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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Clinical cases in endocrinology and metabolism (Corso Elettivo) (2017/2018)
Teaching code
0699M
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Period
Corsi elettivi 1° semestre dal Oct 9, 2017 al Dec 21, 2017.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to discuss in an interactive way and starting from clinical paradigmatic cases the major endocrine and metabolic diseases, focusing the origin of signs and symptoms and discussing the diagnostic workflow and therapeutical options.
Program
Endocrinology And Metabolic Diseases
Topics:
Hypoglycemia
Pancreatic endocrine tumors and diffuse neuroendocrine system
Diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Dyslipidemias
Iperuricemie
Metabolic Syndrome
Cardiovascular risk factors
Hypothalamic-pituitary region Neoplasms
Acromegaly
Partial and total pituitary insufficiency
Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH
Goiter, thyroid nodules and tumors
Thyroiditis
Thyrotoxicosis
Underactive thyroid
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypercalcemias and hypocalcemias
Osteoporosis
Multiple endocrine neoplasms
hypercorticism
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (adrenal-genital syndrome)
Aldosteronism
Adrenal insufficiency
Pheochromocytoma
Polycystic ovary syndrome and hirsutism
Oligomenorree and amenorrhea
Male hypogonadism
Ovarian and testicular neoplasms
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson | Harrison - Principi di Medicina Interna.2 voll. (Edizione 19) | McGraw-Hill, Milano | 2015 | ||
Garibotto - Pontremoli - Biancone - AAVV | Manuale di nefrologia (Edizione 2) | Minerva Medica | 2017 | 9788877118868 |
Examination Methods
oral