Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pancreatic Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH538
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To give informations abaut etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment of exocrine pancreatic diseases, acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in dogs and cats.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hasan ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1. Comments clinical and laboratory findings of exocrine pancreatic diseases in dogs and cats.
2.Describes the findings by evaluating the disease.
3.Performs the appropriate treatment of the disease.
4.Determines the prognosis of the disease defined.
5.Knows the complications of the diseases determined.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith; 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, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
5.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
6.Westermarck E, Wiberg M. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2003 Sep;33(5):1165-79
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Functions of the pancreas
Week 2 - Theoretical
Regulation of pancreatic secretion
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pancreatic Diseases Clinical Findings
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pancreatic Diseases Labotratuvar Results
Week 5 - Theoretical
Imaging Techniques in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pancreatic Disease Diagnosis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Exocrine Pancreatic Diseases Treatment Principles, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Exocrine Pancreatic Diseases Treatment Principles
Week 9 - Theoretical
Complications of Pancreatic Diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
Check Exocrine Pancreatic Diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Acute Pankreatitis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Chronic Pankreatitis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pancreatic Tumors
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment401560
Reading140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)129
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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