Clinical Pathology - Companion Animals

Code:

MV422

Acronym:

PCAC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Personal and Communicational Development
OFICIAL	Nutritional Sciences

Instance: 2007/2008 - 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	69	Plan 2007 to 2017	4	-	6	96	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The teaching of the discipline is integrated in a vertical system (one teacher = one speciality instead of one teacher = one discipline) together with the disciplines of Small Animal clinical semiology and Companion animal medicine and surgery I and II. This system culminates with the application of the methods in the clinical cases of both 5th year disciplines.
The objective of this system is to provide a fluid sequence of acquisition and application of knowledge, as well as the correction, in the same year, of the potential errors detected in the latter years, adjusting the teaching of the younger students in the same year.
The teaching of the discipline is mainly based in theorectical and theorico-practical work, in order to allow students to participate from the start of the 5th year, all clinical cases of the service, regardless of the speciality, with a solid base of knowlledge.

Program

Cardiovascular diseases; Respiratory diseases; Urinary tract diseases; Liver diseases; Pancreatic diseases; Clinical oncology; Clinical haematology; Digestive tract diseases; Hydro-electrolytic unbalances; Endocrinopaties; Diseases of the nervous system; Musculoskeletal diseases.

Mandatory literature

Nelson Richard W.; Small animal internal medicine. ISBN: 0-323-01724-X
Ettinger Stephen J.; Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. ISBN: 0-7216-7256-6
Rijnberk A. ed.; Clinical endocrinology of dogs and cats. ISBN: 0-7923-3415-9
Lorenz Michael D.; Handbook of veterinary neurology. ISBN: 0-7216-8986-8
Birchard Stephen J.; Saunders manual of small animal practice. ISBN: 0-7216-3219-X
Morgan Rhea V.; Handbook of small animal practice. ISBN: 0-7216-3329-3
Platt Simon R. ed.; BSAVA manual of canine and feline neurology. ISBN: 0-905214-74-9
Tilley Larry Patrick; Essentials of canine and feline electrocardiography. ISBN: 0-8121-1443-4
Tams Todd R.; Handbook of small animal gastroenterology. ISBN: 0-7216-8676-1
Fox Philip R.; Textbook of canine and feline cardiology. ISBN: 0-7216-4044-3
Kittleson Mark D.; Small animal cardiovascular medicine. ISBN: 0-8151-5140-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical: Explanation of the physiopathological mecanisms, clinical signs, diagnostic methods and therapeutical principles of small animal diseases.
Theorico-practical: Explanation of the laboratorial diagnostic tests for each system, accompanied by presentation and discussion of cases.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	102,00
	Total:	-	0,00