Internal Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals I

Code:

MV512

Acronym:

MCACI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

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	79	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 procedures learned in semiotic disciplins , as well as to develop clinical thinking and its application in real situations.
The work with real cases presented to the Nucleus of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, under supervision of senior staff, allows the development of communication skills, as well as ethical principles of clinical practice, as important as technical abilities.
The activities of hopitalized animal management, once again under senior staff supervision, allows the development of an individual responsability awareness and team work, the basis of the veterinary clinical activity.

Program

Opthalmology:
Clinical approach to orbital and ocular pain; red eye and discharge; blindness
Cardiology:
Clinical approach to heart diseases. Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rythm disturbances
Dermatology:
Clinical and Therapeutic approach to Otopathies; infectious skin diseases; parasitic skin diseases; fungal skin diseases and immune-mediated skin diseases.
Case-study of splenic haemangiossarcoma
Case-study of chronic bronchitis
Case-study of hepatic lipidosis
Case-study of fungal retrobulbar abcess
Case-study of retinal detachment
Case-study of sarcoptic mange
Case-study of Leishmaniasis
Case-study of canine hypothyroidism

Mandatory literature

Tilley Larry Patrick; 5-minute veterinary consult. ISBN: 0-7817-4038-X
Gelatt Kirk N. ed.; Veterinary ophthalmology. ISBN: 978-0-7817-6657-9
Kittleson Mark D.; Small animal cardiovascular medicine. ISBN: 0-8151-5140-3
Ettinger Stephen J.; Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. ISBN: 0-7216-7256-6
Tilley Larry Patrick; Essentials of canine and feline electrocardiography. ISBN: 0-8121-1443-4
Scott Danny W.; Muller & Kirk.s small animal dermatology. ISBN: 0-7216-4850-9
Foster Aiden 30; Manual de dermatología en pequenos animales y exóticos. ISBN: 978-84-87736-64-3
Lorenz Michael D.; Small animal medical diagnosis. ISBN: 0-397-51200-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical:
Explanation of the protocols of investigation, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of the mentioned specialities.
Supervised case-studies representatives of the mentioned specialities
Practical:
Supervised practice in real cases

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Less than 25% absences in the previewed hospitalized patients management activities.
Less than 25% injustified absences in practical classes.

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.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the aplicable legislation