James Keill to Hans Sloane – February 15, 1710/11
Item info
Date: February 15, 1710/11 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 248-249
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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 15, 1710/11
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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
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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's 'Pulse continues still to intermitt'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill vomited Lempster, which 'brought away... stool', and Lempster expelled more water than he took in. This weakened Lempster considerably. His belly became more swollen and hard than the week before.
Ongoing Treatment:Once Lempster recovers his strength Keill will continue with vomiting. He is going to give 'some Diureticks' to Lady Lempster to administer to her husband.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Vomiting, Inflammations