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Alzheimer's Case Study

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The Alzheimer's patient was presented with recent onset of melanea, which is passage of black stools (gpnotebook. 2013) and her examination requires barium enema, barium is a metallic liquid used to detect if there are any abnormalities in the colon. According to the patient's status as it's known Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia, which affect the memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer's occurs due to aging, family history or genetics. Early signs of Alzheimer's are memory loss where the patient forgets appointments, family members and forget recently learned information. Also, confuse with places, sometimes they forget where they are so they start asking where I am? Why I am here?.Change in personality and behavior are significant

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