Unit VETERINARY SURGICAL SEMIOTICS

Course
Veterinary medicine
Study-unit Code
GP005425
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Marco Pepe
Teachers
  • Marco Pepe
  • Antonio Di Meo (Codocenza)
  • Rolando Arcelli (Codocenza)
Hours
  • 13 ore - Marco Pepe
  • 13 ore (Codocenza) - Antonio Di Meo
  • 13 ore (Codocenza) - Rolando Arcelli
CFU
3
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2024/25
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Discipline cliniche veterinarie
Academic discipline
VET/09
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
animal immobilization and clinical examination of the surgical cases; interpretation of symptomatology. clinical examination of each apparatus.
(locomotor, tegumentary, genital, urinary, digestive, respiratory, visual, uditive, nervous). interpretation of instrumental examination.
PROGRAMTheoretical lessons:
Surgical case study method; Patient restraint (1 hour). Anamnesis (2 hours).Objective Examination of Individual Apparatus:
Locomotory apparatus: examination sem. Locomotor apparatus; Semiotic injections; Static and dynamic tests (3 hours).
Tissue application: evaluation of primary and secondary injuries; Cutaneous biopsies (2 hours).
Genito-urinary Apparatus: catheterization, cystocentesis instrumental exams (3 hours).Digestive Apparatus: Observation of food boiling, swallowing, and progression of the bolus (2 hours). Examination of the oral cavity, esophageal and gastric probing (2 hours);Ileus (3 hours);
Respiratory system: respiratory noise (2 hours).
Neurological examination (3 hours).
Examination of the auditory device (2 hours).
Examination of visual apparatus (2 hours).
Practical lessons:
Common practical exercises in groups (12 hours).
Clinical rotation in small groups.
Reference texts
libri di testo consigliati:
Adams, La zoppicatura nei cavalli, Ed. Sbm, Noceto, Parma; Arcelli, Leone"otiti nel cane e nel gatto", Poletto Editore, Milano 2001; Slatter"trattato di chirurgia dei piccoli animali" Ed. Sbm, Noceto, Parma
Durante l'attività teorica vengono utilizzati lucidi, diapositive e CD. Altro
materiale didattico è reperibile sul sito dell'Università
Educational objectives
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student must
-acquire the knowledge necessary for the recognition of the symptoms and the correct methodology that allows to reach the diagnosis of the major surgical pathologies
-acquire basic knowledge of instrumental and laboratory investigations.

D2 - APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the training the student will be able to:
- performe neurological examination and examination of auditory and ophtalmic apparatus
- performe clinical examination of locomotor apparatus (lameness)
- performe cliinical examination of the mouth and of the digestive system
-performe clinical examination of the respiratory system
-performe clinical examination of the integumentary system


D3 - MAKING JUDGMENT
At the end of the training the student will be able to:
- assess the presence of pathologies of surgical interest
- assess the symptoms of the main diseases of surgical interest.
D4 - COMMUNICATION
At the end of the training the student will be able to:
- organize, prepare and exhibit, to an audience made up of people of
equal level of preparation, a presentation on a clinical case of surgical
interest with their own evaluation supported by appropriate
arguments,
- 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,
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
Theoretical activity: in the classroom on all the subjects reported in the program.
clinical training:
Guided exercises at the veterinary teaching hospital on the main topics covered by the program and on the clinical cases that have been received.
Learning verification modality
The methods for examination are reported on the page https://medvet.unipg.it/files/lm-42/msyllabus_mv_27082024.pdf
teaching patologia e semeiotica chirurgica veterinaria GP005378
docente responsabile ".Prof. Di Meo Antonio
Extended program
Theoretical lessons:
Surgical case study method; Patient restraint (1 hour). Anamnesis (2 hours).Objective Examination of Individual Apparatus:
Locomotory apparatus: examination sem. Locomotor apparatus; Semiotic injections; Static and dynamic tests (3 hours).
Tissue application: evaluation of primary and secondary injuries; Cutaneous biopsies (2 hours).
Genito-urinary Apparatus: catheterization, cystocentesis instrumental exams (3 hours).Digestive Apparatus: Observation of food boiling, swallowing, and progression of the bolus (2 hours). Examination of the oral cavity, esophageal and gastric probing (2 hours);Ileus (3 hours);
Respiratory system: respiratory noise (2 hours).
Neurological examination (3 hours).
Examination of the auditory device (2 hours).
Examination of visual apparatus (2 hours).
Practical lessons:
Common practical exercises in groups (12 hours).
Clinical rotation in small groups.
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