James Keill to Hans Sloane – May 6, 1708
Item info
Date: May 6, 1708 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041 Folio: ff. 140-141
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
May 6, 1708
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
James Keill
Original Page
Transcription
Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A James Keill
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Keill has passed one stone since his last letter; it has been ten days.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He has taken diuretics prescribed by Sloane.
Ongoing Treatment:Diuretics.
Response:Keill would like to know how he can hold his urine in so that, when he urinates, the pressure that has built up will allow him pass the stone.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Stone, Urinary, Kidney