Companion Animal Medicine I

Course Information
TitleΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΖΩΩΝ ΣΥΝΤΡΟΦΙΑΣ Ι / Companion Animal Medicine I
Code6.2
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolVeterinary
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorChristos Koutinas
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID200000906

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)

Registered students: 112
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course634

Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours37
Class ID
600214752
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
1. Pathophysiology of heart failure and diagnostic and therapeutic approach of the most common canine and feline cardiopathies 2. Diagnosis and treatment of the most common causes of anemia and bleeding tendency in the dog and cat 3. Basic principles of chemotherapy and treatment of the most common hematopoietic neoplasms in the dog and cat 4. Canine and feline respiratory medicine: diagnosis and treatment of common diseases 5. Diagnosis and treatment of the common urinary tract disorders in the dog and cat
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
Course Content (Syllabus)
Companion Animal Medicine 37 hours Cardiology 1st hour Clinical approach to the diagnosis of heart disease in the dog and cat 2nd hour Pathophysiology of heart failure – Clinical cardiopharmacology and nutrition of the veterinary cardiac patient 3rd hour The most common arrhythmias and conductions disturbances in the dog and cat 4th hour Canine valvular heart disease 5th-6th hour Canine and feline cardiomyopathies 7th hour Feline arterial thromboembolism-Arterial hypertension 8th hour Heartworm disease (D. immitis) in the dog and cat – Pericardial diseases of the dog 9th hour The diagnostic approach to murmurs of puppies and kittens Hematology-Oncology 10th hour Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, canine piroplasmosis 11th hour Feline hemoplasmosis, blood loss anemia, anemia of chronic kidney disease, anemia of inflammation 12th hour Aplastic anemia, Feline retroviral diseases 13th hour Canine ehrlichiosis, Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia 14th hour Acquired thrombocytopathies, Anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning 15th hour Hemophilias, Disseminated intravascular coagulation 16th hour Basic principles of blood transfusion in the dog and cat 17th hour Basic principles of chemotherapy, canine lymphoma 18th hour Feline lymphoma, canine and feline leukemias 19th hour Hemangiosarcoma, paraneoplastic syndromes Diseases of the respiratory system 20th hour Feline infectious upper respiratory disease. Feline chronic rhinitis-sinusitis syndrome. Canine aspergillosis. Feline cryptococcosis. Parasitic rhinitis. Nasal foreign bodies 21st hour Reverse sneezing in the dog. Canine lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis. Feline nasopharyngeal polyps. Neoplasms of the nasal cavity. Laryngeal edema-spasm. Brachycephalic airway syndrome. Laryngeal tumors 22nd hour Canine infectious tracheobronchitis. Canine tracheal collapse. Tracheal tumors 23rd hour Canine acute bronchitis. Canine chronic bronchitis 24th hour Feline bronchial asthma 25th hour Bacterial pneumonia. Lung abscess. Eosinophilic bronchopneumonopathy 26th hour Pulmonary thromboembolism. Lung lobe torsion. Paraquat poisoning. Aspiration pneumonia 27th hour Pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary edema. Lung tumors 28th hour Pleural effusion Pneumothorax. Pneumomediastinum. Mediastinal tumors Nephrology-Urology 29th-30th hour Acute renal failure. Canine leptospirosis. 31th-32th hour Chronic renal failure 33th hour Glomerular diseases Nephrotic syndrome. 34th hour Kidney tumors. Bacterial urinary infections. Canine pyelonephritis. 35th hour Canine urolithiasis. Urinary bladder tumors. 36th hour Feline lower urinary tract syndrome. 37th hour Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperplasia. Prostatic retention cysts. Canine paraprostatic cysts Acute and chronic prostatitis. Prostatic abscess. Canine prostatic tumors
Keywords
Cardiopathy, anemia, bleeding diathesis, oncology, respiratory tract, urology
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Total
Student Assessment
Description
The course is assessed by written examinations
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Eγχειρίδιο BSAVA Ιατρική του Σκύλου (επιμέλεια Τ. Ράλλης)
Last Update
20-07-2023