James Keill to Hans Sloane – April 8, 1711
Item info
Date: April 8, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 273-274
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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)
April 8, 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 'is not able to express himself at all, and he is very rarely sensible [...] His belly and Legs are both considerably swelled again, and his pulse is again very quick'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill administered the 'Electuary and Infusion as directed', which caused him not to have 'a stool for four days till he had a Glyster' to which Keill added 'some syrup of Buckhorn'.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Pain, Inflammations, Dementia