Unit CLINICAL METHODOLOGY IN SMALL ANIMALS
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- GP005430
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Francesco Porciello
- Teachers
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- Francesco Porciello
- Hours
- 13 ore - Francesco Porciello
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline cliniche veterinarie
- Academic discipline
- VET/08
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Basic clinical methodology.
Signalling and anamnesis. General physical examination. - Reference texts
- AUTORI VARI - SEMEIOLOGIA CLINICA VETERINARIA Poletto Editore,
Milano, 2014 - Educational objectives
- It is expected that students acquire the theoretical knowledge and
practical skills necessary for the execution of a general fisical
examination of the patientRegarding the descriptors of the didactic objectives, the course can be summarized as follows:
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student must
- have knowledge of the clinical methods of approaching the sick animal by questioning the owner, observing the animal and identifying particular signs of the disease;
- know the methods of containment of the animal to be visited and the application of the manual procedures for performing the direct physical examination;
- know the characteristics and methods of use of basic clinical instruments (e.g. thermometer, stethoscope, etc.)
D2 - ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the training, the student must:
- be able to collect the medical history, be able to identify signs of disease;
- knowing how to safely approach a sick animal and perform the maneuvers of direct physical examination;
- know how to use basic clinical instruments (e.g. thermometer, stethoscope, etc.)
D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- identify, among the information reported by the owner, those useful in the course of the anamnestic collection and distinguish normal conditions from pathological ones;
- identify the presence of particular clinical signs;
- describe and quantify the changes detectable in the general physical examination;
D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- produce a report on the animals visited and actively participate in clinical briefings by discussing with people of the same level of preparation, presenting their evaluations supported by appropriate arguments;
- demonstrate language skills in both written and oral form, as well as the ability to use sufficiently appropriate terminology for a correct approach to the vocational subjects of the fourth and fifth year of the course
D5 - LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- set up a professional interview methodology with teachers, pet owners and colleagues engaged in clinical activity, such as to ensure the acquisition of always new useful information in clinical practice;
- possess a sufficiently broad mastery of the subject to guarantee an acceptable basis to continue successfully in the study of the professionalizing clinical subjects of the fourth and fifth year of the course - Prerequisites
- Teaching methods
- Lectures with the help of sliddes and movies related to sick animals,
practical lessons in University Veterinary Teaching Hospital facilities
related to clinical methodology, the general phisical examination - Other information
- The preparation and achievement of technical / practical skills will be completed with participation in the red weeks (clinical / practice activities in OVUD) provided by the study plan
- Learning verification modality
- Practical test to test the abilities gained in carrying out a general physical
examination of a small animal. Passing the test will allow the student to
sit to the final exam of the course exempted from the part related to this
teaching. - Extended program
- General aspects regarding the approach to the sick animal and the
particular signs of the disease (1 hour and 1/2) and basic clinical
methodology: Inspection (1/2 hour) Palpation (1/2 hour) Percussion (1 / 2
hours) Auscultazione (1/2 hour)
Signaling and anamnesis (1 hour).Phisical General examination (3 hours)
Clinical approach and basic methodology for exotic and wild animals (1
hour and 1/2).
Practice lessons:
Basic clinical methodology (2 hours); General objective exam (2 hours);