The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1874] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr R Robertson (Patient) / June 1780 / (Incoming)
Unsigned case note concerning R. Robertson, a patient with a long-standing urinary complaint also seen by Alexander Munro.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1874 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/953 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | June 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Unsigned case note concerning R. Robertson, a patient with a long-standing urinary complaint also seen by Alexander Munro. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1299] |
Case of R. Robertson who has a long-standing, intermittent urinary complaint. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2865] | Patient | Mr R Robertson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Case proposed to the Consideration
of Doctor Cullen
Mr R. Robertson since he was a Boy
has complained of a dull kind of pain
in the lower part of his left side, attended
with a very deep coloured Urine, with a
great quantity of tough Sediment
As the Complaint was neither accute
nor constant it was not attended to but
Docter Alexander Monro, who after repeated
attendance, at distant periods, determined
that the Complaint was neither Stone nor
Gravel, but said it proceeded from what
he was pleased to cull the Spleen.
Lime Water, in great Quantity, & {illeg}
Soap pills, were prescibed & taken, {illeg}
which benefit was received, but {illeg}
stant following this prescription {illeg}
up so much time that it became {illeg}
and disagreeable to one other way {illeg}
good health.
Within these two or three Years The Urine
has changed its Colour, from the former deep
Coulour, to a pale white, producing the
same thick Sediment & attended still by
the dull pain in the left side
The Urine that comes of at first is of a
Whitish colour as above, but in passing
it becomes clearer. tho at times a uneasy
pain is felt.
The Complaint is not at all times
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equally bad, It goes & return in greater or
less degree, but the Coulor of the Water
never is natural
When the Complaint is at the Worse it
produces a Weakness, Wearyness and
Langour. tho Mr Robertson is quite free
of this at times, & returns to his usual
activity &ca.
It s begged of Doctor Cullen that he
would consider this Case a Mr Robertson
will call at him for his Answer. as he
is in no hurry.
To
Doctor Cullen
Mr R. Robertson
Q 1
June. 1780.
V. XI. p.
Notes:
1: 'Q' is the usual contraction for 'Query', but here has been deleted. The sum scribbled on this page may not relate to this case and has not been transcribed.
Diplomatic Text
Case proposed to the Consideration
of Doctor Cullen
Mr R. Robertson since he was a Boy
has complained of a dull kind of pain
in the lower part of his left side, attended
with a very deep coloured Urine, with a
great quantity of tough Sediment
As the Complaint was neither accute
nor constant it was not attended to but
Docter Alexander Monro, who after repeated
attendance, at distant periods, determined
that the Complaint was neither Stone nor
Gravel, but said it proceeded from what
he was pleased to cull the Spleen.
Lime Water, in great Quantity, & {illeg}
Soap pills, were prescibed & taken, {illeg}
which benefit was received, but {illeg}
stant following this prescription {illeg}
up so much time that it became {illeg}
and disagreeable to one other way {illeg}
good health.
Within these two or three Years The Urine
has changed its Colour, from the former deep
Coulour, to a pale white, producing the
same thick Sediment & attended still by
the dull pain in the left side
The Urine that comes of at first is of a
Whitish colour as above, but in passing
it becomes clearer. tho at times a uneasy
pain is felt.
The Complaint is not at all times
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equally bad, It goes & return in greater or
less degree, but the Coulor of the Water
never is natural
When the Complaint is at the Worse it
produces a Weakness, Wearyness and
Langour. tho Mr Robertson is quite free
of this at times, & returns to his usual
activity &ca.
It s begged of Doctor Cullen that he
would consider this Case a Mr Robertson
will call at him for his Answer. as he
is in no hurry.
To
Doctor Cullen
Mr R. Robertson
Q 1
June. 1780.
V. XI. p.
Notes:
1: 'Q' is the usual contraction for 'Query', but here has been deleted. The sum scribbled on this page may not relate to this case and has not been transcribed.
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