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PATOLOGIA SISTEMATICA E CLINICA VI - MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO - channel 2

Teaching Staff

FRANCESCO FRASCA - Module MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO - MED/13 - 5 CFU
LAURA SCIACCA - Module MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO
MATTEO ANGELO CANNIZZARO - Module ENDOCRINOCHIRURGIA - MED/18 - 2 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO
  

  Acquirement of the basal knowledge about anatomy, physiology, embryology of the endocrine and metabolic system. Study of biochemistry of the hormones and basal metabolism, genetics of endocrine diseases, male disorders, metabolic diseases, and pathogenesis of complications. Acquirement of the basal knowledge for the epidemiologic evaluation and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the endocrine diseases (including pediatric endocrinology, puberty, endocrine tumors and hormone-dependent tumors, endocrinology of aging, endocrinology and physiopathology of human reproduction), congenital and acquired male disorders (including erectile dysfunction and sexual disorders prevention and treatment of couple infertility and skills for assisted fertilization) and metabolic disorders (including inherited metabolic disorders, diabetes during infancy and pregnancy, prevention and treatment of diabetes complications, obesity, lipid metabolism disorders, bone metabolic diseases). Acquirement of the basal knowledge required to prevent, identify and treat the main endocrine and metabolic emergencies; acquirement of functional and instrumental semiotics of endocrine and metabolic diseases.

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Detailed Course Content

• MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO
  

  General mechanisms of metabolic physiopathology

  Hypotalamus and Pituitary Diseases

  • Pituitary Adenomas
  • Pituitary Failure
  • Diabetes Insipidus

  Thyroid Diseases

  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Thyroiditis
  • Sporadic and Endemic Nontoxic Goiter
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroid Neoplasia
  • Thyroid Surgery

  Hormones and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism

  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Parathyroid Surgery

  Reproduction

  • Endocrine Disorders of the Ovary
  • Endocrine Disorders of the Testis
  • Disorders of sex differentitation and puberty
  • Disorders of the Reproductive System
  • Sexual Dysfuncion
  • Surgical therapy (varicocele, criptorchidism, testicular tumors)

  Adrenocortical Diseases

  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Glucocorticoid, mineralcorticoid excess
  • Disorders of Adrenal Medulla
  • Adrenal Surgery

  Disorders of Endcocrine Pancreas

  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

  Other Metabolic Diseases

  • Obesity and leanness
  • Lipid Metabolism Disorders

  Other Endocrine Diseases

  • Growth Disorders
  • Endocrine Hypertension
  • Hypoglicemia
  • Endocrine and Metaboic Comas
  • Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias
  • Paraendocrine and neoplastic Syndromes

  Hormone-dependent tumors

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Textbook Information

• MALATTIE DEL SISTEMA ENDOCRINO
  

  Uniendo. Lenzi A., Lombardi G., Martino E., Vigneri R. Minerva Medica. First edition. 2010. ISBN 13978-88-7711-693-2.

  Endocrinologia Generale e Clinica. Gardner DG, Shoback D. PICCIN 2009. ISBN: 9788829918331.

  Endocrinologia e malattie del metabolismo. Colao AM, Giugliano D., Riccardi R. Idelson-Gnocchi Editore. 2014. ISBN 9788879475778.

  Guida allo studio dell’Andrologia. Lenzi A. Società Editrice Universo. ISBN 2012, 9788865150689.

  Chirurgia generale. Bellantone, De Toma, Montorsi. Ed. Minerva Medica. 2008. ISBN 13978-88-7711-623-9.

  Chirurgia. Renzo Dionigi. Ed Elsevier. 2011. Quinta Edizione. ISBN 978882142973.

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