Learning objectives
The students must acquire knowledge and understanding about surgical semeiotic: general and particular semeiologic examination; surgical equipment, surgical techniques, local and general anesthesia -anesthetic protocols
They should be able to understand the acquired data, applying knowledge and understanding, showing professional skills and being able to make judgements. Students must show communication and learning skills.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, physiology, surgical pathology, diagnostic imaging
Course unit content
General and particular semeiologic examination of the animal.
Semeiologic examination of the respiratory/digestive, urinary system, integumentary, visula system of small animals; respiratory/digestive of horses. Surgical equipment, surgical techniques, local and general anesthesia -anestethic protocols in the main veterinary species.
Full programme
The course includes the dissertation on the main surgical diseases of companion and food producing animals; surgical propaedeutics, mainly on companion animals; anaesthesiology techniques and anaesthesia machines. For details see the syllabus of the referring modules.
Bibliography
ossum Theresa Welch: Chirurgia dei Piccoli Animali. Masson Editore.
Johnston S.A. e Tobias K.M. Veterinary surgery. Small animals, 2 ed. Elsevier
Federico Corletto: Anestesia del cane e del gatto. Poletto Editore.
Bufalari Lachin: Anestesia - Cane, gatto e animali non convenzionali. Elsevier.
Lumb & Jones: Veterinary anesthesia and analgesia. Blackwell Publishing
Teaching methods
frontal lecture/practical session
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral, written (multiple choice tests and open questions on surgical semiotics subjecrs) and practical examination regarding anaesthesiology and propaedeutics; students will be asked to demonstrate that they have reached a good level of knowledge and understanding. Students must be able to apply their knowledge and comprehension capacities, showing a professional approach to their work. They should have adequate skills in discussion of their ideas and in problems' solving. Students must be able to collect and discuss data, in order to develop their own independent judgements.
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