Information Package / Course Catalogue
Liver Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH525
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of hepatic disease and treatment issues of chronic hepathopathy will be told.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mehmet GÜLTEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings in liver diseases
2.Makes the diagnostic approach
3.Performs Etiological and symptomatic treatment
4.Knows the complications of liver diseases.
5.Knows the differencial diagnosis of hepatic diseases.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. SAmith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
2.J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
3.Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
4.S. J. Ettinger, EA. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
5.K. Turgut. Kedi ve Köpek Gastroenterelojisi, Semptomdan Teşhise, 2001
6. Center SA. Feline hepatic lipidosis. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
functions of liver
Week 2 - Theoretical
Clinical findings of liver diseases
Week 3 - Theoretical
Laboratory findings in liver diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
diagnosis and differential diagnosis in liver diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
principles of treatment in liver diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ssupportive and symptomatic treatment
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Urine Analysis, (Mid-term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Urine Analysis
Week 9 - Theoretical
Infectious inflammatory liver diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
liver diseases about secondary impairment
Week 11 - Theoretical
Treatment of complications of hepatic failure
Week 12 - Theoretical
portal vascular abnormalities
Week 13 - Theoretical
hepatic lipidozis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hepatic neoplasias
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment4028
Reading140114
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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2026