CCH Emergency & Acute Prescribing 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In acute shock following severe hemorrhage, which remedy addresses the patient who is icy cold, blue, and collapsed but craves fanning?
- Veratrum album
- Carbo vegetabilis (Correct answer)
- Camphora
- China officinalis
Correct answer: Carbo vegetabilis
Carbo vegetabilis is called the 'corpse reviver' — the patient is cold, blue, and barely breathing yet insists on being fanned vigorously.
Question 2: A patient has an acute panic attack after hearing shocking news, with palpitations, numbness and tingling in the extremities, and fear of death. Which remedy?
- Aconite (Correct answer)
- Ignatia amara
- Coffea cruda
- Opium
Correct answer: Aconite
Aconite covers acute fright with fear of death, palpitations, and physical symptoms including numbness, after sudden shocking events.
Question 3: Which remedy is most indicated for acute grief with a sensation of a lump in the throat (globus hystericus), contradictory and changing symptoms, and involuntary sighing?
- Natrum muriaticum
- Ignatia amara (Correct answer)
- Pulsatilla
- Staphysagria
Correct answer: Ignatia amara
Ignatia amara is the first remedy for acute grief, characterized by rapid mood shifts, a lump-in-throat sensation, sighing, and paradoxical symptoms.
Question 4: In an acute hypoglycemic episode, which homeopathic remedy is known for trembling weakness, profuse sweating, and faintness relieved by eating?
- Phosphorus
- China officinalis (Correct answer)
- Sulphur
- Calcarea carbonica
Correct answer: China officinalis
China officinalis covers debility and weakness from loss of vital fluids combined with symptoms resembling low blood sugar including faintness and sweating.
Question 5: A patient presents with acute appendicitis pain that is better from bending double and firm pressure, and worse from jarring. Which remedy is indicated?
- Bryonia
- Colocynthis (Correct answer)
- Belladonna
- Iris versicolor
Correct answer: Colocynthis
Colocynthis is indicated for violent, cramping abdominal pain that is dramatically relieved by bending double and applying hard pressure.
Question 6: Which remedy is indicated for acute burns with intense burning pain relieved by cold water, great restlessness, and prostration out of proportion to the injury?
- Cantharis (Correct answer)
- Arsenicum album
- Causticum
- Urtica urens
Correct answer: Cantharis
Cantharis covers acute burns with raw, intense burning-cutting pains, where the patient craves cold applications for relief.
Question 7: An athlete has an acute muscle cramp in the calf at night, relieved by stretching. Which remedy is the leading choice?
- Magnesia phosphorica
- Cuprum metallicum (Correct answer)
- Veratrum album
- Nux vomica
Correct answer: Cuprum metallicum
Cuprum metallicum is the primary remedy for violent, cramping spasms, including nocturnal leg cramps, with marked relief from stretching the limb.
CCH Emergency & Acute Prescribing 4
In acute shock following severe hemorrhage, which remedy addresses the patient who is icy cold, blue, and collapsed but craves fanning?