/**
 * This exercise requires you to append an element to a list and then replace a specific element at a given index.
 *
 * - The variable 'patientData' represents a list containing data about a patient.
 * - The variable 'index' represents the index at which you need to replace an element in the list.
 * - The variable 'element' represents the element that should replace the existing element at the given index.
 *
 * Your task is to append the 'element' to the 'patientData' list and then replace the element at the specified 'index'
 * with the 'element'.
 *
 * Write a Kotlin code to solve the exercise.
 */
fun appendAndReplace(patientData: MutableList<Any>, index: Int, element: Any): List<Any> {

    try {
        // Append the 'element' to the 'patientData' list
        patientData.add(element)

        // Replace the element at the given 'index' with the 'element'
        patientData[index] = element

        return patientData
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        return listOf("Error: Please check the input arguments.")
    }
}
/**
 * This exercise requires you to append an element to a list and then replace a specific element at a given index.
 *
 * - The variable 'patientData' represents a list containing data about a patient.
 * - The variable 'index' represents the index at which you need to replace an element in the list.
 * - The variable 'element' represents the element that should replace the existing element at the given index.
 *
 * Your task is to append the 'element' to the 'patientData' list and then replace the element at the specified 'index'
 * with the 'element'.
 *
 * Write a Kotlin code to solve the exercise.
 */
fun appendAndReplace(patientData: MutableList<Any>, index: Int, element: Any): List<Any> {
/**
 * This exercise requires you to append an element to a list and then replace a specific element at a given index.
 *
 * - The variable 'patientData' represents a list containing data about a patient.
 * - The variable 'index' represents the index at which you need to replace an element in the list.
 * - The variable 'element' represents the element that should replace the existing element at the given index.
 *
 * Your task is to append the 'element' to the 'patientData' list and then replace the element at the specified 'index'
 * with the 'element'.
 *
 * Write a Kotlin code to solve the exercise.
 */
fun appendAndReplace(patientData: MutableList<Any>, index: Int, element: Any): List<Any> {

    try {
        // Append the 'element' to the 'patientData' list
        patientData.add(element)

        // Replace the element at the given 'index' with the 'element'
        patientData[index] = element

        return patientData
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        return listOf("Error: Please check the input arguments.")
    }
}