MEDICAL CLINIC

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2013/2014

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

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

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

FORENSIC MEDICINE

3 credits
MEDICAL THERAPY

3 credits
CLINICAL MEDICINE

4 credits
ATTIVITA' ORIENTAMENTO

1 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

145

Prerequisites:

Medical pathology and semeiology

AF code:

40001676

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Evaluation method: internal medicine pratical with clinical approach to a sick animal; legal medicine and therapy theoretical

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The objective is to provide students with the right method of observation and clinical approach to a sick animal, according to the scheme procedural oriented approach to the problem (POA), Data base, clinical examination, formulation of the problems list, diagnostic plan, diagnosis and therapy.
To provide basic knowledge of veterinary legislation regarding animal trade, ethic and welfare in order to support veterinarians during day by day activities.

Contents

Clinical presentation, differential diagnostic aspects and therapy of the main diseases of:
digestive system, liver, exocrine pancreas, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, urinary system, endocrine system, integumentary system, nervous systems in small and in large animals.
Veterinary legislation about animal transport; expertise coroner and necropsy; Protection of calves for white meat: DL.vo 01/09/98 n. 331 and DL.vo 30/12/92 n. 533; Framework law for pet animals and prevention of stray dogs: 14.08.91 L.R. no. 281; The kennel as zooantropologico garrison: legislative aspects and future prospects; about the crimes against animals: 20/07/2004 Law no. 189 The dangerous dog: Ministerial order of March 3, 2009; poisoned baits: 18-12-2008 OM and OM 19/03/2009; Legal Conditions for the professional practice and ethics of the veterinarian Veterinarian Medicine; veterinary drugs

Recommended Bibliography

PowerPoint slides, recommended books and references are provided by access to the Moodle E-learning platform: http://elearning.uniss.it/veterinariby and are provide by the professor to the student in a USB memory stick. P.(2014)
Recommended books:
Semiologia Clinica Veterinaria, Poletto Editore (MI); Tradati F. Argomenti di patologia medica degli animali domestici. Esculapio;
Ettinger SJ.Trattato di clinica medica veterinaria- Antonio Delfino;
Nelson RW, Couto CG. Medicina interna del cane e del gatto- Masson EV;
Steiner JM. Gastroenterologia del cane e del gatto-ELSEVIER;
Noli C Scarampella F. Dermatologia del cane e del gatto–Poletto Ed;
Rose R J, Hodgson DR. Manuale di Clinica del cavallo, Antonio Delfino;
Rosenberger G.L'esame Clinico del Bovino- Essegivi Edagricole;
Dirksen G. Medicina interna e chirurgia del bovino–Point Veterinaire;
Paltrinieri S. Patologia clinica del cane e del gatto, Elsevier;
E. Villiers, Ristic: Gli esami di laboratorio. Indicazioni, esecuzione, interpretazione. Cane e gatto, Edra - Edizioni Veterinarie, 2017;
Pezza F., Ruffo G., Fossati P. Diritto e Legislazione Veterinaria. 1° ed. 2008, PVI;

Teaching Methods

Theorectical activity in lecture rooms with Power Point Presentations; pratical activity in Veterinary Teaching Hospital or outside (farms, shelter) . Students collect clinical history and perform physical examination, detect clinical signs, discuss ethiopatogenesis with the professor, perform specific examination and laboratory sampling and discuss laboratory findings.

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