Advanced Topics in Equine Gastroenterology and Dentistry
LAMS 5351
1-2 hours
Advanced Topics in Equine Gastroenterology and Dentistry
Course Description
To complement skills and core foundational knowledge gained in the first three years of the DVM program, this course will discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of common dental and gastrointestinal tract diseases affecting horses. Clinical reasoning and key concepts will be reinforced in case discussions.
Athena Title
Adv Top Eq Gastroent Dent
Non-Traditional Format
This course is taught in a thirteen-week elective period. Learning activities may include any of the following: lecture, lab, small group interactive sessions.
Prerequisite
Enrollment in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to recall and explain the normal anatomy of the equine digestive tract, including dental anatomy.
By the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the cause, clinical signs, and physical findings of horses with gastrointestinal and dental disease.
By the end of the course, students will be able to formulate a diagnostic plan and interpret results used in the work up of dental and gastrointestinal diseases.
By the end of the course, students will be able to recognize normal and common abnormal ultrasonographic findings of the gastrointestinal tract of horses.
By the end of the course, students will be able to prepare a list of differential diagnoses for equine abdominal pain, based on etiologic categories (obstructive, inflammatory, strangulating or other), age, signalment, onset (acute, chronic, recurrent colic), and anatomic location.
By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the treatment, prognosis, and prevention for the most common causes of dental disease in horses.
By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the risk factors, treatment, prognosis, and prevention for the most common causes of gastrointestinal disease in horses.
By the end of the course, students will be able to decipher when to send a horse to a referral institution or specialty practice for additional diagnostics or treatment for equine abdominal pain.
Topical Outline
1. Review of anatomy, physiology, clinical exam
2. Diagnostic plan for the acute equine abdomen
3. Ultrasonography of the equine gastrointestinal tract
