Endocrinology of Aging

1. Basic principles of aging with endocrine and nutritional implications. Aging and endocrine system2. Physiology and hypothalamic-pituitary diseases in the elderly3. Physiology and diseases of the parathyroid glands in the elderly4. Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in the elderly5. Senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment6. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Morphological and physiological changes. Hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism7. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid nodules. Simple goiter8. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid Cancer9. Physiology and diseases of the adrenal glands in the elderly10. Male hypogonadism in advance age: Physiology, etiology and diagnosis. Functional hypogonadism in the elderly11. Male hypogonadism in advanced age: Therapeutic considerations. Gynecomastia in advanced age. Benign hypertrophy and prostatic cancer: Endocrinological aspects of development and treatment12. Menopause as a manifestation of aging13. Endocrine surgery in elderly patients14. Metabolic and body composition changes with age15. Obesity as accelerator of aging and functional decline: Epidemiology, causes, adverse effects, evaluation and treatment in the elderly16. Relationships between frailty, sarcopenia and the endocrine-metabolic changes of advanced age17. Diabetes mellitus in the elderly. Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. Hyponatremia and dehidration18. Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 as a risk factor of aging19. Dyslipidemia in the elderly20. Assessment of nutritional status in the elderly. Causes and management of malnutrition in the elderly