Internal Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals II

Code:

MV522

Acronym:

MCACII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	72	Plan 2007 to 2017	5	-	10	160	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objective of the discipline is to improve the student’s capacity to apply clinical skils learned in pre-clinical disciplines , as well as to develop clinical thinking and its application in real situations. The work with real cases presented to the UPVet - Veterinary Clinics of the University of Porto, under the supervision of senior staff (teachers and practitioners), allows for the development of communication skills, as well as ethical principles of clinical practice, as important as technical abilities. The activities on hopitalized animals, once again under senior staff supervision, allows for the development of an individual responsability awareness and team work, which constitute the basis of the veterinary clinical activity.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

The main results of the discipline are the practical acquisition of clinical skills in companion animals of the most common species (dogs, cats, small mammals, reptiles and ornamental birds) in its whole, that is, from the clinical history to the implementation of a therapy, including the execution of general physical examinations, special examinations, elaboration of a differential diagnosis list, planning and execution og ancilary exams, elaboration of a therapeutic plan and its execution, when aplicable.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Considering that this is an integrative a practical discipline, i tis essential that the students have the basic knowledge and skills in clinical semiology (clinical examination procedures); Small animal anesthesia; Surgical semiology; Diagnostic imaging; Small animal surgery and Small animal clinical pathology. Furthermore it is essential that students have a clear idea of the ethical and deontological principles of clinical practice.

Program

Theoretical teaching: Dermatology: Clinical and Therapeutic approach to Otopathies; infectious skin diseases; parasitic skin diseases; fungal skin diseases and immune-mediated skin diseases. Localisation of lesion in the nervous system; Diagnosis and treatment of disc diseases; Management of the epileptic patients.  The remaining theoretical classes will be dedicated to the group study of clinical cases. Cases are prepared by teachers, based in real situations, and built with the intent of developing the students' systematic approach, based in previous knowlledge and adapted to the specific case. The approach follows the general parameters of the final practical examination, therefore also being a tool for the evaluation preparation.

Practical teaching: Students will be involved in the daily outine work of a small animal practice with emergency services.

Mandatory literature

Tams Todd R.; Handbook of small animal gastroenterology. ISBN: 0-7216-8676-1
Osborne Carl A.; Canine and feline nephrology and urology. ISBN: 0-683-06666-8
Lorenz Michael D.; Handbook of veterinary neurology. ISBN: 0-7216-8986-8
Vários; Textbook of Respiratory Disease in dogs and cats, Lesley G King, 2004. ISBN: 0-7216-8706-7
Platt Simon R. 340; BSAVA manual of canine and feline neurology. ISBN: 978-1-905319-34-3
Tilley Larry P.; Blackwell.s five-minute veterinary consult. ISBN: 978-08138-0763-8
Ettinger Stephen J.; Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. ISBN: 978-1-4160-6593-7
Lorenz Michael D.; Small animal medical diagnosis. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1338-7
Nelson Richard W.; Small animal internal medicine. ISBN: 978-0-323-04881-1
Thompson Mark S.; Small animal differential diagnosis. ISBN: 978-1-4160-3268-7
Fuentes Virginia Luis 340; BSAVA manual of canine and feline cardiorespiratory medicine. ISBN: 978-1-905319-12-1
Villiers Elizabeth 340; BSAVA manual of canine and feline clinical pathology. ISBN: 0-905214-79-X
Gough Alex; Differential diagnosis in small animal medicine. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3252-7
Hall Edward J. 340; BSAVA manual canine and feline gastroenterology. ISBN: 0-905214-73-0
Tams Todd R.; Handbook of small animal gastroenterology. ISBN: 0-7216-8676-1
De Lahunta Alexander; Veterinary neuroanatomy and clinical neurology. ISBN: 978-0-7216-6706-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical: Explanation of the exploration protocols and investigation of clinical cases Practical: Practice of medicine in real cases

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

In order to be admitted to the final exam, the student must, cumulatively:
1- Have no more than 10% absences in the previewed emergency services.
2- Have no more than 35% absences in practical classes.
Students that are unable to be present in practical classes due to services in this or other disciplines area allowed to assist to other practical class of the same week, provided that the modification is justified by a document that demonstrates the need for the change.
In order to be admitted to the final exam, working students that fail to comply with 2 must demonstrate the acquisition of competences through the realization, in the second intermediate evaluation week, of a consultation to a patient of the UPVet, considered as satisfactory by the unit's responsible.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final theoretical examination = 8 points Case resolution examination (3 cases) = 4 points each For approval, students must obtain, cumulatively, a minimum of 4 (four) points in the theorectical examination plus 6 (six) points in the practical examination. In addition, students must also obtain a minimum of 1.5 (one point five) points in two of the three cases.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students that present one Case report of a case they handeled during the practical work, considered as good or very good will receive a classification bonus of one (good) or two points (very good), in their final score.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the aplicable legislation

Classification improvement

Students that wich to improve their final score will be submitted to a final examination in accordance to the aplicable legislation.