Course Description
Divided into clinical pathology and necropsy pathology sections. The clinical pathology section emphasizes interpretation of cytologic and hematologic data. Postmortem examinations are performed on cases submitted to the Athens Diagnostic Assistance Laboratory. Integration of information provided by clinical history, morphologic lesions, and ancillary tests.
Athena Title
Diagnostic Pathology
Non-Traditional Format
Senior clinical rotation where 2 hours in clinic equals 1 contact (40 hrs per week divided by 2 equals 20 contacts per week or 1.3 cr hrs per week). Two weeks at 1.3 cr hours per week equals 2.6 credit hours.
Prerequisite
Must be a fourth year veterinary student
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
1. Perform complete necropsy examinations and properly select tissue for further diagnostic tests. 2. Recognize normal anatomy and common lesions. 3. Communicate necropsy finding in oral and written form using proper terminology 4. Associate common lesions and diagnostic test results with pathogenic mechanisms or specific diseases. 5. Competent evaluation of peripheral blood smears with recognition or important changes in cellular and platelet morphology. 6. Evaluation of cytologic perparations, including the differentiation of inflammation from neoplasia and knowledge of the basic types of neoplasia.
Topical Outline
Necropsy Clinical Pathology CALC Lessons Necropsy Laboatory Safety Procedures Tissue Collection at Necropsy Necropsy Record Extended Case Assessment Subjective Evaluations
Syllabus
Public CV