Medicine -- United States -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Benjamin Rush medical casebook, 1811-1812
Item — Box 3: Series 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents
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,...
Dates:
1811-1812