Anatomical Pathology I

Code:

MV311

Acronym:

API

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Food Hygiene

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S (of 16-09-2024 to 10-01-2025)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Pahology and Immunology
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	74	Official Study Plan	3	-	5,5	70	148,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Post-mortem changes: identification, assessment and interpretation.
Necropsy technique with sample selection, collection and sending to histopathologic examination.
Description of macroscopic lesions.
Understand the etiopathogenesis, recognize the gross and histological changes inherent to pathological processes involving the alimentary system, liver, pancreas and salivary glands, peritoneum, skin and cardiovascular system, of domestic and farm animals.

Learning outcomes and competences

Identify, evaluate and interpret cadaveric changes; Perform a necropsy, select, collect and send pathological samples to histopathological laboratory; write a complete necropsy report; Identify and describe macroscopic lesions and draw up a list of differential diagnosis; Understand the etiopathogeny and recognize the lesions, both macroscopic and microscopic, of pathological processes involving the alimentary system, liver, pancreas and salivary glands, peritoneum, skin and cardiovascular system, of domestic and farm animals.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Cadaveric changes.
Necropsy technique.
Description, selection and sending of samples to histopathological examination.
Study of the pathology of:
. alimentary system,
. liver,
. pancreas 
. salivary glands,
. peritoneum, 
. cardio-vascular system
. skin

Mandatory literature

M. Donald McGavin; Pathologic basis of veterinary disease. ISBN: 978-0-323-02870-7
Maria da Conceição Peleteiro; Manual de necrópsia veterinária. ISBN: 978-989-752-196-6

Complementary Bibliography

J. M. King; The^necropsy book. ISBN: 978-1-4276-4335-3
K. V. F. Jubb; Pathology of domestic animals. ISBN: 0-12-391605-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures (Main subjects of course will be presented and discussed with help of iconographic material). Practical lectures (Necropsies with respective writen reports; description of gross pathological changes; selection and collection of samples for histopathological examination; histological pictures of the most relevant cases observed at the necropsy room will be available).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Exame	50,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	73,50
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Trabalho escrito	5,00
Total:	148,50

Eligibility for exams

It is necessary to attend to, at least, 75% of the practical classes to perform the theoretical exam.
Practical examination will be held during practical classes.
It is necessary to aprove to the practical component to have access the theoretical exam.
The classification obtained in the practical examination is valid for the following academic year.
Students who attended at the course in previous years and are not currently enrolled in practical classes should contact the Professor of the Curricular Unit as early as possible in order to complete their enrollment for the practical exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical examination -50%
Theoretical-practical examination- 10%
Practical examination - 30%
Continuous evaluation -10%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special needs or in special conditions should contact timely the Teacher in order to solve all these situations.

Observations

The theoretical examination can only be performed after approving practical examination.
A minimum classification of 9,5 in 20 is required in theoretical exam and in necropsy practical examination.