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

 

[ID:6267] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Mr John Pearson (Patient) / 7 February 1780 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mr Pearson, Bo'ness'

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 6267
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/12/165
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date7 February 1780
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 Mr Pearson, Bo'ness'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:362]
Case of Mr Pearson who has a lot of long-term symptoms, including 'low spirits' and 'suppressed urine'.
7


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2437]AddresseeDr
[PERS ID:672]PatientMr John Pearson
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2437]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Bo'ness (Borness / Borrowstouneness) Mid Scotland Scotland Europe certain

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For Mr Pearson. Bo'ness --


As he has little desire to make water & you mention
no swelling above the Pubis I fear Ischuria renalis; which
produces drowsiness & in all instances I have seen of it kills
by Lethargy. Difficult to remedy & I know nothing you can do
better than to give frequent Doses of the Spiritus nitr. dulc. &
if nitre does not rebute his Stomach and make him averse
to his drink, you may put some Nitre to the Decoctum Althææ


It is very proper to keep his belly regular & in the present state
of his urinary Passages, I would wish to do it rather by
Glysters, than by any other way, but if a Medicine is to be
given by the mouth, Glauber Salt is as good as any --


Edinburgh February 7. 1780. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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For Mr Pearson. Bo'ness --


As he has little desire to make water & you mention
no swelling above the Pubis I fear Ischuria renalis; which
produces drowsiness & in all instances I have seen of it kills
by Lethargy. Difficult to remedy & I know nothing you can do
better than to give frequent Doses of the Spiritus nitr. dulc. &
if nitre does not rebute his Stomach and make him averse
to his drink, you may put some Nitre to the Decoctum Althææ


It is very proper to keep his belly regr. & in the present state
of his urinary Passages, I would wish to do it rather by
Glysters, than by any other way, but if a Medicine is to be
given by the mouth, Glauber Salt is as good as any --


Edinr. Feb. 7. 1780. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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