Course code VeteP028
Credit points 21
Clinical Rotation
Total Hours in Course567
Independent study hours567
Date of course confirmation19.01.2022
Responsible UnitClinical Institute
Course developers
Aija Mālniece
Dr. med. vet.
Armands Vekšins
Dr. med. vet.
Inga Pigiņka-Vjačeslavova
Dr. med. vet.
lect.
Kristīne Drevinska
Mg. med. vet.
lect.
Dana Laizāne
second level professional higher educational programme(līm.)
lect.
Oskars Kozinda
Dr. med. vet.
Prior knowledge
Vete2015, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III
Vete4019, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics III
Vete4022, Large Animal Surgery II
Vete4024, Small Animal Surgery II
Vete4099, Small Animal Internal Medicine II
Vete4101, Radiology II
Vete4106, Special Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine III
Vete4114, Anesthesiology and Emergency
Vete4119, Diseases of Miscellaneous Animals II
Vete4122, Infectious Diseases II
Vete4124, Diploma Thesis II
Vete5015, Organisation of Veterinary Services II
Vete6023, Physiology II
Vete6039, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology III
Vete6040, Internal Medicine, Herd Health III
VeteP029, Clinical Practice III
Course abstract
Intramural practice. During clinical rotation, students work with veterinarians at teaching hospitals and farms, have access to patients; gain valuable hands-on experience.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Knowledges: about laboratorial tests and diagnostic imaging, most common diseases - etiology, pathogenesis and treatment. Assessment – tests in practice all blocks.
Skills: to do clinical and diagnostic imaging examination, set diagnosis, treatment and recommendations. Assessment – evaluating practical work, signatures in clinical manipulation book.
Competence: select correct diagnostic tests and treatment, herd health evaluation. Assessment – tests in practice all blocks and evaluating practical work.
Course Content(Calendar)
1. Small animal medicine. Four weeks. Theoretical lessons, practical works, test, clinical case analysis.
2. Equine medicine. Four weeks. Theoretical lessons, practical works, test, clinical case analysis.
3. Large animal medicine. Four weeks. Theoretical lessons, practical works, test, clinical case analysis.
4. Pathology. Two weeks. Theoretical lessons, practical works, test, case analysis.
Requirements for awarding credit points
Pass all requirements in all clinical rotation practice blocks and defend final work. Received at least 70% records in a Clinical manipulation accounting book.
Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work
Clinical case analysis; radiographic and medical reports in small animal block; article and case report analysis in small animal and equine block; necropsy report in a pathology block.
Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes
Study course tests and final work are evaluated in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the LLU Study Regulations.
To get a final grade of Clinical rotation practice students must pass all tests and individual tasks. Final grade consists of the average mark of all practice rotation blocks.
Compulsory reading
1. Nelson R.W., Couto Guillermo C. Small Animal Internal Medicine., Canada: Elsevier, 2014., 1473 Ir LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636/39:61/719.7/9 -
2. Anjou M., Penninck D., Atlas of Small animal ultrasonography., Blackwele Publishing, 2015., 511 lpp. Ir LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636/39:61/619 -
3. Brūvers Z. Mājdzīvnieku anatomija: mācību grāmata. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2007., 783 LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636.034 -
4. Dirksen G., Grunder H.-D.,Grunert E., Stober M, Mack R., Clinical Examination of Cattle, Berlīne, 1979., 453 lpp.
Clinical Examination of Farm Animals: Cockcroft, Peter D. United Kingdom: Blackwell Science, 2002. 313 p. LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636/39:61/6 -
5. Ettinger J.S., Feldman E.C., Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. Volume 1. a Harcourt Health Sciences Company, 2000., 1983
Textbook of veterinary internal medicine: diseases of the dog and cat. Edited by S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman. 4th ed. Philadelphia etc.: Saunders, 1995. 2 vol.
Ettinger J.S., Feldman E.C. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases of the Dog and the Cat. Volume 2. Edward C.Feldman. Seventh Edition. Canada: Saunders Elsevier, 2010. 1164 p.
Ir LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636/39:61/6
6. Zachary J. F., McGavin M. D. Pathological basis of veterinary disease. 5th ed. USA: Elsevier, 2012., 1322 lpp. LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs - Šifrs: 636/39:61/31
Periodicals and other sources
LLU Fundamentālās bibliotēkas datu bāzes
Notes
Compulsory course of study program Veterinary medicine