CCH Homeopathic Therapeutics & Remedy Selection 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A patient with acute cystitis has a constant urge to urinate, burning before and after urination, and only a few drops pass. The primary remedy is:
- Cantharis vesicatoria (Correct answer)
- Apis mellifica
- Staphysagria
- Sarsaparilla
Correct answer: Cantharis vesicatoria
Cantharis is the top remedy for intense burning cystitis with constant urge, tenesmus, and passage of only a few drops at a time.
Question 2: A classical prescriber observing 'lack of reaction' in a patient with chronic illness despite a well-chosen remedy might next consider:
- A nosode or intercurrent remedy to clear the miasmatic block (Correct answer)
- Increasing the potency immediately
- Changing to an entirely different remedy
- Stopping all treatment for six months
Correct answer: A nosode or intercurrent remedy to clear the miasmatic block
When a clearly indicated remedy fails to act, an intercurrent nosode (e.g., Psorinum, Medorrhinum) may be needed to clear a miasmatic obstacle.
Question 3: Which constitutional type is associated with Calcarea carbonica: fair, chubby, slow to develop, profuse perspiration on the head, and craving eggs?
- Calcarea carbonica (Correct answer)
- Baryta carbonica
- Silicea
- Phosphorus
Correct answer: Calcarea carbonica
Calcarea carbonica's constitutional picture includes the fair, chilly, phlegmatic child with head sweats, slow milestones, and egg cravings.
Question 4: A remedy indicated for neuralgic pains that are lightning-like, left-sided, and worsen at night with bone pains typical of syphilitic miasm is:
- Mezereum
- Syphilinum (Correct answer)
- Aurum metallicum
- Kali iodatum
Correct answer: Syphilinum
Syphilinum (the syphilitic nosode) covers nocturnal bone pains, destructive pathology, and symptoms characteristic of the syphilitic miasm.
Question 5: In Hahnemann's method, when a patient on LM (Q) potencies shows a strong aggravation, the prescriber should:
- Reduce the number of succussions before the next dose or skip a dose (Correct answer)
- Stop treatment immediately and antidote the remedy
- Switch to a C potency of the same remedy
- Give a complementary remedy to counteract the aggravation
Correct answer: Reduce the number of succussions before the next dose or skip a dose
With LM potencies, Hahnemann advised reducing succussions or spacing doses further apart when a strong aggravation occurs to fine-tune the stimulus.
Question 6: A remedy known for its affinity to connective tissue, indicated after injuries to tendons and periosteum, with bruised sore pain, is:
- Ruta graveolens (Correct answer)
- Arnica montana
- Rhus toxicodendron
- Symphytum officinale
Correct answer: Ruta graveolens
Ruta graveolens has a strong affinity for periosteum and tendons, making it ideal for injuries to these structures after Arnica has addressed the initial bruising.
Question 7: Which phenomenon occurs when a homeopathic remedy produces symptoms in a healthy prover, confirming its therapeutic potential for those same symptoms in patients?
- Drug proving (homeopathic pathogenetic trial) (Correct answer)
- Isopathy
- Tautopathy
- Potentization
Correct answer: Drug proving (homeopathic pathogenetic trial)
A homeopathic proving (pathogenetic trial) is the systematic testing of a substance on healthy volunteers to document the symptoms it produces.
CCH Homeopathic Therapeutics & Remedy Selection 5
A patient with acute cystitis has a constant urge to urinate, burning before and after urination, and only a few drops pass.
The primary remedy is: