501627 - ENDOCRINOLOGY (A-L)

Diseases of endocrine system: The Course is aimed at providing the students with the main notions regarding pathophysiology and clinics of the diseases of the endocrine system. The subject of endocrine diseases will be treated taking into account their repercussions in Internal Medicine and giving a particular emphasis to their multidisciplinary aspects. Paradigmatic clinical cases will be illustrated. Clinical practice, both in the outpatients clinic and in the ward, is encouraged.
Diseases of metabolism: The Course is aimed at providing students with the main notions regarding pathophysiology and clinics of the Diseases of Metabolism. Particular emphasis will be given to methodological aspects, which are useful to attain a clinical diagnosis.
Endocrine surgery: The main topics of the course will be: 1) anatomy and physiology of endocrine glands; 2) notions regarding etiology, gross and microscopic pathology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the those diseases of the Endocrine System and of Metabolism, which are currently considered of surgical interest. Paradigmatic clinical cases will be illustrated and discussed
At the end of the integrated course of Diseases of the Endocrine System and Metabolism the student:
1. should know the endocrine-metabolic pathophysiology and know how to identify the clinical manifestations of the main pathologies
2. should have acquired the fundamental knowledge for instrumental and laboratory diagnostics related to the above diseases