| Course title | Internal Medicine, Herd Health I |
| Course code | Vete4086 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 121.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 32 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 28 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Clinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. med. vet., asoc. prof. Laima Liepa |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Study course Internal Medicine, Herd Health consists of two parts. Internal Medicine is the basic clinical study course of Veterinary Medicine. General aims of study are following: - definition of internal non - infection diseases, epidemiology; - etiology, pathogenesis, clinical findings; - diagnosis, differential diagnosis; - course of disease, prognosis; - treatment and prophylaxis (control). During the studies of Herd Health students acquire scientifically knowledge’s about health care and possibilities to resolve problems in production animal units. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Student should be able to demonstrate:
one-day skills: communicate effectively with clients, the lay public and colleagues, using language in a form appropriate to audience and the context; be aware of the ethical responsibilities of the veterinary surgeon in relation to individual animal care and client relations; be aware of personal limitations; Knowledge about: the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of the common diseases in the common domestic species; the principles of disease prevention and elimination of herd health problems; practical competence to: obtain an accurate and relevant history of the ill animal; handle and restrain an animal safely and humanely; perform a complete clinical laboratory examination; perform laboratory tests and interpret results; establish diagnosis, advice and administer appropriate treatment; attend in an emergency treatment of domestic animals. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Radostits O.M., Gay C.C., Hinchcliff K.W., Constable P.D. Veterinary medicine: a textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats. 10th Edition. London: Saunders, 2008. 1548 p.
2. Radostitis O. M. Herd Health: Food animal Production Medicine. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001. 885 p. 3. Ogilvie T.H. Large Animal Internal Medicine. 46h Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 2002. 1735 p. 4. Rebhun W.C. Diseases of Dairy Cattle. Media, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2010. 930 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Robinsons N. E. Current Therapy in Equine Medicine. W. B. Saunders Company. 1992. 847 p., 1994. 637 p. Nav liel. Latvijas b-kās.
2. The Merck Veterinary Manual. 10-th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ : Merck & Co, 2005. 2305 p. 3. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Edit. by H.R.Adams. Jowa State University Press / AMES. 7-th ed. 1995. 1181 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Journal "Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian", USA, 2003. ISSN 0193-1903.
2. Australian Veterinary Journal" Australia, 2010. ISSN 0005-0423. 3. "Journal of Veterinary Medicine", USA, 2004. ISSN 8750-7943. |
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