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

 

[ID:4351] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Charles Fleming (Fleeming; of Montgomeryfield) / Regarding: Miss Semple (Simple) (Patient) / 18 December 1778 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'For Miss Semple'

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FieldData
DOC ID 4351
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/11/89
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date18 December 1778
Annotation None
TypeScribal 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 Miss Semple'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:475]
Case of Miss Semple (Simple), a teenage girl who suffers from excess salivation and loss of appetite attributed to having had smallpox.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:215]AddresseeMr Charles Fleming (Fleeming; of Montgomeryfield)
[PERS ID:2545]PatientMiss Semple (Simple)
[PERS ID:215]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Charles Fleming (Fleeming; of Montgomeryfield)
[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 Irvine Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred

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For Miss Semple.


As her pulse is stil at 100 I suspect her late fever is not
entirely gone & that this prevents her recovering strength. Give
her every night at bed time a small dose of James' powder.
Begin with 2 or 3 grains but if that has no effect on her stomach
& bowels increase it to what they easily bear. not to the length
of vomiting but to obviate her costiveness & if it does not an¬
swer even this purpose she must take Magnesia or some
other Laxative. Till her pulse is slower I propose no alter¬
ation on her present diet, but if her pulse settles & she is
free of febrile symptoms she may have a little of the lighter
kinds of animal food. The James powder, especially if in
small doses, should be continued eight or ten days, when
I shall be ready to advice further if any of no change
happen.

Edinburgh December18. 1778
W. C.

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For Miss Semple.


As her pulse is stil at 100 I suspect her late fever is not
entirely gone & that this prevents her recovering strength. Give
her every night at bed time a small dose of James' powder.
Begin with 2 or 3 grains but if that has no effect on her stom.
& bowels increase it to what they easily bear. not to the length
of vomiting but to obviate her costiveness & if it does not an¬
swer even this purpose she must take Magnesia or some
other Laxative. Till her pulse is slower I propose no alter¬
ation on her present diet, but if her pulse settles & she is
free of febrile symptoms she may have a little of the lighter
kinds of animal food. The James powder, especially if in
small doses, should be continued eight or ten days, when
I shall be ready to advice further if any of no change
happen.

Edr. Dec.18. 1778
W. C.

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