Charles Johnson to Hans Sloane – May 22, 1706
Item info
Date: May 22, 1706 Author: Charles Johnson Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040 Folio: ff. 167-168
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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)
May 22, 1706
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Woodsome
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
John Kaye
Original Page
Transcription
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Sir John Kaye
Gender:
Age:67 years old. -
Description
Kaye has always suffered from asthma to some degree.
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Diagnosis
Asthma, especially during the winter; legs swollen; appetite failing; cough; scrotum swollen and hard; trouble making water.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Pectorals to manage his asthma.
Ongoing Treatment:Pectorals, stomachicks, calibiats, emeticks, catharticks, and diureticks are being applied. Rollers are being employed on his legs.
Response:None of the treatments have 'answered expectations.'
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Coughs, Urinary, Failing appetite, Asthma, Swelling