Companion Animal Medicine II
| Title | ΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΖΩΩΝ ΣΥΝΤΡΟΦΙΑΣ ΙΙ / Companion Animal Medicine II |
| Code | 7.2 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Veterinary |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Aikaterini Adamama-Moraitou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 200000617 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 30 |
| Class ID | 600213585
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600213585
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Sufficient and functional level of knowledge in:
1. Common canine and feline gastrointestinal diseases
2. Common canine and liver diseases
3. Common canine and feline pancreatic diseases
4. Common neurologic syndromes
5. Common behavioral disorders
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
Course Content (Syllabus)
Companion Animal Medicine II (31 hours)
Gastroenterology
1st hour: Diseases of the esophagus, “morphological” disorders (esophageal foreign body, esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal ring anomalies), spirocercosis
2nd hour Esophageal motility disorders (megaesophagus)
3rd hour Definition of the “gastric mucosal barrier”, acute gastritis, chronic gastric disorders (lymphocytic-plasmacytic and eosinophilic gastritis), other types of gastritis (parasitic, Helicobacter spp gastritis)
4th hour Gastric ulcers, retention of gastric contents due to morphologic or motility (gastric atony) disorders, gastric neoplasia
5th hour Acute enteritis (diarrhea) of various etiology (nutritional, drug-induced, toxic, bacterial, parasitic of fungal),
6th hour Viral enteritis-diarrhea, parvo- and coronavirus in dogs, panleukopenia virus enteritis in cats, acute hemorrhagic enteritis
7th hour Specific and supportive treatment of acute enteritis-diarrhea
8th hour Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, villus atrophy, lymphangiectasia, food allergy-intolerance
9th hour Chronic inflammatory large bowel disease (chronic colitis), infectious colitis, other causes of colitis
10th hour Constipation and obstipation, feline magacolon, diseases of the anus
11th hour Infectious liver diseases of dogs and cats, non-inflammatory liver diseases (hepatic lipidosis and amyloidosis)
12th hour Chronic inflammatory liver diseases (chronic hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, toxic and drug-induced liver hepatopathies
13th hour Diseases of the gallbladder and billiary tract (canine and feline cholangiohepatitis
14th hour hepatic insufficiency and associated clinical syndromes (ascites, portal hypertension, hepatic encephalopathy, others
15th hour Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
16th hour Acute pancreatitis in dogs and cats
Neurology (8 hours)
1st hour Altered consciousness (lethargy, coma) and cognitive dysfunction (dementia). Inflammatory encephalopathies and brain tumours
2nd-3rd hour Paroxysmal disorders. It includes seizure disorders and their differentiation from other paroxysmal disorders
4th hour Cerebellar and vestibular syndrome
5th-6th hour Neuroopthalmology – Micturition disorders
7th hour Spinal cord diseases
8th hour Polyneuropathies
Behavioral disorders (7 hours)
Instructor: Ζ. Polizopoulou
1st-2nd hour Basic principles for diagnosis and management of behavioral disorders
3rd-4th hour Canine and feline aggression
5th hour Canine and feline obsessive-compulsive disorders
6th hour Separation anxiety in the dog
7th hour Inappropriate elimination disorders in the cat
Keywords
Gastroenterology; hepatology; pancreas; neurology; behavioral disorders
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 12 |
Student Assessment
Description
The course is examined in written examinations (multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, clinical case-based questions)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Clinical Examination of Patient (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γαστρεντερολογία του Σκύλου και της Γάτας Τ. Ράλλης)
Fitzmaurice - Λύσεις Saunders στην Κτηνιατρική Πράξη, Νευρολογία των Μικρών Ζώων (επιμέλεια Α. Κουτίνας και Ζ. Πολυζοπούλου)
Last Update
25-11-2020
