James Keill to Hans Sloane – March 19, 1703/04
Item info
Date: March 19, 1703/04 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 275-276
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Library, Medical, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Books
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Date (as written)
March 19, 1703/04
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
Dr Pitt
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Patients mentioned
Dow
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Transcription
Keill asks Sloane for an edition of ‘Conradus Lycothenes or Trincelius’. Failing that, he would be glad to know where to find them. 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: Mrs. Dow
Gender:
Age: -
Description
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Diagnosis
Vomiting; 'sickness'; urine full of sediment.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill gave her the purges that Sloane had proposed 3 times. Dr Pitt gave her a purging electuary.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The purges had no effect at all. Mrs Dow isn't any better and Keill doubts she ever will be.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Urinary, Vomiting