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Occupational therapist
Occupational therapist An individual trained to help people manage the daily activities of living, such as dressing, grooming or cooking, and regaining vocational skills.
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Dressing
A bandage for an external wound.
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Occult
Hidden from view.
Occult bleeding
Blood in stool that is not visible to the naked eye. May be a sign of disease such as diverticulosis or colorectal cancer.
Occupational Health
The Occupational Health is a hospital in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Occupational Health Service
The Occupational Health Service is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Occupational Medicine
Occupational Therapists work with the disabled, the elderly, newborns, school-aged children, and with anyone who has a permanent or temporary impairment in their physical or mental functioning. The aim of occupational therapy is to help the client to perform daily tasks in their living and working environments, and to assist them to develop the skills to live independent, satisfying, and productive lives.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) is the therapeutic use of self-care, work and play activities to increase independent function, enhance development and prevent disability; OT may include the adaptation of a task or the environment to achieve maximum independence and to enhance
Occupational therapy
Teaching useful skills to sick or handicapped people to promote rehabilitation and healing.
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Occupational therapist
Objective measurement
A measurement that cannot be influenced by investigator bias; for example, blood glucose levels or ECG tracings.
Open study
A trial in which subjects and investigators know which product each subject is receiving; opposite of doubleblind study.
Original medical record
See source documents.
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