be, sound | remain

extremely, incredibly, very | endlessly

about
She''s been extremely patient about it all.

with
He was endlessly patient with the children.

Aids, cancer, diabetic, heart, etc. | mental, mentally-ill, psychiatric | seriously-ill, terminally-ill | hospital | long-stay | private
He only takes private patients.

elderly, older | adult, child

examine, see, treat
A GP sees an average of 35 patients every day.

admit
The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday.

discharge
patients waiting to be discharged from hospital

transfer

develop sth, have sth, suffer from sth
The patient has a severe mental condition.

respond (to sth)
These patients are responding well to the new drug.

improve

care

~ with
patients with liver disease