Materia Medica Questions
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2001 7:12 pm
Materia Medica Questions
Aceticum acidum
1. Describe how Aceticum acidum disease affects the
energy level of the patient.
This drug produces a condition of profound anæmia, with some dropsical
symptoms, great debility, frequent fainting, dyspnœa, weak heart, vomiting,
profuse urination and sweat. Hæmorrhage from any part.
2. How is thirst affected in dropsical conditions of
Aceticum acidum?
burning thirst
3. Mention the conditions in which thirst is increased
or is absent in Aceticum acidum patients.
Increased: Diabetes, Constipation, Diahrrea, Metrorrhagia; after
parturition,
Absent: with fever
4. Describe the characteristic features of Aceticum
acidum urine.
Urine increased in quantity and of a lighter, cloudy color,
5. What parts of the body are mostly emaciated in a
chronic Aceticum acidum patient?
Face and limbs
6. What is the post-operative indication of Aceticum
acidum?
Antidotes anaesthetics, burns,debility narcotics
7. How is perspiration affected in Aceticum acidum?
Face: spots of perspiration on forehead, cold perspiration
Fever: cold perspiration, profuse night sweats, profuse perspiration
8. Mention the important mental concomittent of
Aceticum acidum in its headaches.
Nervous headache. Blood rushes to head with delirium. Temporal vessels
distended. Pain across root of tongue Heaviness and dull pains in forehead
and vertex.
9. Describe 'Vomiting' features of Aceticum acidum.
vomiting blood, and all food taken, frothy and frequent vomiting
10. What kinds of food the Aceticum acidum patient is
aggravated by or averse to?
Disgust for salted things and cold victuals. Cold drinks lie heavy.
Vegetables, except potatoes, disagree, also bread and butter still more
11. What are the two important "sensation as if"s of
aceticum acidum in stomach?
Stomach feels as if she had taken a lot of vinegar.
Contents of stomach feel as if in a ferment
violent burning pain in stomach
Abdomen feels as if sunken in when lying on his back.
12. Describe the famous modality of Aceticum acidum in
stomach pains.
Violent burning pain in stomach and chest, followed by coldness of skin and
cold sweat on forehead.
13. Mention four important features of Aceticum acidum
fevers.
1. Skin cold.
2. Slow fever with night sweats.
3. Profuse perspiration.
4. Hectic. Putrid and typhous fevers.
14. How do most Aceticum acidum patients look like?
1. Skin.--Pale, waxen, œdematous. Burning, dry, hot skin, or bathed in
profuse sweat
2. Looks rheumatic, pale, sickly, weak, anemic, emaciated, edemic of feet
and legs, lean,relaxed,flabby muscles, temporal vessels distended.
Female: painful enlarged breasts.
15. What is the most important general sensation that
runs through Aceticum acidum patient?
Thirst
16. Mention the main modalities of Aceticum acidum
dyspnea.
Hoarse, hissing respiration; croup; cough when inhaling. Irritation
bronchial tubes. Profuse bronchorrhœa.
17. What is the therapeutic use of Aceticum acidum in
its undynamized form?
Equal parts of vinegar and hot water make a refreshing sponge-down for many
conditions of fever, with or without perspiration.
18. Mention four important mental symptoms of Aceticum
acidum.
1. Confusion of mind does not know her own children; forgets what has
recently happened
2. attacks of anguish; constantly borrows trouble thinks something is going
to happen;
3. peevishness,
4. complaining.
19. Which cheek does usually become red in Aceticum
acidum fevers?
Left
20. What is the effect of cold drinks on Aceticum
acidum patients?
Cold drinks distress the stomach, lie heavy
21. What is the indication of aceticum acidum in
pregnancy and after labour?
.--Excessive catamenia. Hæmorrhages after labor. Nausea of pregnancy.
Breasts painfully enlarged, distended with milk. Milk impoverished, bluish,
transparent, sour. Anæmia of nursing mothers.
Aceticum acidum
1. Describe how Aceticum acidum disease affects the
energy level of the patient.
This drug produces a condition of profound anæmia, with some dropsical
symptoms, great debility, frequent fainting, dyspnœa, weak heart, vomiting,
profuse urination and sweat. Hæmorrhage from any part.
2. How is thirst affected in dropsical conditions of
Aceticum acidum?
burning thirst
3. Mention the conditions in which thirst is increased
or is absent in Aceticum acidum patients.
Increased: Diabetes, Constipation, Diahrrea, Metrorrhagia; after
parturition,
Absent: with fever
4. Describe the characteristic features of Aceticum
acidum urine.
Urine increased in quantity and of a lighter, cloudy color,
5. What parts of the body are mostly emaciated in a
chronic Aceticum acidum patient?
Face and limbs
6. What is the post-operative indication of Aceticum
acidum?
Antidotes anaesthetics, burns,debility narcotics
7. How is perspiration affected in Aceticum acidum?
Face: spots of perspiration on forehead, cold perspiration
Fever: cold perspiration, profuse night sweats, profuse perspiration
8. Mention the important mental concomittent of
Aceticum acidum in its headaches.
Nervous headache. Blood rushes to head with delirium. Temporal vessels
distended. Pain across root of tongue Heaviness and dull pains in forehead
and vertex.
9. Describe 'Vomiting' features of Aceticum acidum.
vomiting blood, and all food taken, frothy and frequent vomiting
10. What kinds of food the Aceticum acidum patient is
aggravated by or averse to?
Disgust for salted things and cold victuals. Cold drinks lie heavy.
Vegetables, except potatoes, disagree, also bread and butter still more
11. What are the two important "sensation as if"s of
aceticum acidum in stomach?
Stomach feels as if she had taken a lot of vinegar.
Contents of stomach feel as if in a ferment
violent burning pain in stomach
Abdomen feels as if sunken in when lying on his back.
12. Describe the famous modality of Aceticum acidum in
stomach pains.
Violent burning pain in stomach and chest, followed by coldness of skin and
cold sweat on forehead.
13. Mention four important features of Aceticum acidum
fevers.
1. Skin cold.
2. Slow fever with night sweats.
3. Profuse perspiration.
4. Hectic. Putrid and typhous fevers.
14. How do most Aceticum acidum patients look like?
1. Skin.--Pale, waxen, œdematous. Burning, dry, hot skin, or bathed in
profuse sweat
2. Looks rheumatic, pale, sickly, weak, anemic, emaciated, edemic of feet
and legs, lean,relaxed,flabby muscles, temporal vessels distended.
Female: painful enlarged breasts.
15. What is the most important general sensation that
runs through Aceticum acidum patient?
Thirst
16. Mention the main modalities of Aceticum acidum
dyspnea.
Hoarse, hissing respiration; croup; cough when inhaling. Irritation
bronchial tubes. Profuse bronchorrhœa.
17. What is the therapeutic use of Aceticum acidum in
its undynamized form?
Equal parts of vinegar and hot water make a refreshing sponge-down for many
conditions of fever, with or without perspiration.
18. Mention four important mental symptoms of Aceticum
acidum.
1. Confusion of mind does not know her own children; forgets what has
recently happened
2. attacks of anguish; constantly borrows trouble thinks something is going
to happen;
3. peevishness,
4. complaining.
19. Which cheek does usually become red in Aceticum
acidum fevers?
Left
20. What is the effect of cold drinks on Aceticum
acidum patients?
Cold drinks distress the stomach, lie heavy
21. What is the indication of aceticum acidum in
pregnancy and after labour?
.--Excessive catamenia. Hæmorrhages after labor. Nausea of pregnancy.
Breasts painfully enlarged, distended with milk. Milk impoverished, bluish,
transparent, sour. Anæmia of nursing mothers.