CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A 2-year-old's teething is marked by extreme irritability; the child demands things then throws them away and is better only when carried. One cheek is red and hot. Which remedy is indicated?
- Chamomilla (Correct answer)
- Belladonna
- Calcarea carbonica
- Aconitum
Correct answer: Chamomilla
Chamomilla is the primary remedy for irritable teething children who are inconsolably restless and better only when carried and rocked.
Question 2: Which potency range is generally preferred when treating elderly patients with multiple organ pathologies to minimize aggravations?
- Low potencies (6X–30C) (Correct answer)
- High potencies (1M–10M)
- Single very high dose (CM)
- Isopathic nosodes only
Correct answer: Low potencies (6X–30C)
Low potencies are preferred in geriatric patients with significant pathology to avoid strong aggravations on a depleted constitution.
Question 3: A 5-year-old with ADHD is impulsive, destructive, and cannot concentrate. The child has a history of head injuries. Which remedy should be considered first?
- Helleborus
- Natrum sulphuricum (Correct answer)
- Stramonium
- Tuberculinum
Correct answer: Natrum sulphuricum
Natrum sulphuricum has a strong affinity for head injuries with subsequent behavioral and mental changes.
Question 4: An elderly man has prostate enlargement with dribbling of urine, frequent urging at night, and urine that starts only after a long wait. He is chilly and anxious about his health. Which remedy fits?
- Lycopodium (Correct answer)
- Sabal serrulata
- Staphysagria
- Conium
Correct answer: Lycopodium
Lycopodium covers prostatic hypertrophy with urinary hesitancy, nocturia, and the characteristically anxious, right-sided constitution.
Question 5: A 10-year-old girl has recurrent urinary tract infections with intense burning during urination. She is fastidious, chilly, and has a peculiar craving for ice cream. Which remedy is most indicated?
- Arsenicum album
- Cantharis
- Phosphorus (Correct answer)
- Apis mellifica
Correct answer: Phosphorus
Phosphorus suits the fastidious, chilly, ice-cream-craving child with recurrent infections, especially when there is easy bleeding tendency.
Question 6: In the treatment of infant colic, Dioscorea villosa differs from Colocynthis primarily because the pain is:
- Better bending backward or stretching out (Correct answer)
- Better bending double
- Better from warmth applied to abdomen
- Better from pressure on abdomen
Correct answer: Better bending backward or stretching out
Dioscorea colic is relieved by arching backward or stretching out, opposite to Colocynthis which is better bending double.
Question 7: A 70-year-old woman has recurrent shingles (herpes zoster) with burning, stabbing pains persisting long after the eruption has healed. She feels better from warmth and gentle motion. Which remedy is most appropriate?
- Mezereum (Correct answer)
- Ranunculus bulbosus
- Arsenicum album
- Hypericum
Correct answer: Mezereum
Mezereum is a leading remedy for post-herpetic neuralgia with severe burning and itching pains in elderly patients.
CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 3
A 2-year-old's teething is marked by extreme irritability; the child demands things then throws them away and is better only when carried.
One cheek is red and hot.
Which remedy is indicated?