The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3728] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Everard McIntyre / Regarding: Mr Everard McIntyre (Patient) / 1 April 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'To Mr Everard McIntyre'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3728 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/4/53 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 1 April 1775 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'To Mr Everard McIntyre' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:489] |
Case of Sir Everard McIntyre who has a fever. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1470] | Addressee | Mr Everard McIntyre |
| [PERS ID:1470] | Patient | Mr Everard McIntyre |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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To Mr Everard McIntyre
Sir. Sorry to find your disease so obstinate.
Such a duration frequent in Quartans & not easily
cured till spring or summer - Unusual in Tertians
but it may be your case & if so not to be got the better
of till some warmth sets in. In the mean time you
must palliate as well as you can by vomits. nausea¬
ting doses & saline draughts. If any good intermission
occurs & not else, you may again try the Bark.
But I must observe to you that the effect of it does
not depend upon the quantity however large taken in
the course of several days, but on the quantity taken in
one Interval. One ounce taken during an Interval
will do much more than eight ounces, if the
portions of this taken in a single interval never
exceeded half an Ounce - The Bark seems to
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seems to have done you harm probably from
taking when the remission was not considera¬
ble enough & probably from too small a quantity
of the Bark --
No other bitter to be advised as they
are all too weak T to cure and in the mean
Time hurt the Stomach.
To get in to the fresh air, & use Exercise
as soon as possible
Diplomatic Text
To Mr Everard McIntyre
Sir. Sorry to find your disease so obstinate.
Such a duration frequent in Quartans & not easily
cured till spring or summer - Unusual in Tertians
but it may be your case & if so not to be got the better
of till some warmth sets in. In the mean time you
must palliate as well as you can by vomits. nausea¬
ting doses & saline draughts. If any good intermission
occurs & not else, you may again try the Bark.
But I must observe to you that the effect of it does
not depend upon the quantity however large taken in
the course of several days, but on the quantity taken in
one Interval. One ounce taken during an Interval
will do much more than eight ounces, if the
portions of this taken in a single interval never
exceeded half an Ounce - The Bark seems to
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seems to have done you harm probably from
taking when the remission was not considera¬
ble enough & probably from too small a qty
of the Bark --
No other bitter to be advised as they
are all too weak T to cure and in the mean
Time hurt the Stomach.
To get in to the fresh air, & use Exercise
as soon as possible
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