/**
 * Given a list of patients and a list containing new patients, modify the original list by appending the new patients to it.
 *
 * @param patientList A list of existing patients.
 * @param newElements A list of new patients to be added.
 * @return The modified patient list.
 */
fun modifyAndAppendList(patientList: MutableList<String>, newElements: List<String>): MutableList<String> {

    // Modifying the elements of the patient list
    for (i in patientList.indices) {
        val patient = patientList[i]
        // Code to modify the patient's information
        // ...
    }

    // Appending new elements to the patient list
    patientList.addAll(newElements)

    return patientList
}
/**
 * Given a list of patients and a list containing new patients, modify the original list by appending the new patients to it.
 *
 * @param patientList A list of existing patients.
 * @param newElements A list of new patients to be added.
 * @return The modified patient list.
 */
fun modifyAndAppendList(patientList: MutableList<String>, newElements: List<String>): MutableList<String> {
/**
 * Given a list of patients and a list containing new patients, modify the original list by appending the new patients to it.
 *
 * @param patientList A list of existing patients.
 * @param newElements A list of new patients to be added.
 * @return The modified patient list.
 */
fun modifyAndAppendList(patientList: MutableList<String>, newElements: List<String>): MutableList<String> {

    // Modifying the elements of the patient list
    for (i in patientList.indices) {
        val patient = patientList[i]
        // Code to modify the patient's information
        // ...
    }

    // Appending new elements to the patient list
    patientList.addAll(newElements)

    return patientList
}