Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Examination Principles in Animals
Course Code: VİH549
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

Form the basis of a complete and accurate diagnosis of the overall scope of clinical examination methods, equipment, purpose and interpretation of the findings of the examination will be explained systematically.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Songül ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines general examination methods and the necessary equipment.
2.Provides right approach to the patient
3.May associate findings with systems
4.Uses the equipment used in general examination.
5.Evaluates the patient who is pre-diagnosed by general examination with advanced methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.N. Aytuğ. Köpek ve Kedilerin İç Hastalıkları. 2. Baskı, 2012.
2.O. M. Radostits, Ian G. Mayhew, Doreen Marie Houston, Veterinary Clinical Examination and Diagnosis, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2000
3.P. Jackson, P. Cockcroft. Clinical Examination of Farm Animals, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Laboratory examinations
Week 2 - Theoretical
Systematic examination
Week 3 - Theoretical
Examinations of skin
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examination of lenfoid system
Week 5 - Theoretical
Examination of mucous membranes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Body temperature control
Week 7 - Theoretical
Examination of circulatory system, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Examination of circulatory system
Week 9 - Theoretical
Examination of pulse
Week 10 - Theoretical
Examination of blood
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examination of bone marrow and spleen
Week 12 - Theoretical
Examination of respiratory system
Week 13 - Theoretical
Examination of digestive system
Week 14 - Theoretical
Examination of urinary and nervous system
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Assignment3%15
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment301030
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
OÇ-3
5
3
3
3
2
4
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026