Course Syllabus
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Aims
The purpose of the course is to deepen the knowledge on osteoporosis and other common disorders of phospho-calcium metabolism learned in the basic course of endocrinology. Alongside a review of elements of physiology and pathophysiology, students will be provided with the tools, used in clinical practice, for a greater understanding of the differential diagnosis between pathologies that can occur in bone and phospho-calcium metabolism.
Contents
Osteoporosis and others most common phospho-calcium disorder
Detailed program
Insights related to osteoporosis: diagnosis of osteoporosis; distinction between primary and secondary osteoporosis; differential diagnosis between fractures: related to fragility, trauma, or secondary to metastatic localization; densitometry: interpretation and pitfalls. Overview of other common phospho-calcium metabolism disorders: osteomalacia; hyper/hypoparathyroidism; hypophosphatemia; hypomagnesemia.
Prerequisites
Propaedeutic skills
Teaching form
- Frontal lectures
- Clinical case description and analysis
In the event of pandemic emergency period, the lectures and clinical case/problem discussions will be held remotely by synchronous online videoconference or recorded video lectures available on demand
All course activities will be held in English language
Textbook and teaching resource
- Harrison’s Principles pf Internal Medicine 20th Edition 2018, McGraw-Hill
- Greenspan's Basic and Clinical Endocrinology, Tenth Edition 2017, McGraw-Hill
Semester
second semester
Assessment method
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Oral examination on the topics covered during the lectures, discussion on clinical problem solving and clinical
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Case analysis
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All assessments will be done in English language
Office hours
To get an appointment, please contact the teachers by e-mail:
Prof. Roberto Trevisan, e-mail roberto.trevisan@unimib.it
Dr. Sara Cassibba, e-mail scassibba@asst-pg23.it
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Staff
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Sara Cassibba
