James Keill to Hans Sloane – March 14, 1709
Item info
Date: March 14, 1709 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 110-111
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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)
March 14, 1709
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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
Unnamed Woman
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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 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed Woman
Gender:
Age: -
Description
The patient 'had a thick and foull blood' and a 'stoppage of the menses' for a prolonged period.
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Diagnosis
Keill thought her 'sullen and obstinate humour occasioned by some discomfort or disappointment' had caused the interruption of the menses at first, but is not so sure at present.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Medicine to thin her blood and 'promote the menses'. The treatment induced vomiting.
Ongoing Treatment:Keill gave her the treatment Sloane suggested and added 'Molampod', which appeared to raise her pulse. He 'took a little blood from her'.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Depression, Menstrual, Vomiting, Blood