James Keill to Hans Sloane – February 6, 1710/11
Item info
Date: February 6, 1710/11 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 243-244
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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)
February 6, 1710/11
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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
Keill gave Lempster 'another vomit' the day before, which provided some relief. There was not 'such a quantity of Humours as the first' vomiting. Lempster's 'belly is very big and hard, and certainly Dropsicall.' Keill could not reduce the swelling.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Keill is going to continue vomiting Lempster. He is going to administer all of the medicines he administered before.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Dropsy, Inflammations, Lungs