Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on May 16, 2021 9:16:28 GMT
Sometimes acute cases have to be taken on the telephone but it is always best to try and be present with the individual as this will certainly give you a clearer picture of what is going on with them. Either way, these are the basic necessities of an acute case.
Take all contact details – such as name, address, contact number, age, gender. If you take the case by phone make sure you have the details of the person who is relating the case to you (if not the client themselves), also try to make sure you speak with the same person each time to keep continuity and reliability of information. If you are not communicating with the actual client then try to make sure the person you are getting information from knows the client well enough to give reliable details.
QUESTIONS
What is the presenting complaint
Where is the location of the complaint
What is the type of pain or sensations experienced
Does this extend anywhere, if so, are there any changes during the extension
When did the illness begin
How did it begin – is there a known causation, was it sudden or slow
Is there any fever or chill – if so, describe
Is there any pattern to the illness that is evolving
What are the modalities – what makes it better or worse, times of occurrence, duration of occurrence, times of day or night, what are the reactions to temperatures, bathing, light and dark, noise, being covered or uncovered, having company or not, having consolation or not, positions which ameliorate or aggravate, rest and motion, touch or pressure, anything else which ameliorates or aggravates
Are there any tendencies to this illness – if so, take the details of previous occurrences
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What medication, if any, is the individual taking
Is the client already being treated with Homeopathy
Has their appetite changed – if so take details + details of what they might be craving or are now averse to – ask specifically about certain foods if nothing is forthcoming – include ice, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, fat, rich, comforting, hot, cold, thirst, sips or gulps, quantity, type of liquid etc. Ascertain the changes from their usual diet.
Are there any concomitant symptoms – if so, take all details and include location, sensations, extensions and modalities
Is there any sweat or any other type of discharge – if so, take details
What is their sleep quality like, any dreams
What are their general energy levels like and how are they coping overall with the condition.
This really should give you enough detail to repertorise and find the remedy and select the appropriate potency and dose.
You would want the chosen remedy (hopefully the simillimum) to act and cure quickly - you cannot wait a long time when treating acutes)
Arrange to communicate as and when necessary once the remedy has been prescribed.
Some of this might seem obvious but it pays off to have a straightforward method to taking the case.
Thanks for reading.
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Take all contact details – such as name, address, contact number, age, gender. If you take the case by phone make sure you have the details of the person who is relating the case to you (if not the client themselves), also try to make sure you speak with the same person each time to keep continuity and reliability of information. If you are not communicating with the actual client then try to make sure the person you are getting information from knows the client well enough to give reliable details.
QUESTIONS
What is the presenting complaint
Where is the location of the complaint
What is the type of pain or sensations experienced
Does this extend anywhere, if so, are there any changes during the extension
When did the illness begin
How did it begin – is there a known causation, was it sudden or slow
Is there any fever or chill – if so, describe
Is there any pattern to the illness that is evolving
What are the modalities – what makes it better or worse, times of occurrence, duration of occurrence, times of day or night, what are the reactions to temperatures, bathing, light and dark, noise, being covered or uncovered, having company or not, having consolation or not, positions which ameliorate or aggravate, rest and motion, touch or pressure, anything else which ameliorates or aggravates
Are there any tendencies to this illness – if so, take the details of previous occurrences
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What medication, if any, is the individual taking
Is the client already being treated with Homeopathy
Has their appetite changed – if so take details + details of what they might be craving or are now averse to – ask specifically about certain foods if nothing is forthcoming – include ice, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, fat, rich, comforting, hot, cold, thirst, sips or gulps, quantity, type of liquid etc. Ascertain the changes from their usual diet.
Are there any concomitant symptoms – if so, take all details and include location, sensations, extensions and modalities
Is there any sweat or any other type of discharge – if so, take details
What is their sleep quality like, any dreams
What are their general energy levels like and how are they coping overall with the condition.
This really should give you enough detail to repertorise and find the remedy and select the appropriate potency and dose.
You would want the chosen remedy (hopefully the simillimum) to act and cure quickly - you cannot wait a long time when treating acutes)
Arrange to communicate as and when necessary once the remedy has been prescribed.
Some of this might seem obvious but it pays off to have a straightforward method to taking the case.
Thanks for reading.
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