The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4557] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) (Patient) / 1 January 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr Smith', concerning how to manage what Cullen considers a rheumatic complaint.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4557 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/124 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 1 January 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'For Mr Smith', concerning how to manage what Cullen considers a rheumatic complaint. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:951] |
Case of Mr Smith, a surgeon at Barnard Castle, who has symptoms of palsy and dies of what might be kidney failure. |
9 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:880] | Patient | Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) |
| [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 | Barnard Castle | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Smith.
I should have judged his complaints rheumatic
if the late translation to his head did not give
reason to suspect some what gouty: at least I
think rheumatism liable to translation is some¬
what of the same nature. The evacuations which
have been made may have been proper & seem to have
been successful; but unless the symptoms be very
urgent, I think evacuation by purging or by
bleeding should be very moderate. Blistering will
always be safe & a constant issue. A seton in the
nape of the neck or two issues in the places where
the two ends of the seton would be. I keep his
belly regular by an aleotic. When the weather
becomes milder fresh air & exercise:
Diet of a middle kind. Meat at dinner. None
at supper. Wine at dinner: toddy at supper: but
all these very moderate &c specially avoid being hea¬
ted by them. A Pediluvium at night may be useful
but the water must not be very warm & the bathing
should continued half an hour or more
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keeping the tepor of the water by little occasional
additions of warm water.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Smith.
I should have judged his complaints rheumatic
if the late translation to his head did not give
reason to suspect some what gouty: at least I
think rheumatism liable to translation is some¬
what of the same nature. The evacuations which
have been made may have been proper & seem to have
been successful; but unless the symptoms be very
urgent, I think evacuation by purging or by
bleeding should be very moderate. Blistering will
always be safe & a constant issue. A seton in the
nape of the neck or two issues in the places where
the two ends of the seton would be. I keep his
belly regular by an aleotic. When the weather
becomes milder fresh air & exercise:
Diet of a middle kind. Meat at dinner. None
at supper. Wine at dinner: toddy at supper: but
all these very moderate &c specially avoid being hea¬
ted by them. A Pediluvium at night may be useful
but the water must not be very warm & the bathing
should continued half an hour or more
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keeping the tepor of the water by little occasional
additions of warm water.
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