The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1735] From: John Whyte / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Brodie (Patient) / 3 October 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Whyte concerning the case of John Brodie.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1735 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/822 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 October 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from John Whyte concerning the case of John Brodie. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:748] |
Case of Mr John Brodie who has long suffered from gout and whose condition keeps getting worse. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:487] | Author | John Whyte |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2577] | Patient | Mr John Brodie |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:487] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | John Whyte |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I am sorry to acquaint you that Mr John Brodie
is in such a state that I am affraid that Your utmost endea¬
vours will avail but little however to satisfy his relations I
beg leave to trouble you at present - Ever since you was
wrote last he has been constantly on the decline & the former
complaints continuing as the pain of the Stomach & Belly, the
Looseness, want of Appetite and sleep and loss of Strength -
But since friday last the alteration has been more remarkable
he was then seized with a more than ordinary pain of the Stomach
Sides & Belly accompanied with violent sickness & vomiting
of any food he took, thirst, diarrhoea (about six stools a
day) pulse from 100 to 110 & full, Urine hight coloured, want
of Appetite, sleep bad - These symptoms have continued
very constantly since that time, particularly the violent
Sickness by which he can scarse set out of bed five minutes
& indeed there has been no remission of any of these symptoms
mentioned since that time, except the pains & that is of short
duration - About a fortnight ago I was in hopes his disease
would have taken a [turn] to the better as at that time he
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was troubled with pains of his Legs & hands, at which time his
other complaints were very moderate, but the pains of his Legs
& hands too soon went off - - Your Prescriptions & Regimen
have been strictly observed - To check the looseness ↑Laudanum↑ was used
but I cannot say with any good effect, when it was given at
Bedtime it restrained ↑it↑ thro' the night but recurred with double
violence in the morning & when repeated in the morning by
restraining of the purging he had always violent pains of
his Belly untill such time as he had two or three stools ----
I am sorry I was not more particular in my last about the
Exercise he took, for which I got a reprimand from you, he (↑I↑)
thought that the mentioning his strictly observing your
Regimen & directions would have been sufficient to notify
his observance to your directions about Exercise & indeed
this he endeavoured to accomplish as much as lay in his power,
he could not indeed ride fifty miles a day as you afterwards
ordered. but untill within these forteen days he rode three
times a day & one day with another he may be reckoned to
have rode twenty Miles a day which was as much as he
could bear - but this Remedy it is not in his power at present
to use - The only other remedies used since writing you are
an Electuary of the Bark & the Japonic Confection with spicieries
with an intention to strengthen the Stomach and restrain
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the looseness as the Laudanum had little effect - and the
Warming plasters of the Pharmacopoeia Pauperum applied to his ankles -
but these have been as unsuccessfull as the others - The
Electuary (& I believe ↑will be the case with↑ most other Medicines) he no sooner
takes into the Stomach but are rejected, for which which
reason since the vomiting became so severe the only medicine
he has got as a pill of Solid Opium which is repeated accord¬
ding to the urgency of the Symptoms - I hope to be favoured with
an Answer in Course & if this trouble should incur anoth[er]
fee {illeg} shall be complied with
I remain
Sir
your most obedient Servant
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr J. Whyte Concerning
Mr Brodie
October 3. 1779.
V. X. p 96
Diplomatic Text
I am sorry to acquaint you that Mr John Brodie
is in such a state that I am affraid that Your utmost endea¬
vours will avail but little however to satisfy his relations I
beg leave to trouble you at present - Ever since you was
wrote last he has been constantly on the decline & the former
complaints continuing as the pain of the Stomach & Belly, the
Looseness, want of Appetite and sleep and loss of Strength -
But since friday last the alteration has been more remarkable
he was then seized with a more than ordinary pain of the Stomach
Sides & Belly accompanied with violent sickness & vomiting
of any food he took, thirst, diarrhoea (about six stools a
day) pulse from 100 to 110 & full, Urine hight coloured, want
of Appetite, sleep bad - These symptoms have continued
very constantly since that time, particularly the violent
Sickness by which he can scarse set out of bed five minutes
& indeed there has been no remission of any of these symptoms
mentioned since that time, except the pains & that is of short
duration - About a fortnight ago I was in hopes his disease
would have taken a [turn] to the better as at that time he
[Page 2]
was troubled with pains of his Legs & hands, at which time his
other complaints were very moderate, but the pains of his Legs
& hands too soon went off - - Your Prescriptions & Regimen
have been strictly observed - To check the looseness ↑Laudanum↑ was used
but I cannot say with any good effect, when it was given at
Bedtime it restrained ↑it↑ thro' the night but recurred with double
violence in the morning & when repeated in the morning by
restraining of the purging he had always violent pains of
his Belly untill such time as he had two or three stools ----
I am sorry I was not more particular in my last about the
Exercise he took, for which I got a reprimand from you, he (↑I↑)
thought that the mentioning his strictly observing your
Regimen & directions would have been sufficient to notify
his observance to your directions about Exercise & indeed
this he endeavoured to accomplish as much as lay in his power,
he could not indeed ride fifty miles a day as you afterwards
ordered. but untill within these forteen days he rode three
times a day & one day with another he may be reckoned to
have rode twenty Miles a day which was as much as he
could bear - but this Remedy it is not in his power at present
to use - The only other remedies used since writing you are
an Electuary of the Bark & the Japonic Confection with spicieries
with an intention to strengthen the Stomach and restrain
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the looseness as the Laudanum had little effect - and the
Warming plasters of the Ph. Pauper. applied to his ankles -
but these have been as unsuccessfull as the others - The
Electuary (& I believe ↑will be the case with↑ most other Medicines) he no sooner
takes into the Stomach but are rejected, for which which
reason since the vomiting became so severe the only medicine
he has got as a pill of Solid Opium which is repeated accord¬
ding to the urgency of the Symptoms - I hope to be favoured with
an Answer in Course & if this trouble should incur anoth[er]
fee {illeg} shall be complied with
I remain
Sir
your most obed Servt
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr J. Whyte C.
Mr Brodie
Octr 3. 1779.
V. X. p 96
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