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    DEP/DUA/1/32/19 (Transcript version)

    Ann Brodie

    1783


    No9. May 29. 1783

    Ann Brodie at 21, married complains of a frequent sense of cold over her whole body, but especially about the praecordia, also of a severe pain stricking from her breast to her back & of great depression of spirits. All these complaints are frequently much aggravated by emotions of mind.

    P.68 & of natural strength

    Tongue natural. Belly rather loose from the use of pills, was otherwise very costive. Catamenia regular.

    She has been about six months married & had a miscarriage on the first of March last from which she dates her present complaints. She has a slight cough & often much dyspnoea & during the night has frequent cold clammy sweats

    These complaints are of the same date with the other symptoms and are attributed to the same cause. Cap. Pil. Foetid gr V om. n.

    31. The pills have had the effect of purging her. In other respects her complaints are much as before.

    Cont. Pil & Cap. P. Cort. Peruv. Jii. bis indies.

    June 14. Has in general two stools from the Pilulae Foetidae

    But she has taken none of them for two for two days past since which she has had no stool. Most of her symptoms particularly the pains & cold fits are much diminishd. But she still complains of the palpitation.

    Cont. Pil. Foetid sine aloe sed cap gr V [altern] quag. noet. solummod. Cont. Pulv. Cort. Peruv. u. a.

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