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Course details
Course code: VVSS00300o13Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Clinical internship-diseases of dogs and cats II
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 11
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 0 / 45
Lecturer: dr Marcin Jankowski
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: -Student describes and defines the causes and clinical signs of disease and functional disorders that occur in dogs and cats -describes the diagnosis (including differential diagnosis), treatment and prevention in specific disease in dogs and cats -interprets the results of laboratory tests (such as eg: blood tests, urinalysis, examination of fluid from body cavities, cerebrospinal fluid examination, ultrasound, ECG, X-ray, CT, MRI, EEG, cytological smears) Practical skills: -performs clinical examination and uses specialized terminology describing the disease -diagnoses diseases in dogs and cats and can provide assistance in an emergency -collects and protects the material for laboratory tests and interprets the results of laboratory tests -can practically use treatment (including operations) and prevention in dogs and cats
Competences: -students realize how important it is to constantly learn and improve their skills -they are aware of their limitations -act in accordance with ethical rules -aware for the fact that they are responsible for the decisions they make -put the patient’s good first
Prerequisites: Preceding subjects that should be completed: Animal Anatomy, Biochemistry, Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Microbiology, Animal Physiology, Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Immunology, Pathophysiology, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics, Veterinary Dietetics, Parasitology, Pathological Anatomy, Surgery and Anaesthesiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Diseases of Dogs and Cats.
Course content: The aim of the course is to provide students with practical knowledge of: clinical examination of animals, diagnosing diseases of dogs and cats and differential diagnosis of specific disease, collection and protection material for laboratory tests, interpret laboratory tests results and relate them to the clinical condition of the patient and the use of appropriate treatment (including operations) and disease prevention in dogs and cats
Recommended literature: -Noakes D., Parkinson T., England G. - Arthur’s Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics. W.B. Saunders2001 -Johnston S. D., Kustritz M. V. R., Olson P. N. S. - Canine and Feline Theriogenology, Elsevier Health Sciences 2001 -Kustritz M. V. R. - Clinical Canine and Feline Reproduction, Wiley-Blackwell 2009 -Simpson G., England G., Harvey M. - Manual of Small Animal Reproduction and Neonatology, BSAVA 1998 -England G., von Heimendahl A. - BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Reproduction and Neonatology. BSAVA 2010.
Assessment methods: Oral assessement
Comment: This subject lasts two semesters: 10th and 11th.