LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS AND HEMATOLOGY OF DOG, CAT AND HORSE

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:

Knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, immunology, and pathophysiology

AF code:

A000591

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course of “Diagnostica di Laboratorio ed Ematologia degli Animali d’Affezione” aims to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the main laboratory diagnostic techniques used to analyse blood, urine and cavity effusions. At the end of the course the student must demonstrate to know the main laboratory tests used to diagnose and monitor pathologies of internal interest in dogs, cats and horses. The student acquires manual skills in performing and interpreting the blood count, microhematocrit, blood smear and urinalysis.

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
• Principles of bio-security.
• Blood sampling techniques, identification, storage and transport of blood samples.
• The blood tubes commonly used in Veterinary Medicine.
• Choice of the laboratory, pre-analytical, analytical and interpretative errors.
• Reference intervals.
• Haematology: Automatic blood count: impedance and laser blood cell counters. The anaemias. Examination of the blood smear.
• Total proteins and electrophoresis of serum proteins. Major changes in serum and plasmatic proteins.
• Spectrophotometry: analytical evaluation of renal function, main alterations.
• Urine sampling techniques in horses, dogs and cats. Identification, storage and transport of urine samples. The examination of urine and urinary sediment, main alterations.

• Analytical evaluation of hepatic and pancreatic function.
• Cavity effusions sampling techniques. Identification, storage and transport of samples. Chemical-physical examination of cavity effusions.

PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practical activities will take place remotely on the Microsoft Teams platform. For information on how to access, write to andreacorda@uniss.it.
• Practical activity on blood smear preparation, morphological evaluation of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. Differential leukocyte count. Execution of the microhematocrit and estimation of total proteins by refractometer. Physical chemical and urinary sediment examination. Interpretation and discussion of complete blood counts, biochemicals and electrophoresis.

Recommended Bibliography

Manual of canine and feline clinical pathology. VILLIERS-RISTIC 2016;
Interpretation of equine laboratory diagnostics. PUSTERLA-HIGGINS;
2018 Medicina di laboratorio veterinaria. Interpretazioni e diagnosi
3° ed. MEYER 2007;
Patologia clinica del cane e del gatto. Approccio pratico alla diagnostica di laboratorio. PALTRINIERI-BERTAZZOLO-GIORDANO 2010;
Slides projected during lessons, available on Moodle E-learning https://evet.uniss.it/course/view.php?id=110

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