James Keill to Hans Sloane – February 20, 1711
Item info
Date: February 20, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 254-255
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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 20, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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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 'Dropsy' is still serious. Keill gave him some 'Glyster:' to induce urination. 'His pulse continues much as before, his memory fails him' and he is having difficulty breathing.
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Diagnosis
Lady Lempster wants Sloane's advice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Keill administered 'Electuary of Milleped: with a Solution of gum: Ammon: in it and Sal: Succin:' and 'a Diuretick bitter Infusion' like the one he had given Lempster before. Several other simples were given to him.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Lungs, Vomiting, Dropsy