Example sentences of "patient [modal v] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wards smell of urine and faeces , incontinent patients may be left unattended for hours — even fed while sitting in their excrement . |
| 2 | Patients should be made aware that side effects can be reversed within one to two days of treatment |
| 3 | Patients should be made aware that the side-effects can usually be reserved within one to two days following cessation of the infusion . |
| 4 | Patients should be told that resumption of normal eating will decrease their obsessive preoccupation with food , allay urges to binge eat , relieve tiredness and depression , and allow better relationships with family and peers . |
| 5 | Patients will be asked such diverse questions as their first reaction to hospital , the food , ward temperature and how they were treated . |
| 6 | Bryan Jennett , of Glasgow University 's department of neurosurgery , a specialist in brain injuries , said the advance of medical technology has meant that more and more patients can be kept alive but often only with a poor quality of life . |
| 7 | The patient must be kept comfortable and his continuing safety needs met . |
| 8 | If immediate cerebral computed tomography is available it may be used before lumbar puncture , although the patient should be given broad spectrum antibiotics first . |
| 9 | If there is no room in which interviews can be conducted , the nurse and patient should be seated near to each other so that they can converse quietly . |
| 10 | While the patient should be kept warm , his room should also be properly ventilated , especially if he is in it all the time . |
| 11 | This is aimed at reversing the triggering event : the patient should be kept warm , rehydrated with intravenous fluids and any infection reacted with broad-spectrum antibiotics . |
| 12 | The patient should be kept fresh and clean by regular attention to face , hands , skin , oral hygiene and toilet needs . |
| 13 | If someone becomes ill with the A or C strain , household contacts of the patient should be offered this vaccine . |
| 14 | In units which employ a multidisciplinary approach , each patient might be allocated one member of staff ( a ‘ primary therapist ’ ) who has the main responsibility for dealing with the patient 's problems . |