Unit ADE - Small animal emergency and critical care

Course
Veterinary medicine
Study-unit Code
A001136
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Maria Beatrice Conti
Teachers
  • Maria Beatrice Conti
Hours
  • 25 ore - Maria Beatrice Conti
CFU
1
Course Regulation
Coorte 2014
Offered
2018/19
Learning activities
A scelta dello studente
Area
A scelta dello studente
Academic discipline
VET/08
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
how to approach a critically ill patient in emergency setting and in intensive care
Reference texts
DiBartola "Fluid therapy in small animal practice" W.B. Saunders Co.

Mathews K. "Veterinary emergency and criical are manual" Lifelearn Inc.

Viganò F. "Manuale di pronto soccorso nel cane e nel gatto" Elsevier

Vigano F. "Terapia intensiva nel cane e nel gatto" Elsevier
Educational objectives
knowledge: the student must be able to physically evaluate an animal that is presented in emergency setting and to decide the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for its stabilization.

applying knoledge: the student will become familiar with the main procedures for the stabilization in the critically ill patient. it will also be able to perform triage on the animal and to support the teaching and medical staff of the VTH during emergency
Teaching methods
seminary
practical training in Veterinary Teaching hospital - VTH.
simulation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Learning verification modality
check of the frequency
Extended program
- introduction

- the stabilization of critically ill patient: how to set up fluid and oxygen therapy; the pharmacological containment, the nutritional support (4 hours, including seminary and discussion on clinical cases)

- the politraumatized patient ((1 h discussion on clinical cases, 2 h practical activity)

- How to approach animals with urinary tract obstruction (1 h discussion on clinical cases, 2 h practical activity)

- The neurological emergencies (1 h discussion on clinical cases, 2 h practical activity)

- How to handle patients with acute gastrointestinal signs (1 h discussion on clinical cases, 2 h practical activity)

- SIRS and MODS (1 hdiscussion on clinical cases, 2 h practical activity)

- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1 h theoretical lesson, 2 h practical activity)
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