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Course details
Course code: VVSS00333f12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Diagnostic ultrasound of small animals
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 11
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 10 / 20 / 0
Lecturer: Dr Wojciech Atamaniuk
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: a)Students gain knowledge in veterinary ultrasound imaging of small animals which is an amplification of compulsory subject - image diagnostics. Practical skills: a)Students will be able to perform an ultrasound examination by themselves in a planned way, to recognize pathological changes, describe them and to give the list of differential diagnosis. b)Students will gain the skill to differentiate and interpret basic sonomorphological changes.
Competences: Observations, manual skills
Prerequisites: animal anatomy, topographic anatomy, clinical diagnostics, diagnostic imaging
Course content: Ultrasound units, physical basics of ultrasound, artefacts, preparing the patient for the examination. Ultrasound imaging of parenchymal organs of the abdominal cavity (liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, prostate), alimentary tract, urinary system, reproductive system, peritoneal cavity and retroperitoneal space. Examination of abdominal wall and testes in males. Basics of imaging the head, the neck, the thorax (excluding heart) and joints.
Recommended literature: 1.Barr, F, (1990), “Diagnostic ultrasound in the dog and cat”, Blackwell Scientific Publications, London. 2.Schebitz, H, Wilkens, H, (1988), “Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Cat”, Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin.
Assessment methods: Test
Comment: This subject will be held for group of 18 students