Study Guide: Sample
Exam Questions The
following questions are designed to provide an idea of the type of questions
that will be found on the CHC exam. Each
of the multiple choice questions will have only one right answer. Points ill be
given for answers marked correct; no points will be given for wrong answers (no
extra points will be deducted). Written
Homeopathic Section (Closed
Book) 1. The
correctly prescribed homeopathic remedy cures the diseased individual because: a) its symptoms exactly match that of the disease b) it is both similar to the diseased condition and
superior to it in strength c) it is both similar to the diseased condition and weaker
to it in strength d) it is highly dynamized whereas the disease state is of
a less dynamized state 2.
Which is the deepest most fundamental miasm? a) cancer b) psora c) sycosis d) syphilitic e) tubercular 3. In
Hahnemann's Organon, a defective
disease is described as: a) one which, in most cases, leads to disability or death b) one which is not amenable to homeopathic treatment c) one in which there are only one or two symptoms so that
the case is not clear d) one which results from maltreatment such as an
iatrogenic disease 4. In a
case of arthritis, a LM potency was given and after one day the person
experiences a strong aggravation. What is the correct interpretation at this
point? a) the wrong remedy, because you don't get aggravations
with LMs b) the right remedy, but the person is very sensitive c) the remedy is only partially sensitive and another must
be found d) the right remedy, but it indicates that the case is
incurable e) the remedy is too deep and a more superficial one
should be found 5. What
is the course of action when it is found in case taking that the patient has
previously had gonorrhea and had it treated conventionally? a) begin the case with Medorrhinum b) begin the case with Thuja a look for the next best
remedy c) give the remedy based on the symptom picture present d) give Medorrhinum and immediately follow up the next day
with the next indicated remedy 6.
After giving a remedy in a case where the symptoms are only functional and not
structural, what is the prognosis when there is an overall improvement in the
symptom picture without any perceptible aggravation? a) the remedy is incorrect as there should always be an
aggravation b) the remedy is only partially similar and a new better
remedy should be found c) the remedy is correct and given in the right potency d) the remedy is correct but given in too low a potency 7.
Which remedy has sense of disgust, ailments from egotism, quarrelsomeness, and
aversion to heat? a) Pulsatilla b) Lycopodium c) Medorrhinum d) Sulphur 8.
Which remedy is known for hurried speech with stammering, greasy face and hair,
restlessness, desire to travel, feelings of weakness and exhaustion, easy
sweating, strange impulses, and
even a desire to kill others? a) Hepar sulph b) Mercurius c) Stramonium d) Tuberculinum 9.
Which remedy describes a woman with asthma that is
worse with emotions and improved in open air, with a history of
suppressed and irregular menses, stomach problems with a feeling of heaviness or
a weight like a stone in the stomach? a) Pulsatilla b) Arsenicum album c) Cyclamen d) Lachesis 10. A
woman comes into your office with an acute sinus infection. She has posterior
nasal catarrh with much hawking and much mucus from the throat. She is
especially sensitive to sun and drafts. She is also oversensitive to noise and
music, worse from milk, and worse from a change of weather. Which remedy covers
these symptoms? a) Kali bich b) Natrum carb c) Natrum mur d) Nux vomica 11. A
patient presents with neuralgia of the right side of the face with numbness of
the face, stiffness of the eye muscles, and wandering joint pains. What remedy is most indicated? a) Spigelia b) Gnaphalium c) Kalmia d) Prunus spinosa Human
Sciences section (Closed Book) 12.
A 4-year-old child is brought into your office with a high fever. She
looks listless and anxious, seems irritable, and is drooling.
She refuses to lie down. Before you decide to take her homeopathic case,
what considerations should be made? a)
consider the possibility of meningitis and recommend that she be taken to an
emergency room b)
consider the possibility of meningitis and examine her
neck for confirmatory stiffness c)
consider the possibility of epiglottis and examine her throat to see if a
referral is necessary d)
consider the possibility of epiglottis and recommend that she be taken to an
emergency room 13.
Your 40-year-old female patient calls you up,
worried about a lump on her breast which she has just found on
self-examination. Your concern would be lessened when she says: a) she often has lumps like these which seem to come and
go with her menstrual period b) she found only a single lump in one breast c) she describes the lump as irregular in shape d) she indicates that the lump is not mobile, but seems to
be attached to surrounding tissue 14.
Increased adrenal hormone production which produces a
round or “moon” face, redness of the face, and possibly excessive
hair-growth on the face is indicative of : a) Addison’s disease b) Nephritic syndrome c) Cushing’s disease d) Hypothyroidism 15.
Clubbing of the fingers: a) is caused by damage to the nail bed b) can indicate a serious respiratory condition and should
be assessed further c) can be an indication of another disorder such as spinal
stenosis Repertory
section (Open
Book) What
rubric would be most appropriate to
use if a patient says: 16. I
keep dropping things 17. My
symptoms come back about every two weeks 18. I
always feel guilty 19. I
have pneumonia 20. I will
never get better Answers 1.
b 2.
b
3. c
4. b 5. c
6. c
7. d
8. b 9.
a 10.
b 11. c
12. d 13. a
14. c
15. b 16.
Extremities, Awkwardness, Hands, drops things 17.
Generalities, Periodicity, 14 days 18.
Mind, Anxiety, of conscience 19.
Chest, Inflammation, lungs (most specific = Pleura—pneumonia) 20.
Mind, Despair of recovery |
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