Semiotics and Pathology of Systems 2

The course aims to teach the epidemiology, the principal pathophysiological mechanisms, the procedures for diagnosis and management of the endocrine, metabolic, gastroenterological, rheumatological and haematological diseases.

The students should be able to:
i) recognize and classify the clinical manifestations of the endocrine, metabolic, gastroenterological, rheumatological and haematological disorders;
ii) recognize the frequency and the main pathological mechanisms involved in these diseases;
iii) correctly employ in the right sequence the main diagnostic exams (biochemical and molecular) as well as imaging techniques;
iv) recognize the clinical methodologies to prevent and reduce acute and chronic complications of these diseases.