RA, meningitis

92
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What describes the 4th stage of the tuberculinic progression?

A

The tissue stage: lesions replace general signs

93
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Increased demineralization in the stage 4 tuberculinic leads to which 2 common conditions?

A

OA
Osteoporosis

94
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How can a stage 4 tuberculinic manifest they are late in the process of shutting down immunity?

A

Decrease in anabolic function
Decrease in fever
Sensitivity to cold
Asthenia

95
Q

Which miasm is decompensating?

A

Tuberculinic
(Anergy –> hepatic insufficiency –> lymph and lymph node involvement –> tissue stage)

96
Q

What emotional tendency points towards the tuberculinic miasm?

A

Emotional hyperesthesia

97
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If elimination does not improve a patient’s symptoms, which miasm is indicated?

A

Tuberculinic

98
Q

List 3 physiological tendencies in the tuberculinic

A
  1. Low grade (usually) fever
  2. Constipation
  3. Demineralization
99
Q

What is the endocrine paradox common to tuberculinic patients?

A

Hypoadrenal, and Hyperthyroid

100
Q

How do tuberculinic symptoms tend to manifest?

101
Q

List 2 items around fluids that characterize the tuberculinic miasm

A
  1. Peripheral congestion
  2. Mucous and serous eliminations
102
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Which organ should always be taken into account in the tuberculinic patient?

A

The Liver!!

103
Q

List 3 tuberculinic remedies for a tuberculinic hepatic / humoral attack

A

(especially in kids)
Ferrum phos
Sulf iodum
Calc phos

104
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Name 1 tuberculinic remedy for a patient with ganglion who is losing weight

A

(Lymph node attack)
Iodum

105
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List 3 tuberculinic remedies for a patient who is attacking their own tissue via calcification/ sclerosis

A

Phos
Sil
Ars

106
Q

What is an early life cause of being in the tuberculinic miasm?

A

Tuberculin toxin contamination before age 7
(a child with excessive fatigue and hepatic insufficiency)

107
Q

Which vaccines can put someone in a tuberculinic state?

A

Measles/ MMR
DPT or Pertussis or Diptheria vaccines
BCG tuberculosis vaccine

108
Q

List 3 repeating childhood illness types that can push someone into the tuberculinic miasm + 1 that might not repeat

A

Repeated rhinopharyngitis
Repeated adenopathies
Repeated subacute infections

Measles

109
Q

Name 2 types of grief that can push someone into the tuberculinic state

A

Being lovesick
Grief from psychological aggressions

110
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What fundamental metabolism problem causes the tuberculinic miasm?

A

Minerals – eg, the Na-K pump requires Ca to be available…

111
Q

Which miasm appears as disease with a serious prognosis at a young age?

112
Q

What is the “goal” of the Luetic patient?

A

Tissue destruction

113
Q

What is the pace of Luetic tissue attack?

A

Rapid evolution

114
Q

What does sclerosis progress to, in the Luetic patient?

A

Ulceration

115
Q

List the 6 tissues the Luetic is expected to attack

A
  1. Vasculature
  2. Elastic tissue
  3. Bone
  4. Nervous tissue
  5. Mucosa
  6. Skin
116
Q

Which miasm can have gangrene, Raynaud’s, acrocyanosis, and erythrocyanosis?

117
Q

Which miasm can have endovascularitis, issues with the aorta and other large vessels, and hardening of glands?

118
Q

List 2 vascular conditions a Luetic young person can have

A
  1. Arteritis
  2. Infarctus
119
Q

List 4 examples of vascular hyperlaxity that might be part of a Luetic presentation

A

Aneurysm
Constitutional varicose veins
Malformation
Hemorrhoids

120
Q

List 4 examples of lymphatic hyperlaxity that might be part of a Luetic presentation

A

Lympho-ganglionic induration
Adenoids
Tumors
Tonsils

121
Q

List 3 examples of articular hyperlaxity that might be part of a Luetic presentation

A

Ligamentary
Recurring dislocation
Deviations and malformations

122
Q

What do the following exemplify: bone and tooth caries, osteitis, osteoporosis in a young person, osteomalacia, pressure pain on Sternum and tibia

A

Bone tissue ulceration and rarefaction in the Luetic miasm

123
Q

What is a Nervous system keynote of Luesis?

A

Progressive general paralysis

124
Q

Which miasm has bad “management” of bones?

125
Q

Which miasm is characterized by Nervous tissue extremes on one end or the other?

A

Luetic
Eg, acquires excessively or insufficiently; the moron or the child genius; puberty at 8 or 18

126
Q

Which miasm can have significant development disorders, difficulty with memorization, dyslexia?

127
Q

What 6 things tend to occur at cutaneous- mucosal junctions in the Luetic miasm? (mouth, uterus, cervix, rectum)

A

Ulceration
Inflammation
Fistula
Leucoplasy
Irritating secretions
Series of abscesses

128
Q

What 6 things tend to occur at cutaneous- mucosal junctions in the Luetic miasm? (mouth, uterus, cervix, rectum)

A

Ulceration
Inflammation
Fistula
Leucoplasy
Irritating secretions
Series of abscesses

129
Q

Name 1 Luetic remedy for vascular tissue

130
Q

Name 1 Luetic remedy for vascular tissue

131
Q

List 2 Luetic remedies for elastic tissue

A

Calc fluor
Phytolacca

132
Q

List 2 Luetic remedies for bone tissue

A

Calc fluor
Fluoric acid

133
Q

List 2 Luetic remedies for bone tissue

A

Calc fluor
Fluoric acid

134
Q

List 2 Luetic remedies for Nervous tissue

A

Argentum met
Baryta carb

135
Q

Name 1 Luetic remedy for mucous membrane and skin

A

Nitric acid

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