- Docente: Guido Di Dalmazi
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes are the following: 1) understanding the molecular basis of the hormone secretion and of the growth of the endocrine cells; 2) understanding the basis of the hormonal hyper and hyposecretion; 3) understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms leading to obesity and diabetes; 4) understanding the main pathological correlates of endocrine foot diseases; 5) critically applying the current knowledgement to a more tailored approach to the diagnosis and therapy of endocrinological patients.
Course contents
The main topics are the following: 1) the endocrine system; 2) pituitary gland diseases; 3) thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases; 4) diabetes and its complications; 5) adrenal glands and gonadal diseases; 6) osteoporosis.
Readings/Bibliography
-Manuale di Endocrinologia (Lombardo – Lenzi), Ed. EDISES
-Guida pratica di Endocrinologia (Boscaro), Ed. PICCIN
-Harrison (sezione Endocrinologia)
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice test.
Teaching tools
Power point slides.
Office hours
See the website of Guido Di Dalmazi