Patient follows advice.

Meaning: This means that the person receiving medical treatment is doing what the doctor has recommended in order to recover from an illness or injury.

Choice of Words: Follows means to do what someone suggests or recommends. Advice is guidance or recommendations given by someone who is knowledgeable or experienced in a particular area.

Alternative Expressions

The patient does what the doctor says.

Meaning: This means that the sick or injured person is listening to and following the instructions given by the doctor.

Choice of Words: Patient is someone who is sick or injured and is receiving medical care. Doctor is a person who has been trained to treat and prevent diseases and injuries. Says means to speak or write words. When you put them together, "The patient does what the doctor says" means that the sick or injured person follows the instructions given by the doctor.

The sick person listens to the doctor.

Meaning: This means that the person who is not feeling well or is injured is paying attention to and following the instructions given by the doctor.

Choice of Words: Sick person is someone who is not feeling well or is injured. Doctor is a person who has been trained to treat and prevent diseases and injuries. Listens means to pay attention to what someone is saying. When you put them together, "The sick person listens to the doctor" means that the person who is not feeling well or is injured is paying attention to what the doctor is saying.

The person who is not feeling well follows the doctor's orders.

Meaning: This means that the sick or injured person is listening to and following the instructions given by the doctor.

Choice of Words: Person who is not feeling well is someone who is sick or injured. Doctor is a person who has been trained to treat and prevent diseases and injuries. Orders are instructions given by someone in authority. When you put them together, "The person who is not feeling well follows the doctor's orders" means that the sick or injured person is following the instructions given by the doctor.

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