The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3911] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) / Regarding: Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) (Patient) / 26 August 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Carr of Etall'. At this point, Cullen does not believe Carr is suffering from diabetes.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3911 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/23 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 26 August 1776 |
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, 'For Mr Carr of Etall'. At this point, Cullen does not believe Carr is suffering from diabetes. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:579] |
Case of Sir William Carr [Kerr] of Etal [Etall] with urinary retention and a suspected diabetes. |
14 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:1717] | Addressee | Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) |
[PERS ID:1717] | Patient | Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Etal | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mr Carr of Etall
Nothing in your complaints but a little weakness in the retention
of your urine, & ↑can see↑ no evidence of Diabetes. Your voiding
urine on walking a little after your toast & water, is owing
[to?] the state of the bladder. for in that time the water could
no have got to the kidneis-. No strong medicines but as
a man advances in life the retentive faculty might become
weaker so I would do a little to guard against its going too
far. Have yourself sent Strengthening powders fit for streng¬
thens the neck of the bladder. Take one of them in the forenoon
either immidiately before or after your forenoons ride &
another at 7 p.m. best in a glass of toast water & wash
down with the same. Begin to [use?] powders in about a week
or a fortnight after you have finished the last Electuary & efter
taking them for a week lay them aside for afortnight & then
take them again for a week. You are liable to be
costive. So long as Magnesia answers in the manner
you say, take a dose of it now & then, but not frequently
for it would faiil or require too bulky a dose. I have
sent some Laxative Pills in its place, one or two at
bedtime. Your diet at present very well. Continue
your warm cow milk in the morning, unless it increase your
costiveness. When you take a Pill, or Magnesia, for
{illeg} morning let the milk alone, & in its place take a
draught of new drawn cow milk whey. At any time but
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not largely may take a draught of new churned butter
milk. May take fruit, but ripe & moderaty.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Carr of Etall
Nothing in your compts but a little weakness in ye retention
of your urine, & ↑can see↑ no evidence of Diabetes. Your voidg
urine on walking a little after your toast & water, is owg
[to?] ye state of ye bladder. for in yt time ye water could
no have got to ye kidneis-. No strong meds. but as
a man advances in life ye retentive faculty m. become
weaker so I would do a little to guard agst. its going too
far. Have yref. sent Strengtheng powders fit for streng¬
thens ye neck of ye bladder. Take one of ym in ye forenoon
either immidiately before or after your forenoons ride &
another at 7 p.m. best in a glass of toast water & wash
down w ye same. Begin to [use?] powders in about a week
or a 4t nt. after you have finished ye last Elect. & efter
takg ym for a week lay ym aside for a4t nt. & then
take ym again for a week. You are liable to be
costive. So long as Magnesia answers in ye manner
you say, take a dose of it now & yn, but not frequently
for it would faiil or require too bulky a dose. I have
sent some Laxative Pills in its place, one or two at
bedtime. Your diet at present very well. Continue
your warm cow milk in ye morng, unless it increase your
costiveness. Wn you take a Pill, or Magnesia, for
{illeg} morng let ye milk alone, & in its place take a
draught of new drawn cow milk whey. At any time but
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not largely may take a draught of new churned butter
milk. May take fruit, but ripe & moderaty.
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