Information Package / Course Catalogue
Premedication in General Anaesthesia
Course Code: VCR541
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To gain knowledge about importance of premedication for general anesthesia, application techniques and agents

Course Content

Importance of premedication, evaluation of patient, drugs in premedication

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Gains knowledge about premedication and agent used for it
2.2. Decides appropriate premedication method and agent
3.3. Applies appropriate premedication
4.To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area.
5.To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Topal A.(2005). Veteriner Anestezi kitabı, Bursa Nobel Kitap evi
2.2. Slatter, D. (1998). Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. Philedelphia: W.B. Saunders Company
3.3. Thurmon, J.C, Tranquilli W.J., Benson G.J., Lumb, W.V. (1996). Lumb and Jones’ Veterinary Anesthesia. London: Mosby.
4.4. McKelvey D., Hollingshead W. (2003). Veteriner Anesthesia and Analgesia London: Mosby
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Patient in preanesthesic term
Week 1 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 2 - Theoretical
Evaluation of patient
Week 2 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of patients
Week 3 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 4 - Theoretical
Choise of anesthetics Clinical Practise
Week 4 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 5 - Theoretical
Preparing patient to anestesia
Week 5 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 6 - Theoretical
Aims of preanestetics usage
Week 6 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 7 - Theoretical
Preanestetics usage ways
Week 7 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm exam, Clinical case discussing
Week 9 - Theoretical
Anticolinergical premedication
Week 9 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sedative premedication
Week 10 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analgesic premedication
Week 11 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hypnotic premedication
Week 12 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 13 - Theoretical
Complications in preanestesia -1
Week 13 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Week 14 - Theoretical
Complications in preanestesia -2
Week 14 - Practice
Clinical Practise
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1516
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)51
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
2
3
5
5
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3
5
4
2
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5
5
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5
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3
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5
5
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4
2
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5
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3
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2
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OÇ-5
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