Homeopathy Practitioner Prometric exam questions with answers

1. Question 1Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Recognitionmedium

   A mother brings a 9-month-old with 2 days of diarrhoea. Which finding suggests significant dehydration?

   1. AMoist mouth and normal tear production
   2. BAlert and feeding well
   3. CNormal skin turgor
   4. DSunken fontanelle and few wet nappies
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   Answer: D. Sunken fontanelle and few wet nappies

   A sunken fontanelle, reduced wet nappies, dry mucous membranes and lethargy indicate dehydration, which needs urgent medical assessment and oral or IV rehydration. Moist mouth and normal tears suggest adequate hydration.

2. Question 2Case Taking and Repertorisationhard

   Boenninghausen emphasised the 'complete symptom'. Which elements make up a complete symptom?

   1. ALocation, sensation, modalities and concomitants
   2. BDiagnosis, duration, family history and occupation
   3. CPotency, dose, frequency and vehicle
   4. DPulse, temperature, weight and height
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   Answer: A. Location, sensation, modalities and concomitants

   Boenninghausen defined the complete symptom by location, sensation, modalities and concomitant symptoms, the basis of his Therapeutic Pocket Book. Potency and dose belong to posology, not to the symptom.

3. Question 3Case Taking and Repertorisationmedium

   During case taking, how does the Organon advise the practitioner to record the patient's account?

   1. AIn technical terms chosen by the practitioner
   2. BIn the patient's own words, without interrupting
   3. CUsing a closed yes/no checklist only
   4. DOnly after a remedy has been chosen
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   Answer: B. In the patient's own words, without interrupting

   Aphorism 84 advises letting the patient speak without interruption and writing down their own expressions. Closed questions early on can lead the patient and miss individual features.

4. Question 4Homeopathic Philosophy and Principlesmedium

   In Hahnemann's theory, what is primarily disturbed when a person becomes ill?

   1. AThe four humours
   2. BThe blood pressure
   3. CThe vital force
   4. DThe digestive enzymes
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   Answer: C. The vital force

   The Organon describes illness as a dynamic disturbance of the vital force, which is expressed as signs and symptoms. Humoral theory belongs to older Greek medicine, not to homeopathic philosophy.

5. Question 5Materia Medicaeasy

   In homeopathic materia medica, which remedy is classically associated with bruising, soreness after injury and a patient who says he is fine?

   1. APulsatilla nigricans
   2. BSulphur
   3. CLycopodium clavatum
   4. DArnica montana
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   Answer: D. Arnica montana

   Materia medica texts describe Arnica's keynotes as a sore, bruised feeling after trauma and a patient who insists nothing is wrong. Pulsatilla is described with mild, weepy, changeable states.

6. Question 6Infection Control, Ethics and Lawmedium

   Before starting treatment, what should a practitioner tell a patient to obtain informed consent?

   1. AOnly the name and potency of the chosen remedy
   2. BWhat the treatment involves, its evidence and alternatives
   3. CThat homeopathic treatment is guaranteed to work for them
   4. DNothing, because remedies are always completely harmless
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   Answer: B. What the treatment involves, its evidence and alternatives

   Valid consent requires honest information about the treatment, the evidence for it, possible risks and alternatives, including conventional care. Promising guaranteed results is misleading.

7. Question 7Posology and Case Managementhard

   In Kent's classical approach, what is advised while a patient keeps improving steadily after a single dose?

   1. ARepeat the dose every hour
   2. BChange to a different remedy
   3. CWait and observe without repeating
   4. DSwitch to a much lower potency
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   Answer: C. Wait and observe without repeating

   Kent taught that a dose should not be repeated or changed while clear improvement continues; the next prescription is considered when improvement stops or symptoms return. Changing remedies during improvement disturbs the assessment.

8. Question 8Red Flags, Referral and Patient Safetyeasy

   A 58-year-old has crushing central chest pain spreading to the left arm, with sweating, for 20 minutes. What is the correct action?

   1. AGive a remedy and observe for an hour
   2. BBook a routine follow-up visit
   3. CAdvise rest at home
   4. DCall emergency services immediately
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   Answer: D. Call emergency services immediately

   These are features of a possible acute coronary syndrome, which needs emergency medical care. Any delay to give a remedy or observe risks death or heart damage.

9. Question 9Materia Medicamedium

   A remedy picture is described as 'worse from the slightest motion, better from pressure and lying still, with great thirst for large drinks'. Which remedy matches?

   1. ARhus toxicodendron
   2. BPulsatilla nigricans
   3. CArsenicum album
   4. DBryonia alba
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   Answer: D. Bryonia alba

   Bryonia's classic modality is aggravation from any motion with relief from rest and firm pressure, plus thirst for large quantities. Rhus toxicodendron shows the opposite: better from continued motion.

10. Question 10Materia Medicamedium

    Which remedy is described as having stiffness worse on first movement and better from continued motion and warmth?

    1. ARhus toxicodendron
    2. BBryonia alba
    3. CCausticum
    4. DCalcarea carbonica
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    Answer: A. Rhus toxicodendron

    Rhus toxicodendron's keynote is stiffness on beginning to move that eases with continued motion, with aggravation from cold and damp. Bryonia is worse from any motion.

11. Question 11Posology and Case Managementmedium

    According to aphorism 273 of the Organon, how many medicinal substances should be given at one time?

    1. ATwo complementary remedies
    2. BA single, simple substance
    3. CA mixture of all indicated remedies
    4. DAs many as the symptoms require
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    Answer: B. A single, simple substance

    Aphorism 273 states that only one single, simple medicinal substance should be given at a time. Combination products depart from this classical principle.

12. Question 12Red Flags, Referral and Patient Safetymedium

    A patient with type 1 diabetes asks to stop insulin and rely on homeopathic treatment. What is the correct response?

    1. AAgree if blood sugar seems normal today
    2. BReduce insulin by half gradually
    3. CAdvise that insulin must not be stopped
    4. DStop insulin and monitor weekly
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    Answer: C. Advise that insulin must not be stopped

    People with type 1 diabetes need insulin to survive; stopping it can cause diabetic ketoacidosis within days. Any complementary care must run alongside, not replace, prescribed medical treatment.

13. Question 13Red Flags, Referral and Patient Safetymedium

    A parent asks whether homeopathic nosodes can replace their child's routine vaccinations. What is the correct advice?

    1. ANosodes give the same protection as vaccines
    2. BNosodes are better for young infants
    3. CUse nosodes and skip boosters only
    4. DThey are not a substitute; follow the schedule
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    Answer: D. They are not a substitute; follow the schedule

    There is no reliable evidence that nosodes protect against infectious diseases, and replacing vaccines leaves children unprotected. Practitioners should support the national immunisation schedule.

14. Question 14Red Flags, Referral and Patient Safetymedium

    A 45-year-old woman mentions a new, hard, painless breast lump noticed 2 weeks ago. What should the practitioner do?

    1. ATreat with a remedy and recheck in 6 months
    2. BRefer her urgently to a medical doctor
    3. CAdvise massage of the lump
    4. DReassure her that painless lumps are harmless
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    Answer: B. Refer her urgently to a medical doctor

    A new breast lump in an adult needs urgent medical assessment for possible cancer, and complementary care must not delay diagnosis. Painless lumps are not necessarily benign.

15. Question 15Red Flags, Referral and Patient Safetymedium

    A 60-year-old has repeated blood pressure readings around 168/104 mmHg in the clinic. What should the practitioner do?

    1. AGive a remedy and recheck in a year
    2. BRefer to a physician for assessment
    3. CAdvise stopping salt only
    4. DRecord it without telling the patient
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    Answer: B. Refer to a physician for assessment

    Readings in this range suggest hypertension and need medical assessment, confirmation and treatment to reduce stroke and heart attack risk. Delaying a year or withholding the finding is unsafe.

Last reviewed September 2026. Questions are original and written to the published exam blueprint; they are not taken from any real paper.