Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drugs Affecting On the Liquid-Electrolite and Acid-Base Balance
Course Code: VFT652
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To teach basic principles in liquid-electrolite and acid-base balance, liquid-electrolite and acid-base balance disorders and agents used as plasma volume

Course Content

Introduction, the general principles of liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance and agents used as plasma volume expanders are examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hande Sultan ŞAHİNER
Learning Outcomes
1.Should obtain information on the general principles of liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance and properties of ions
2.To learn liquid-electrolite disorders
3.To learn acid-base balance disorders
4.Should learn agents used as plasma volume
5.To give lectures and/or presentations and discuss with professionals in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Edition, Jim E. Riviere (Editor), Mark G. Papich (Editor), 2009.
2.Modern Pharmacology, 6th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004 (Ed. C.R. Craig and R.E. Stitzel)
3.Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004 (Ed. B. Katzung)
4.Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal)
5.Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)
6.The Veterinary Formulary edited by Yolande Bishop. London Pharmaceutical Press in association with the British Veterinary Association 2001.
7.Pharmacology. Franklin A. Ahrens. Baltimore, Md. London Williams & Wilkins 1996.
8.The physiological basis of veterinary clinical pharmacology J. Desmond Baggot. Oxford Blackwell Science 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General principles of liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Equivalent, osmosis and osmolarity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physiology of liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pathophysiology of liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance
Week 5 - Theoretical
Methods of treatment in liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance disorder-I
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods of treatment in liquid-electrolyte and acid-base balance disorder-II
Week 7 - Theoretical
Article discussion
Week 8 - Theoretical
(Midterm exam) Sodium and potassium disturbances and their treatment
Week 9 - Theoretical
Calcium and magnesium disturbances and their treatment
Week 10 - Theoretical
The other ions balance disorders and their treatment
Week 11 - Theoretical
Acidosis and its treatment
Week 12 - Theoretical
Alkalosis and its treatment
Week 13 - Theoretical
Agents used as plasma volume
Week 14 - Theoretical
Article discussion
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment153160
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
3
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3
OÇ-3
4
5
3
4
3
OÇ-4
4
5
3
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3
OÇ-5
4
4
5
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2026