ENDOCRINOLOGY
Teaching activity concerns in particular the following topics: general concepts of anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system;
main pituitary diseases: adenomas, insipidus diabetes, and anterior hypopituitarism; main thyroid diseases: thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, tumors; main parathyroid diseases: hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism; main adrenal glands diseases: Cushing's disease, Conn's adenoma, adrenal insufficiency, pheochromocytoma; osteoporosis; type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; hypoglycemic syndromes; oesity and metabolic syndrome.
General concepts of anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system.
Pituitary: functioning and non-functioning pituitary adenomas, diabetes insipidus, hypopituitarism.
Thyroid: tireotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, thyroid nodule and thyroid tumors.
Parathyroid and phospho-calcium metabolism: hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, osteoporosis. Multiple endocrine neoplasms (MEN). Diabetes mellitus: classification, clinical picture, diagnostic assessment, acute and chronic complications. Hypoglicemic syndromes. Obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Teaching activity takes place through lectures in the classroom performed with the use of supprto material (slides), the content of which will be explained and commented. Active interaction with the teacher will be stimulated and encouraged, in order to promote understanding of the topics covered. The content presented in class is made available on the Moodle page reserved for teaching.
The learning of the Cpurse contents is based on the slides presented and explained by the teacher during the lectures. For further information, the recommended text is the following: Endocrinologia, by F. Monaco Ed. Società Editrice Universo.
For more information regarding teaching and learning, students can contact the teacher byt e-mail:
eliana.piantanida@uninsubria.it, to schedule a meeting.