59 Quotes About Patients

  • Author Mary Lindemann
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    When ill, the patient assumes what Parsons called "the sick-role". Accordingly, the sick person is, on the one hand, excused his or her social responsabilites, but, on the other hand, is expected to desire a return to health and to comply unquestioningly with the directives of medical experts in order to achieve this goal

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  • Author Frank Huyler
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    you come to rely, more than anything else, on first sight. You walk into the room and you think, sick or not sick. Not sick goes home as fast as possible. Sick, you watch. You draw blood, you order X rays, you give them fluids. You are careful, because a little bell went off in your head when you walked into the room and saw them.

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  • Author Dr.J. Ruby
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    Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Surgery Robots While Robots Learns The Flesh and Blood of Patients

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  • Author Alex Berenson
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    HealthWell is just one of several foundations that assist patients in making their insurance co-payments for expensive drugs.

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