CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A 5-year-old has recurrent tonsillitis with pus formation. The throat is very sensitive to cold air; the child is irritable and the pain is better from warm drinks. Which remedy is most indicated?
- Hepar sulphuricum (Correct answer)
- Mercurius solubilis
- Belladonna
- Phytolacca
Correct answer: Hepar sulphuricum
Hepar sulph is indicated for suppurative tonsillitis with extreme hypersensitivity to cold, touch, and drafts, better from warmth.
Question 2: In homeopathic practice, which remedy is most associated with the mental picture of an elderly patient who hoards things, is extremely miserly, and fears poverty despite being wealthy?
- Arsenicum album (Correct answer)
- Lycopodium
- Sulphur
- Bryonia
Correct answer: Arsenicum album
Arsenicum album covers excessive anxiety about finances, miserliness, hoarding behavior, and fear of poverty in geriatric patients.
Question 3: A 4-year-old with autism spectrum features shows no eye contact, violent behavior when routine is disrupted, and head-banging. Which remedy has strong indications in such cases according to classical homeopathic literature?
- Carcinosin (Correct answer)
- Medorrhinum
- Belladonna
- Veratrum album
Correct answer: Carcinosin
Carcinosin is frequently indicated in children with ASD when there is fastidiousness, strong family history of cancer, and suppression of emotions.
Question 4: An 85-year-old bedridden patient develops pressure ulcers that are slow to heal, offensive, and surrounded by dark, indurated skin. Which remedy is most indicated?
- Carbo vegetabilis
- Lachesis
- Silicea (Correct answer)
- Sulphur
Correct answer: Silicea
Silicea promotes healing of indolent, offensive ulcers with indurated edges in debilitated patients.
Question 5: A 6-year-old develops whooping cough with severe spasmodic cough ending in vomiting. The child is exhausted after each spell and turns blue during coughing. Which remedy is most appropriate?
- Drosera (Correct answer)
- Ipecacuanha
- Cuprum metallicum
- Mephitis
Correct answer: Drosera
Drosera is the primary remedy for violent spasmodic cough with vomiting, exhaustion, and deep whooping character.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the geriatric patient who needs Phosphoric acid?
- Apathetic, indifferent, hair turns gray from grief, mental exhaustion precedes physical (Correct answer)
- Restless, burning pains, fastidious, fears being alone at night
- Weeping easily, yielding, craves sympathy and open air
- Hard, industrious, chilly, suppresses emotions, worse consolation
Correct answer: Apathetic, indifferent, hair turns gray from grief, mental exhaustion precedes physical
Phosphoric acid is indicated for profound apathy, early graying, and mental debility from grief or loss that precedes physical decline.
Question 7: A 7-year-old child has a stammer that worsens in new situations and when excited. The child is chilly, fearful, and has a strong family history of tuberculosis. Which remedy is best indicated?
- Staphysagria
- Tuberculinum (Correct answer)
- Stramonium
- Anacardium
Correct answer: Tuberculinum
Tuberculinum is indicated for stammering in restless, chilly children with tubercular family history who desire change and travel.
CCH Pediatric & Geriatric Homeopathy 5
A 5-year-old has recurrent tonsillitis with pus formation.
The throat is very sensitive to cold air; the child is irritable and the pain is better from warm drinks.
Which remedy is most indicated?