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Course details
Course code: VVSS00057o10
Semester: 2010/2011 summer
Name: Internal diseases
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 10
ECTS points: 13
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 90 / 90 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Józef Nicpoń
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Students understand aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases of large and small animals.

Competences: Students are able to diagnose internal diseases of large animals using history, clinical signs and biochemical changes in an organism. They can treat and propose the prophylaxis programme for specific internal diseases. Students are able to make simple laboratory tests of blood, faeces, urine and rumen contents.

Prerequisites: Clinical diagnostics of domesticated animal internal diseases, Physiology, Animal anatomy, Topographical anatomy, Pharmacology.

Course content: Aetiology, clinical signs, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases of horses, cattle, pigs, dogs and cats. Methods of laboratory analysis of faeces, blood, urine and rumen contents. Prophylactics and medical treatment of internal diseases of horses, cattle, pigs, dogs and cats.

Recommended literature: Pejsak Z. 1999. Ochrona Zdrowia i terapia chorób świń. PWR Poznań; Kuleta Z. 1992. Choroby niezakaźne, zakaźne i pasożytnicze bydła. ART. Olsztyn; Nicpoń J., Kita J., Fagasiński A. 1997. Wybrane choroby koni. Si-ma W-wa; Fryc J. 1999. Rozpoznawanie i leczenie schorzeń kolkowych koni. Si-ma W-wa; Gerber H. 1994. Pferdekrankheiten. Band 1: Innere Medizin einschlieslich Dermatologie. Verlag Eugen Ulmer Stuttgart; Janowski H., Szweda W., Janowski T. E. 1997. Szczegółowa patologia i terapia chorób świń. ART. Olsztyn; Dirksen G., Grunder H-D., Stober M. 2002. Innere Medizin und Chirurgie des

Assessment methods: passing grades of practical training, written/oral exam. Minimum required for passing: 60%.

Comment: This subject lasts 4 semesters.