Veterinary Paraclinics
Course content
Clinical microbiology (bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology) with focus on diagnosis, characterization. prevention and control of infectious agents, performance and interpretation of antibiotic and parasiticide (antimicrobial) susceptibility testing and rational use of antimicrobials to minimize development of resistance and maximize clinical efficacy.
Clinical Pathology haematology, clinical chemistry, diagnostic cytology, urinalysis, haemostasis, endocrinology, etc · Overview of tests · The clinical pathology laboratory in veterinary practice· Pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical variation· Practicals in clinical pathology· Application of tests · Sampling strategies and results interpretation
MSc Programme in Veterinary Medicine - compulsory
The purpose of this propaedeutic course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and competences required to manage clinical cases through collection of appropriate clinical specimens and correct interpretation of laboratory data as the fundamental basis for diagnosis, vaccination and therapy. As such, the course relates to the Danish Act of veterinarians (Bekendtgørelse om Lov om dyrlæger §12 stk. 1, pkt.. 2). By this course, the student shall acquire:
Knowledge:
·Explain how to address and/or counteract common causes for
variation in the results of diagnostic tests.
·Explain functions and main disorders of erythrocytes, leukocytes,
and platelets; and the appropriate procedures to evaluate these
cells in a blood smear.
·Explain the principles of routine diagnostic methods, including
problems and limitations.
- Explain how pathogen diversity can affect the outcome of
diagnostic investigations and surveillance
·Explain the principles of the use of serological tests in
surveillance of disease.
- Explain the basis for prudent use of vaccines against viral
infections
·Explain how and why antimicrobial, including
anti-parasitic, agents should be used rationally.
·Explain the mechanism by which different antimicrobial classes act
on bacteria and parasites.
·Explain the mechanisms by which bacteria become resistant to
different antimicrobial classes.
·Explain the societal relevance of antimicrobial resistance,
including implications to public health, animal welfare and
healthcare costs.
Skills:
·Prepare a blood smear.
·Identify healthy and abnormal erythrocytes, leukocytes and
platelets.
·Perform a leukocyte differential count.
·Perform urinalysis (sticks, refractometry, sediment
analysis).
·Assess quality of cytological specimens.
·Identify and classify inflammatory reactions in cytological
specimens.
Identify and classify neoplastic tissue types and criteria of malignancy in cytological specimens.
·Interpret common clinical pathological, mycological,
bacteriological, virological and parasitological test
results.
·Perform and interpret antimicrobial susceptibility tests.
Perform and interpret tests for antibodies against viral infections
Detect and identify fungi, bacteria and parasites in clinical case material.
Perform and interpret faecal egg count reduction test for
anthelmintic resistance.
·Detect multidrug-resistant bacteria and other pathogens of
clinical interest.
Competences:
·Behave in a safe way in a laboratory
·Perform clear case reports
·Choose appropriate samples and methods for laboratory analysis
- Have a critical approach to interpretation of data generated by diagnostic tests
- Understand the limitations of paraclinical test data for diagnosing diseases in animals as well as for choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy
Lectures are conceived to activate the student’s prior knowledge
on which to build on; to present overviews of specific topics; and
to introduce topics relevant to the performance of practical
exercises. Supervised work includes e-learning and guided cases to
facilitate learning of practical skills and to activate the
students in order to facilitate learning relevant principles and
clinical problem-solving in a laboratory context. Practicals are
meant to facilitate learning of relevant laboratory methods in
clinical microbiology and clinical pathology.
Evaluation model: Dialogue-based model
Parasitology:
Jacobs et al: Principles of Veterinary Parasitology, Wiley Blackwell 2016, ISBN: 978-0-470-67042-2.
Clinical pathology:
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2.ed. (eds. Stockham
& Scott), 2008, ISBN: 9780813800769.
Approved course certificate of course Medicin, kirurgi og reproduktion - mindre husdyr and SVEK13005U Medicin, kirurgi og reproduktion - store husdyr SVEK13004U
Lectures, theoretical and practical exercises, case-study work.
This course is not available for credit transfer students and other external students.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Continuous assessment
- Type of assessment details
- Examination during the course. Examination will consist of assessment of the knowledge obtained during the course, through written short answer questions and multiple choice.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
No censorship. More than one examiner.
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve the grade passed, the student shall (in an adequate level) be able to:
Knowledge:
·Explain how to address and/or counteract common causes for
variation in the results of diagnostic tests.
·Explain functions and main disorders of erythrocytes, leukocytes,
and platelets; and the appropriate procedures to evaluate these
cells in a blood smear.
·Explain the principles of routine diagnostic methods, including
problems and limitations.
Explain how pathogen diversity can affect the outcome of
diagnostic investigations and surveillance
·Explain the principles of the use of serological tests in
surveillance of disease.
Explain the basis for prudent use of vaccines against viral
infections
·Explain how and why antimicrobial, including antiparasitic, agents
should be used rationally.
·Explain the mechanism by which different antimicrobial classes act
on bacteria and parasites.
·Explain the mechanisms by which bacteria become resistant to
different antimicrobial classes.
·Explain the societal relevance of antimicrobial resistance,
including implications to public health, animal welfare and
healthcare costs..
Skills:
·Prepare a blood smear.
·Identify healthy and abnormal erythrocytes, leukocytes and
platelets.
·Perform a leukocyte differential count.
·Perform urinalysis (sticks, refractometry, sediment
analysis).
·Assess quality of cytological specimens.
·Identify and classify inflammatory reactions in cytological
specimens.
Identify and classify neoplastic tissue types and criteria of malignancy in cytological specimens.
·Interpret common clinical pathological, bacteriological,
virological, mycological and parasitological test
results.
·Perform and interpret antimicrobial susceptibility
tests.
Perform and interpret tests for antibodies against viral
infections
·Detect multidrug-resistant bacteria of clinical interest
Detect and identify bacteria, fungi and parasites in clinical case material
Perform and interpret faecal egg count reduction test for anthelmintic resistance.
Competences:
·Behave in a safe way in a laboratory
·Perform clear case reports
·Choose appropriate samples and methods for laboratory analysis
- Have a critical approach to interpretation of data generated by diagnostic tests
- Understand the limitations of paraclinical test data for diagnosing diseases in animals as well as for choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 32
- Preparation
- 85
- Theory exercises
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 45
- E-Learning
- 15
- Exam
- 10
- English
- 207
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SVEK13044U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 3, Block 4, Block 1 And Block 2
Tidsplan offentliggøres på Absalon senest 14 dage før kursusstart
- Schedulegroup
-
Schedule will be available at least two weeks before start-up of every block.
Block 3
Outside schedule, Year 1
Block 4
Outside schedule, Year 1
Block 1
Outside schedule, Year 2
Block 2
Outside schedule, Year 2 - Capacity
- 45 participants. Forbeholdt veterinærstuderende.
- Studyboard
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Peter Panduro Damborg (5-827776737f5285878076407d8740767d)
- Anne Kirstine Havnsøe Krogh
(4-727c837c5184867f753f7c863f757c)
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