Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physiotherapist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, psychologist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

Etymology

The word patient originally meant 'one who suffers'. This English noun comes from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb, patior, meaning 'I am suffering,' and akin to the Greek verb πάσχειν (= paskhein, to suffer) and its cognate noun πάθος (= pathos).

Outpatients and inpatients

An outpatient (or out-patient) is a patient who is hospitalized for less than 24 hours. Treatment provided in this fashion is called ambulatory care. Sometimes surgery is performed without the need for a formal hospital admission or an overnight stay. This is called outpatient surgery. Outpatient surgery has many benefits, including reducing the amount of medication prescribed and using the physician's or surgeon's time more efficiently. More procedures are now being performed in a surgeon's office, termed office-based surgery, rather than in a hospital-based operating room. Outpatient surgery is suited best for healthy patients undergoing minor or intermediate procedures (limited urologic, ophthalmologic, or ear, nose, and throat procedures and procedures involving the extremities).

Patient (disambiguation)

A patient is any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.

Patient may also refer to:

In music:

Similarly:

See also

Patient 17

Patient 17 is a British independent feature film directed by Tuyet Le.

Synopsis

The film is a supernatural thriller about two medical interns, Sam and Gaby, who investigate a patient brought to hospital. When they search into her past, they discover disturbing events that put their lives in danger. At first rivals, they finally team up to uncover the secret of Patient 17.

Cast

Hannah Waterman, Cornelius Macarthy, Jonathan Linsley, Saul Reichlin, Christopher Dunne, Matthew Chambers, David Andrews

Michael Budd was originally placed on standby for lead which eventually went to Cornelius Macarthy, Michael was then cast as a mystery man but did not feature in the final cut due to budget constraints.

Crew

Tuyet Le … director | Monika Kocian … producer | Antony Shearn … cinematographer | Colin Campbell … editor | Jasdip Sagar … editor | Nina Wilson … editor | Lennert Busch … main theme composer | Andrew Smith … score composer | Saba Chai … production designer | Riffat Ahmed … art director | Chai Chitt Fatt … art director | Enda Kenny … costumes | Natasha Huang ... special makeup effects artist | Mauricio d'Orey ... supervising sound editor

Psalm 79

Psalm 79 (Greek numbering: Psalm 78) is the 79th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms.

Uses

Judaism

References

Psalm 138

Psalm 138 is the 138th psalm from the Book of Psalms, which is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings") in the Hebrew Bible, and is also a book of the Christian Old Testament. This particular psalm describes that those who are close to God live in reality, and those who believe in human power live in a world of fantasy. It is attributed to King David.

Uses

Catholic

Historically, this psalm was recited or sung at the office of Vespers on Wednesday, according to the Rule of St. Benedict. In the Liturgy of Hours, Psalm 138 is recited at Vespers of Tuesday of the fourth semaine. Moreover, in the liturgy of the Mass, it is played on the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time of the year, the 5th and the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time of the year.

References

Psalm 95

Psalm 95 (Greek numbering: Psalm 94) is part of the biblical Book of Psalms. One of the Royal Psalms, Psalm 93-99, praising God as the King of His people.

Uses

Judaism

Christianity

In the Latin Psalters used by the Roman liturgy it forms the invitatory which is sung daily before matins. It may be sung as a canticle in the Anglican and Lutheran liturgy of Morning Prayer, when it is referred to by its incipit as the Venite or Venite, exultemus Domino (also A Song of Triumph).

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