Example sentences of "when [art] patient is " in BNC.

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1 When the patient is removed there is a dramatic change for the better !
2 ‘ 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 .
3 The physiotherapist liaises with the hospital when the patient is due to be discharged , if he has been an in-patient .
4 When the patient is lying on his back , his hemiplegic side should be away from the side wall .
5 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 ) .
6 This makes it very easy to put on and take off , even when the patient is sitting down .
7 When the patient is out alone , he may need to use taxis or public transport to get around .
8 Spasticity can also cause pain anywhere in the hemiplegic side : the pain may occur when associated reactions happen , for instance when the patient is asleep , or when he is moving without proper control .
9 When the patient is having long-term treatment at home , it is often worthwhile for him to invest in his own treatment plinth , if he can afford it , and if there is space for it .
10 This position helps prevent the excessive trunk activity which might happen when the patient is standing erect , and it helps the patient to work from the very lowest part of the back , at the pelvis .
11 Thus , the final matter for consideration is the duty owed by the doctor when the patient is unable to participate in treatment decisions , through unconsciousness , lack of comprehension , or legal incompetence , and others purport to speak for him .
12 One of the six proposed tests for confirming brain-stem death is that ‘ No respiratory movements occur when the patient is disconnected from the mechanical ventilator for long enough to ensure that the arterial carbon dioxide tension rises above the threshold for stimulating respiration . ’
13 When the patient is over the acute episode and begins recovery the insulin requirement usually decreases .
14 For this reason , masks may be worn by personnel in operating theatres and on other occasions e.g wound dressing , when the patient is likely to be at risk of succumbing to infection .
15 When the patient is not capable , then the nurse is responsible for operating the mechanism to maintain the patient 's safety .
16 If a hypnotist is willing to be so deceptive while hypnotising a patient , can he be trusted when the patient is in a trance ?
17 Day-patient attendance can often be a very useful alternative , particularly when the patient is still experiencing serious difficulties in the absence of adequate support and when frequent contact is required .
18 It is the negative aspect which is used in prescribing , as this is the side which becomes apparent when the patient is ill .
19 The real value of regression therapy is demonstrated when the patient is aware of how he or she acts in certain circumstances but can find no reason for it at all .
20 Only when the patient is stable do we start the detailed management of the wound .
21 When the patient is conscious he should be reorientated and explanations and information offered .
22 When the patient is fit enough these measures are best performed as frequently as every 12 minutes .
23 The body 's response to alterations in fluid balance varies according to the rate and volume of fluid loss , the effects being more apparent when loss is rapid or when the patient is already debilitated .
24 Ideally this type of assessment begins when the patient is admitted to hospital so that there is adequate time for planning if special arrangements have to be made prior to the patient going home .
25 These are available on prescription when the patient is at home but it is usual to give several days ' supplies to patients in case they are unable to obtain a prescription immediately .
26 Editor , — Moira E O'Meara and J Gareth Jones mention the life saving potential of the laryngeal mask when the patient is impossible to intubate or ventilate by traditional methods .
27 He demonstrates how when the patient is helped to weep the kidneys can produce sometimes as much as a litre of urine .
28 The treatment of bile leakage after open cholecystectomy , by endoscopic sphincterotomy or stent placement has been reported to yield acceptable results , especially when the patient is referred in an early phase .
29 All computed tomograms ( CTs ) done at local hospitals are reviewed here , when the patient is referred initially or at follow-up .
30 Relapse in the absence of a precipitating event is most likely to occur when the patient is living in a situation characterised by high expressed emotion between himself and a relative with whom he has a high degree of contact .
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