James Keill to Hans Sloane – March 25, 1711
Item info
Date: March 25, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 264-265
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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)
March 25, 1711
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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 acting strangely 'ever since he fell'. He has been found 'frequently wandering... He has made a large quantity of water these three of four days'. His belly is still swollen and 'his left leg is wasted to skin and bones'. Lempster is still having difficulty breathing.
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Diagnosis
Keill solicits Sloane's advice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill found that 'nothing did releive the quickness of his pulse and his head but bleeding'.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Lungs, Inflammations, Blood, Wasting