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Selected Chapters in Endocrinology - FV082
Title: Selected Chapters in Endocrinology
Guaranteed by: Academic Department of Internal Medicine (15-400)
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:15/0, C [HS]
Capacity: 50
Min. number of students: 5
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. MUDr. Jan Čáp, CSc.
Comes under: General medicine - ELECTIVE subjects
Volitelné předěmty CZ
Volitelné předměty CZ
Pre-requisite : {Maláskup. pro Vybrané kapitoly z endokrinologie}
Incompatibility : FA0110189, FV50022, F0110189
Interchangeability : FA0110189, FV50022, F0110189
Annotation
The aim of this subject is to provide students with deeper knowledge of endocrinology. From physiological characteristics to diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders. The lectures will be given by endocrinologists, radiologists and pathologist. Typical cases will be discussed.
Last update: Mrkvičková Patricie (07.02.2025)
Aim of the course

Outcomes (knowledge and clinical skills):

Detailed knowledge of the issues of Endocrinology.

Last update: Mrkvičková Patricie (07.02.2025)
Literature

Recommended literature:

  1. Recommended literature

    Holt RIG and Hanley NA: Essential Endocrinology and Diabetes (Essentials). Wiley-Blackwell; 7th edition. 2021 ISBN-10: 1118763963; ISBN-13: 978-1118763964

     

    Gardner DG and Shoback D:  Greenspan's Basic & Clinical Endocrinology 

Last update: Mrkvičková Patricie (07.02.2025)
Requirements to the exam

Credit: 

Active attendance of the lectures.

80% presence on lectures. Excused absences must be sent only in advance in the excuse form.

Passing final test in SIS (80% correct questions)

 

Last update: Mrkvičková Patricie (07.02.2025)
Syllabus

Lecturers:

  • prof. MUDr. Jan Čáp, CSc.
  • prof. MUDr. Jiří Horáček, Ph.D.
  • prof. MUDr. Jan Laco, Ph.D.
  • prof. MUDr. Aleš Ryška, Ph.D.
  • doc. MUDr. Filip Gabalec, Ph.D.
  • MUDr. Ondřej Renc, Ph.D.

Thyroid gland diseases I 4. 3. 2026 (EC2)

Prof. Aleš Ryška, MD, PhD: Goitre – morphology of simple goitre, inflammations, tumours and other causes of goitre Thyroiditis tumours

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD: Principles of regulation of thyroid hormone secretion, binding proteins. Biochemical investigations (free and total hormones, TSH, antibodies). Biochemical evaluation of peripheral tissue saturation (SHBG, cholesterol, CK)

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD, Clinical picture of goitre, approach to investigation (FNAC)

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Thyroid gland diseases II 11. 3. 2026 (EC2)

Assoc. Prof. Filip Gabalec, MD., PhD: Thyroid-associated ophtalmopathy

Prof. Jiří Horáček, MD, PhD: Thyroid tumours

Prof. Jiří Horáček, MD, PhD: Treatment of hyper- and hypothyroidism, thyroid gland in pregnancy

Assoc. Prof. Filip Gabalec, MD., PhD: Thyroid-associated ophtalmopathy

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Parathyroid gland, endocrine pancreas 18. 3. 2026 (IN2)

Ondřej Renc, MD, PhD: Imaging techniques of pituitary gland

Jiří Soukup, MD, PhD: pathology of pituitary adenomas and other expansions,

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD: regulation of hormone secretion, dynamic tests

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD: acromegaly, prolactinoma, Cushing’s sy - case reports, Hypopituitarism clinical picture and principles of replacement therapy

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Adrenals 25. 3. 2026 (EC2)

Ondřej Renc, MD, PhD: imaging techniques (UZ, CT, MR), possibilities and limits to distinguish benign and malignant lesion, biopsy

Prof. Jan Laco, MD, PhD: Pathology of adrenal mass

Assoc. Prof. Filip Gabalec, MD, PhD: regulation of hormone secretion, investigation of steroids, catecholamines and their metabolites, dynamic tests

Assoc. Prof. Filip Gabalec, MD, PhD: Investigation flow-chard in adrenal incidentaloma, case reports of pheochromocytoma, Cushing’s sydrom, Addison’s disease

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Pituitary 1. 4. 2026 + credit (IN2)

Ondřej Renc, MD, PhD: Imaging techniques of pituitary gland

Jiří Soukup, MD, PhD: pathology of pituitary adenomas and other expansions,

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD: regulation of hormone secretion, dynamic tests

Prof. Jan Čáp, MD, PhD: acromegaly, prolactinoma, Cushing’s sy - case reports, Hypopituitarism clinical picture and principles of replacement therapy

    Last update: Bartáková Tereza, Bc. (21.01.2026)
    Entry requirements

    Prerequisite:

    For students in forth year (8th semester) and higher.

    Last update: Mrkvičková Patricie (07.02.2025)
     
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