Equine Medicine and Surgery
| Title | ΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΙΠΠΟΕΙΔΩΝ / Equine Medicine and Surgery |
| Code | 8.6 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Veterinary |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Diakakis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 200000766 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 23 |
| Class ID | 600214757
|
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/1/600214757
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to conduct a complete and thorough examination of every body system, to proceed to a narrow differential or final diagnosis and recommend a treatment protocol
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
CLinical examination of the gastrointestinal system. Colic. Teeth overgrowths. Oesophageal obstruction. Gastric ulceration. Anterior enteritis/duodenitis. Spasmodic colic. Thromboembolic colic. Impaction of the large colon. Large colon tympany. Salmonellosis. Peritonitis. Surgical colic. Umbilical hernia. Liver diseases (hyperlipaemia/hyperlipidaemia, Theiler disease, chronic active hepatitis, liver failure). Orthopaedic examination. Bone injury. Pedal bone fracture. Navicular bone fracture. Proximal sesamoid bones fracture. Carpal chip fractures. Periostitis - Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of the 2nd interphalangeal joint. Osteoarthritis of the proximal interphalangeal joint. Bone spavin. Exostosis of the metacarpal/metatarsal bones. Joint injury. Inflammatory joint diseases. Upward fixation of the patella. Wry neck. Muscle injury. Exertional rhabdomyolysis. Tendon injury. Tendinitis. LAcerations of the tendons. Tenosynovitis. Bursitis. Hygroma of the withers. Hygroma of the olecranon. Carpal hygroma. Calcaneal hygroma. Osteochondritis dissecans. Epiphysitis. Angular limb deformities. Flexurla limb deformities. Diseases of the foot. Hoof haematoma. Hoof abcess. Penetrating wounds of the hoof. Quittor. Sidebone. Hoof cracks. Thrush-canker. Hoof detachment. Laminitis. navicular disease. Shoeing and its complications. Methods of physiotherapy. Clinical examination of the respiratory system. Sinusitis. Ethmoid haematoma. Guttural pouch tympany. Guttural pouch empyema. Equine idiopathic laryngeal hemiplegia. Dorsal displacement of the soft palate. Epiglottic entrapment. Tracheostomy. Bacterial pneumonia - pleuropneumonia. Asthma (COPD). Exrcise induced pulmonary haemorrhage. Equine infectious arteritis. Equine influenza. Rhinopneumonitis. Strangles. Clinical examination of the urinary system. Urolithiasis. Perineal urethostomy. Acute renal failure. Chronic renal failure. Clinical examination of the male external genitalia. Special surgical procedures of the male reproductive system (castration, cryptorchidism). Clinical examination of the circulatory system. Equine infectious anaemia. Piroplasmosis. Atrial fibrilation. Clinical examination of the skin. Dermatophilosis. Bacterial dermatitis. Mud fever. Mange. Photosensitisation. Culicoides hypersensitivity. Urticaria. Pharmaceutical dermititis. Eosinophilic glanuloma. Sarcoids. Melanoma. Proud flesh. Clinical examination of the nervous system. Bacterial meningitis. Seizures. Viral encephilitis (West Nile, Herpes). Wobbler syndrome. Peripheral nerve injury (suprascapular, radial, sciatic, femoral, fibular). Stringhalt. Neuroctomy. Tetanus
Keywords
horse, medicine, surgery
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching of students is done through seminars, notes, videos and slides that can be found on the platform elearning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 75 | ||||
| Total | 75 |
Student Assessment
Description
Studets have to sit a writen evaluation
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σημειώσεις Παθολογίας και Χειρουργικής Ιπποειδών
Additional bibliography for study
Παπαδόπουλος Φ. (1986). Χειρουργική των Κατοικιδίων Ζώων. Εκδόσεις Αφοι Κυριακίδη.
Adams S.B., Fessler J.F. (2000) Atlas of Equine Surgery. Saunders
Auer J.A., Stick J.A. (2012) Equine Surgery (4th ed). Elsevier
Robinson N.E. (2003) Current Therapy in Equine Medicine (5th ed.). Saunders.
Colahan P.T., Mayhew I.G., Meritt A.M., Moore J.N. (1999) Equine Medicine and Surgery (5th ed.). Mosby
Higgins A.J., Snyder J.R. (2006) The Equine Manual (2nd ed.). Elsevier Saunders.
Kobluk C.N., Ames T.R., Geor R.J. (1995) The Horse. Diseases and Clinical Management. WB Saunders.
Mair T., Divers T., Ducharme N. (2002) Manual of Equine Gastroenterology. Elsevier Science Ltd.
McIlwright C.W., Turner A.S. (1987) Equine Surgery Advanced Techniques. Lea & Febiger
Munroe G.A., Weese J.S. (2011) Equine Clinical Medicine, Surgery, and Reproduction. Manson Publishing Ltd
Reed S.M., Bayly W.M., Sellon D.C. (2004) Equine Internal Medicine (2nd ed.) Saunders.
Rose R.J., Hodgson D.R. (1993) Manual of Equine Practice. WB Saunders
Orsini J.A., Divers T.J. (2003) Equine Emergencies. Treatment and Procedures (3rd ed.). Saunders Elsevier
Turner A.S., McIlwright C.W. (1989) Techniques in Large Animal Surgery (2nd ed.) Lea & Febiger
Last Update
02-04-2020
