| Course title | Small Animal Internal Medicine I |
| Course code | Vete4098 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 40 |
| Independent study hours | 41 |
| Date of course confirmation | 23/02/2021 |
| Responsible Unit | Clinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. med. vet., lekt. Kristīne Drevinska |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| Vete4036, General Pathology I Vete4037, General Pathology II Vete4105, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology I Vete4110, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics I Vete4111, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics II Vete4114, Anesthesiology and Emergency Vete6022, Physiology I Vete6023, Physiology II |
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| Course abstract | |
| Small Animal Internal Medicine deal with diseases of organ systems: Cardiovascular disorders, Respiratory Disorders, Gastrointestinal disorders, Genitourinary disorders, Endocrine and metabolic disorders, Dermatological disorders, basics of Oftalmology, Emergencies and critical care in the small animal (dogs and cats) practice. Students acquire knowledges about the etiology of diseases, pathogenesis, clinical signs, the use of different diagnostic methods and treatment possibilities. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge: basic knowledge about diseases of different organ systems, clinical signs, diagnostic tools and treatment – 8 tests
Skills of getting anamnesis, evaluating of the clinical status of animal and choosing the appropriate diagnostic methods depending from clinical signs – laboratory works, independent works Competence of diagnosing diseases and determing the appropriate treatment plan – laboratory works, independent work. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Emergency and critical care – 3h lectures
1st test – Emergency and critical care 2.Diseases of respiratory system – 5h lectures 2nd test – Respiratory diseases 3.Endocrinology – 7h lectures 3rd test - Endocrinology 4.Dermatology – 5h lectures 4th test – Dermatological diseases 5.Gastroenterology -7h 5th test - Gastroenterology 6. Urogenital disease - 5h lecture 6th test - Urogenital disease 7. Cardiovascular disease - 5h lectures 7th test - Cardiovascular disease 8. Ophthalmology - 3h lectures 8th test - Ophthalmology |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Successfully completed seven tests and individual tasks, in end of semester final test. Absence of lectures and practical works are not more than 30% of the total number of lessons. If unjustifiably missed lectures and laboratory works 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 laboratory works. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The study course tests are evaluated in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Study Regulations. To get the final test, all tests must be successfully completed and independent/home works must be done. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Birchard S.J., Sherding R.G. Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice. 3rd ed. Saunders Elsevier. 2006.
2.Bistner S.I., Ford R.B., Raffe M.R. Kirk and Bistner’s Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment W.B. Saunders Comp. 2000. 3.Cote E. Clinical Veterinary Advisor Dogs and Cats. Mosby Inc. 2007. 4.Ettinger S. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine – diseases of dog and cat W.B. Saunders comp. 7th ed. 2009. 5.Nelson R.W., Couto C.G. Small Animal Internal Medicine . Mosby, 5th ed.2013. 6.Silverstein D.C., Hopper K. Small Animal Critical Care Medicine. Saunders Elsevier. 2009. 7.Tilley L.P., Smiths F.W.K. The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult . Williams & Wilkins. 2015. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Muller G. Kirk., R., Scott D. Small Animal Dermatology W.B. Saunders comp. 7th ed.2012.
2. Nelson R.W. Couto C.G. Essentials of Small Animal Medicine. Mosby year Book. 2000. 3. Plumb D.C. Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook. 8th ed. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2015 4. Willard M.D., Tvedten H., Turnwald G.H. Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods. 5th ed. W.B.Saunders Company. 2011 ISSN:1939-1676 5.Ettinger S.J., Feldman E.C., Cote E., Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Expert Consult, 8th Edition, 2017 |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, ISSN: 1939-1676.
2. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Critical Care, ISSN: 1476-4431. 3. The Veterinary Journal, ISSN 1090-0233 4. http://cliniciansbrief.com 5. http://www.iris-kidney.com/guidelines/index.html |
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| Notes | |
| The distribution of topics among semesters and can vary.Students will be informed about the changes. Compulsory subject in Veterinary medicine in 7th semester. Practicals in laboratory groups. | |