Example sentences of "[art] patient is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would mean that the patient is heavily reliant on assembled phonology . |
| 2 | How can this be done if the patient is 50 miles or so from home ? |
| 3 | When the patient is removed there is a dramatic change for the better ! |
| 4 | As the patient is now out of danger , I do n't propose to take the matter any further . |
| 5 | In 1896 an American gynaecologist , Dr David Gilliam , wrote that he believed ‘ That [ female ] castration pays : that patients are improved , some of them cured , that the moral sense of the patient is elevated , that she becomes tractable , orderly , industrious and cleanly . ’ |
| 6 | You must be satisfied that the patient is progressing towards cure according to homœopathic principles : some repetition of an ill chosen remedy may do no harm , because of the brief action of each dose , but persistent use of a superficial remedy may cause harm . |
| 7 | If the patient is on repeated low potency centesimals but not making the progress desired the use of the LM potency would be an ideal solution . |
| 8 | The procedure is so much more simplified — the patient is instructed to take a drop ( or even a squirt ! ) from the stock bottle usually on a daily basis ( every few mins or hours in acutes ) with instructions to succuss the bottle 8 to 10 times before each dose . |
| 9 | ‘ The fact that he ( Dr Vaughan ) considers such disclosure of information unethical without the consent of the patient is surely irrelevant when the patient is a newborn baby who can not protest for himself his desire to live . |
| 10 | ‘ The fact that he ( Dr Vaughan ) considers such disclosure of information unethical without the consent of the patient is surely irrelevant when the patient is a newborn baby who can not protest for himself his desire to live . |
| 11 | Although the patient is expected to pay for his treatment , he will be reimbursed via the State medical insurance scheme . |
| 12 | They thus occupy a rather special place in the spectrum of infectious human disease , since , without being able to find the germ responsible , it is not only rather difficult to be sure that the disease is present in the first place , but , having given a treatment for which there can be no de finite evidence of efficacy , since no organism has been eliminated , it can be very difficult to tell whether the infection has resolved or even whether the patient is better . |
| 13 | However , the patient is likely to continue coughing for some time after the antibiotics have been stopped , and the sputum that is produced when the patient coughs will be found to contain numerous pus cells on microscopic examination . |
| 14 | In a few clinics there is an appointments system which at least ensures that the patient is seen when he or she expects to be seen , but there may be delays in getting an appointment . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The physiotherapist liaises with the hospital when the patient is due to be discharged , if he has been an in-patient . |
| 17 | The social worker is not usually involved in the early stages following the patient 's stroke , but may be called in later if the patient is fairly severely disabled , or is an old person likely to need long-term support at home . |
| 18 | The patient and carer might also need a home help to clean the house or flat , or the social worker may call in ‘ care assistants ’ , who are trained in very basic nursing skills , if the patient is too heavy for the carer to handle and move about alone . |
| 19 | In a few cases , the social worker might have to make provision for young children to be given temporary care away from home , for instance if the patient is a single parent without any relatives who could care for the children . |
| 20 | If the patient is moving around in a wheelchair , some furniture may have to be removed from his room to allow enough space for manoeuvring . |
| 21 | The detailed arrangements vary according to the type of living accommodation the patient is in , but , if possible , everything is arranged so that the patient , carer , relatives , professional staff and visiting friends all move around without danger to themselves or the household furniture and decorations . |
| 22 | When the patient is lying on his back , his hemiplegic side should be away from the side wall . |
| 23 | When the patient is in bed , he usually uses up to three pillows plus a wedge cushion support for his head and shoulders , to counteract spasticity ( p. 49 ) . |
| 24 | It is preferable to keep the table clear of objects other than those actually in use , while a sideboard within reach of the patient is used to hold the items which will be needed later . |
| 25 | The patient is lifted if he has not recovered his ability to balance , that is , if he tends to topple and fall backwards and towards his hemiplegic side when he tries to sit or stand up without any support . |
| 26 | They have been devised to place minimum strain on the lifter and her back , while ensuring that the patient is not at risk of falling or being dropped . |
| 27 | Before the patient is moved , everything has to be arranged and ready . |
| 28 | The chair or commode has to be correctly positioned , for instance , and firmly secured to prevent it from slipping away as the patient is moved . |
| 29 | To get out of bed , for instance , the patient is turned onto his side or lifted and then brought into the sitting position on the side of the bed . |
| 30 | Both chairs are placed securely , with the free chair at a slight angle to where the patient is sitting . |