Unit SEMEIOTICS AND MEDICAL PATOLOGY OF PETS
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- GP005427
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Francesco Birettoni
- Teachers
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- Francesco Birettoni
- Hours
- 39 ore - Francesco Birettoni
- CFU
- 3
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2022/23
- 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
- The contents of the module cover the methodological bases for the direct
clinical examination of the different apparatus and the etiopathogenesis
and the pathophysiology of the most common diseases of the dog, cat
and unconventional pet. The applicative criteria of the main collateral and
instrumental exams needed to diagnose the internal medicine of small
animals are outlined. - Reference texts
- 1) SEMEIOLOGIA CLINICA VETERINARIA, Ciaramella Paolo - Poletto Editore,
Milano, 2014.
2) Medicina interna del cane e del gatto – 2010
di Richard W. Nelson (Autore), C. Guillermo Couto (Autore), T. Furlanello (a cura di), G. Lubas (a cura di)
3) (opzionale) Trattato di Clinica Medica Veterinaria Ettinger 7a Edizione: Malattie Del
Cane e Del Gatto
Stephen J. Ettinger, Edward C. Feldman Antonio Delfino Editore, 2015 - Educational objectives
- At the end of the course the student must be able to:
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- perform the particular objective examination of the individual
apparatus.
- know the etiopathogenesis and the pathophysiology of the most
common diseases of the animal of affection.
D2 - APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- express a suspect diagnostic and identify the most useful collateral and
instrumental exams to confirm the diagnosis.
D3 - MAKING JUDGMENT
- use the main tools for collateral analysis in the internal medicine of
small animals and provide an interpretation of the results.
D4 - COMMUNICATION
- support an adversarial process with people of equal preparation and
experts in different issues, of a regulatory, scientific, procedural and / or
technological nature,
- demonstrate language properties in both written and oral form, as well
as the ability to use terminology that is sufficiently appropriate for a
correct approach to the profession, which is also important for job
interviews.
D5 - LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the training the student will be able to:
- consult and understand scientific texts, even innovative ones,
bibliographic updates, normative dictations, so as to employ them in
contexts not only usual for the profession, including research, but also
originals,
- manage a sufficiently broad mastery of the subject to guarantee an
acceptable basis for continuing professional updating through ongoing
lifelong learning - Teaching methods
- The module is organized in 27 hours of theoretical lectures and 12 hours
per student of practical sessions.
THEORY: in the classroom on the topics described in the syllabus.
PRACTICE: at Internal Medicine and Acceptance Service of the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital, on cases with spontaneous diseases. - Extended program
- Introductory lecture; Semeiotic vs. medical pathology; Clinical signs vs.
clinical findings
Cardiovascular system; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective
examination. Cardiopathy vs. Heart Failure.
Most common dog and cat cardiopathies, congenital and acquired.
Echocardiography and electrocardiography.
Respiratory system; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective
examination. Cough, dyspnoea and respiratory failure
Anamnestic collection and direct clinical examination in patients with
cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. Basis of echocardiography
and chest ultrasound.
Common dog and cat respiratory diseases.
Radiographic and ultrasound examination of the chest.
Gastrointestinal tract; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective
examination. Maldigestion and malabsorption.
Pathologies of the most common gastrointestinal tube of the dog and cat.
Common pathogens of the liver and pancreas of the dog and cat.
Digestive examination of the digestive tract
Urinary Apaproth; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective examination.
Disorientation, polyuria and anuria.
Common urinary tract pathologies of the dog and cat.
Ultrasound examination of urinary tract
Semeiotic and medical pathology of unconventional pets (exotic). In
collaboration with Dr. Gianluca Deli
Anamnestic collection and direct clinical examination in patients with
digestive, urinary or tegumentary conditions. Digestive and Urinary
System Ultrasound.
Anamnestic collection and direct clinical examination in patients with
digestive, urinary or tegumentary conditions. Digestive and Urinary
System Ultrasound.
Nervous system; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective examination.
Neurological deficiency and epilepsy.
Tissue apparatus; Signaling, anamnesis, particular objective examination.
Primary and secondary dermatopathies.
Semeiotic and medical pathology of unconventional pets (exotic ones). In
collaboration with Dr. Gianluca Marchetti.
Most common endocrine disorders in dogs and cats
Ultrasound examination in endocrinopathy and module closure.