| Statuss(Aktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Animal Postmortem Necropsies |
| Course code | VeteB037 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4 |
| Total Hours in Course | 108 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 0 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 52 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 56 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/12/2023 |
| Responsible Unit | Preclinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| First-cycle professional higher education(līm.), pasn. Kristīne Liepa First-cycle professional higher education(līm.), pasn. Lilija Geine-Romanova |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III VeteB008, Cell biology, Histology II VeteB010, Physiology II VeteB013, Bacteriology, mycology, virology III VeteB042, Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine III |
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| Replaced course | |
| Vete4100 [GVET4104] Animal Postmortem Necropsies |
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| Course abstract | |
| The aim of this practical course is to teach students to perform postmortem necropsies in competent, systematic and safe manner, to collect tissues for further diagnostic tests, to interpret necropsy findings and to write necropsy report. During necropsies students learn to distinguish lesions from agonal and post-mortem changes, explain causes of lesions, and determine main disease process and cause of death. In necropsy reports students describe lesions, formulate morphological diagnoses, analyse pathogenesis of lesions in context with clinical and laboratory abnormalities and make a conclusion in regards to cause of death. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge: students should know and understand rules for personal and environmental safety, principles of necropsy technique and organ examination, and types of tissue changes – 1tests. Skills: students should be able independently perform post-mortem examination of a dog, cat, pig, calf, chicken and horse or a cow in technically correct and safe manner; recognize and describe various types of changes (post mortal, agonal, incidental changes and lesions associated with disease); select appropriate samples for further diagnostic tests; the histological preparations obtained and prepared during the section must be analysed, search, summarize and analyse information in veterinary literature relevant to necropsy cases under investigation–practical works. Competency: students should be able to formulate morphological diagnoses based on the lesion and on histological appearance as well as to explain (verbally and in writing) pathogenesis taking into account clinical information and post-mortem condition. Students have to perform thorough analysis of necropsied animals and, using information in the literature, draw conclusions about lesion pathogenesis, possible aetiology, predisposing factors of the disease and cause of death –CECA work | |
| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Theoretical lesson: necropsy techniques, safety rules during necropsy, creation of necropsy protocol and theoretical review of the common diseases for different species of animals – 2x2 h.
2. Practical lesson: demonstration of the necropsy and work rules in the necropsy hall – 2h. 3. Practical lessons: necropsies is done by students with the supervision of teacher and write necropsy reports – 8x4 h. 4. Practical lesson: analysis of histological preparations of Necropsy cases, formulation of morphological diagnoses – 2x0,5 h. 5. Theoretical lessons: defencse of necropsy cases and discussions – 2x2,5 h. 6. Practical lesson: test necropsy for the mark – 4 h. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| To get the final grade of the study course, if:
1. Successful passed test necropsy. 2. Successful passed CECA work, which include necropsy report. 3. Successful passed necropsy cases. 4. It is mandatory to attend practical works. Only 1practical work can be skipped without excuses. Sick leave is acceptable for skipping a lesson. The skipped lesson must be rescheduled with lecturer. If unattended classes make up more than 30% due to illness, the course must be repeated. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Clinical and Epidemiological Case Analysis (CECA) work is about one of necropsy cases, which the student use in-depth literature analysis. The work consists of the following chapters: practical part (necropsy report), theoretical part (detailed description of the disease, pathogenesis, analysis of the latest research), list of used literature and presentation (pictures and tables). After submitting the written form of the paper, it should be presented orally with an illustrated PowerPoint presentation of 10 - 15 minutes, expressing the most relevant information on subject, answering questions and justifying the information provided. The work must be submitted and defended within the deadline set by the course supervisor. Necropsy case presentation, test necropsy and CECA work are evaluated in accordance with LBTU Study Regulations – 10point system. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| GradesMin pointsMax points
1075 80 96974 86368 75762 65156 54550 44044 Not passed039 Necropsy cases, test necropsy and CECA work are evaluated in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the LBTU Study Regulations. Necropsy report can be submitted 2 times considering the lecturer’s corrections in LBTU e-studies. The necropsy report must be submitted in 1 week after necropsy and repeatedly after teacher corrections. The final assessment of the study course is "pass with a mark", if the Test necropsy, CECA work with the report and theoretical part, and necropsy cases have been presented, successfully passed and defended. The final mark is formed from total number of points (maximum 80p.), it includes the work of CECA (min. 20p., max. 40p.), the average number of points for necropsy cases presentation (min. 5p., max. 10p.) and test necropsy (min. 10p., max. 20p.). The final mark is indicated in the LBTU Study. Regulations: |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Maxie G. M. Pathology of Domestic Animals. Volume 3. 6th ed. Edinburgh ... [etc.]: Elsevier Saunders, 2007. 2456 p.
2. Zachary J. F., McGavin M. D. Pathological basis of veterinary disease. 5th ed. USA: Elsevier, 2012. 1344 p. 3.King J.R. The Necropsy Book. Independent Publisher, 2013. 217 p. 4.Parčinskis O. Lauksaimniecības dzīvnieku slimību morfoloģiskās diagnostikas pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1988. 164 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Taibo A. Veterinary Medical Terminology Guide and Workbook. USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. 712 p.
2.IVIS. Pieejams: http://www.ivis.org/home.asp 3.Merck Veterinary Manual. Pieejams: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Journal of Veterinary Pathology. ISSN: 0300-9858.
2.Journal of Comparative Pathology. ISSN 0021-9975. 3.Amerikas veterināro patologu asociācijas interneta lapa. Pieejams: http://www.acvp.org/. 4.Eiropas veterināro patologu asociācijas interneta lapa. Pieejams: https://www.esvp.eu, sadaļa “Histology slide database”. |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory course of second cycle professional higher education study programme Veterinary medicine | |