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Patient - Definition and Overview |
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A patient is the name given to any person who is ill or injured and is being treated by, or in need of treatment by, a physician or other medical professional.
Health consumer or health care consumer is another name for patient, usually used by some governmental agencies, insurance companies, and/or patient groups.
In the case of a terminal patient, death is approaching, and no treatment aimed at curing is available, just palliative care.
The word patient is derived from the Latin pati meaning "to suffer".
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Example Usage of Patient |
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pjmachado: RT @ShebaMuturi: Final thought provoking question: what % of the population is adequately equipped to be an engaged e-Patient? ich09 |
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DCPatient: RT @EllenRichter: T3 How bout "human w/ alleged med condition skg collaborative care" instead of "Patient" LOLwe cn make an acronym #RNchat |
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BrainTraining_1: NYT: Patient Money: Getting Medical Help for the Mind as Well as the Body http://bit.ly/4tOSAo
#health #health_news |
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