The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4750] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Colvill (Colville) / Regarding: Mrs Abigail Grier (Patient) / 21 November 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply addressed to Mr Colville concerning his patient Abigail Greer, who he had presented as having spasmodic asthma, though Cullen questions this diagnosis.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4750 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/154 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 November 1783 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply addressed to Mr Colville concerning his patient Abigail Greer, who he had presented as having spasmodic asthma, though Cullen questions this diagnosis. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1582] |
Case of Abigail Grier [Greer] who is debilitated with a feverish asthmatic chest condition. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3009] | Addressee | Mr William Colvill (Colville) |
| [PERS ID:3010] | Patient | Mrs Abigail Grier |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3009] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Colvill (Colville) |
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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr Colville Concerning Abigail Greer
Not being in Town I missed the opportunity of last
Post but I am very willing to give your Patient the best
advice I can but I do not perceive very closely the nature
of her disease. From your account I must consider it
as Nervous and Spasmodic but I have met with
very few instances of Spasmodic Asthma that were
as constant as to confine a person almost entirely to
bed and though Asthmatics do not easily bear bodily
motion yet almost all of them are easiest when in
somewhat of an erect posture. The singularities of your
patient puzzle me a little but I must take it as
you have given it. If the Case is purely spasmodic
you have done right in relieving it by the Tincture
Thebaica and you may find some benefit by giving
sometimes a dose of salt of Hartshorn made into
a bolus with some Spermacete and exhibited in a
wafer. Beside these I would advise a perpetual
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blister on the back or side and as far as she can bear
them frequent gentle pukes by a small dose of Ipecac¬
cuanha assisted with Chamomile tea. This is all that
occurrs to me at present and wishing you heartily
success I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 21st. November
1783
Diplomatic Text
Mr Colville C Abigail Greer
Not being in Town I missed the opportunity of last
Post but I am very willing to give your Patient the best
advice I can but I do not perceive very closely the nature
of her disease. From your account I must consider it
as Nervous and Spasmodic but I have met with
very few instances of Spasmodic Asthma that were
as constant as to confine a person almost entirely to
bed and though Asthmatics do not easily bear bodily
motion yet almost all of them are easiest when in
somewhat of an erect posture. The singularities of your
patient puzzle me a little but I must take it as
you have given it. If the Case is purely spasmodic
you have done right in relieving it by the Tincture
Thebaica and you may find some benefit by giving
sometimes a dose of salt of Hartshorn made into
a bolus with some Spermacete and exhibited in a
wafer. Beside these I would advise a perpetual
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blister on the back or side and as far as she can bear
them frequent gentle pukes by a small dose of Ipecac¬
cuanha assisted with Chamomile tea. This is all that
occurrs to me at present and wishing you heartily
success I am
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 21st. Novr.
1783
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