METABOLIC SYNDROME

Course overview

METABOLIC SYNDROME IS AN ACCUMULATION OF SEVERAL DISORDERS, WHICH TOGETHER RAISE THE RISK OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPING ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, INSULIN RESISTANCE, AND DIABETES MELLITUS, AND VASCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS A CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND COMPLICATIONS OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.