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Degree course	5 years single cycle degree in VETERINARY MEDICINE (Ord. 2017) MV0991, Degree course structure A.Y. 2017/18, A.Y. 2019/20	bring this page with you
Number of ECTS credits allocated	6.0
Type of assessment	Mark
Course unit English denomination	MEDICAL SEMEIOTICS AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC
Website of the academic structure	https://www.agrariamedicinaveterinaria.unipd.it/
Department of reference	Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health
E-Learning website	https://elearning.unipd.it/scuolaamv/
Mandatory attendance	Sì
Language of instruction	Italian
Branch	LEGNARO (PD)
Single Course unit	The Course unit CANNOT be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance
Optional Course unit	The Course unit is available ONLY for students enrolled in VETERINARY MEDICINE (Ord. 2017)

Syllabus

Prerequisites:	Students should have reached an adequate knowledge of Anatomy, and General Pathology. Propedeuticity: Veterinary Physiology 2
Target skills and knowledge:	The expected outcome of the course is to supply to students the adequate knowledge and the methodological principles needed to investigate the clinical signs and symptoms that cause the disorder in order to perform the diagnosis. The student must be able to record the history, to examine and elaborate on the clinical signs related main internal medicine diseases of small and large animals. Practical activities are designed to acquire the proper execution of how to handle animals during the clinical examination, to perform general and particular objective examination of the individual apparatus (Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation). The students should be able to evaluate the main parameters of hematology and clinical biochemistry in the veterinary field.
Examination methods:	Oral and practical exam at the end of the course. Office hours: Wednesday 09.00 - 11.00 by appointment.
Assessment criteria:	Students will be assessed on the basis of their knowledge acquired of topics presented during theoretical lectures.
Course unit contents:	Medical Semeiology Theoretical lectures (3CFU): -Semiological test scheme: General Semeiology Methodology of individual and collective clinical examination and diagnostic procedure. - Identification of the patient. - History: environmental, collective, individual, remote, proximate, physiological, pathological. - Examinations (present state): General Objective Exam Particular Objective Exam: - Digestive tract - Respiratory system - Cardiac and circolatory system - Urinary system - Tegumentary system Practical sessions (1 CFU): Practical training to handle the cattle, the horse and the dog during clinical examination. Clinical Pathology Theoretical lectures (1CFU): 1. Clinical diagnostic procedures in veterinary medicine 2. Hemochromocytometric test 3. Anaemia 4. Liver function tests 5. Gastrointestinal and pancreatic function tests 6. Renal function tests 7. Coagulation tests 8. Serum Enzymes in skeletal muscle diseases 9. Serum Lipid alterations tests Practical sessions (1 CFU): Laboratory tests interpretation, training on laboratory techniques and management of the samples and laboratory equipment.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:	MEDICAL SEMEIOLOGY Teaching activity consists of theoretical (30 hrs) and practical (10 hrs) lectures CLINICAL PATHOLOGY Teaching activity consists of theoretical (10 hrs) and practical (10 hrs) lectures The course includes practical and applicative activity training. Hands-on experience under teacher supervision.
Additional notes about suggested reading:	Teaching material used for lectures (slides) is already available to students.
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings)	Paolo Ciaramella, Semeiotica Clinica Veterinaria. --: Poletto Editore, --. Willard M.D., Tvedten H., Turnwald G.H, Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by laboratory methods - 5th Edition. --: Elsevier Saunders, 2012. Feldman B.V., Schalm O.W., Jain N.C., Zinkl J.G., Schalm's Veterinary Hematology - 6th Edition. --: Blackwell Publishing, 2010. Kaneko J.J., Harvey J.W., Bruss M.L., Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals - 6th Edition. --: Academic Press, 2008. Elizabeth Villiers, Jelena Ristić, BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Clinical Pathology. --: BSAVA, 2016.