91635 - Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Course contents

Characteristics of type I diabetes in childhood and adolescence. The pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis and its treatment.

Thyrotoxicosis in neonatal and early childhood: clinical features, etipatogenesis and treatment of the acute initial phase.

Hereditary metabolic diseases: characteristics, etiopathogenesis and treatment of the phase of metabolic decompensation.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: classification, approach to the treatment of the initial phase of acute decompensation due to salt loss

Readings/Bibliography

Reviews on the topics indicated during the lessons.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Presentation of clinical cases.

Assessment methods

Multiple choice questionnaire

Teaching tools

Slides.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandra Cassio

SDGs

Good health and well-being

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.