Treatment Guidelines

Question 1

Trauma target sites

1) Arnica
2) Ruta graveolens
3) Rhus tox
4) Bellis perennis
5) Ledum palustre
6) Symphytum
7) Hamamelis

Answer 1

Trauma

1) Capillaries/muscles
2) Tendons /ligaments
3) joint space
4) Breast and coccyx
5) Eye (black eye)
6) Periosteum
7) Veins (protect)

Question 2

Croup

Answer 2

Start with Aconite for the acute phase
Follow by: Spongia tosta or Sambucus
then Hepar sulph for the productive cough

Question 3

Suppuration

Answer 3

Hepar sulph for acute suppuration, Silicea for chronic suppuration

Question 4

Suppuration: Acute

Answer 4

Early

• Bruising, red, painful, hot: Belladonna 9 C
• Swelling, better with cold, dry skin: Apis 5 p Q2h
• Slow, insidious, hemorrhage: Ferrus phosphoricum 9 C 5 p BID
• Localized lymph node inflammation: Bufo Rana 9 C 5 p Q2h

Development

• Fetid, aches/agitation: Pyrogenium 9 C 5 p BID
• Pain, hypersensitive to touch: Hepar sulph 30 C 5p BID
• • Can start with pyrogenium then follow by Hepar sulph in 1 hour, do both BID.

Myristica sebifera to help drainage (Homeopathic scalpel” 9 C 5 p Q5 m for 3-4 doses

Established Suppuration

• Oral: Mercurius solubilis 9C 5 p Q2-3 h
• burning pain improved by heat, toxic appearance: Arsenicum album 9 C 5p BID
• Short bones: Ear: Aurum muriaticum 9 C 5 p Q2h
• Pain once the drainage stops: Lachesis 9-30C 5p Q2 h

Question 5

Flu/Influenza

Answer 5

Prodrome: Oscillococcinum x 3
Early: Oscillococcinum x 3 and 1 h after first dose: Sulphur 30 C 10 p x 1
Invasion: Aconite 9C (no sweat), Belladonna 9C (Sweating) 5p Q2 h.
Full blown: Gelsemium 9 C (Sweat, no thirst, tremulous), Rhus tox 9 C (Fever, need to move around, chills, intense thirst), Eupatorium perfoliatum 9 C (Muscle/bone pain, pain when applying pressure to the eyballs ++, rhinitis and cough) 5p Q2h.

Also:

• Bryonia for the painful dry cough, which splinting make them feel better.
• Ferrum phos for the low grade fever
• Babtistica tintoria for stomach flu, body ache, and confusion.

Convalescence:

• Sulphur iodatum 9 C 5p BID : congestion
• Cinchona 9 C 5 P BID: Physical exhaustion with profound fluid loss. BID x 1 week
• Kali phosphoricum 9 C 5 p BID + Avena sativa 6X 20gtt QHS for those who after illness was cranky and irritable

Influenzinum 15 C 10 p x 1 for flu sequelae (Nosode)