James Keill to Hans Sloane – October 29, 1710
Item info
Date: October 29, 1710 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 197-198
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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 29, 1710
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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
Lempster
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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: Lord Lempster
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Lempster has been well for a while. His pulse quickened in the last few days.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Lempster was bled and purged.
Response:Keill will keep Sloane updated on Lempster's condition.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Vomiting, Abnormal Pulse