DIAGNOSTIC CYTOLOGY
cod. 1005237

Academic year 2017/18
4° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale e anatomia patologica veterinaria (VET/03)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Dublin descriptors
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY OF COMPRESSION
The student, future veterinarian, must:
a) to know the application of cytology for the study of morphological alterations of cells for the diagnosis of pet disease.
b) to know the cytology bases for a differential diagnosis between an inflammatory process and a neoplastic process.
c) to participate with the teacher in interpreting and writing a cytology report.
D2 - CAPACITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND COMPRESSION
During the theoretical and practical training course, the student must demonstrate independently that he has acquired:
the ability to set up and interpret cytological preparations
D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDICIARY
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
a) describe and interpret autonomically the elemental cytological lesions
b) independently formulate a diagnosis
D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
to expound in writing, in a clear, concise and exhaustive manner, using appropriate technical terminology, the observed cytological frameworks
D5 - LEARNING CAPACITY
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
have the basics to apply the cytological examination in the diagnosis of pet disease

Prerequisites

no prerequisite

Course unit content

Diagnostic Cytology (32 hours)

Potential applications of cytopathology
Techniques of preparation of cytological preparations
• Techniques for sampling
• collection and smear preparation
• Setting and colors
• How to send a sample to the laboratory
Interpretation of cytological preparatation , staining
• Assessment of the quality of the sample
• Characteristics of the cells
• Criteria and methods of interpretation and description of the inflammatory lesions
• Interpretation and description of neoplastic lesions
Criteria of malignancy
Preparation of a report cytological

Full programme

Potential applications of cytopathology
Techniques of preparation of cytological preparations
• Techniques for sampling
• collection and smear preparation
• Setting and colors
• How to send a sample to the laboratory
Interpretation of cytological preparatation , staining
• Assessment of the quality of the sample
• Characteristics of the cells
• Criteria and methods of interpretation and description of the inflammatory lesions
• Interpretation and description of neoplastic lesions
Criteria of malignancy
Preparation of a report cytological

Bibliography

canine and feline cytology
Rebecca Bakher

Teaching methods

Theoretical lectures, Teaching activity practice with preparation of smears and evalutation of a cytological preparations

Assessment methods and criteria

Examination of expected learning outcomes for indicators D1 and D2 is carried out by means of a practical test The assessment is expressed in suitability
The practical test consists of the observation, description and interpretation of elementary lesions cytologic preparations

Other information

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