Internal Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals I

Code:

MV512

Acronym:

MCACI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Master 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	57	Oficial Plan 2018	5	-	10	159	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objective of the discipline is to integrate and improve the students capacity to apply clinical skills 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 Hospital 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, allways 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, execution and interpretation of 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, it is 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: Speciality themes:
Opthalmology: Clinical approach to orbital and ocular pain; red eye and discharge; blindness.
Dermathology: Clinical presentation and therapeutic approach to ear problems, parasitic, infectious, fungal and immune-mediated skin diseases.
Oncology: Approach to the cancer patient; Oncologic therapy, Mos common neoplstic disease in companion animals 

Practical teaching: Students will be involved in the daily routine work of a small animal veterinary hospital with emergency services.

Mandatory literature

David Maggs; Slatter.s fundamentals of veterinary ophthalmology. ISBN: 978-0-323-44337-1
Gelatt Kirk N. ed.; Veterinary ophthalmology. ISBN: 978-0-7817-6657-9
Featherstone Heidi; Small animal ophthalmology. ISBN: 978-1-4051-5161-0
Osborne Carl A.; Canine and feline nephrology and urology. ISBN: 0-683-06666-8
Larry P. Tilley; Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Elsevier, 2016. ISBN: 978-0323188029
Kittleson Mark D.; Small animal cardiovascular medicine. ISBN: 0-8151-5140-3
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
Ettinger Stephen J.; Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. ISBN: 978-1-4160-6593-7
Thompson Mark S.; Small animal differential diagnosis. ISBN: 978-1-4160-3268-7
Gough Alex; Differential diagnosis in small animal medicine. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3252-7
Larry P. Tilley; Blackwell.s five-minute veterinary consult. ISBN: 978-1-118-88157-6
Joan Dziezyc; Color atlas of canine and feline ophthalmology. ISBN: 0-7216-8239-1
Elizabeth Villiers; BSAVA manual of canine and feline clinical pathology. ISBN: 978-1-905319-63-3
Mark S. Thompson; Small animal medical differential diagnosis. ISBN: 978-0-323-49830-2
Francis W. K. Smith JR; Manual of canine and feline cardiology. ISBN: 978-0-323-18802-9

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 asttended in the UPVet veterinary hospital.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	111,00
Frequência das aulas	159,00
Total:	270,00

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.
3- Present evidence of having performed all of the clinical procedures defined by the unit's responsible at the beginning of the semester, by submitting the procedures register dully signed by the corresponding supervisers.

Students that are unable to be present in practical classes due to services in this or other disciplines are 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.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final score is obtained by written assessment, that will take place as a final examination, constituted by two parts with equal weight. In the "normal examination period", the first part will be evaluated in the "reviews interim" period and the second one in the formal "normal examination period". In the "appeal exam period" the whole of the subjects will be evaluated. 
For approval, students must obtain a minimum of 50% in both parts of the exam.Those that do not obtain such mark in one of the parts will be able to repeat that part in the subsequent "appeal period".Such possibility do not apply in the special exam periods nor in subsequent scholar years.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the aplicable legislation.

Classification improvement

Students that wish to improve their scores may do it in the entire examination or in one of the parts in the "appeal period".