Benjamin Rush medical casebook, 1811-1812

Item Info

Title:
Benjamin Rush medical casebook, 1811-1812
Description:
In the casebook, Rush provided brief histories for his treatment of about 75 individuals. Entries generally included the year, patient's name, presented medical issue, dates of treatment, prescriptions applied, pulses noted, and the progression or resolution of the problem. Rheumatism was the most common complaint, along with dropsy (edema), pneumonia, diarrhea, and mania. Among the other illnesses listed were palsy (paralysis), fever, typhus, epilepsy, consumption, scurvy, hydrothorax, swelled spleen, and hysteria.
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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4k00b
Date:
1811-1812
Author:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Identifier:
  • b77feed04b16db668482500d948ac4ed
  • rushbenjaminandjulia
  • duke:280753
  • brpst024001
  • ark:/87924/r4k00b
  • b91bca44-7727-4667-bf36-80fe53be6852
Digital Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush Papers
Source Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush papers
Series:
Writings, 1784-1845 and undated
Language:
English
Extent:
1 items; 74 pages
Subject:
Format:
casebooks
Provenance:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
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