I've heard colleagues say that they know when their patients are lying to them.

It works best when patients are lying still, as during surgery.

There were several easy chairs and a day bed upon which her patient was lying.

This may sometimes be done with the patient lying in a prone position.

This is where the popular view of the patient lying on the couch comes from.

Arm restraints also become necessary when a patient must lie on his/her back at all times.

Four patients may lie anesthetized in his operating room at the same time.

The patient lies still, just turning a little from time to time.

He is said to have measured a patient's pulse when taking a case history to know if the patient lied.

The patients do not lie alone in hospital beds.