James Keill to Hans Sloane – March 29, 1711
Item info
Date: March 29, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: f. 267
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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 29, 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 belly and legs continue to be swollen and hard. Lady Lempster reports that Lord Lempster had a good night's rest.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Lempster was able to drink milk. Keill prescribed an 'Electurary and Infusion'.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Inflammations