Learning objectives
Students should learn the notions needed to perform a general and
organ-specific examination of the animal, finding all the differential
diagnoses and deciding diagnostic tests to perform and appropriate
therapy to undertake. They should be able to make connections with
other disciplines (anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, diagnostic
imaging), in order to reach the final diagnosis. They should be able to use appropriate scientific language to communicate with colleagues without
misunderstandings, and they should know the indications and how to perform the main small animal soft tissue surgeries, as well as potential complications encountered.
In the practical part of the course students will acquire confidence with the surgical/sterile environment, the will perform simple soft tissue surgical procedures and they will learn how to approach small and large
animals safely.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, physiology, surgical pathology, diagnostic imaging
Course unit content
Semiotics and clinics of the most common surgical diseases of small animals digestive, respiratory, urinary, integumentary, visual, endocrine systems;
Main diseases of the digestive and muskulo-skeletal system of horses and digestive system in the cow.
Full programme
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Bibliography
- Fossum T.W. Small animal surgery, 5 ed. Mosby Editore.
- Johnston S.A. e Tobias K.M. Veterinary surgery. Small animals, 2 ed. Elsevier
Teaching methods
thepretical lecture/practical sessions
Assessment methods and criteria
The test of the learning results described by the D1 indicator, and partly of indicators 2 and 3 is performed by a written part which includes 30 multiple choice questions and 3 written clinical cases to solve, covering all the theoretical part. The results of the tests are discussed with the teacher at the end of the written part.
Some of the learning results described by the indicators D2, 3, 4, 5 are not direclty tested, butb they are evaluated during the practical part of the course, when small groups of students are involved in problem solving exercises with the tutor.
Other information
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