James Keill to Hans Sloane – February 1, 1711
Item info
Date: February 1, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 237-238
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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)
February 1, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
Lady Lempster
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Patients mentioned
Lempster
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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: Lord Lempster
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Lempster's family is 'apprehensive' because his breathing has once again become troubled. '[H]is Legs, Belly, and Hands [are] very much swelled', which lead Keill to vomit him, ridding him of 'a great deall of watry humour'. Lempster's pulse is still quick, he is parched, and 'his water is lighter coloured'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Lady Lempster wants Sloane to advise Keill.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Vomiting, Inflammations, Lungs