James Keill to Hans Sloane – July 31, 1711
Item info
Date: July 31, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 338-339
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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)
July 31, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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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 'Dropsey is very much encreased' since Keill last wrote Sloane. He suffers from a loss of appetite, constant 'spiteing up', and frequent vomiting. Lempster expels more fluid than he takes in. '[H]is Belly, Hips Sides, and thighs are so hard that all Gestures are uneasie to him'.
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Diagnosis
Lady Lempster wants Sloane to visit and advise them.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill had Lempster purged the previous Monday and is going to have him vomited in the next day or so.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Back, Vomiting, Dropsy, Inflammations, Stomach