The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1020] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Reverend William Donaldson (of Ballantrae) / Regarding: Mrs McKessock (Mackessock) (Patient) / 15 September 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Q[ueries] Mrs McKessock', in the form of a numbered list.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1020 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/75 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 15 September 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Q[ueries] Mrs McKessock', in the form of a numbered list. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1249] |
Case of Mrs McKessock, who has sunk into a delerium after weeks of listless fever. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:864] | Addressee | Reverend William Donaldson (of Ballantrae) |
| [PERS ID:863] | Patient | Mrs McKessock (Mackessock) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 | Ballantrae | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Queries q. Mrs McKessock.
1. The state of her pulse
as to frequency & strength?
2. The medicines hitherto used to give sleep? their doses
& whether they are now laid aside?
3. State of belly: medicines
used for costiveness?
4. State of her monthly evacuation?
5. State of her digestion? acidity
or wind?
6. Her strength? whether it allow of her being carried
abroad in any manner?
7. Has any trial been made of cold bathing?
8. Any issue kept open?
In the mean time the prescription ordered below
may be of service.
Take two ounces of Soluble Tartar, two drachms each of Brown Sugar and Sal Maritime; two ounces of simple cinnamon Water and six ounces of spring water. Mix. Label: Aperient solution; two tablespoonfuls in half a muchkin of Spring water, at two draughts every morning.
N.B. This should give one easy motion every day,
if it do either more or less, diminish or increase it.
Diplomatic Text
Queries q. Mrs McKessock.
1. The state of her pulse
as to frequency & strength?
2. The medicines hitherto used to give sleep? their doses
& whether they are now laid aside?
3. State of belly: medicines
used for costiveness?
4. State of her monthly evacuation?
5. State of her digestion? acidity
or wind?
6. Her strength? whether it allow of her being carried
abroad in any manner?
7. Has any trial been made of cold bathing?
8. Any issue kept open?
In the mean time the prescription ordered below
may be of service.
℞ Tart. solub. ℥ij
Sacch. rubr.
Sal marin. @ʒij
Aq. cinnam. simpl. ℥ij ---- fontan. ℥vi
ℳ. S. Aperient solution; two two table spoonfulls in
half a muchkin of Spring water, at two draughts
every morning.
N.B. This should give one easy motion every day,
if it do either more or less, diminish or increase it.
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