{"id":2238,"date":"2021-07-21T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T09:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.10.178\/velammal_website\/?page_id=2238"},"modified":"2021-08-08T04:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T04:40:13","slug":"medical-endocrinology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/medical-endocrinology\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Endocrinology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour spacing=&#8221;20&#8243; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; pagination_style=&#8221;flat-rounded&#8221; pagination_color=&#8221;green&#8221;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-info-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;About Department&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;about_depts&#8221; el_class=&#8221;tab_depts&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Endocrinology:<\/b> (endocrine + -ology) is a branch of medicine dealing with hormones and hormone-related problems in infancy, childhood, adult and geriatric population<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diabetology clinic:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diabetology is the clinical science of diabetes mellitus, its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. It is considered a specialized field of endocrinology. Apart from regulating medication dosage and timing, a diabetologist\/endocrinologist. It will also concern themselves with the potential consequences of diabetes, e.g. retinopathy, nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathy.<br \/>\nThey are trained is advocating the latest technology like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>Continuous Glucose Monitoring system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Iport Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Insulin Pump Initiation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Common endocrine problems treated are :<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>Diabetes (sugar in the blood)-is all age group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Thyroid disorders ( thyroid swelling, thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Irregular menstruation (oligomenorrhoea &amp; Amenorrhoea)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Obesity (overweight)\/weight loss unexplained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Short stature (being too short)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Tall stature (being too tall)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Young hypertension (age less than 30years) resistant hypertension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Menopausal symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Osteoporosis (thin bones and repeated fractures)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Excessive thirst or hunger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Adrenal problems -high BP, adrenal mass.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Calcium related problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Delayed puberty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Early puberty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Lack of sexual developmental<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Pituitary problems &#8211; galactorrhoea\/pituitary mass.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Problems with Sodium and Potassium metabolism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a> Impairment in male sexual function<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Excessive hair growth in females<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Abnormal genitalia at birth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Recurrent kidney stones, Infertility- treatment, Unexplained tiredness &amp; specialized supportive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are practically trained as they have visits that are scheduled frequently with the expert clinicians, physicians, and technicians.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-user-friends&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Faculty&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;faculty&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-images&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Gallery&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;gallery&#8221;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3701,3702,3703&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-calendar-alt&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Events&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;events&#8221;][vc_column_text]We are conducting CME every year in the name of VIEWS. The department is all set to conduct ISA Sponsorship in 2020[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-tty&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Contact&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1627902438925-6d04b6f5-d54f&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tour][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour spacing=&#8221;20&#8243; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; pagination_style=&#8221;flat-rounded&#8221; pagination_color=&#8221;green&#8221;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-info-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;About Department&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;about_depts&#8221; el_class=&#8221;tab_depts&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Endocrinology: (endocrine + -ology) is a branch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velammalmedicalcollege.edu.in\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}