Letter 0048

Patient Details

• Patient info
  Name: Mrs. Holdsworth
  Gender:
  Age:
• Description

  Of a hot humour and salt humour. "Deplorable condition & anguish of pain."

• Diagnosis
• Treatment
  Previous Treatment:
  Ongoing Treatment:

  He wanted to know if she should have tea or coffee as they increased her internal heat. Sloane had previously prescribed an unknown treatment (in response to f. 252), which she followed. See ff. 246-256 for the whole case.

  
  Response:

  He described her as being in pain day and night, unable to pass any "stone" or "gravel" but instead phlegmatic and congealed substance. She urinated frequently and with great pain. He wanted to know if Sloane has a prescription to make his wife to have bowel movements again.

• More information
• Medical problem reference
  Urinary, Constipation, Genitals, Stone