The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2541] Case Note / Regarding: Mr John Cooke (Patient) / 16 November 1784 / (Incoming)
Case note from Dr Charles Keith concerning 'John Cooke, Esqr.', aged 60, who has a urinary tract ailment, suspected to be caused by a bladder stone.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2541 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1590 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 16 November 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Case note from Dr Charles Keith concerning 'John Cooke, Esqr.', aged 60, who has a urinary tract ailment, suspected to be caused by a bladder stone. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2533] |
Case of Mr John Cooke, who suspects he has bladder stone. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3387] | Author | Dr Charles Keith |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5678] | Patient | Mr John Cooke |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3387] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Charles Keith |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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John Cooke Esqr.
November 1784[End of margin text] ✍
Concerning
Jno. Cooke Esqr. ↑Aged 60↑ of a sound Constitution
Plethorick habit in the Month of June 1778 found
the first simptoms of what he Fears to be a
stone in the Bladder - He has since that period
Often passed Quantities of Blood & often
finds a Difficulty & pain in making water
These Pain of Making (↑Return↑) with Great Violence at Intervals
at which times his inclination to make
water is very frequent (perhaps every Three or
four Minutes) & whenever such Inclination
Arises he is also troubled with a Tenesmus & in
making water finds a scalding in his urethra or
as he expreses it his water seems preternaturaly
hot. He in the Latter end of July last had a
Mighty severe attack of his complaint which
lasted for about a week he was at that time
ordered ↑the use of↑ Caustick Alkali & Laudanum by a prac¬
titioner in his own Neighborhood who said he
suspected a stone in the ureter used the Caustic
Alkali for about 3 Weeks but was by some friend
advised to Discontinue it During a Return of
his complaint in attempting to make water he
is all at once seized with a Pain which discends
to the Soles of his feet & also attacks his left side
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(immediately under the Twelfth Ribs which surrounds
the small of his back he also has at present a
great heat in his skin accompanied with a
great thirst On Tripping in walking or on
Making an ungaurded step he finds a pain
in his groin & of Late thinks he sometimes
feels a pricking in his bladder as if from a Rough
stone he observes that he finds great ease from
keeping his body open & that if ↑he↑ at any time
happens to become somewhat costive he is apt to
have a Returning of his complaint He being a
Man very extensively engaged in business
was Consequently Much exposed to Sever Riding
& sometimes accustomed himself to Make Water
on horseback – he of a long time has been
Troubled with a burning heat in his soles
he has never been sounded for a stone
[he] has never Received any benefit from
all the Medicines Which he has Repeatedly
used he Never Remembers to have Voided
any Slimey or Gravely Matter
Diplomatic Text
[Start of margin text]
John Cooke Esqr.
Novr. 1784[End of margin text] ✍
Co.
Jno. Cooke Esqr. ↑Aged 60↑ of a sound Constitution
Plethorick habit in the Month of June 1778 found
the first simptoms of what he Fears to be a
stone in the Bladder - He has since that period
Often passed Quantities of Blood & often
finds a Difficulty & pain in making water
These Pain of Making (↑Return↑) with Great Violence at Intervals
at which times his inclination to make
water is very frequent (perhaps every Three or
four Minutes) & whenever such Inclination
Arises he is also troubled with a Tenesmus & in
making water finds a scalding in his urethra or
as he expreses it his water seems preternaturaly
hot. He in the Latter end of July last had a
Mighty severe attack of his complaint which
lasted for about a week he was at that time
ordered ↑the use of↑ Caustick Alkali & Laudanum by a prac¬
titioner in his own Neighborhood who said he
suspected a stone in the ureter used the Caustic
Alkali for about 3 Weeks but was by some friend
advised to Discontinue it During a Return of
his complaint in attempting to make water he
is all at once seized with a Pain which discends
to the Soles of his feet & also attacks his left side
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(immediately under the Twelfth Ribs which surrounds
the small of his back he also has at present a
great heat in his skin accompanied with a
great thirst On Tripping in walking or on
Making an ungaurded step he finds a pain
in his groin & of Late thinks he sometimes
feels a pricking in his bladder as if from a Rough
stone he observes that he finds great ease from
keeping his body open & that if ↑he↑ at any time
happens to become somewhat costive he is apt to
have a Returning of his complaint He being a
Man very extensively engaged in business
was Consequently Much exposed to Sever Riding
& sometimes accustomed himself to Make Water
on horseback – he of a long time has been
Troubled with a burning heat in his soles
he has never been sounded for a stone
[he] has never Received any benefit from
all the Medicines Which he has Repeatedly
used he Never Remembers to have Voided
any Slimey or Gravely Matter
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