The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4175] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) / Regarding: Mrs Donaldson (Patient) / 23 October 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'To D Wemyss concerning Mrs Donaldson', being assort note on medications. Some cramped handwriting which seems to obscure some hasty, idiosyncratic spelling.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4175 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/10/32 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 23 October 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'To D Wemyss concerning Mrs Donaldson', being assort note on medications. Some cramped handwriting which seems to obscure some hasty, idiosyncratic spelling. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:861] |
Case of Mrs Donaldson whose whole body is swollen and who suffers stomach pains and various other distressing symptoms. |
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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:325] | Addressee | Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) |
| [PERS ID:2162] | Patient | Mrs Donaldson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:325] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) |
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 | Kirkcaldy | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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To Dr. Wemyss concerning Mrs Donaldson
I had the case of Mrs Donaldson signed by you put into my hands yesterday & therefore
address my opinion of it to you. I think it is unfavorable but by no means desperate.
I judge it to be entirely Anasarcous tho' I am not secure against there being some water in the
Thorax. However I would still try with purgatives adding [??] a dram of Compound
powder of Jallop 5 or 7 grains of Calomel. This purgative I would repeat every 2d. day for
2, or 3, times giving the Alkaline Infusion prescribed below in the intervening days. If you
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find this course succeed so as to tempt you to continue the purgatives you must
take care that the Calomil does not go to the mouth & therefore give alternate [eyther?] the
purgative with & without the Calomil but before you get that length you
may let me know what you have done ---
Diplomatic Text
To Dr. Wemyss concerning Mrs Donaldson
I had the case of Mrs Donaldson signed by you put into my hands yesterday & yrfore
address my opinion of it to you. I think it is unfavorable but by no means desperate.
I judge it to be entirely Anasarcous tho' I am not secure agt there being some water in the
Thorax. However I would still try with purgatives adding [??] a dram of Compound
powder of Jallop 5 or 7 grs. of Calomel. This purgative I would repeat every 2d. day for
2, or 3, times giving the Alkaline Infusion prescribed below in the intervening days. If you
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find this course succeed so as to tempt you to continue the purgatives you must
take care that the Calomil does not go to the mouth & yrfore give alternate [eyther?] the
purgative with & without the Calomil but before you get that length you
may let me know what you have done ---
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