Advanced Topics in Small Animal Emergency and Urgent Care
SAMS 5395
1-4 hours
Advanced Topics in Small Animal Emergency and Urgent Care
Course Description
Building on the first three years of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, this course prepares students for clinical practice. Using system-based and integrated approaches, students advance their knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and treatment of emergency, urgent care, and trauma-related scenarios affecting small animal patients.
Athena Title
Adv Top Small Animal Emerg Urg
Non-Traditional Format
This course is taught in a 13-week elective period.
Pre or Corequisite
Enrollment in the third year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to apply core diagnostic, medical, anesthetic, surgical, and professional skills to recognize and treat common emergency, urgent, and trauma-related complaints of small animals.
Students will be able to triage problems and address in order of importance.
Irrespective of the species, body system(s) affected, or presenting clinical complaints, students will be able to collect patient information, synthesize, and prioritize problems to arrive at differential diagnosis(es).
Students will be able to create and adjust diagnostic and therapeutic plans that present a spectrum of options.
Students will recognize limitations, adjust plan(s) to address unexpected complications, and identify when consultation or referral is warranted.
Topical Outline
1. Course introduction
2. Expansion on the systems-based approach to triage and stabilization of urgent/emergent and traumatic clinical and clinicopathologic problems affecting small animal species
3. Expansion on the systems-based approach to recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of urgent/emergency and traumatic clinical and clinicopathologic problems affecting small animal species
4. Application of the principles of clinical pharmacology to small animal species
