OET Speaking (DIETETICS) - TYPHOID Discharge
OET Speaking (DIETETICS) Setting: Hospital Ward Dietitian : You are seeing a patient who will be discharged tomorrow after the treatment for typhoid. He is weak and is not sure what to eat at home. He requires dietary advice. TASK * Confirm the reason for the visit * Find out the patient's appetite, digestion and current eating preferences. * Reassure the patient's weakness and poor appetite are common after typhoid. * Give dietary advice. Recommend easily digestible foods (e.g., porridge, soups, boiled potatoes, yogurt, rice, stewed nuts, etc.). Encourage high calorie , high protein foods in small quantities (e.g., eggs, lean chicken/fish, milk, etc.) , Stress plenty of fluids. * Explain foods to avoid: (e.g., very spicy, oily, or fried foods etc.) Avoid raw vegetables, and unhealthy water, etc.) * reassure that the restricted diet is tempora...