Integrated and comparative study of diseases of the musculoskeletal system occurring in animals, including coordinated concepts or findings from physical examination, historical information, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, imaging, laboratory values, and pathology.
Athena Title
Musculoskeletal System II
Pre or Corequisite
Enrollment in the second year of the doctor of veterinary medicine curriculum.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
For the most common clinical and clinicopathological problems associated with the musculoskeletal system across veterinary species, students will understand how to use history and physical examination to generate a prioritized problem list with differential diagnoses.
For the most common clinical and clinicopathological problems associated with the musculoskeletal system across veterinary species, students will understand how to determine appropriate diagnostic tests based on differential diagnoses.
For the most common clinical and clinicopathological problems associated with the musculoskeletal system across veterinary species, students will understand how to explain and perform diagnostic tests and how to interpret results in order to reach a working diagnosis.
For the most common clinical and clinicopathological problems associated with the musculoskeletal system across veterinary species, students will understand how to discuss the underlying pathophysiology of common diseases and compare and contrast with anatomy and physiology of a healthy patient.
For the most common clinical and clinicopathological problems associated with the musculoskeletal system across veterinary species, students will understand how to describe therapeutic, monitoring, management, and will understand preventive approaches to common disease processes including expected outcome and prognosis.
Topical Outline
Course introduction
Review of normal anatomy and physiology
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of genetic/developmental diseases
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of degenerative diseases
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of inflammatory/immune diseases
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of toxic/nutritional/environmental diseases
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of neoplastic diseases
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of traumatic injuries
