Question Bank

SECOND BHMS

ORGANON QUESTION BANK

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NATURAL DISEASE VS ARTIFICIAL DISEASE(APHORISM 28-33)

-Define modus opernadi of homoeopathic cure(MSØV)
-Define and differentiate between Natural and Artificial Disease(MSØV)
-Identify factors differentiating Natural & Artificial Disease(MSØV)
-Compare the strength of Natural Disease vis-à-vis Artificial Disease(MSØV)
-Justify the superiority of Artificial Disease(MSØV)

THE CORRECTNESS OF HOMEOPATHIC THERAPEUTIC LAW OF NATURE(APHORISMS 34-51)

Aphorism 34-35 (MSØV)

-Therapeutic Law of Nature
—Describe the factors needed to cure a disease

Aphorism 36-42 (MSØV)

-Discuss what happens when two dissimilar diseases meet in nature
—Compare the different scenarios viz. Natural diseases meet, Natural and Artificial Disease meet

Aphorism 43-45 (MSØV)

-Discuss what happens when two Similar diseases meet in nature
—Compare the scenarios viz. Natural diseases meet, Natural and Artificial Disease meet

Aphorism 45-46 (MSØV)

-Examples of Homeopathic Cure
—List the examples of cure in nature

Aphorism 47-49 (MSLV)

-Learning from Nature
—Discuss the learning from the nature’s examples of cure

Aphorism 50 (MSLV)

-Hazardous Homoeopathic Remedy
—Discuss the effect of Natural diseases used for treating similar Natural Diseases

Aphorism 51 (MSLV)

-Advantage of Homoeopathic medicines
—Discuss artificial morbific agents and their advantage over natural diseases

VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE (Aphorisms 52-70)

Aphorism 52 (MSØV)

-Chief Methods of Cure
—List and Discuss different methods of Cure

Aphorism 53 (MSLV)

-Homeopathic Method Application of Law of Cure
—Discuss the Fundamental Laws

Aphorism 54 (MSLV)

-Different forms / System of Medicines Allopathic Method
—Compare the outcomes of Various theories

Aphorism 55-56 (MSLV)

-Palliation in Allopathy
—Discuss the awareness of public to effect of palliative treatment

Aphorism 57-58 (MSLV)

-Symptomatic Treatment by Contraria
—Explain the symptomatic treatment in contraria

Aphorism 59 (MSLV)

-Injurious effects of antipathic Line of Treatment
—Analyse the examples of effects of Antipathic line of treatment

Aphorism 60 (MSØV)

-Palliation in Allopathy
—Discuss the Hazard of increasing doses in palliative treatment

Aphorism 61 (MSØV)

-Utility of Homoeopathic treatment
—Compare the utility of Homoeopathic & Allopathic treatment

Aphorism 62-63 (MSØV)

-Reason for injurious nature of the palliative and sole efficacy of homoeopathic medicine
—Define Primary and Secondary Action

Aphorism 64 (MSØV)

-Explanation of Primary and Secondary Action
—Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Action

Aphorism 65 (MSLV)

-Examples of Primary and Secondary Action
—Illustrate with examples of Primary and Secondary Action

Aphorism 66 (MSLV)

-Secondary Curative Action
—Analyse the effect of smallest homoeopathic doses in secondary action

Aphorism 67 (MSLV)

-Define and explain Suspended Animation
—Discuss the use of antipathic line of treatment in specific cases

Aphorism 68 (MSLV)

-Analyse the efficacy of Minuteness of Homeopathic medicines in cure
—Application of Law of Minimum

Aphorism 69 (MSLV)

-Hurtfulness of Antipathic Treatment
—Evaluate the effect of Antipathic line of treatment

Aphorism 70 (MSLV)

-Summary of Homeopathic system of Medicine
—List the inferences derived from the Aphorisms 1-70

CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE (HAHNEMANNIAN CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE) WITH INTRODUCTION OF MIASM(APHORISMS 71-82)

Aphorism 71 (MSØV)

-Homeopathic System of Medicine
—List the points necessary in the operation of curing
—Discuss Hahnemann’s classification of disease

Aphorism 72 (MSØV)

-General Survey of Diseases
—Define Acute disease
—Define Chronic disease
—Illustrate with examples

Aphorism 73 (MSLV)

-Acute Diseases
—List the types of acute diseases
—Illustrate with examples of each

Aphorism 74-76 (MSLV)

-Chronic Diseases
—List examples of Chronic diseases
—Define Iatrogenic Disease with examples
—Management of Iatrogenic Diseases

Aphorism 77 (MSLV)

-Pseudo chronic Diseases
—Define Inappropriately named chronic diseases
—List the causes of the same Examples

Aphorism 78 (MSLV)

-True Chronic Diseases
—Define and discuss true natural Disease

Aphorism 79 (MSLV)

-Syphilis & Sycosis
—Define Miasm Recognise the miasms
—Identify the primary presentation of miasm

Aphorism 80-81 (MSLV)

-Psora
—Identify the primary presentation of Psora
—List the types of presentations of Psora
—Summarise footnote 77
–List the causes that influence transformation of Psora

Aphorism 82 (MSØV)

-Management of Chronic Diseases
—Discuss the management of Chronic diseases

CASE TAKING (APHORISMS 83-103)

Aphorism 83 (MSØV)

-Prerequisites for case taking
—List the prerequisites for case taking
—Discuss techniques to develop and improve on these

Aphorism 84-89 (MSØV)

-History taking
—Explain the steps of case taking
—Discuss the do’s and don’ts of case taking

Aphorism 90 (MSØV)

-Physician’s observation
—List the various headings to observe in a patient
—Discuss the importance of these observations Co-relate with Materia Medica and Repertory

Aphorism 91 (MSØV)

-Original Unmodified Picture
—Discuss the importance of noting the original form of disease

Aphorism 92 (MSØV)

-Case taking in acute disease
—Discuss the importance of case taking in acute cases

Aphorism 93 (MSØV)

-Obvious cause of the Disease
—Discriminate between various causes of sensitive nature
—Ask relevant questions

Aphorism 94 (MSØV)

-General cause of the Disease
—Plan the case taking to ascertain the maintaining cause if any

Aphorism 95 (MSLV)

-Case taking in chronic disease
—Design the case taking in chronic disease
—Evaluate the importance of accessory symptoms

Aphorism 96-97 (MSØV)

-Dispositions of patients in case taking
—Differentiate the dispositions of patients while answering
—Differentiate between Hypochondriacs and Feigners (malingering)
—Analyse the reasons behind the disposition

Aphorism 98 (MSØV)

-Demands of Case taking
—Analyse the answers given by the friends and attendants
—Compare that with the patient’s answer
—Listen to the patients’ answers

Aphorism 99 (MSØV)

-Case taking in acute disease
—Discuss the advantages of case taking in acute diseases vis-à-vis chronic case

Aphorism 100-103 (MSØV)

-Case taking in epidemic and sporadic disease
—Discuss the salient points of case taking in an epidemic or sporadic disease
—Differentiate between common and characteristic symptom in above cases
—Discuss the concept of Genus epidemicus

SYMPTOMATOLOGY

Define Symptoms and their importance(MSLV)

-Define Objective and subjective symptoms
-Enumerate different types of symptoms
-Explain symptoms according to Hahnemann’s view
-Define Totality of symptoms
-Explain types of modalities

Define Symptomatology in relevance with Dr. KENT(MSLV)

-Understanding the method of forming the TOS(Totality of symptoms) for prescribing
-Identify the nature and value of symptoms
-Analysis of the case
-Explain the grade of symptoms of disease
-Explain the grade of symptoms of drug

CASE TAKING (HOMOEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY)

Roberts Ch-8 Case Taking(MSLV)

-Discuss the essentials needed to be recorded in taking the case
-List the dos and don’ts of case taking
-Difference between acute and chronic case taking

Case taking Views of stalwarts(MSLV)

-Explain View of Dr. J T Kent on Case Taking
-Explain View of Dr. Stuart Close on Case Taking

CASE PROCESSING

Analysis(MSLV)

-Define Analysis
-Identify different groups to analyse the symptoms
-Justify the analysis

Evaluation(MSLV)

-Define Evaluation
-Justify and defend the evaluated symptoms

Investigation(MSLV)

-Discuss the investigation Plan the case

Diagnosis(MSLV)

-Examine the case

TOTALITY OF SYMPTOMS

Develop Portrait of Disease by integrating Hahnemannian concept(MØLV)

-Define Disease portrait ( Kent-Ch- 30), (Roberts-Ch- 9), (Close-Ch- 11, 12)

SUSCEPTIBILITY

-Define Susceptibility(MSØV)
-Discuss the factors modifying susceptibility(MSØV)
-Predict the susceptibility of the patient to the drug prescribed(MSØV)

RECORD KEEPING

Aphorism 104 – Record keeping(MSLV)

-Define Record Keeping
-Explain Case Records
-Discuss the importance of Record keeping
-Legality of case record

CAUSATION

Etiology Concept of Disease(MSLV)

-Recall the various concept of disease

Biological Concept of disease(MSLV)

-Discuss the biological concept of disease

Environmental and Constitutional Factors(MSLV)

-Discuss the concept of stress / strain / Conflict

Importance of diagnosis in Homeopathy(MSLV)

-List the importance of diagnosis in daily practice

Concept of causation & relating it with homoeopathy(MSLV)

-Define fundamental(miasm), exciting & maintaining cause

Classification of Disease(MSLV)

-Classification of disease as per Hahnemann and other stalwarts like Sarkar

INTRODUCTION TO THE EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT OF MIASM

Introduction Miasm(MSLV)

-Discovery of Miasm
-Definition of Miasm
-Primary basic features of Miasm
-Relate to Hahnemann’s journey to discover the concept of miasm in chronic diseases

Hahnemann classification of disease(MSLV)

-Define Hahnemann’s concept of miasm
-Explain pathological consideration and general survey of disease
-Hahnemann’s theory of Chronic Disease & bacteriology
-Acute miasm

Miasm(MSLV)

-Explain characteristic of Psora
-Explain characteristic of Sycosis
-Explain characteristic of Syphilis
-Foot note: 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

Understanding chronic disease in view of pathogenesis(MSLV)

-Co-relate laboratory investigation with evolution of pathology and miasm
-Co-relate microbiology & homoeopathy with miasm

Miasm & Pathology(MSLV)

-Correlation of homoeopathy to pathology with refernce to Dr. Kent, Close, Roberts

INDIVIDUALITY

Life, Health & Disease(MSLV)

-Define Individuality
-Describe factors contributing to individualise a patient
-Discuss with examples

ANAMNESIS- EVOLUTION OF DISEASE

History of Disease and its evolution(MSLV)

-Define Anamnesis
-Define evolution of disease process and prognosis of disease

DISEASE-ITS PROGRESS-COMPLEX DISEASE RELATION WITH MIASM

Progression of disease(MSLV)

-Define Complex disease
-Discuss progression of disease in relation with –
–– Psora (Functional Changes)
–– Sycosis (Infiltration)
–– Syphylis (Destruction)