SURGICAL CLINIC I

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2016/2017

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

5-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in VETERINARY MEDICINE

Disciplinary Sector:

Clinical Veterinary Surgery

Is part of:

SURGICAL CLINIC

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CAREDDU Giovanni Mario

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

The preliminary knowledge necessary to adequately face the course are the following: a) knowledge of basic subjects and in particular physics, chemistry and biology; b) knowledge of the topographical anatomy of small animals; c) knowledge of the physiology of the large systems and in particular of the locomotor, respiratory, cardio-circulatory, urinary and digestive systems; d) knowledge of the surgical semiotics of small animals; e) knowledge of general pathology; f) knowledge of the surgical pathology of small animals.

AF code:

A000977

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The student must acquire the ability to critically and independently examine the clinical case affected by a pathology of surgical interest, so that he can recognize, describe and interpret the symptoms, in order to formulate the most probable diagnosis within a diagnosis differential and indicate the most appropriate surgical therapy. The acquisition of skills and knowledge deriving from this course aims to give the student the opportunity to apply them already from his first day of work, according to the Done One Competences (DOC), regarding the small animal surgical clinic.

Contents

Lectures: Introduction to the course, definitions, instruments of diagnose in surgical clinic of small animals. Surgical clinic of the skeletal and locomotor systems (lameness, hip dysplasia, rupture of the hock rope, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, dislocation of the patella, tarsometatarsal dislocation, osteosarcoma in the humerus, hip dislocation, growth abnormalities of radius and ulna, fracture of the femur, fracture of the tibia, fracture of the humerus, fracture of the radius and ulna, carpal ligament laxity, flattening of the femoral trochlea, aseptic necrosis of the femoral head). Surgical clinic of the digestive system (sublingual gland ectasia, intestinal intussusception, gastric dilatation-torsion, megaesophagus). Surgical clinic of the respiratory system (pneumothorax, rupture of the trachea, rupture of the diaphragm, flail chest, secondary neoplasia of the lungs, obstruction of the larynx, brachycephalic syndrome). Surgical clinic of the urinary system (prolapse of the penile urethra, bladder lithiasis, urethral lithiasis). Surgical clinic of other systems or other organs (splenopathy of surgical interest, perineal hernia, prolapse of the rectum, inguinal hernia, bite wounds, ulcers and skin sores of various origins, ocular pathologies affecting the eyelids, ocular adnexa, cornea, iris, lens).
Principles of disease prevention and of promotion of health and animal welfare (DOC 2.9).
Access to appropriate data sources on authorized medicinal products (DOC 1.25).
Consideration of the economic and emotional context in which the veterinarian operates (DOC 1.7).
Ethical and legal responsibilities towards the animals cared for, the environment, customers and society (DOC 1.1).
Principles of ethics in the surgical activity of the veterinarian, for decisions relating to animal welfare (DOC 2.12).
The use of animals in research experimentation and the 3R principle (DOC 2.2).
Principles of interpersonal interaction through correct communication for good teamwork (DOC 2.11).
Practical exercises: Carrying out the clinical examination and the procedures necessary to formulate the diagnosis and to carry out the therapy, on clinical cases brought to examination (DOC 1.17 and 2.5). In particular, clinical cases presenting the following conditions will be discussed: Skeletal and locomotor systems (lameness, hip dysplasia, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, patella luxation, tarsometatarsal dislocation, coxo-femoral dislocation, growth abnormalities of radio and ulna, fracture of the femur, fracture of the tibia, fracture of the humerus, fracture of the radius and ulna, carpal ligament laxity, flattening of the femoral trochlea, aseptic necrosis of the femoral head). Digestive system (intestinal intussusception, gastric dilatation-torsion, megaesophagus). Respiratory system (pneumothorax, rupture of the trachea, rupture of the diaphragm, flail chest, secondary neoplasia of the lungs, obstruction of the larynx, brachycephalic syndrome). Urinary system (bladder lithiasis, urethral lithiasis). Other systems (perineal hernia, prolapse of the rectum, inguinal hernia, bite wounds, ulcers and skin sores of various origins, ocular pathologies affecting the eyelids, ocular adnexa, cornea, lens).
Individual, group and environmental history of the patient (DOC 1.15).
Preparation of clinical records and reports (DOC1.5).

Recommended Bibliography

1) Small animal surgery. T.W. Fossum. translation of the 4th Ed. Masson, 2013; 2) The pathogenetic basis of surgical diseases in small animals. M.J. Bojrab. Giraldi publisher, 2001.

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