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Dr. J.T. KENT'S 12 OBSERVATION

1. DR. KENT’S 12 OBSERVATIONS

2. A Prolonged aggravation and then final decline of the patient. Long aggravation but final and slow improvement. The aggravation is quick, short and strong with rapid improvement of the patient. No aggregation with recovery of the patient. The amelioration comes first and the aggravation comes afterwards. Too short relief of symptoms. A full time amelioration of the symptoms, yet no special relief of the patient. Some patients prove every remedy they get. The action of medicine upon provers. New symptoms appear after the remedy. When old symptoms are observed to reappear. Symptoms takes the wrong Direction

3. 1. Prolonged aggravation and then final decline of the patient INFERENCE :- A. The antipsoric was too deep,it has established destruction. B. Vital reaction is impossible in this state, case was incurable one. C. Very high potency. Prognosis:- unfavorable What to do? Antidote the medicine Lesson:- In incurable cases with organic changes,it is advisable to give nothing more than 30 th to 200 th potency.

4. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS Prolonged and final decline of the patient Antipsoric--- deep  Potency-----High  Destruction— Established Case—incurable Antidote the medicine Don’t give a deep remedy when organic diseases are present. In incurableand doubtful case give 30th or 200th potency

5. 2. Long aggravation but final and slow improvement. INFERENCE:- • Shows the beginning of somemarked tissue change in some organ. • The state of the tissue can be understood. • We can make out the prognosis of the case. What to do? Do not disturb the action of the dose Prognosis:- Favourable

6. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? Long aggravation, but final slow improvement Beginning of some very marked tissue changes in some organ Prognosis-- favourable Don’t disturb till the action of the doses has completed.

7. 3. The aggravation is quick, short and strong with rapid improvement of the patient. Inference :- The reaction of the economy is vigorous. No tendency to structural changes in the vital organs. The improvement will be marked. What to do? Do not disturb the action of the dose.

8. Lesson :- In the case of perfect similimum slight agg of the symptoms occurs in the 1st hrs after the remedy in an acute sickness or 1st few days in chronic case. Prognosis:- Very good.

9. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS aggravation is quick, short, strong with rapid improvement of the patient In acute disease- one hour after the remedy In chronic disease –during the first few days Remedy—Correct Reaction-vigorous  Improvement-marked No structural changes prognosis—good Not to disturb the action of the medicine This type of action is very reassuring

10. 4. No aggravation with recovery of the patient. Inference :- No organic diseases. No tendency for organic diseases. Right selection of potency. Perfect similimum. Lesson :- It is the highest order of cure in acute affection.

11. Prognosis:- -In acute Cases: Good - In chronic cases: Doubtful

12. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS No aggravation with recovery of the patient Remedy and potency—exactly correct No organic disease or no tendency to organic disease The disease is not of great depth and belongs to the function of nerves  Prognosis— in acute case good In chronic case --doubtful Not to disturb the action of the medicine Highest order of cure in acute affection Yet the physician sometimes will be more satisfied if in the beginning of his prescribing he notices a slight aggravation of symptoms

13. Inference :- Superficial remedy acted as a palliative. Patient was incurable and the remedy was some what suitable. What to do? Retake the case. Prognosis:- Unfavorable 5.The amelioration comes first and the aggravation comes afterwards.

14. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? Amelioration comes first and aggravation afterwards Either the remedy was only a superficial remedy, and could act only as palliative or the patient was incurable and the remedy was somewhat Retake the case and a more similar medicine is to be prescribed

15. 6. Too short relief of the symptoms. Inference :- Make sure that pt did not do any thing to spoil the case. In acute cases high grade inflammmatory condition. In chronic cases presence of structural changes. What to do? In acute cases medicine to be repeated often. In chronic cases a more similar medicine to be selected.

16. Prognosis:- Bad in chronic cases

17. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? Too short relief of symptoms Has the patient done something to spoil the action of the medicine if not, the physician may suspect the following In acute disease presence of high grade inflammatory reaction of organs which are threatened by the process going on In chronic disease there is structural changes and the organs are destroyed or being destroyed or in a very precarious condition Prognosis- Bad In acute disease medicine has to be repeated much often or a more similar medicine is selected In chronic case, if there is no interference of medicine more similar medicine is to be prescribed.

18. 7. A Full time amelioration of the symptoms, yet no special relief of the patient. Inference :- Latent conditions or organic changes. Lesson :- Only palliation possible in such condition. Prognosis:- Bad, as a patient is only curable to certain extent.

19. OBSERVATION INFERENCE REMARKS Full time amelioration of symptoms, yet no relief to the patient presence of latent conditions, or latent existing organic conditions, which prevent improvement beyond a certain stage The remedies act favorably but the patient is not cured and never be cured. The patient is palliated in this instance. Prognosis- Bad The patient can never be cured completely and is curable only to a certain limit.it is a suitable palliation for homeopathic remedies

20. 8. some patients prove every remedy they get. Inference :- Pt may be hysterical or oversensitive to all things. Idiosyncratic patients. What to do? Go for low potencies. Prognosis: Bad

21. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS Some patient prove every remedy they get Patient is said to have an idiosyncrasy to every thing The over sensitive patients are often incurable Give 30th and 200th to cure their disease Such oversensitive patients are good provers

22. 9. The action of medicines on provers. Healthy prover is always benefited by proving, if they are properly conducted. It is well to observe carefully the constitutional states of an individual above to become a prover; and to write these down and subtract them from proving. Master Hahnemann in his Organon of Medicine, from § 105 to § 145 has given instructions regarding drug proving. Prognosis :- Favorable

23. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS Action of medicine upon provers Proving always benefits healthy provers, if they are properly conducted. observe carefully the constitutional state of an individual about to become a prover, write this down and subtract them from the proving These symptoms will not very commonly appear during the proving, if they do note the change in them. Such oversensitive patients are good provers

24. 10. New symptoms appear after the remedy. Inference :- Greater the array of new symptoms more doubt it throws upon the correctness of prescription. What to do? Retake the case and try to find the similimum. Prognosis :- Bad

25. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? New symptoms appearing after the administration of the remedy Medicine wrong Greater the appearance of new symptoms coming out after the administration of the remedy- wrong prescription. c. prognosis- bad If the symptoms are of serious nature, antidote the medicine and select a more similar medicine after taking the case

26. 11. Some patients prove every remedy they get Inference:- Pt is on the road to recovery Cure from center to periphery. What to do? If the symptoms comes and goes then no need to disturb if symptoms remain then repeat the dose Prognosis:- very good

27. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS When old symptoms are about to reappear Medicine- correct Disease curable Symptoms are disappearing in the reverse order of its appearance Medicine must be lat alone If old symptoms come back to stay, then a repetition of the dose is necessary It is well to say to the patient that this is encouraging

28. 12. symptoms take the wrong direction. Inference :- Incurable state of patient. Wrong prescription. Not following Herings law of cure. What to do? Antidote the medicine. Most similar medicine is to be applied. Prognosis :- Bad

29. OBSERVATION INFERENCE WHAT TO DO? REMARKS Symptom take the wrong direction Medicine- wrong Prognosis- bad Medicine must be antidoted at once otherwise structural changes will take place in that new site. A similar medicine is to be selected and administered There is a great danger in selecting a remedy on external symptom alone, ignoring all the symptoms and general state of the patient

30. Reference:- Organon of Medicine By Dr. Das Organon of Medicine By Dr. Application: excellent organon

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