Occupational Therapist (OT)
Layman's explanation
A trained person who helps patients get back their ability to do daily tasks e.g. brush their teeth and getting in and out of the car with or without assistance.
Used in a sentence
The Occupational Therapist is a trained person who can help you get back your ability to do your daily tasks e.g. brushing your teeth and getting in and out of the car with or without assistance.
Op
Operation
Lilian went for her operation this morning to remove the stones in her gall bladder.
Oral hygiene
The practice of keeping your mouth clean with regular tooth brushing, cleaning with oral swabs, and/or gargling with mouth wash
It is a good practice to keep our mouth clean with regular tooth brushing, cleaning with oral swabs, or using mouth wash to gargle.
Orally taken
Eat and drink through the mouth
We can remove your drip tube once you are able to eat and drink though the mouth.
Osteoarthritis
Wear-and-tear of a joint over time
Mr Phua had complained of pain in his joints, which may be caused by wear-and-tear of his joint tissues.
Osteoporosis
Condition where bones lose calcium and become more likely to break
Eating foods high in calcium can reduce our risk of osteoporosis, a condition where our bones lose calcium making them more likely to break as we get older.
Oxygen saturation
Level of oxygen in the blood
As the level of oxygen in your blood is low, we would need to put an oxygen mask on you to increase your oxygen levels.
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