Katharine Ireton to Hans Sloane – October 28, 1711
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Date: October 28, 1711 Author: Katharine Ireton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075 Folio: ff. 312-313
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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)
October 28, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Williamstrip, Gloucester
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Henry Ireton
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Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Henry Ireton
Gender:
Age:[M.P. Williamstrip, co. Glos.] -
Description
Bloody urine once since he saw Sloane three months ago. Ate sparingly when he has appetite because of poor digestion. Felt faint and will when rising. Breaking wind helped. Little urine.
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Diagnosis
Ireton: Urine not because of stopped passage but something else that prevented him from making urine in the first place. Apothecary: nothing feverish involved, but ailment caused by blockages of liver and spleen and ill stomach.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Started taking tincture of steel (prescribed by apothecary) in wine mixed with gentian, centaury, and wormwood.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Stone, Stomach, Spleen, Pain, Kidney, Liver, Stone, Stomach, Spleen, Kidney, Liver