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

 

[ID:4339] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Mudie (Moodie) / Regarding: Mrs Henderson (Patient) / 23 November 1778 / (Outgoing)

Reply to 'Dr Mudie at Montrose about a Lady' - the name 'Mrs Henderson' is added.

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FieldData
DOC ID 4339
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/11/77
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date23 November 1778
Annotation None
TypeScribal 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 'Dr Mudie at Montrose about a Lady' - the name 'Mrs Henderson' is added.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:855]
Case of Mrs Henderson who has a severe pain in her side and such varied symptoms that Cullen is unsure of the underlying disease.
7


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1646]AddresseeDr John Mudie (Moodie)
[PERS ID:2490]PatientMrs Henderson
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1646]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr John Mudie (Moodie)

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Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Montrose East Highlands Scotland Europe certain

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Dr Mudie at Montrose about ↑Mrs Henderson↑ a Lady


Your fears of topical affection well founded. But
cannot determine the precise nature of it. I have
told you before (in a letter not transcribed) my reasons for
not immediately concluding it inflammatory & you af¬
ford me another by telling me that Opiates do not
increase her fever & if these dont give her much
relief, I suspect your dose is too small. I am sorry
that the lady refuses the blister, & if her pain re¬
curs with any violence you must insist upon it. You
are right in taking pains upon her belly but the pills




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you mention are too irritating & I think the
Aloetic pill of the Dispensatory 1 would answer.
I think Jalap well triturated with Cream of Tartar
as in the Pulv. ejalapp. comp. a much milder me¬
dicine than Colocynth or even Aloes & possibly she
might be reconciled to take that in a Bolus.
I make these observations in answer to yours &

23d. Novr. 1778

Notes:

1: See Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), p. 164.

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[Page 1]
Dr Mudie at Montrose about ↑Mrs Henderson↑ a Lady


Your fears of topical affection well founded. But
cannot determine the precise nature of it. I have
told you before (in a letter not transcribed) my reasons for
not immediately concluding it inflammatory & you af¬
ford me another by telling me that Opiates do not
increase her fever & if these dont give her much
relief, I suspect your dose is too small. I am sorry
that the lady refuses the blister, & if her pain re¬
curs with any violence you must insist upon it. You
are right in taking pains upon her belly but the pills




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you mention are too irritating & I think the
Aloetic pill of the Dispensatory 1 would answer.
I think Jalap well triturated with Cream of Tartar
as in the Pulv. ejalapp. comp. a much milder me¬
dicine than Colocynth or even Aloes & possibly she
might be reconciled to take that in a Bolus.
I make these observations in answer to yours &

23d. Novr. 1778

Notes:

1: See Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), p. 164.

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