Kali-i, Kalium Iodatum
Differential Diagnosis
You can rarely prescribe it first, so it is better to know the main differentials (first prescription): Lach, Sep, Phos, Sul
Lach
- Humorous, Extroverted, Quickly answers your questions. Unlike Lach, his Tongue / Look is not harsh and malignant.
- He is hot and warm agg
Sep
- She is excitable, but with the progress of her pathology, she may become lethargic, which means that she is no longer tolerates her children.
Phos
- Loves open air very much. And only Coryza becomes worse in this case
- He loves long daily walks and this is a general healing modality for his problems
Sul
- He is hot
- Kali-I covers almost all skin lesions
- Usually, his skin lesions have erythema. (Redness)
Generality
- He is Happy, Witty, Strong and Good-natured (Sankaran)
- He becomes quite Irritable / Serious / Angry / Insane in a state of confusion
- Long brisk walks make him feel better.
- His diseases are symmetric (Arn, Syph)
- Multi-organ involvement (Different Entities) such as Diabetes, Arthritis, Thyroiditis, Sinusitis, Rhinitis. Agar has also useful in different entities.
- Its modalities are very sharp.
- Amel by eating (Psor)
- 2-5 A.M agg esp 5 A.M. (Like other Kaliums.)
- Most of the patients are women.
Careful / Responsible
- Everything must be in order
MIND - DUTY - too much sense of duty CALC , KALI-C , NIT-AC
- She talks a lot about her family. She is very Careful / Responsible / Supportive (Like other Kaliums)
Mind - ABUSIVE, insulting - children and family, to nux-v, Sep
Mind - UNFEELING, hardhearted - family, with his or her SEP
MIND - HARDHEARTED - family, with his
MIND - QUARRELSOME - family, with her
Conformism
- Makes patterns and plans for himself and resists changing them.
- In the case of the family, he wants a regular and formal and unchangeable relationship.
MIND - CHANGE - aversion to
MIND – DOGMATIC
MIND - OBSTINATE, headstrong
Energetic
- Warm-blooded, humorous and outgoing
- But this extroversion does not reach to the point of leaveing his family.
- He likes to warm emotion of his Home / Family.
- He is witty and even jokes with you about his illnesses.
MIND – JESTING CROC. IGN
MIND - LOQUACITY - jesting, with (Kali-i ₳ Lach)
Irritable vs Apathetic
- He is excitable, but with the progress of the pathology, he may become lethargic (Kali-i ₳ Sep)
MIND - AVERSION - children, to - beloved children become suddenly burdensome for him; his
- Bad manners and inattention, irritability, anxiety and crying, which are often seen in proving.
Heat:
- Iodine is the predominant element. And it affects the generality and makes him extremely hot (Iod ₳ Kali-i)
- Her inside agg with cold (Cold Milk / Water / Food) But outside agg with heat. (Opposite to Ars)
- She is more Cold agg than Warm drink amel
- Loves the open air very much. (Long daily walks) and only Coryza agg in this case.
- Beach agg his Mood / Allergic asthma Urticaria (Nat-s)
Allergic rhinitis
Excessive discharge
- Watery Nose / Eyes
- Runny nose + Runny mouth
Nose - CORYZA, general - watery, discharge
Nose - CORYZA, general - daytime - damp agg.
Nose - CORYZA, general - right : ARS
Nose - CORYZA, general - salivation, with
Swelling
- Swelling of the eyes and nose
- Feeling of tightness in nasal roots
Sinusitis
- Common colds causes Sinusitis / Forehead headaches / Allergic sinusitis (Sil, Stict)
Nose - SINUSITIS, infection - frontal sinuses - coryza, in Nose - SINUSITIS, infection - catarrh, sinuses - extending to, antrum
- Sinusitis headaches (Kali-bi): Severe pressure Headaches / Eye pain /Nasal congestion
HEAD - PAIN - Forehead, in - Middle - Frontal sinuses
Nose - PAIN, nose - extending to – head
Nose - CORYZA, general - cough, with
Nose - CORYZA, general - extending to - frontal sinuses
- Suitable for all chronic sinuses inflammations.
- Air-fluid level is seen in x-ray.
GENERALS - HISTORY; personal - sinusitis; of recurrent
Nose - CORYZA, general - chronic, long-continued
Nose - CORYZA, general - cold, on becoming
GENERALS - INFLAMMATION - Sinuses; of - weather - change of
NOSE - CATARRH / CORYZA - extending to - Frontal sinuses
NOSE - SINUSES; complaints of - Frontal sinuses
Types of Discharges:
- First watery, hot and burning, and then thick and purulent
- Cold, green and itchy
- Viscid / Thick / Dark / Green / Yellow (Puls) / Bloody
- Crusted nose
Nose - CRUSTS, bloody – hot
Neuralgia
- Kali-i has syphilitic nature so sinusitis leads to neuralgic inflammation of the nasal bones (Burning / Shooting / Corrosive / Throbbing pains):
- Pain and heaviness of the nasal bones, esp Nasal root (like Kali-bi)
FACE - PAIN - Sinuses - Frontal
FACE - PAIN - Sinuses - Maxillary
Nose - CUTTING, pain - bones
Nose - BURNING, pain - sinuses
Nose - BURNING, pain - throbbing
Coated tongue + Coryza.
Headache
- Unilateral headache
- Headache with Puls modalities
- Closed / warm room agg
- Amel by walking in the open air
Asthma
Nose - CORYZA, general - dyspnea, with
- The modalities are not very specific and it is more important that Kali-i has asthma.
- Asthma with skin problems
- Asthma caused by seasonal allergies
Nose - CORYZA, general - asthmatic, breathing, with : ALL-C , ARS , IOD
NOSE - HAY FEVER - asthmatic breathing; with : ARS , IOD , NAT-S , NUX-V
RESPIRATION - ASTHMATIC - hay; from : IOD
- Asthma attacks in sleep (after 5 am) (Spong)
RESPIRATION - ASTHMATIC - sleep, coming on during RESPIRATION - ASTHMATIC - night - midnight - after - 5 h
Skin
- Almost all skin lesions, esp when there is Erythema.
- Urticaria is very common.
- When a part of his body become painful, the around area becomes painful too. So he and the patient complains about a diffuse pain.
Sciatalgia
- Chronic sciatica, Kali-i is diagnosed with the modalities
- Agg by lying on the affected limb
Legs - SCIATICA, pain - lying - painful side, on : BRY , KALI-I. LYC , RHUS-T
- He should constantly walk in the open air to get better (Puls)
- Many modalities like Rhus-t, Lyc
- Unilateral sciatica (Right or Left)
- Agg with coughing, sneezing
- Aggravation by sitting, standing, bending
- Amel by bending the leg
Legs - SCIATICA, pain - flexing leg amel.
- Agg at night, at night, in bed, lying down, especially lying on back, resting
There is dysuria (URGING to urinate) and it gets worse before period.
BLADDER - URGING to urinate - menses - before
Clinical experiences
- the prescription was based on the effect of the Kali iod to cause fibroids and glandular atrophy (history of nodular goitre, endometrial hyperplasia, atheromas, atrophic mammary glands), Essence (anxiety, restlessness, desire for activity), and the ability of the remedy to cause nocturnal palpitations and hot flashes. But since the patient is sensitive, the 30CH potency was chosen. The outcome was a betterment in all levels with the relapse of the suppressed vaginal thrush and constipation and an ability to raise high fever again
- Kali iod was chosen on the basis of affinity to the knee joints (pathology symptom strategy), keynote symptoms (better with cold applications), and the totality of symptoms. Due to the patient’s strong constitution, the allopathic suppression did not cause disturbances in health, and the remedy produced a lasting positive effect. Taking into account the data of MRI and arthroscopy (joint tissue proliferation), the patient was at risk of needing joint prosthetics due to the progression of arthrosis. The remedy was able not only to improve the condition of the joint while maintaining the quality of life of the patient, but there was also no need for arthroplasty.