GASTRO-ENTEROLOGY, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND METABOLISM DISEASES
Academic/Subject Sector
Year
Semester
Total number of credits
Integrated Course coordinator
Integrated Course lecturers
MED/12 Gastro-enterology
MED/13 Endocrinology
IV
1
7
Prof. Stefano Mariotti (mariotti@pacs.unica.it)
Even student numbers:
Usai P. (usaip@pacs.unica.it)
Loviselli A. (alovise@pacs.unica.it)
Solinas A. (asolinas@pacs.unica.it)
Petrini L. (lpetrini@pacs.unica.it)
Odd student numbers:
Demelia L. (demelia@pacs.unica.it)
Mariotti S. (mariotti@pacs.unica.it)
Baroni M. (marcobaroni@pacs.unica.it)
Boi F. (boi@pacs.unica.it)
Aims of the course
At the end of the course, students must be able to:
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Evaluate critically and correlate clinical symptoms, physical signs and functional alterations with
the pathogenetic causes of the main endocrine-metabolic diseases
Perform the anamnesis and the clinical examination with reference to endocrine-metabolic
pathologies
Recognize the epidemiological and socio-economic relevance of the main endocrine-metabolic
diseases
Show theoretical knowledge of the classification, etiopathogenesis, clinical picture and
therapeutic principles of digestive system, pancreas, liver and bile duct diseases
Acquire appropriate clinical approach modalities and the basic notions to interpret the main
laboratory, instrumental and imaging diagnostics tests related to such pathologies.
Syllabus
The course takes place during the first semester, with the following general organization
Course content
a) Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases
Endocrine regulation and feedback concepts.
Adenohypophisis and neurohypophysis pathology.
Hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroid pathology. Malignant and benign
nodular thyroid pathology.
Phosphocalcic metabolism disorder and parathyroid pathology.
Disorder and enzymatic deficiencies of the adrenal gland.
Adrenal cortex pathology.
Adrenal medulla pathology.
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes.
Female and male gonadal pathology.
Endocrine system and neoplasias.
Endocrine aspects of obesity and thinness.
Diabetes mellitus. Complications of diabetes. Diabetic foot.
Functional hypoglycaemia.
Dyslipidemia.
Obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Dietary aspects of endocrine diseases and diseases caused by metabolic disorders.
Laboratory diagnostic algorithms in endocrine-metabolic diseases.
b) Gastro-enterology:
Motor diseases of the oesophagus
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastritis
H. Pylori infection
Peptic disease
Dyspepsia
Digestive haemorrhages
Malabsorption-Maldigestion
Coeliac disease
Chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases
Diverticular disease
Jaundice
Virus-related hepatitis
Cirrhosis of the liver
Reference texts
Basic textbooks (necessary and sufficient for the fundamental aims of the course)
a) Gastro-enterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism
1. Harrison: Principi di Medicina Interna. XVI Edizione (McGraw-Hill Italia 2005) Chapters related to
the course content
Basic specialist textbooks (necessary and sufficient for the fundamental aims of the
course, as an alternative to basic textbooks)
a) Endocrinology and Metabolism:
1. G. Faglia: Malattie del Sistema Endocrino e del Metabolismo - (McGraw-Hill Italia 2006)
2. Harrison - Endocrinologia Clinica (McGraw-Hill 2007)
b) Gastro-enterology:
1. Manuale UNIGASTRO ed. 2007-2009 Published by EGI Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana (it
can be purchased on-line at a discounted price on: www.pacinieditore.it)
2. Student section in the UNIGASTRO website (http://www.unigastro.it/)
Further reading
a) Endocrinology and Metabolism
1. Greespan’s Basic & Clinical Endocrinology 8 edition (2007)
2. Larsen et al: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology (11th ed. Saunders 2007)
b) Gastro-enterology
1. Sherlock S.: Diseases of the liver and the biliary system - (Wiley-Blackwell; 11 edition, 2002)
2. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th edition, Saunders, 2006
3. On digestive endoscopy: Claude Liguory: Guida pratica di endoscopia digestiva - (Piccin)
Teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lessons, interactive teaching, professional
training
Assessment methods
Requirements to take the exam
- Exam at the end of the course (multiple choice written
test)
-Final oral exam to integrate with the written exam
Students must already have taken the Pathology and
Physiopathology exam and the Clinical Methodology
exam
Italian
Language of instruction
Where we are
Interactive teaching and professional training centre:
Classrooms, wards, practices and laboratories of Policlinico Universitario di Monserrato and
classrooms of the Spina Didattica
Further information