James Keill to Hans Sloane – July 3, 1709
Item info
Date: July 3, 1709 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 1-2
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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)
July 3, 1709
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Low
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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: Mr. Low
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Description
Low is in great pain; blood-corrupted stool. Keill does not expect him to live.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Colds, Coughs, Inflammations, Lungs, Pain, Bloody stool