Unit FUNCTIONAL SEMIOLOGY IN VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 85100006
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Luca Avellini
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2017
- Offered
- 2018/19
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
| Code | 85002203 |
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| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Luca Avellini |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | BIO/12 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Knowledge necessary to understand the process of production of laboratory data for its critical interpretation. Basic concepts of analytical variability and biological variation, pre-analytical phase, reference values and quality control. Basic concepts of the most used techniques. Point-of-Care testing; Biochemical markers of function or damage of tissues or organs in different animal species. |
| Reference texts | S. Paltrinieri, W. Bertazzolo, A. Giordano - Patologia clinica del cane e del gatto. Masson Meyer D.J. Harvey J.W. - Medicina di laboratorio veterinaria– interpretazione e diagnosi. Delfino Editore |
| Educational objectives | The oral exam certifies the knowledge of the meaning and the interpretation ability of clinical laboratory data. In particular, students have to reach an adequate knowledge and ability to use of the simplest methods for acquisition of laboratory data and understand the contribution that laboratory diagnostic techniques can make in achieving a diagnosis. |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized as follow: - Lectures (26 hours) on all subjects of the course - n° 2 laboratory exercises (overall 4 hours) will be done at the teaching lab (basement of the main building) for the knowledge/solution of basic problems regarding clinical chemistry lab. Students will be divided into groups (maximum 20 students per group). |
| Other information | On-line availability of the material used by the teacher for lessons.The teacher becomes available (by prior arrangement) even outside of official office hours (Tues. and Thurs. 13-14) for explanations about the topics of the program. |
| Extended program | ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES and ANALYTICAL QUALITY:Basic concepts of analytical reliability: precision, trueness, accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, the quality management. The internal quality control. Predictive value and decision-making levels.Quantities and units of measurement in clinical biochemistry, pre-analytical variability, reference values and biological variability, the concept of critical difference and goal of analytical quality; diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.Principles and techniques for collecting, processing and storage of biological samples.Basic concepts of the techniques most commonly used in clinical biochemistry, with particular reference to the basic principles and applications of enzymatic techniques. Point-of-Care testing. Dry Chemistry: principles and its use in the examination of urine and in ambulatory monitoring of blood glucose. Blood gas analyzer.Biochemical markers of function or damage of tissues or organs in different animal species with particular reference to: disorders of fluid and electrolyte metabolism and acid-base (blood gas analysis); markers of liver function: electropherogram of blood serum, heme metabolism and jaundice, coagulation tests; diabetes mellitus and dynamic tests of endocrine function of the pancreas. Clinical biochemistry of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Clinical enzymology. Clinical biochemistry of exercise.Practical lessons:Principles of good laboratory practice, evaluation of a method precision.Urine examination by dry chemistry. Glucose analysis methods. |
LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
| Code | 85107303 |
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| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Maria Teresa Antognoni |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline cliniche veterinarie |
| Academic discipline | VET/08 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Reference texts | notes from teacher Testi di consultazione: S. Paltrinieri, W. Bertazzolo, A. Giordano - Patologia clinica del cane e del gatto. Masson Meyer D.J. Harvey J.W. - Medicina di laboratorio veterinaria– interpretazione e diagnosi. Delfino Editore Michael D., Willard - Smal animal Clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods. Fifth edition. Elsevier |
| Educational objectives | The main goal of education is to provide students with the foundation to address the study and knowledge of the main laboratory parameters are designed to veil diseases of organ and to learn to grasp the clinical significance in relation to various diseases. The main skills are: knowledge about the sampling procedure and storage of various materials knowledge related to laboratory parameters such as markers of organ function, in different animal species The main skills are: perform surveys in specialized laboratories analyze the data coming from the different samples interpret data to identify diseases of organ and to address a differential diagnosis |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons and practical training |
| Extended program | General laboratory concepts:sources of laboratory error; preanalytical errors: hemolysis, lipemia, icterus. Analitical errors. Sample collection. Metabolic profile. Serum total protein. Protein electrophoresis; Altered electrophoretic patterns; Acute fase proteinsHyperglobulinemia, hypoglobulinemia, monoclonal gammopathy. Hepatic disorders. Nefrology disorders. Urynary disorders. Hemostatic abnormalities. Fluid accumulation disorders: diagnostic approach, fluid collection technique, characterization of fluid. Gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders. Cardiac disorders. Endocrine disorders |