Information Package / Course Catalogue
Explicate of Blood, Urine and Faeces Examination Findings
Course Code: VİH540
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

To evaluate the theoretical and practical of blood, urine and stool examination which is important role in diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment control of activities of diseases.

Course Content

See weekly course topics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ceren DİNLER AY
Learning Outcomes
1. Take accordance with the technique to blood, urine, and stool samples
2.evaluations the findings to disease with diagnosis, different diagnosis, prognosis and perfoms the treatment
3.Interpret the results from different laboratories.
4.Gains knowledge of analytical variables that may affect laboratory results.
5.Evaluate the laboratory results with clinical findings.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lulich JP, Osborne CA. Urine culture as a test for cure: why, when, and how? Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2004 Jul;34(4):1027-41
2.M. Willard, H. Tvedten. Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods, WB Saunders, 2003
3.Barger AM. The complete blood cell count: a powerful diagnostic tool. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2003 Nov;33(6):1207-22.
4.K. Turgut. Veteriner Klinik Laboratuvar Teşhis Kitabı. 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Referange hematological values in animal
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Clinical practice
Week 2 - Theoretical
Animal Species-Specific Blood Testing and Analysis Related Diseases
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Clinical practice
Week 3 - Theoretical
Species-Specific normal urine values
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Clinical practice
Week 4 - Theoretical
Techniques to obtain urine sample and effects of analysis
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 5 - Theoretical
Species-Specific Urine Analysis and Interpretation in disease conditions
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 6 - Theoretical
Parasitological and Cytology Urine Analysis
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 7 - Theoretical
Microbiological Analysis, (Midterm exam)
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 8 - Theoretical
Microbiological Analysis
Week 9 - Theoretical
Interpretation of Urine Analysis in Chronic organ dysfunction related
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 10 - Theoretical
Fecal examination tecniques
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 11 - Theoretical
Species-Specific Fecal Analysis Interpretation in disease conditions
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 12 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Fecal Occult Blood
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case evaluation
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Clinical practise
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment401040
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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