The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:862] Case Note / Regarding: Lady McKenzie [Mackenzie] (Lady McKenzie of Scatwell) (Patient) / 14? July? 1773 / (Incoming)
Case note concerning Lady Mackenzie, Dowager of Scatwell, who complains of 'the want of sleep, and a constant swimming in her Head'. Only the year 1773 given: month inferred from Cullen's reply (day is a guess). This isolated case history may have been an enclosure in a missing letter or have been hand-delivered.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 862 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/129 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 14? July? 1773 |
| 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 concerning Lady Mackenzie, Dowager of Scatwell, who complains of 'the want of sleep, and a constant swimming in her Head'. Only the year 1773 given: month inferred from Cullen's reply (day is a guess). This isolated case history may have been an enclosure in a missing letter or have been hand-delivered. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:141] |
Case of the Dowager Lady McKenzie [Mackenzie] of Scatwell who complaints of 'want of sleep and swimming in her head'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2021] | Patient | Lady McKenzie [Mackenzie] (Lady McKenzie of Scatwell) |
| [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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentioned / Other | Scatwell | Strathconon | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Case of Lady Mackenzie Dowager, of Scatwells health
Lady Mackenzie has enjoyed pretty good health
from her Infancy till within these two or three years
past. She is rather corpulent & is about the Age of
two or three & fifty years old. She has had several
Children but none for above 20 years past. The
Disorder of health she complains of, & of which
she has now had the fifth return, is the want
of sleep, & a constant swimming in her Head, to
such a degree that when under this distress She
cannot command thought to do almost any one
thing, & it has such an impression on her sight,
that she scarcely knows one at a few yards
distance- Her appatite is very poor. Her
spirits are very low, & her Colour is so bad that
her acquaintances would hardly know her to
be the same person she is, when in Health. Some
Medicines have been prescribed to her in the Country
which she made use of, but found of little service.
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Case for the opinion
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Diplomatic Text
Case of Lady Mackenzie Dowr, of Scatwells health
Lady Mackenzie has enjoyed pretty good health
from her Infancy till within these two or three years
past. She is rather corpulent & is about the Age of
two or three & fifty years old. She has had several
Children but none for above 20 years past. The
Disorder of health she complains of, & of which
she has now had the fifth return, is the want
of sleep, & a constant swimming in her Head, to
such a degree that when under this distress She
cannot command thought to do almost any one
thing, & it has such an impression on her sight,
that she scarcely knows one at a few yards
distance- Her appatite is very poor. Her
spirits are very low, & her Colour is so bad that
her acquaintances wou'd hardly know her to
be the same person she is, when in Health. Some
Medicines have been prescribed to her in the Country
which she made use of, but found of little service.
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Case for the opinion
of Dr
1773
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