Example sentences of "[subord] [art] patient ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , where the patient 's welfare is the crucial issue the patient should judge . |
| 2 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that although an adult patient was entitled to refuse consent to treatment irrespective of the wisdom of his decision , for such a refusal to be effective his doctors had to be satisfied that at the time of his refusal his capacity to decide had not been diminished by illness or medication or by false assumptions or misinformation , that his will had not been overborne by another 's influence and that his decision had been directed to the situation in which it had become relevant ; that where a patient 's refusal was not effective the doctors were free to treat him in accordance with their clinical judgment of his best interests ; that in all the circumstances , including T. 's mental and physical state when she signed the form , the pressure exerted on her by her mother and the misleading response to her inquiry as to alternative treatment , her refusal was not effective and the doctors were justified in treating her on the principle of necessity ; and that , accordingly , the judge 's order had been properly made ( post , pp. 786G–H , 795B–F , 796F–H , 797B–F , 798A–B , E–G , 799B–G , H — 800B , E–G , 803C–D , F — 804B , F–G , H — 805B , F ) . |
| 3 | Carers are likely to be looking after a dying loved one for the first time in their life ; their anxieties may be greater than the patient 's . |
| 4 | If the stools , rather than the patient 's abdomen are screened for the shapes , there is not radiation risk but this approach is inconvenient . |
| 5 | When antidepressants are prescribed , the therapist 's role is largely to provide support until the patient 's mood improves sufficiently for him to tackle his problems himself . |
| 6 | It is often better to leave such exploration until the patient 's difficulties are beginning to resolve because by then the patient may be more willing to consider , for example , that his act was based on hostile and manipulation motives . |
| 7 | Theatre staff usually wait until the patient 's vital signs are stabilizing before allowing the patient to return to the ward . |
| 8 | If the patient 's spasticity increases as he goes through this sequence , the task is too difficult . |
| 9 | If the patient 's foot tends to twist as he stands on it , he may be given a special ankle support to help hold it comfortably in position . |
| 10 | It is also an immensely difficult decision for the doctor , who will have established over time a relationship of confidence with all but the most severely unfit of his patients ( who anyway are unlikely to have expressed a view ) , which confidence will be shattered if the patient 's request is ignored , thereby adding , if possible , to the unhappiness of the patient . |
| 11 | If the patient 's fever took several days to appear then it is much less likely to be Belladonna no matter how much the rest of the picture looks like it . |
| 12 | If the patient 's lips , tongue or face take on a purply-bluish tint . |
| 13 | Persistence can occur if a virus escapes the full force of the defence mechanisms ( for example if the patient 's immune system is suppressed for any reason ) , or if the virus is not particularly lethal to the cells it infects . |
| 14 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 15 | Haemophilia was graded as severe if the patient 's concentration of coagulation factor was <0.01 of the normal value , moderate if it was 0.01–0.05 , or mild if it was >0.05 . |
| 16 | If the patient 's symptoms do not warrant such treatment , there seems little point in requesting studies ; the result is likely to show rapid emptying of liquids even if the symptoms are only mild . |
| 17 | A period of day-hospital care may also be useful , if the patient 's home is near enough to the hospital for it to be practical . |
| 18 | If a patient 's problems centre on a relationship with a partner or family member(s) , and if the relationship is to continue , it is usually essential that these people are included in the treatment sessions . |
| 19 | It should , however , reduce the likelihood of an accidental overdose being taken from severe pain and increase the chance that if a patient 's family knows of the overdose they will encourage him or her to seek prompt medical advice . |
| 20 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 21 | ‘ But it wo n't be imposed on anybody because the patient 's view remains paramount . ’ |
| 22 | Since a patient 's recall of drug history over the years is an unreliable measure for determining the extent of laxative abuse , we endeavoured to correlate the incidence of pseudomelanosis coli with the endoscopic diagnosis of colorectal diseases . |
| 23 | ‘ Whether a patient 's life is valuable or not is none of a doctor 's business , ’ James Munby QC for the Official Solicitor told them . |
| 24 | Tables drawn to determine whether a patient 's medical history influenced the doctor 's involvement in decision-making revealed that only rheumatoid arthritis produced a statistically significant difference in the decision maker ( p<0.05 ; Table 4 ) . |
| 25 | When the patient 's spasticity is controlled , he will no longer experience any pain . |
| 26 | A comparable situation is sometimes seen despite large doses of morphine when the patient 's anxieties and fears have not been addressed . |
| 27 | Choledocholithiasis is highly unlikely when a technically satisfactory ultrasound indicates a non-dilated duct system that is free of stones , particularly when the patient 's liver function tests are also normal . |
| 28 | The carer may be under too much stress , both physically and mentally , to cope with paperwork relating to such matters as the patient 's sick pay from work , relevant insurance claims , or simply organizing payment of the normal household bills . |
| 29 | But , of course , as the patient 's immune system recovered and rejected the cancer so it rejected the transplanted organ leaving the patient with no option but to return to dialysis . |
| 30 | Allocation of work using total patient care should secure this , but as the patient 's needs are constantly changing it may not always succeed . |