Unit METABOLIC DISEASES

Course
Human feeding and nutrition sciences
Study-unit Code
50123104
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Francesca Porcellati
Teachers
  • Francesca Porcellati
Hours
  • 42 ore - Francesca Porcellati
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Discipline della nutrizione umana
Academic discipline
MED/09
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
The study of the major metabolic disorders and diseases
Reference texts
P. Larizza: Internal Medicine, personal notes
Educational objectives
Provide knowledges in relation to mayor metabolic disease in terms of pathogenesis, clinic, and non-pharmacological approaches
Prerequisites

Teaching methods
Frontal lessons (with discussion on several clinical cases), internship
Other information

Learning verification modality
Oral examination
Extended program
Diabetes mellitus: definition, classification, pathogenesis, and therapy. Acute and chronic complications of DM. Obesity: definition, classification, pathogenesis, and therapy. Gout: definition, classification, pathogenesis, and therapy. Lipoprotein metabolism diseases. definition, classification, pathogenesis, and therapy.
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