Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cardiac Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH546
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: 2
Objectives of the Course

Inflammatory and non-inflammatory degeneration of pericard, myocard and endocard, etiology of acute and chronic heart failure and heart valve failures, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment will be evaluated theoretically and practically.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Gülten Emek TUNA
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows theoretical knowledge about heart disease of cats and dog
2.Make diagnose of diseases
3.Perform suitable treatment with right medication and methods, get prophylactic approach measures.
4.Interpret electrocardiographic data in the diagnosis of heart diseases.
5.Knows echocardiographic evaluation for the determination of heart diseases.
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.Z. Yılmaz, M. Kocatürk. Electrocardiography of Dogs and Cats, 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
overview of heart disease
Week 2 - Theoretical
General examination of cardiovascular system
Week 3 - Theoretical
General imaging tecniques of heart disease
Week 4 - Theoretical
Electrocardiography
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ecocardiography
Week 6 - Theoretical
arrhythmia
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cardiac failure, (Mid term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cardiac failure
Week 9 - Theoretical
Myocarditis
Week 10 - Theoretical
dilated cardiomyopathy
Week 11 - Theoretical
Degenerative heart valve diseases
Week 12 - Theoretical
Endocarditis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pericardial disease
Week 14 - Theoretical
Dirofilariasis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%35
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%5
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment101212
Reading140114
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
5
4
3
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
4
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026