NMT150 Final Exam Review PDF

sepia officinalis (cuttlefish) ○ heaviness, bruised feeling ○ better with: violent movement, warmth, open air, lying on painful side ○ worse with: before, during menses, pregnancy, intercourse, cold room ○ concomitants: indifference to loved ones ○ bearing down sensation (esp in pelvic region) Natru...

sepia officinalis (cuttlefish) ○ heaviness, bruised feeling ○ better with: violent movement, warmth, open air, lying on painful side ○ worse with: before, during menses, pregnancy, intercourse, cold room ○ concomitants: indifference to loved ones ○ bearing down sensation (esp in pelvic region) Natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride/salt) ○ tingling and numbness in extremities ○ pain in back better with firm support ○ worse with: morning 9-11am, seashore and sun ○ concomitants: craving salt/salty food, mapped tongue, unquenchable thirst cina maritima ○ intestinal worms: cough - gets stiff, cold, fever; diarrhea, itchy rectum, twitching/muscle spasms, ADHD ○ teeth grinding, temper tantrums, irritability, itchy nose, insomnia ○ very restless, frantic, irritable when reprimanded, scream/hit when angry, pick their noses, fitful sleep, night terrors ○ yawning, triggered by touch ○ worse with: touched, stared at, summer heat, night, seeing full moon, yawning ○ better with: motion/rocked violently, being carried, bending, lying on abdomen, daytime Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple, wild mandrake) ○ liver/GB pains, diarrhea alternating with constipation or headaches, prolapse of rectum/uterus, ovarian pains ○ sociable, wants company/affection, can't stand lies/injustice, critical, fear of death ○ thirst for large amounts of cold water ○ worse with: 4-5am, hot weather, teething, eating fruit, canned food ○ better with: biting/clenching teeth, bending forward/double Nux vomica ○ works hard, plays hard: too much work, stress, food, alcohol, sex, coffee, etc ○ affinity for stomach, liver, bowels ○ ambitious person, impatient, irritiable, hypersensitive ○ worse with: morning (3-4AM insomnia), dry weather, spices, fat, alcohol, stimulants, meat, cold ○ better with: warmth, wet weather, longer sleep ○ constipation, gastritis, high sex drive calcarea carbonica ○ slow, shy, fearful, depressive tendency, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis flabby and sensitive to cold, moles, warts, nodules GI tract pains worse with pressure sour vomiting, belching, craves meats, eggs averse to fats, meats slow but steady worker, deadlines cause anxiety, overwork causes fear, aversion to work ○ worse with: cold, damp cold, intellectual or physical effort, starchy food, milk, full moon ○ better with: dry weather ○ concomitants: desire for eggs, sweets; sour odor, localized cold sweats kali carbonicum ○ skin pale, burning, swelling ○ stomach anxiety, as if full of water ○ very irritable & sensitive to pain, noise, touch ○ never wants to be alone ○ worse with: ice water, coffee, soup ○ loves sweets ○ stitches in liver graphites skin eruptions, itchy with honey-like discharge or hard, callous, rough skin burning in stomach, causes hunger fear bad thing may happen, indecisive, jumpy, fidgety at work, weaps from music worse with: sweets, meat, hot drinks carbo vegetabilis ○ skin pale, cyanotic, cold, cold sweat but wants fanning ○ flatulence, esp upper ab pushes upward, pains if trapped ○ fear of evil, bad things, sensitive, irritable,dull,lazy, slow ○ worse with: closing eyes, dark ○ better with: burping, passing gas