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Special Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine II

Additional course materials Vete3026_ st.k.apakspr Spec.patol. izvērsts saturs.pdf

Course developer

Prior knowledge

Vete2013, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals I

Vete2014, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals II

Vete2015, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III

Vete3020, Special Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine I

Vete4034, Cytology, Histology and Embryology II

Vete4035, Cytology, Histology and Embryology I

Vete4036, General Pathology I

Vete4037, General Pathology II

Vete6022, Physiology I

Vete6023, Physiology II

Course abstract

Course of special pathology instructs pathological physiology and morphology of animal organs and systems at macroscopic and microscopic level. The second part of the course includes morphology and physiology of endocrine, lymphatic system, CNS, skeletomuscular system, reproductive system and cutaneous pathology, their causes, pathogenesis, macro- and micro morphology, formulation of morphologic diagnoses.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge: to describe causes, mechanisms of endocrine, lymphatic system, CNS, skeletomuscular system, reproductive system and skinpathologic processes; their pathomorphological appearance and recognize pathophysiological processes of the organs – 6 tests.
Skills: to identify and describe changes of the tissues in gross specimens from necropsies and images of gross lesions, recognize pathologic processes in gross and histological specimens, formulate morphologic diagnosis based on lesion appearance; describe pathophysiological changes of the organs - practicals.
Competency: according to acquired knowledge and skills discuss in groups and answer independently about pathologic cases using appropriate terminology, explaining pathogenesis of lesions, their causes and prognosis – home works.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Pathology of endocrine system – 6h lectures and 6 h practical works
1st test - Pathology of the endocrine system
2. Pathology of lymphatic system – 6 h lectures and 5 h practical works
2nd test - Pathology of lymphatic system
3. Pathology of CNS pathology – 6 h lectures and 5 h practical works
3rd test - Pathology of CNS pathology
4. Pathology of skeletomuscular system– 6 h lectures and 5 h practical works
4th test - Pathology of skeletomuscular system
5. Pathology of reproductive – 4 h lectures and 4 h practical works
5th test - Pathology of reproductive system pathology
6. Pathology of cutaneous pathology - 4 h lectures and 4 h practical works
6th test - Pathology of cutaneous pathology

Requirements for awarding credit points

Successfully completed six tests and exam.
Absence of lectures and practical worksare not more than 30% of the total number of lessons. If missed lectures and practicalworks are more than 30% of the total number of lessons, then the course must be repeated.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Home works are evaluated in accordance with the tasks of the practical works.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Student skills are assessed in accordance with the procedures specified in the tasks of the practical work.
The study course tests are evaluated in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the LLU Study Regulations.
To take the exam, all tests must be successfully completed.
The exam is organized in two parts:
• written test with 100 questions evaluated in a 10-point system, the lowest successful grade is given if 70% of all questions are correctly answered;
• oral part - a ticket for any pathology that is assessed in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the LLU Study Regulations.
The ticket can only be answered after a successful test. The joint examination mark is calculated as the average mark of the exam test and the rating of the oral answer.

Compulsory reading

1. Zachary J. Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease 6th ed. Elsevier, 2017. 1394 p. 2. Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals. 6th ed. Vol. 1-3. Elsevier, 2016. Vol.1. 798 p.; vol.2. 654 p., vol.3. 572 p. 3. Dunlop R.H., Malbert R.C.H Veterinary pathophysiology. Blackwell publishing, 2004. 530 p. 4. Parčinskis O. Lauksaimniecības dzīvnieku slimību morfoloģiskās diagnostikas pamati. Rīga; Zvaigzne, 1988, 164 lpp.

Further reading

1. Rooney J., Robertson J. Equine pathology. Iowa State University Press Ames, 1996. 482 p. 2. Schmidt R.E., Reavill D.R., Phalen D.N. Pathology of pet and aviary birds. Blackwell publishing, 2003. 234 p. 3. Meuten D.J. Tumors in domestic animals. Blackwell publishing, 2002. 788 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Journal of Veterinary Pathology. ISSN: 0300-9858 2. Journal of Comparative Pathology. ISSN 0021-9975 3. The Veterinary Journal. ISSN 1090-0233 4. https://vet.uga.edu/ivcvm/courses/ 5. https://www.askjpc.org/vspo/ 6. http://www.fmv.ulisboa.pt/atlas/atlas_ing.htm 7. http://www.cldavis.org/

Notes

Compulsory course of study programme Veterinary medicine