James Keill to Hans Sloane – September 25, 1711
Item info
Date: September 25, 1711 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 352-353
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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)
September 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
Keill is worried that Lempster's 'wheezing' will be exacerbated by the onset of winter.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Keill gave 'blisters and Diureticks' as well as purgatives to Lempster.
Ongoing Treatment:Keill hopes that Lempster will refrain from drinking alcohol so 'that his belly will be kept low without any loss of strength'.
Response:Lempster lost 'his strength and flesh' after he was purged.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Wasting, Inflammations, Lungs, Pain