Semeiotics and Medical Pathology of Dog, Cat and Horse 2

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2014/2015

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

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

A000589

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the respiratory and the cardiovascular medical diseases in dogs, cats and horses. In particular to learn how to collect the anamnesis and to recognise the physiologic and pathological findings, as well as to know the etiology, the pathogenesis, the clinical signs and the diagnostic methods of the most common respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

Contents

Scheme for performing an examination: history, physical examination and inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation of the respiratory and cardiovascular system. General concepts about collateral diagnostic investigation. Etiopathogenesis, clinical signs and diagnostic aspects of the most common respiratory and cardiovascular diseases of the dog, cat and horse.

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.
Recommended texts:
Ciaramella P.(2014) Semiologia Clinica Veterinaria, Poletto Editore;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;

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