Summative Patient Information Guide

Produce a Patient Guide for
– Dementia : please specify Alzheimer\’s disease
Your guide will be 2,500 words and can include illustrations/diagrams/ tables.
You need to include the following sections:
Introduction to the topic
Explanation of the topic chosen, which will include:
which system(s) are affected,
normal anatomy and physiology of the main system
altered anatomy and physiology of the main system and the impact of this on the body
signs and symptoms (or related causes for Ileostomy)
Lifestyle factors which contribute either to the disease or to treatments (in particular nutrition, exercise)
prognosis
current treatments
relevant current research in the topic area
where to seek further help or information
Your guide should be user friendly in how it is written and presented, however it also needs to be correctly referenced to supporting literature and /or research.