Course Description
Course will provide students with knowledge of how to perform and interpret clinical techniques used for evaluation and management of common conditions requiring emergency and/or critical care in large animal veterinary medicine. Case vignettes will be used to illustrate clinical reasoning and application of information covered across several species.
Athena Title
Foundations LA ECC
Prerequisite
(BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H) and (BIOL 1108L or BIOL 2108L)
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of the course, students will be able to identify abnormalities and interpret physical examinations findings in horses and ruminants.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to classify shock based on triage examination findings.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to describe how to perform point of care bloodwork and interpret common abnormal findings.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to explain the relevance and alterations to normal anatomy and physiology associated with common emergent diseases in horses and ruminants.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and interpret clinical signs and physical examination findings in horses and ruminants with common emergency diseases.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to determine the need for common treatments in horses and ruminants with common emergencies.
Topical Outline
- - Physical examination
- - Shock and triage examination
- - Blood sampling and testing
- - Injection techniques
- - Gastrointestinal emergencies in horses (colic)
- - Respiratory emergencies in horses
- - Urinary tract obstructions in ruminants
- - Dystocia
- - Anemia and transfusions
- - Non-weight bearing lameness in horses
- - Wounds
