Learning objectives
The subject is aimed at teaching knowledge and under standing of the basics of medical therapy.
The student will also learn to apply the acquired knowledge and understanding in small and large animals therapy, communication skills and making judgements
The student should be able to:
1) Know the correct clinical and therapeutic approach. Be able to understand and use the scientific terminology of the disciplines (knowledge and understanding).
2) Being able to use the knowledge acquired in situations characterized by the involvement of several organs, acute and chronic, in subjects of different age groups, demonstrating the ability to adequately interpret a therapeutic approach appropriate (applying knowledge and understanding).
3) At the end of the lessons, the student must demonstrate that he is able to perform a correct therapeutic approach. Not only that, to have understood the knowledge related to the various topics covered during the practical lessons, and to know how to correlate them at the various organizational levels (making judgments).
4) The student must demonstrate that he can clearly communicate the knowledge learned using a language that is always appropriate to the interlocutors (communication skills).
5) The student, in addition to demonstrating that he is able to correlate, integrate and manage the knowledge imparted in interdisciplinary areas, must demonstrate that he has developed skills that make him largely autonomous in the self-management of knowledge (learning skills).
Prerequisites
no
Course unit content
Prescrition drugs, administration of drugs in the most common animal species, monitoring of the drug therapy
Full programme
Medication delivery
Veterinary medical prescription
Antimicrobial therapy
Fluid therapy
Pain therapy
Chemotherapy in Veterinary Medicine
Pharmacotherapy in exotic animals
Examples of problem oriented therapeutic approaches:
Cardiology and vascular pathology
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Right-sided congestive heart failure
Pulmonary arterial Hypertension
Systemic hypertension in the cat
Hypotension
Feline arterial Thromboembolism
Dermatology
Flea allergy dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Malassetia dermatitis
Dermatophytosis
Perianal fistula
Autoimmune cutaneous disesases
External otitis
Pioderma
Pruritus
Hematology
Immunomediated hemolytic anemia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Blood transfusion
Immunomediated thrombocytopenia
Endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoadrenocorticism
Primary hyperaldosteronism
Canine primary hyperparathyroidism
Feline hyperthyroidism
Hypoadrenocorticism
Hypothyroidism
Gastroenterology and metabolic-electrolytic disease
Constipation
Acute diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea
Hepatopathy
IBD (inflammatory bowel disesase)
Hypercalcemia
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Gastric ulcer
Vomit
Nephrology and obstetrics
Urinary incontinence
Urinary tract recurrent infections (UTI)
Acute renal failure
Chronic renal failure
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (IPB)
Prostatitis
Urolithiasis
Neurology
Hepatic encephalopathy
Epilepsy
Masticatory muscles myositis
Myasthenia gravis
Tetanus
Ophthalmology
Conjunctivitis
Glaucoma
Dry eye
Corneal ulcer
Uveitis
Pulmonology
Tracheal collapse
Pulmonary edema
Feline bronchial disease
Rhinitis
Toxicology
Ethylene glycol intoxication
Intoxications
Bibliography
Quintavalla F: Manuale di terapia degli animali da compagnia. Toriazzi Editore 2012; Moraillon R, Legeay Y.: Dizionario pratico di terapia canina e felina. Masson 2006 ; Kahn C.M.: The Merck Veterinary Manual. Tenth edition. Merck & Co, Inc, Whitehouse Station, USA 2010
Teaching methods
Practical teaching makes use of the presentation of documented clinical cases. In addition, it makes use of seminar activities aimed at enhancing the communication skills of learners in particular situations of outpatient practice (e.g. euthanasia interventions, how to answer the phone, etc.)
Assessment methods and criteria
At the end of the training activity the student will have to demonstrate that he is able to discuss and arrange a correct therapeutic protocol through a written test
Other information
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