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Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine III

Course developer

Prior knowledge

VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III

VeteB008, Cell biology, Histology II

VeteB010, Physiology II

VeteB040, Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine I

VeteB041, Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine II

Course abstract

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

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge: to describe causes, mechanisms of endocrine, lymphatic system, CNS, skeletomuscular system, reproductive system and skin pathologic 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 the endocrine system. Pathology of the pituitary gland and adrenal glands – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
2. Pathology of the endocrine system. Pathology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
3. Pathology of the endocrine system. Pathology of the pancreas – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
4. Pathology of the lymphatic system. Thyroid pathology. Pathology of the spleen – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work. 1st test - Pathology of the endocrine system.
5. Pathology of the lymphatic system. Pathology of lymph nodes – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
6. Pathology of the lymphatic system. Leukosis. Bone marrow pathology – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
7. CNS pathology. Anomalies, blood circulation disorders – 2 h of lectures and 2 h of practical work. 2nd test – Pathology of the lymphatic system.
8. CNS pathology. Degeneration and necrosis – 2 h of lectures and 2 h of practical work.
9. CNS pathology. Inflammation, neoplasia, traumas – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
10. Pathology of the skeletal and muscular system. Bone pathology – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work. 3rd test – CNS pathology.
11. Pathology of the skeletal and muscular system. Pathology of joints – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
12. Pathology of the skeletal and muscular system. Muscle pathology – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
13. Pathology of the genital system. Male genital pathology - 2 h lectures and 2 h practical work. 4th test - Pathology of the skeletal and muscular system.
14. Pathology of the genital system. Pathology of the female genital organs. Fetal pathology. – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work.
15. Skin pathology. General changes. – 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical work. 5th test - Pathology of the genital system.
16. Skin pathology. Specific skin diseases – 2 h of lectures and 2 h of practical work. 6th test - Skin pathology.

Requirements for awarding credit points

Successfully completed six tests and exam. Absence of lectures and practical works are 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

Homework, such as analyzes of pathological cases, scientific publications and studies according to the tasks set in the practical work.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Students' skills are evaluated according to the order of the tasks assigned in the practical work.
Study course tests are evaluated according to the 10-point system scale criteria specified in the LBTU Study Regulations.
In order to pass the exam, all tests: five form course 2nd part and six form corse third part must be successfully completed.
The exam is organized in two parts:
• a written test with 100 questions, which is evaluated in a 10-point system, the lowest passing grade is awarded if at least 70% of all questions are answered correctly;
• oral part - a ticket with some pathological cases, which is evaluated according to the criteria of the 10-point system scale specified in the LBTU Study Regulations. The ticket can only be answered after a successful test. Both parts must be evaluated successfully. The combined exam grade is calculated as the average grade of the exam test and answer ticket score. In case of unsuccessful evaluation, both parts of the exam must be taken again.

Compulsory reading

1.Zachary J. Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease 6th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, 2017. 1394 p.
2.Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals. 6th ed. Vol. 1.,2.,3. Elsevier, 2016, vol.1 798 p., vol.2 654 p., vol.3, 572 p.
3. Dunlop R.H., Malbert RC.H Veterinary Pathophysiology. Blackwell publishing, 2004. 530 p.

Further reading

1.Dijk van J. E., Gruys E., Mouwen J. M. V. M. Color Atlas of Veterinary Pathology. 2nd ed. Elsevier Saunders. 2007. 216 p.
2.Meuten D.J. Tumors in Domestic Animals. 5th ed. Blackwell publishing, 2020. 1000 p.
3.Buergelt D. C., Piero Del F. Color Atlas of Equine Pathology. Wiley-Blackwell. 2014. 552 p.
4.Rooney J., Robertson J. Equine Pathology. Iowa State University Press Ames. 1996. 482 p.
5.Buergelt D. C., Clark G. E., Piero Del F. Bovine Pathology: A Text and Color Atlas. CABI. 2018. 352 p.
6.Schmidt R.E., Reavill D.R., Phalen D.N. Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds. 2nd ed. Blackwell publishing. 2015. 312 p.
7.Terio A. K.., McAloose D., Leger St. J. Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals. 1st ed., 2018 1136 p.
8.Murphy G.B., Bell M. C., Soukup W. J. Veterinary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Wiley-Blackwell. 2019. 272 p. 9.Vandevelde M., Higgins R., Oevermann A. Veterinary Neuropathology: Essentials of Theory and Practice. Wiley-Blackwell. 2012. 210 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1.Journal of Veterinary Pathology. ISSN: 0300-9858
2.Journal of Comparative Pathology. ISSN 0021-9975
3.Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. ISSN 1939-1676
4.The Veterinary Journal. ISSN 1090-0233
5.Journal of Veterinary Science. pISSN 1229-845X, eISSN 1976-555X
6.http://www.askjpc.org/vspo/
7.http://www.cldavis.org/

Notes

Compulsory course of second cycle professional higher education study study programme Veterinary medicine