Renal stones are aggregates of crystals, proteins, and glycoprotein. Mostly it consists of calcium stones with oxalates, phosphates, etc. Kidney stones can stay silent in one of the corners of the kidney for years, but when it produces symptom person can get one or more of the following symptoms: Severe…
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction. Symptoms of Asthma Shortness of breath Wheezing Coughing attacks Asthma comes on after exercise or exertion (exercise-induced asthma). It is mandatory to observe the reaction to certain triggers like – Cigarette smoke (active or passive)…
We are sure at some point of time in case processing you all must have experienced difficulty in understanding or converting patient’s words in rubric form. This is because of the language of the rubric is quite different from the language used by patients. Converting symptoms into the rubric is…
Chronic disease is defined as ‘when the disease persists for 3 months or more’. World Health Organization (WHO) reported that chronic disease has contributed 46 % of the global burden of diseases. Diabetes, heart disease, obesity add up to half of the total chronic diseases in population over the world.…
The most important aspect of a homeopathic case taking is getting to the core essence of the patient, individualizing his case and eliciting the most important peculiar characteristic symptoms of the patient. Peculiar, rare, queer & strange symptoms are all that homeopaths look for in an ideal case history. The…
Complete repertory 2018 by Roger Zandvoort is among the best and widely used repertory since last 3 decades. It is famous among practitioners, teachers, and students. Roger found a lot of information missing in Kent’s repertory and this was the groundwork of Complete repertory. Roger started his work from the…
Dr. Cyrus Maxwell Boger was a student of Dr. Boenninghausen and devoted his life working on translating and widening his teachers contribution to homeopathy. One of the epitome achievement is Boger’s General Analysis. This was used as the basis of Boger’s Card Index Repertory. Boger first published the Card Repertory…
Definition of Indifference: Lack of concern, carelessness, neutrality of mind between person or things. When a person should have affection for his family members but when there is change in situations he has no desire to talk to them or does not wish to hear about them. Synonyms for indifference:…
Fear and Phobias are defined as any unpleasant emotion or thought that occur when one is frightened or worried in any dangerous circumstances. The fear may arise due to trauma or bad experiences. It is a vital response of our body to protect against impending threat. It keeps us alert…
What is allergic rhinitis? Allergic rhinitis is defined as an inflammation of membranes lining the nose. The inflammation of the nose is Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated and is due to acute exposure to inciting allergen. What are the clinical features of allergic rhinitis? Sneezing, itching and clear rhinorrhoea within…