BTEC Applied Science Unit 8 Assignment C M2, D2 content digestive system disorders:

Part of the BTEC assignment for learning assignment C allowing students to form a link between their Pass criteria and the M4 D3 content.

M4: Explain the use of corrective treatments for nutrient deficiency

o Learners should write a case study describing two digestive system diseases, what the corrective treatments are and the physiological reasoning behind treatments, e.g. coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis.

D3: Evaluate dthe effect of dietary disease and corrective treatments(s) on human health

o learners will research dietary-related disorders of the digestive system.
o Learners must choose a named digestive system-related disease that affects the normal functioning of the body.
o They must explain how the named disease affects the system using correct biological terminology.
o Learners must also consider the effects on the person that is suffering from the disease and how medical intervention seeks to treat the effects of disease.
o Evaluations must also cover the implications to the health status of the individual and compare this with the healthy functioning of the digestive system.