The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3874] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: James Hay / Regarding: Miss Macdougal (Patient) / 20 July 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Miss Macdougall'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3874 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/95 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 July 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Miss Macdougall' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:847] |
Case of Miss Macdougal who has a cough and restless nights. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1903] | Addressee | James Hay |
| [PERS ID:2386] | Patient | Miss Macdougal |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1903] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | James Hay |
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 |
| Destination of Letter | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Macdougal
After being well acquainted with her case, we
think she should go to the country, as being in the town
or near very bad for her & every thing that we have to advise
may be done as well in the Country as in Town
1. To be often on horseback at first riding gently & little
at at a time but afterwards she should be a great
part of every forenoon & a part of every afternoon, that is
tolerably fair on horseback
2. Carefully to gaurd against cold, wear a flannel
shirt - keep her feet & legs always warm & dry & avoid
all wet or dampness --
3. Her Diet - No animal food except a little broth
at dim dinner time & she should live intirely on Milk grain
fruit & Garden things - Drink Plain Water, Barly [&?]
Gruel with whey or Buttermilk at pleasure - No fermented
liq or spirituous liquors.
4. the Perpetual Issue in her side to be continued & in case
of any breathlessness or binding of cough, a blister on her
back will be of service
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5. In case of [stitches?] or breathlessness some blood
may be taken from her arm, but not to be done or
repeated without necessity
6. If her defluxion becomes tough or difficult
to bring up or there is the appearance of Bile
or Phlegm upon her stomach a gentle Vomit may
be very proper
7. In case of any Costiveness some gentle Laxative
is to be employed as Flowers of Sulphur Cream of Tartar or Manna
or ↑some of↑ these combinened
8. It may be proper to allay a cough to
employ some softening Mucilag. things as Lintseed
Tea or a Gum Arab. & for this purpose she
should carry a quantity of Gum Arabic with her
9. In case of restless nights from the frequency of cough
anodynes are to be employed but we wish to abstain
from these as long as possible
Wm Cullen
Jas Hay
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Macdougal
After being well acquainted with her case, we
think she should go to the country, as being in the town
or near very bad for her & every thing that we have to advise
may be done as well in the Country as in Town
1. To be often on h.back at first riding gently & little
at at a time but afterwards she should be a great
part of every forenoon & a part of every afternoon, that is
tolerably fair on h.back
2. Carefully to gaurd against cold, wear a flannel
shirt - keep her feet & legs always warm & dry & avoid
all wet or dampness --
3. Her Diet - No animal food except a little broth
at dim dinner time & she should live intirely on Milk grain
fruit & Garden things - Drink Plain Water, Barly [&?]
Gruel with whey or Buttermilk at pleasure - No fermented
liq or spirituous liquors.
4. the Perpetual Issue in her side to be contd & in case
of any breathlessness or binding of cough, a blister on her
back will be of service
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5. In case of [stitches?] or breathlessness some blood
may be taken from her arm, but not to be done or
repeated without necessity
6. If her defluxion becomes tough or difficult
to bring up or there is the appearance of Bile
or Phlegm upon her stomach a gentle Vomit may
be very proper
7. In case of any Costiveness some gentle Laxative
is to be employed as Flor. Sulph Cr. Tart. or Manna
or ↑some of↑ these combinened
8. It may be proper to allay a cough to
employ some softening Mucilag. things as Lintseed
Tea or a Gum Arab. & for this purpose she
should carry a qty of Gum A. with her
9. In case of restless nights from the frequency of cough
anodynes are to be employed but we wish to abstain
from these as long as possible
Wm Cullen
Jas Hay
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