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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4009] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Jack / Regarding: Mrs Margaret Crawford (Inglis Hamilton) (of Doonside) (Patient) / 4 March 1777 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mrs Crawford Dunside. Mr John Jack'

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DOC ID 4009
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/8/121
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date4 March 1777
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mrs Crawford Dunside. Mr John Jack'
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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:610]
Case of Mrs Crawford of Doonside with various symptoms including fever and pain in her side.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1551]AddresseeMr John Jack
[PERS ID:1724]PatientMrs Margaret Crawford (of Doonside)
[PERS ID:1551]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr John Jack
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Murdieston (Murdietoun) Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred

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For Mrs Crawford Dunside. Mr John Jack.
Sir


The Purging is what Mrs Crawford cannot bear &
must be immediately moderated. I think the Rhubarb a very
doubtful remedy & your anodyne was very proper, as fit both
for this & her other symptoms. I think you must not
spare it when either the Purging or pains require it.
Moreover I should be sorry to employ it very much, &
keep the loos↑e↑ness within bounds. But if it does not do so much



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as you wish, you must give a fuller dose of the Anodyne
at Bedtime. If you happen to employ the Anodyne often, you
may instead of looseness have a Costiveness to trouble you, which
may be hurtful, to her stomach & you must obviate it by
Rhubarb, or Magnesia & I prefer the last if it will answer
for I guess that his stomach may be troubled with acidity.
When you have got the better of the looseness you may try
to remedy the original disorders in her stomach by the
tincture ordered below, but it will be absolutely necessary
to get her into air & excercise, as soon as the roads & weather
Permit. You say nothing about her Diet, & while
her appetite is so bad, I will only bid her take what
she can, & I shall espect to hear farther from you, so that
I may be more particular. Let great care be taken to keep
her feet always warm, and when they are cold, chafing
them with warm flannels will be of service.


Let me hear from you soon, I am yours &c. &c.

Edinburgh March 4th.
1777
William Cullen.

1. Until eight ounces of Japonic mixture with 80 drops of thebaic tincture.

2. One pound of Infusion of peruvian bark from half an ounce of peruvian bark and two ounces tincture of peruvian bark.

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For Mrs Crawford Dunside. Mr John Jack.
Sir


The Purging is what Mrs Crawford cannot bear &
must be immediately moderated. I think ye Rhubarb a very
doubtful remedy & your anodyne was very proper, as fit both
for this & her other symptoms. I think you must not
spare it when either ye Purging or pains require it.
Moreover I should be sorry to employ it very mc, &
keep ye loos↑e↑ness wtin bounds. But if it does not do so mc



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as you wish, you must give a fuller dose of ye Anodyne
at Bedtime. If you happen to employ ye Anodyne often, you
may instead of looseness have a Costiveness to trouble you, wc
may be hurtful, to her stomach & you must obviate it by
Rhubarb, or Magnesia & I prefer ye last if it will answer
for I guess yt his stomach may be troubled wt acidity.
When you have got ye better of ye looseness you may try
to remedy ye original disorders in her stomach by ye
tincture ordered below, but it will be absolutely necessary
to get her into air & excercise, as soon as ye roads & weather
Permit. You say nothing about her Diet, & while
her appetite is so bad, I will only bid her take what
she can, & I shall espect to hear farther from you, so yt
I may be more particular. Let gt care be taken to keep
her feet always warm, and when they are cold, chafing
them wt warm flannels will be of service.


Let me hear from you soon, I am yrs &c. &c.

Edinr March 4th.
1777
Willm Cullen.


1. Infusum Japonic ad ℥viij cum T. Thebaic. gtt LXXX.

2. Infus. cort. Peruv. lbj ex cort. Peruv ℥ss Tinct. Cort. ℥ij --

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