- Docente: Valentina Vicennati
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Biology (cod. 6768)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know the causes, the physiopathological mechanisms, some clinical aspects of the main diseases of the endocrine system and metabolism with particular reference to diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, pituitary, thyroid and adrenal cortex pathologies.
Course contents
Each topic will be covered starting from the physiopathology up to the clinical manifestations and the available therapies.
Readings/Bibliography
textbooks are not considered necessary, any further information can be found on PubMed
Teaching methods
frontal lectures with the use of slides
Assessment methods
oral exam with interpretation of laboratory tests
Teaching tools
research on Pubmed
Office hours
See the website of Valentina Vicennati