Endocrinology
Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a medical speciality that focuses on disorders of the endocrine system, including diabetes, hormonal imbalances, and related conditions, including:
- Disorders of glucose-insulin metabolism and body weight
- Disorders of blood pressure and lipids metabolism
- Disorders of bone metabolism and parathyroid glands
- Disorders of the thyroid
- Disorders of hypophysis, adrenals, ovary and testis glands
- Disorders of nutrition
The main objectives of our service are:
To provide updated standards of medical care with a patient-centered approachTo achieve diagnosis and control with patient satisfaction and safetyTo offer health education and assistance to patients for disease management
OUR SPECIALITIES
- Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance, also in pregnancy
- Polycystic ovary syndrome, acne, hirsutism, altered menses and erectile dysfunction
- Thyroid goiter, nodules and thyroiditis, hyper-/hypo-thyroidism, also in pregnancy
- Osteoporosis, vitamin D and calcium abnormalities, hyper-/hypo-parathyroidism
- Pituitary, adrenals and gonads disorders
- Idiopathic and hormonal hypertension; hyper-cholesterolemia/-triglyceridemia;
OUR SERVICES
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Endocrine and metabolic analysis, also for bariatric surgery - Thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration cytology
- Imaging (US, CT, MRI) of all endocrine glands
- Blood pressure 24 hour monitoring for primary and secondary hypertension
- Assessments of organ complications and atherosclerosis cardiovascular diseases
- Dietary and nutritional consultation and education
