Semeiotics and Medical Pathology of Dog, Cat and Horse 2

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

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

Disciplinary Sector:

Clinical Veterinary Medicine

Is part of:

PATHOLOGY AND MEDICAL SEMEIOTICS

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CORDA Andrea

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of respiratory and cardio-circulatory systems. Basic knowledge of the physical principles of hemodynamic. Knowledge of pathophysiology, pathology, parasitology and infectious diseases that may affect the cardiocirculatory and respiratory systems.

AF code:

A000589

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course of " Semeiotica e Patologia Medica degli Animali d’Affezione 2" aims to provide students with the practical skills necessary to perform the clinical examination and the most common instrumental tests of the cardio-circulatory and respiratory systems of the dog, cat and horse. The course also aims to provide basic theoretical notions on signaling, etiopathogenesis, symptomatology, clinical and instrumental findings of the main pathologies of the cardio-circulatory and respiratory systems of dogs, cats and horses. At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate the ability to perform the physical examination of the cardio-circulatory and respiratory systems and to know the etiopathogenesis, symptoms, clinical and instrumental findings of the main pathologies of the cardio-circulatory and respiratory systems of dogs, cats and horses

Contents

THEORETICAL LESSONS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, theoretical lessons will take place remotely on the Microsoft Teams platform. For information on how to access, write to andreacorda@uniss.it
• The importance of the correct animal signalment in the general physical examination.
• The completion of an accurate the medical record.
• Overview of the physiology of the cardiovascular system.
• The importance of evaluating the mucous membranes and arterial pulse during the general physical examination.
• Examination of the cardiovascular system of dogs, cats and horses: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
• Clinical utility of the main cardiovascular exams for the evaluation of the cardiocirculatory system with particular reference to the electrocardiogram, thoracic radiology, echocardiography and blood pressure measurement in dogs, cats and horses.
• Aetiology, pathogenesis, anamnesis, signalling, clinical presentation, clinical signs and diagnosis of valvular diseases, primary and secondary myocardiopathies, most common congenital cardiac diseases, systemic and pulmonary hypertension, pathologies of the right heart, pericardial effusion, atrial fibrillation and cardiocirculatory shock of the dog, cat and horse.
• Projection and discussion of chest radiographs, echocardiographic and electrocardiographic examinations.
• Overview of the physiology of the respiratory system.
• Clinical examination of the respiratory system of dogs, cats and horses: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
• Aetiology, pathogenesis, anamnesis, signalling, clinical presentation, clinical signs and diagnosis of: rhinitis in dogs and cats, sinusitis and adenitis in horses, tracheo-bronchitis in dogs and cats, tracheal collapse and chronic bronchopathies in dogs, feline asthma, RAO in horses , pulmonary oedema, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis in dogs, pulmonary thromboembolism, exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage from in horses, pleural diseases.

PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, theoretical lessons will take place remotely on the Microsoft Teams platform. For information on how to access, write to andreacorda@uniss.it. however, voluntary remedial practical lessons are planned for the summer 2021.

• Clinical examination of the cardiocirculatory system of dogs, cats and horses: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Execution of an electrocardiogram and measurement of systemic blood pressure.
• Practical activities on clinical examination of the respiratory system of dogs, cats and horses: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Execution of thoracic ultrasonographic examinations.

Recommended Bibliography

Manuale di cardiologia del cane e del gatto. (Santilli, Bussadori e Borgarelli 2012).
Cardiologia del cane, del gatto e del cavallo (Porciello-Birettoni-Ciocca-Lepri-Venco, 2010).
Semeiologia Clinica Veterinaria (Ciaramella, 2014).
Malattie dell’apparato respiratorio del cane e del gatto (De Lorenzi, 2012).
Cardiology of the horse (Marr-Bowen, 2010).
Textbook of veterinary internal medicine -8° ed. (Ettinger, Feldman, Cotè, 2017). Sections 9-15 and 16.
Equine Internal Medicine (Reed-Bayly-Sellon, 2018). Part two: chapters 8-9.
Slides projected during the lessons, available on https://evet.uniss.it/course/view.php?id=109

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