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Course code: VVSS00299o15Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Diseases of Horses- Internship II
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 11
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: dr Artur Niedźwiedź
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: -Student describes and defines the cause and the clinical signs of disease and functional disorders occurring in horses -describes the diagnosis (including differential diagnosis), the investigation and treatment, and prevention in specific disease entities, -properly interprets the results of laboratory tests (such as eg blood tests, urine, fluid from body cavities, cerebrospinal fluid, ultrasound, ECG, X-ray, CT, MRI, EEG Practical skills: -safely and humanely deals with these animals, performs a full clinical examination of the animal and determine the further course of the evaluation, -collects and protects the material for laboratory tests, interpret test results, provide the horses first aid in emergencies, -selects and applies appropriate treatment and preventive procedures
Competences: -understands the need for continuous training and improve their skills and be aware of your limitations -acts in accordance with the principles of ethics, being aware of the responsibility for decisions and puts the good of the patient in the first place
Prerequisites: Animal Anatomy, Topographic Anatomy, Pathomorphology, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Immunology, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics, General Surgery and Anaesthesiology, Diagnostic Imaging.
Course content: ethiopathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnostics and treatment of diseases in horses, laboratory blood, urine, feces and skin tests, basic veterinary procedures in horses.
Recommended literature: 1.Higgins, Snyder: \\\\\\\"The Equine Mannual\\\\\\\", Elsevier, 2008; 2. Karen M Coumbe: \\\\\\\"The Equine Veterinary Nursing Manual\\\\\\\", Blackwell Science.
Assessment methods: Completion of the course.
Comment: This subject lasts two semesters: Internship-Diseases of horses part I and Internship-Diseases of horses part II.