Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaEndocrinology and Nutrition
Main language of instruction: Catalan
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Endocrinology and Nutrition is that medical specialty that deals with the study and treatment of diseases of the endocrine glands, metabolism and all aspects related to nutritional status. It includes the basic and practical knowledge of diagnostic techniques, dietary and therapeutic measures and all aspects of Preventive Medicine related to these fields.
The students must have approved the subject "Structure and function of the endocrine system". As well as, the basic subjects of "Biochemistry", "Cell Biology", "Molecular Biology", "Biophysics", "Histology", "Pathological Anatomy" and "Pharmacology."
General objective
During the training period, the student must acquire the ability to recognize the main problems of endocrine pathology, guide their diagnosis (in particular in the most common pathologies), use current diagnostic methods following a logical and rational reasoning and, finally, guide the therapeutic approach. It will also be important to recognize signs of alarm that indicate the need for urgent hospital care.
Specific objectives
- Recognize, diagnose and guide the management of the main pathologies of the endocrine system
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Fauci, Braunwald, Kasper, Hauser, Longo, Jameson, and Loscalzo, Eds. HARRISON PRINCIPIOS DE MEDICINA INTERNA. 17a edición. McGraw Hill, 2009. ISBN: 970-10-6788-6.
- Farreras-Rozman. MEDICINA INTERNA. 19ª edición. Elsevier, 2020.
- Henry M. Kronenberg, Shlomo Melmed, Kenneth S. Polonsky, and P. Reed Larsen. WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 11th Edition, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4160-2911-3
Recommended web pages.
Www.sediabetes.org
www.seen.es
www.aace.com
www.thyroidmanager.org
www.endo-society.org
www.endotext.org
www.endocrinologiahoy.com /html/contenido.html
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