2024
Equine Clinics and Surgery II
Name: Equine Clinics and Surgery II
Code: MVT14087I
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Veterinary Medicine
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
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Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
It is intended that students develop the ability to:
Make a medical history, do a physical examination and create a priority list of the differential diagnosis. Select the complementary diagnostic tools required to do the diagnosis and Interpreting the results.
Describe the pathophysiological mechanisms inherent to the most common diseases in the horse.
Discuss probable diagnoses and differential diagnoses, formulating relevant questions and evidence that supports the final diagnosis.
Select, discuss and institute an appropriate therapy to different clinical situations.
Monitoring the clinical status and establish the prognosis.
Establish preventive measures in individual and group medicine.
Develop spirit of team and motivation for scientific research especially in the clinical area.
Make a medical history, do a physical examination and create a priority list of the differential diagnosis. Select the complementary diagnostic tools required to do the diagnosis and Interpreting the results.
Describe the pathophysiological mechanisms inherent to the most common diseases in the horse.
Discuss probable diagnoses and differential diagnoses, formulating relevant questions and evidence that supports the final diagnosis.
Select, discuss and institute an appropriate therapy to different clinical situations.
Monitoring the clinical status and establish the prognosis.
Establish preventive measures in individual and group medicine.
Develop spirit of team and motivation for scientific research especially in the clinical area.
Contents
THEORETICAL PROGRAMME
- Disorders of the oral cavity and esophagus. Gastroduodenal ulceration. Liver disease in horses.
- Endotoxemia and diarrhea in adult horses.
- Types of colic in horses. Medical treatment of the colic horse.
- Surgical treatment of the colic horse.
- Lameness exam.
- Perineural and intrassinovial anesthesia.
- Diseases of the hoof: sub-solar abscess and podotrochlear syndrome and laminitis.
- Arthritis and tenosynovitis. Osteochondrosis and osteoarthrosis. Tendinitis and desmitis
- Arthroscopy.
- Orthopedic soft tissue surgery.
- Orquiectomy techniques.
- Neonatology.
- Ophthalmology.
PRACTICAL PROGRAMME
- General clinical examination.
- Digestive system examination.
- Nasogastric tube placement.
- Dentistry exam.
- Lameness exam and anesthetic blocks.
- Imagiology exams.
- Assessment of the new born foal.
- Clinical case discussion.
- Daily care to equine patients.
Clinical case discussion.
- Disorders of the oral cavity and esophagus. Gastroduodenal ulceration. Liver disease in horses.
- Endotoxemia and diarrhea in adult horses.
- Types of colic in horses. Medical treatment of the colic horse.
- Surgical treatment of the colic horse.
- Lameness exam.
- Perineural and intrassinovial anesthesia.
- Diseases of the hoof: sub-solar abscess and podotrochlear syndrome and laminitis.
- Arthritis and tenosynovitis. Osteochondrosis and osteoarthrosis. Tendinitis and desmitis
- Arthroscopy.
- Orthopedic soft tissue surgery.
- Orquiectomy techniques.
- Neonatology.
- Ophthalmology.
PRACTICAL PROGRAMME
- General clinical examination.
- Digestive system examination.
- Nasogastric tube placement.
- Dentistry exam.
- Lameness exam and anesthetic blocks.
- Imagiology exams.
- Assessment of the new born foal.
- Clinical case discussion.
- Daily care to equine patients.
Clinical case discussion.
Teaching Methods
The theoretical component will be taught as 3h/week by teachers assigned to the discipline.
Groups of 4-8 students will have practical classes at the Equine Clinical Unit of Coudelaria de Alter, in a weekly module, in which students must perform several procedures, attending to existing clinical cases, of which they must submit daily reports to the veterinarian of service.
Evaluation:
-Theoretical (60%) 2 written frequencies or 1 final exam.
- Practical (40%) - participation in the practical classes (attendance, knowledge, interest and completion of clinical records - 50%) and oral presentation of a case in a clinical round (50%). Students with status not to attend practical classes must present a written clinical case (anamnesis, clinical exam, differential diagnosis, complementary exams, definitive diagnosis, therapeutic and evolution - 100%)
- Final grade = (participation x 0.5 + clinical case x 0.5) x 0.4 + theoretical x 0.6.
Groups of 4-8 students will have practical classes at the Equine Clinical Unit of Coudelaria de Alter, in a weekly module, in which students must perform several procedures, attending to existing clinical cases, of which they must submit daily reports to the veterinarian of service.
Evaluation:
-Theoretical (60%) 2 written frequencies or 1 final exam.
- Practical (40%) - participation in the practical classes (attendance, knowledge, interest and completion of clinical records - 50%) and oral presentation of a case in a clinical round (50%). Students with status not to attend practical classes must present a written clinical case (anamnesis, clinical exam, differential diagnosis, complementary exams, definitive diagnosis, therapeutic and evolution - 100%)
- Final grade = (participation x 0.5 + clinical case x 0.5) x 0.4 + theoretical x 0.6.
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
