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Small Animal Internal Diseases

Course Code	: VET408
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 5
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 5
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

a- To teach identification of frequently observed signifcant diseases in small animals b- To teach treating by choosing appropriate drugs and methods, and to provide necessary prophylactical applications c- To teach effective communication within owners, colleagues, and responsible authorities and to listen the target population in a suitable manner d- Aimed at constituting reqirements of continual renowal of the students knowledgeon the lecture constructed on basic small animal internal medicine.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Gülten Emek TUNA

Prof. Hüseyin VOYVODA

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to comprehend the disease in small animals regarding the major digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary and nervous system and diseases of skin and metabolism.
2.	To be able to identify specified diseases, using the ability to analyze .
3.	To be able to define diseases and methods defined by selecting the right drug for treatment.
4.	To be able to assert necessary prophylactic approach to prevent disease.
5.	Be able to diagnose the specified diseases with laboratory analysis

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	K. Turgut; Kedi ve Köpek Gastroenterelojisi, Semptomdan Teşhise, 2001
2.	K. Turgut; Veteriner Klinik Laboratuvar Teşhis Kitabı, 2000
3.	H. Y. İMREN, M. ŞAHAL,; Veteriner İç Hastalıkları, Ankara, 1991
4.	J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
5.	W. Richard, C. C.Guillermo; Small Animal Internal Medicine, , 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
6.	P. Larry Tilley, W. K. Francis Smith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007
7.	E. A. Chandler, R. M. Gaskell, C. J. Gaskell; Feline Medicine and Therapeutics, 3rd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007
8.	DiBartola, Stephen P.; Fluid Therapy in Small Animal Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 2005
9.	T. L. Gross, P. J. Ihrke, E. J. Walder, V. K. Affolter; Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat: Clinical and Histopathologic Diagnosis, 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2005
10.	S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
11.	T. R. Tams; Handbook of Small Animal Gastroenterology. W. B. Saunders, 2003
12.	Scott, W. Danny [and others]; Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology. 6th ed. WB Saunders, 2001

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course presentation, Gastrointestinal system disorders and gastrointestinol systems approach to the clinical symptoms of the disease, pityalizm, dysphagia, and diseases characterized by regurgitation

Week 2 - Theoretical

Diseases characterized by vomiting

Week 3 - Theoretical

Abdominal tension, mass formation and diseases characterized by pain

Week 4 - Theoretical

Diarrhea, constipation and painful disease characterized by defecation

Week 5 - Theoretical

Liver and pancreatic disorders

Week 6 - Theoretical

Respiratory system diseases in general approach (presentation, clinical, laboratory findings and diagnostic imaging techniques on the basis of assessment, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment alternatives), respiratory disease (nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, pleural space disease, and specific infectious diseases (infectious tracheobronchitis, distemper, etc.).

Week 7 - Theoretical

Topic repetition (Mid-term exam)

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Asthma emphysema, pulmonary edema, pneumonia, pneumothorax, hydrothorax, hemothorax, and infectious diseases

Week 9 - Theoretical

General approach to heart disease, electrocardiography, diagnostic and therapeutic approach to arrhythmias, kardiyomyopati, right and left heart failure, dirofilariosis, ascites

Week 10 - Theoretical

Disease regarding hematology and hematopoietic organ disases, diseases characterized by bleeding

Week 11 - Theoretical

Pathogenetic and clinical laboratory findings associated with urinary tract system to evaluate acute and chronic renal failure, cystitis, FUS-Feline Urological Syndrome, urolithiasis

Week 12 - Theoretical

General approach to nervous system disease; rabies, distemper, lead toxication, toxoplazmosis etc.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Diagnostic approaches in dermatology, skin affecting specific diseases

Week 14 - Theoretical

Systemic diseases affecting the skin, the general principles of treatment of dermatological diseases, Endocrine diseases (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, diabetes inspidus, hyperadrenocortisizm etc.) Result of vitamin and trace element deficiency diseases

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	5	70
Assignment	2	12	1	26
Quiz	2	2	1	6
Midterm Examination	1	8	1	9
Final Examination	1	11	1	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				123

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