Kilimanjaro  +  245699 Fri, 14 Jul 06 11:36 PM Hello, What is the difference between a "sick patient" and "patient". "Sick" seems to me a redundancy as "patient" alone serves  the same intended meaning."a patient" is necessarily supposed to be "ill" or "sick". regards Kili Kilimanjaro Joined on Sat, Dec 3 2005 İzmir Full Member 273 Regards, Difference Between

	Grammar Geek  +  245703 Fri, 14 Jul 06 11:45 PM It does seem odd. You can be a patient for things other than illness - a broken arm, for example, might make you a patient in the emergency room, but you're not "sick" per se. But even so, I can't imagine that you wouldn say, for example, "sick patients are in this room" and "injured patients are in this room." Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Clive  +  245710 Sat, 15 Jul 06 12:47 AM Hi guys, On the other hand, I'd feel OK saying that 'I'm one of Dr. Smith's patients', meaning I am on his list of regular patients, ie he is my family doctor. Moreover, if I go the doctor for a check-up, I'm not sick, but I'm still a patient. I might even simply be a hypochondriac. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	CalifJim  +  245774 Sat, 15 Jul 06 07:40 AM A patient is someone who is under the care of a doctor. A person may be nearly recovered from an illness.  He may still be in the hospital, but just about to be released.  He may not be sick at all.  He is still a patient, but he is not a sick patient.  He may have been a very sick patient when he was first admitted to the hospital, however. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,463 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Grammar Geek  +  245871 Sat, 15 Jul 06 04:47 PM I think Clive's example gives a good scenario of when you would use "sick patient":  A family doctor might take appointments for routine care - check-ups, tests, etc., - for certains hours each day, the rest being reserved for "sick patients" who need an appointment right away. Grammar Geek