CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A 3-year-old has recurrent ear infections that worsen at night, with the child clinging to the mother and weeping. The pain improves with warm applications. Which remedy is most indicated?
- Pulsatilla (Correct answer)
- Belladonna
- Chamomilla
- Hepar sulph
Correct answer: Pulsatilla
Pulsatilla covers clingy, weeping children whose ear pain is better with warmth and worse at night.
Question 2: In geriatric homeopathy, which remedy is frequently indicated for the 'second childhood' state with loss of memory, childishness, and trembling of the hands?
- Baryta carbonica (Correct answer)
- Alumina
- Anacardium
- Conium
Correct answer: Baryta carbonica
Baryta carbonica is the chief remedy for senile dementia with childishness, memory loss, and timidity.
Question 3: A 6-month-old infant has colic with the abdomen distended like a drum, the baby bends double and is temporarily relieved by passing flatus. Which remedy is indicated?
- Colocynthis (Correct answer)
- Dioscorea
- Mag phos
- Nux vomica
Correct answer: Colocynthis
Colocynthis is indicated for colic with doubling-over relief and extreme distension.
Question 4: An elderly woman develops a fear of falling, dizziness on turning the head, and vertigo worse on lying down. She is depressed about her prognosis. Which remedy fits best?
- Conium maculatum (Correct answer)
- Gelsemium
- Cocculus
- Argentum nitricum
Correct answer: Conium maculatum
Conium covers ascending paralysis, vertigo worse on turning or lying down, and depression in elderly patients.
Question 5: A 4-year-old child is obstinate, has temper tantrums, and throws things. The child demands water but vomits it as soon as it warms in the stomach. Which remedy is most likely?
- Phosphorus (Correct answer)
- Arsenicum album
- Kreosotum
- Veratrum album
Correct answer: Phosphorus
Phosphorus is indicated when cold water is desired but vomited once it warms, combined with an impressionable, expressive temperament.
Question 6: In geriatric patients, which remedy is best for nocturnal aggravation of symptoms with extreme restlessness, prostration, and burning pains relieved by heat?
- Arsenicum album (Correct answer)
- Rhus toxicodendron
- Sulphur
- Lycopodium
Correct answer: Arsenicum album
Arsenicum album has the classic triad of midnight aggravation, restlessness with weakness, and burning pains better from heat.
Question 7: A 7-year-old bed-wetter soaks the bed in the first part of the night and is very difficult to wake. The child is chilly and sweats on the head during sleep. Which remedy is most appropriate?
- Calcarea carbonica (Correct answer)
- Causticum
- Sepia
- Kreosotum
Correct answer: Calcarea carbonica
Calcarea carbonica covers nocturnal enuresis in chilly, sweaty-headed children who are difficult to rouse from deep sleep.
CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 2
A 3-year-old has recurrent ear infections that worsen at night, with the child clinging to the mother and weeping.
The pain improves with warm applications.
Which remedy is most indicated?