James Keill to Hans Sloane – January 14, 1710
Item info
Date: January 14, 1710 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 223-224
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Medical Fees
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Date (as written)
January 14, 1710
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
Lady Lempster
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Patients mentioned
Lempster
Original Page
Transcription
Keill apologizes for his delayed response, but affirms that he received the bill Sloane sent him. 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 was vomiting the day before Sloane's instructions arrived. Keill saw no 'no occasion for bleeding[.] it is now a fortnight', but Lempster still suffers from delirium and difficulty breathing. The quickness of pulse continues.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill administered 'the method that was directed' by Sloane.
Ongoing Treatment:Lempster's wife is adamant that 'the method he was then in' should not be changed. Keill is going to treat Lempster as Sloane instructed.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Blood, Lungs, Dementia