Notebook of Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton
TitleNotebook of Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton
ReferenceMS0405
Level of descriptionfonds
Datec1865-1875
Admin./ biographical historySir Thomas Lauder Brunton was a Physician. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, beginning research into pharmacology while still a student there, and receiving a gold medal for his 1866 thesis on digitalis. Following additional work in Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany, Brunton returned to University College, London, and while there he was selected for a position at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Brunton's clinical use of amyl nitrite to treat angina was inspired by earlier work with the same reagent by Arthur Gamgee and Benjamin Ward Richardson. Brunton reasoned that the pain and discomfort of angina could be reduced by administering amyl nitrite to open the coronary arteries of patients.
For more information on Lauder Brunton's life and career, please see his profile on the Royal College of Physicians: https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-thomas-lauder-brunton
Brunton's clinical use of amyl nitrite to treat angina was inspired by earlier work with the same reagent by Arthur Gamgee and Benjamin Ward Richardson. Brunton reasoned that the pain and discomfort of angina could be reduced by administering amyl nitrite to open the coronary arteries of patients.
For more information on Lauder Brunton's life and career, please see his profile on the Royal College of Physicians: https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sir-thomas-lauder-brunton
Scope and ContentThis collection consists of 1 notebook containing cariograph tracings with descriptions and explanations of experiments, patients tested, etc.
Extent1 notebook
LanguageEnglish
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Related objectsMS0441
Persons keyword Sir Thomas Lauder Bruton, 1844-1916, physician
