Learning objectives
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acquire knowledge on osteometabolic diseases and on the relationship between bone tissue and muscle tissue.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
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knowledge of the phosphocalcium and bone metabolism relative to the correlations between skeleton and muscular mass, knowledge of X-ray densitometric methods for evaluating body composition, bone mass, fat mass and muscular mass. Overview of osteometabolic diseases with a high social impact (post-menopausal osteoporosis, senile osteoporosis, male osteoporosis, glucocorticoid osteoporosis).
Full programme
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Bibliography
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- Rugarli "Medicina Interna Sistematica" 5th ed. 2005, Masson ed.
- Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases & Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, ASBMR ed. 2005, USA
Teaching methods
direct class and DXA test for body composition.
Assessment methods and criteria
part of the oral exam of materie cliniche applicate alle scienze motorie
Other information
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