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

 

[ID:4515] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: John Whyte / Regarding: Mr John Brodie (Patient) / 5 October 1779 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Mr Whyte C[oncerning] Mr Brodie'

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DOC ID 4515
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/12/82
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date5 October 1779
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, 'Mr Whyte C[oncerning] Mr Brodie'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:748]
Case of Mr John Brodie who has long suffered from gout and whose condition keeps getting worse.
8


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:487]Addressee John Whyte
[PERS ID:2577]PatientMr John Brodie
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:487]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary John Whyte

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Mr Whyte Concerning Mr Brodie.
Dear Sir.


I am well acquainted with the obstinacy of retrocedent
gout, & I have never known any remedy very effectual
for relieving it but a journey & It was there {illeg} that I insisted upon
it but there is no more to be said on that subject now. If I mis¬
take not there is an erysipelutous inflamation affecting
the whole length of the ailementary canal & I wish you would let
me know if you have or shall observe it appearing in
the mouth & fauces. However that be, it is plain that there is such
an irritability in the stomach as will hardly admit of any
remedy (↑medicine↑) to be of given by the mouth. If you try any let it be
the cooling mixture prescribed below, given either in plain
water or better in arabic emulsion. I see now the reason
why opiates have given him so little relief but they maybe
still necessary as they are the only means of relief. -
Instead of the opium Pill I would advise you to try Laudanum by
Injection. It To make him keep it you must give
above the bulk of two or three ounces of water with a
dram of Gum Arabic dissolved in every ounce of water.



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In such injection you may put fifty or Sixty drops of L. L. -
more or less as his present dose of opium is. If these can be
retained they will moderate both vomiting & purging the best
time for giving them is about a quarter of an hour after a
Stool & let [your?] pipe give as little irritation as possible covering
it if necessary with a piece of hen gut & throw up the Liquid as
far as you can. . The empl. calidum was a durable but feeble
remedy. I will not promise much from blistering but it in this
case every possible remedy should be attempted. Lay a blister there¬
fore to each leg & according to the effects repeat the elsewhere.

Edinburgh October 5th. 1779.
WC.

For Mr Brodie

Take three ounces of rose water, and half an ounce each of syrup of dried rose and spirit of vitriol. Label Cooling Mixture, a teaspoonful to be taken in an ordinary wine glass full of water or Arabic Emulsion several times a day.

5. October 1779.

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Mr Whyte C. Mr Brodie.
Dr Sir.


I am well acquainted wt ye obstinacy of retrocedent
gout, & I have never known any remedy very effectual
for relieving it but a journey & It was there {illeg} yt I insisted upon
it but there is no more to be said on yt subject now. If I mis¬
take not there is an erysipelutous inflamation affecting
ye whole length of ye ailementary canal & I wish you wd let
me know if you have or shall observe it appearing in
ye mouth & fauces. However that be, it is plain yt there is such
an irritability in ye stomach as will hardly admit of any
remedy (↑medicine↑) to be of given by ye mouth. If you try any let it be
ye cooling mixture prescribed below, given either in plain
water or better in arabic emulsion. I see now ye reason
why opiates have given him so little relief but yy maybe
still necessary as they are ye only means of relief. -
Instead of ye opium Pill I wd advise y. to try Laudm by
Injection. It To make him keep it you must give
above ye bulk of two or three ounces of water wt a
dram of Gum Arabic dissolved in every ounce of water.



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In such injection you may put fifty or Sixty drops of L. L. -
more or less as his present dose of opium is. If these can be
retained they will moderate both vomiting & purging ye best
time for giving them is about a quarter of an hour after a
Stool & let [yr?] pipe give as little irritation as possible covering
it if necessary wt a piece of hen gut & throw up ye Liquid as
far as you can. . The empl. calidum was a durable but feeble
remedy. I will not promise mc fm blistering but it in this
case every possible remedy shd be attempted. Lay a blister there¬
fore to each leg & according to ye effects repeat the elsewhere.

Edinr. Octr. 5th. 1779.
WC.

For Mr Brodie


Aq. ros. ℥iij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spir. vitr. ten. @ ℥ſs. -----
Sig. Cooling Mixture a tea Spfull to be taken in an ordinary wine
glass full of water or Em Arabic Emulsion several times a day

5. Octr 1779.

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