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

 

[ID:988] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / Regarding: Dr Thomas Mutter (Reverend) (Patient), Mr George Mackenzie (McKenzie) (Patient) / 12 July 1780 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'Dr Gilchrist Q. Mr Mackenzie': 'I told him that I should explain myself to you upon the Medicines I thought proper for him'.

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DOC ID 988
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/13/43
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date12 July 1780
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 'Dr Gilchrist Q. Mr Mackenzie': 'I told him that I should explain myself to you upon the Medicines I thought proper for him'.
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Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1107]
 Case of Mr William McDowal [McDowall, McDouall], who has a chest complaint and spits blood.
 19
[Case ID:1279]
 Case of Mr George Mackenzie staying near Dumfries, who has a cough and spits blood. He travels abroad where he dies.
 12


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:115]AddresseeDr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch)
[PERS ID:472]PatientDr Thomas Mutter (Reverend)
[PERS ID:790]PatientMr George Mackenzie (McKenzie)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:115]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch)
[PERS ID:1080]OtherMr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Dumfries Borders Scotland Europe inferred

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Dr Gilchrist Q Mr Mackenzie p. 38


I have given him Directions which I need not repeat as
I suppose you will see them. I told him that I should ex¬
plain myself to you upon the Medicines I thought proper for
him.


I suspect a tubercle in his lungs & how difficult this
is to discuss 1 you well know, but in such a desperate case
attempts are allowable. I would try two medicines of which
I have some reason to think well.


1. Cicuta If you have it good & bring it easily to have sen¬
sible effects I would have you begin it immediately. I think
we miss the effects of it by giving it in small & frequently repea¬
ted doses by which it soon becomes familiar & useless. It does
better given once or at most twice a day increasing the doses
pretty fast till it produce sickness, giddiness, tremor &c.


2. Mezereon which must also be chosen nicely & given in
Decoction to ʒi or ʒij every day, but I would delay this
medicine till the Dog days are over & then if matters are not much
better I would try it.


I have no opinion of the Hotwell 2 for Mr Mc Doual. I did
not see him nor hear of his calling upon me.


I have nothing new to offer with regard to Dr Mutter. I
am afraid his recovery will not go far.

W.C.
Edinburgh 12th July 1780

Notes:

1: In the sense of 'dispel' or 'disperse'.

2: Probably a reference to the fashionable Hot-well at Clifton, near Bristol.

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Dr Gilchrist Q Mr Mackenzie p. 38


I have given him Directions which I need not repeat as
I suppose you will see them. I told him that I should ex¬
plain myself to you upon the Medicines I thought proper for
him.


I suspect a tubercle in his lungs & how difficult this
is to discuss 1 you well know, but in such a desperate case
attempts are allowable. I would try two medicines of wc
I have some reason to think well.


1. Cicuta If you have it good & bring it easily to have sen¬
sible effects I would have you begin it immediately. I think
we miss the effects of it by giving it in small & frequently repea¬
ted doses by wc it soon becomes familiar & useless. It does
better given once or at most twice a day increasing the doses
pretty fast till it produce sickness, giddiness, tremor &c.


2. Mezereon which must also be chosen nicely & given in
Decoction to ʒi or ʒij every day, but I would delay this
medicine till the Dog days are over & then if matters are not much
better I would try it.


I have no opinion of the Hotwell 2 for Mr Mc Doual. I did
not see him nor hear of his calling upon me.


I have nothing new to offer with regard to Dr Mutter. I
am afraid his recovery will not go far.

W.C.
Edinr. 12th July 1780

Notes:

1: In the sense of 'dispel' or 'disperse'.

2: Probably a reference to the fashionable Hot-well at Clifton, near Bristol.

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