SURGERY CLINIC
cod. 00166

Academic year 2009/10
4° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Clinica chirurgica veterinaria (VET/09)
Field
Discipline cliniche veterinarie
Type of training activity
Characterising
64 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

<br />To learn to the students the application of a standard procedural method in everyone clinical situation finalized to correctly diagnose the different pathologies and to give the main information about the surgical techniques.

Prerequisites

All topics included in didattical regulament of the Faculty

Course unit content

<br />Clinical signs, surgical treatment of the more frequent pathologies in large and small animals.<br />Cow: abomasal dislocations, hoof diseases.<br />Horse: locomotor system (tendonitis and desmitis, phalanx and sesamoid bone fractures, navicular disease); breathing apparatus ( ) digestive system ( colics).<br />Dogs and Cats: hear, noise and troth diseases; articular, digestive, urinary and neoplastic disease.<br /> 

Full programme

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Bibliography

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1. Denny R. Hamish: Compendio di Chirurgia ortopedica del cane e del gatto. Traduzione Italiana a cura di Carlucci, Modenato, Citi, Girali Editore, 1998<br />
2. Fossum Theresa Welch: Chirurgia dei Piccoli Animali. Maqsson Editore, 2004<br />
3. Stashak T.S.: La zoppicatura nel cavallo, IV edizione, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Ed. Italiana SBM Noceto (PR), 1990<br />
4. Rose R.J., Hodgson D.R.: Manual of Equine Practice 2/e. edizione Italiana a cura di Delfino Editore, 2005

Teaching methods

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Frontal lessons and practical exercitations in which the students are divided in groups.<br />
Evaluation is by an oral examen. <br />
The language is: italian

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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