Veterinary propaedeutics
The course will also provide grounding lectures on clinical aspects of the most common diseases and disorders in animals and make sure you prepare for clinical rotations. Focused to give you confidence in core day one- skills in veterinary clinical practice, you will participate in practical exams as well as in written ones.
Course evaluation
Additional course evaluations for VM0125
Academic year 2023/2024
Veterinary propaedeutics (VM0125-10089)
2023-08-28 - 2023-11-19
Academic year 2022/2023
Veterinary propaedeutics (VM0125-10140)
2022-08-29 - 2022-11-20
Academic year 2021/2022
Veterinary propaedeutics (VM0125-10026)
2021-08-30 - 2021-11-21
Academic year 2020/2021
Veterinary propaedeutics (VM0125-10193)
2020-08-31 - 2020-11-22
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
VM0125 Veterinary propaedeutics, 18.0 Credits
Veterinärmedicinsk propedeutikSubjects
Veterinary Medicine Veterinary MedicineEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical preparatory theory | 2.5 | 0102 |
| Clinical preparatory exercises | 2.0 | 0103 |
| Propaedeutic veterinary proficiency | 7.0 | 0104 |
| Clinical chemistry incl general medicine | 2.5 | 0105 |
| Anaesthesiology | 2.0 | 0106 |
| Poultry diseases | 1.0 | 0107 |
| General surgery | 1.0 | 0108 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
SwedishPrior knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to 170 credits of veterinary medicine at the Bachelor's (first-cycle) level, of which 4.5 credits in Clinical propaedeutics and 3 credits in Laboratory animal medicine.Objectives
The course provides basic knowledge and skills to enable the student to assimilate theoretical and practical instruction in clinical sciences.
Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- carry out various types of clinical examinations of healthy horses, dogs, cats, cattle, sheep and pigs, with a view to identifying abnormalities
- handle these species in different examination and treatment situations
- perform basic tests and treatments on these species
- perform gynaecological and andrological examinations, including udder examination and relevant tests and procedures
- work in a proper manner with regard to infection prevention and control (IPC), occupational safety and animal welfare
- explain the general principles of achieving high biosecurity in animal husbandry
- write simple certificates
- outline the most common and important diseases of dogs, cats, cattle, sheep and pigs from a clinical perspective
- describe reproductive physiology and endocrinology in healthy animals and in reproductive disorders
- describe the course of a normal parturition, and the diagnosis and management of common complications of parturition in horses, dogs, cats, cattle, sheep and pigs
- describe poultry production in Sweden, the most common and important diseases of poultry, and how these are diagnosed and prevented
- describe the instruments commonly used in surgical procedures
- describe and apply basic operating room procedures
- describe basic surgical principles
- perform simple suturing and ligation
- describe the clinical aspects of sedation, analgesia, various methods of euthanasia, plus common local anaesthetic techniques for horses, dogs, cats, cattle, sheep and pigs and the basic theory of general anaesthesia of horses, dogs, cats and pigs
- outline the appropriate methods of clinical diagnosis and interpret at a basic level the analysis results obtained
- explain how clinical pathology tests change in common physiological and pathological conditions
- outline the main sources of error in clinical pathology diagnosis and explain the mechanism behind them
- describe the basic interpretation principles of radiographs of horses, dogs and cats.
Content
The course contains theoretical elements such as lectures and seminars as well as practical exercises in the form of laboratory sessions, handling, examination and sampling methods, various forms of drug administration and operating room procedures. The exercises are performed on live animals, as well as on cadavers, models and via simulation programs in a clinical training laboratory. The course also includes exercises in gynaecological examination of horses, cattle and dogs and exercises in obstetrics, including working on artificial animals, cadavers and organs. Suturing techniques etc. are practised in the clinical training laboratory. Simple surgical exercises on live animals may also take place. Practical exercises and radiology seminars are compulsory. Some instruction may be given in English.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
**Discontinued practice**A student may receive a fail grade and be stopped from participating in the practical training with living animals if there is a tangible risk that the student, through severe incompetence, could injure animals, other persons, themselves, or valuable property if they continued to participate in the practical training. An individual action plan will be prescribed for the student and served to them in writing. The plan will be established by the department responsible for the course after consultation with a study counselor and the student concerned. This plan, which is decided by the programme director of studies, should indicate which deficiencies in knowledge and skills the student has, which kind of support the student can receive from the department, and when a control can take place that the deficiencies have been resolved. The plan will also specify how this control will be carried out. Each student has the right to a maximum of two control occasions, but no more than one per year. The student may not take part in practical training with living animals until the programme director of studies has controlled and confirmed that the student has the knowledge and skills that are required.
Responsible department
Department of Clinical Sciences
Further information
Litterature list
Den rekommenderade litteraturen är den som lärarna kommer hänvisa till för självstudier inom utvalda kapitel och som uppslagsverk. Vissa avsnitt i internationell litteratur överensstämmer inte med svenska förhållanden, skillnader kommer tas upp under kursen. Det är inte nödvändigt att köpa alla angivna böcker. De flesta finns som referenslitteratur på Ultunabiblioteket, en del finns även i låneexemplar och en del med licens för digital användning. Kompendier finns i Canvasrummet Mediarum – Veterinärmedicin. Avvakta en bit in på terminen innan du bestämmer dig för vilka böcker du behöver köpa. Samma litteratur används sedan för kursen Klinisk veterinärmedicin i åk 4 och 5.
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Allmän litteratur
Veterinary Clinical Examination and Diagnosis; Otto M Radostits, I.G. Mayhew, Doreen M Houston ISBN 9780702024764
Allmän kirurgi
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Equine Surgery; Auer JA & JA Stick (ed). Elsevier Health Sciences, 5th ed. 2019. Campuslicens finns.
Small Animal Surgery; Welch Fossum 5th ed, 2019.
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse; Ross MW & Dyson SJ, 2nd ed. Saunders, 2011
Alternativt;
Adam’s and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses; Baxter GM, 7th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020.
Kompendium tillgängligt på Canvas.
Anestesiologi
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Veterinary Anaesthesia Principles to Practice; Alexandra H A Dugdale, Georgina Beaumont, Carl Bradbrook, Matthew Gurney. 2nd ed., 2020. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781119246770
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia; W W Muir, JAE Hubbel. 5Th ed., 2013, Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-08069-9.
Veterinary Anaesthesia; KW Clarke, CM Trim. 11th ed., 2014, Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-2793-2
Handbook of Equine Anaesthesia; PM Taylor, KW Clarke. 2nd ed., 2007, Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-2835-9
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 3rd ed., 2016. BSAVA. ISBN 978-1-905319-61-9
Bilddiagnostik
Material från kursen i Klinisk anatomi och klinisk propedeutik:
Kompendier i röntgenteknik, smådjur och häst
Kursmaterial från Canvas
**Fysik och teknik: **
*Lavin´s Radiography for Veterinary Technicians.*Brown M, Brown L.
Techniques in Veterinary Radiography. Morgan JP (Editor).
**Anatomi:**
An atlas of Interpretative Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Cat. Coulson A, Lewis N.
Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse. Schebitz H, Wilkens H,
Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Anatomic Variants in the Dog and Cat - E-Book (2nd ed.). Donald E. Thrall, Ian D. Robertson
Comparative veterinary anatomy: a clinical approach. E-bok. Orsini, J.A., Grenager, N.S. & de Lahunta, A.
Diagnostik:
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Imaging
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology. Ed. Thrall DE.
Clinical Radiology of the Horse. Butler et al**.**
**Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography.**Penninck D, d’Anjou MA.
*Tillgänglighetskommentar: i delen bilddiagnostik anges ingen obligatorisk litteratur då ämnet till stor del bygger mycket på bildtolkning. *
Fjäderfä
SVAs webbsida: www.sva.se
Poultry Diseases; Pattison, McMullin, Bradbury, Alexander, 6th ed. Saunders Elsevier, 2008.
Gris
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Kompendium Gris. Finns tillgängligt i canvasrummet Mediarum – veterinärmedicin
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Diseases of Swine; Zimmerman, Jeffrey J.; Karriker, Locke A.; Ramirez, Alejandro; Schwartz, Kent J.; Stevenson, Gregory W.; Jianqiang, Zhang. 2019, 11th edition. ISBN : 1-119-35089-1. Finns tillgänglig i elektronisk form via SLU-biblioteket, sök på ISBN.
Veterinary Medicine; Constable PD, Hinchcliff KW, Done SH, Grunberg W 2017, 11th edition, Elsevier ISBN 9780702052460. Finns tillgänglig i elektronisk form via SLU-biblioteket, sök på ISBN.
Häst
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Besiktning av häst; Sveriges Veterinärförbund
Slatter´s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophtalmology; Maggs, D, Miller, P, Ofri, P. 6th Edition
Dermatologikompendium på Canvas
PM Klinisk undersökning av häst
PM Palpation häst
Idisslarmedicin
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Veterinary Medicine; Constable PD, Hinchcliff KW, Done SH, Grunberg W 2017: 11th edition, Elsevier ISBN 9780702052460. Finns tillgänglig i elektronisk form via SLU-biblioteket, sök på ISBN.
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Kosignaler – En praktisk bok om mjölkföretagande med kon i fokus. Hulsen, J. 2008. ISBN 978-90-810974-3-7.
Getter - hälsovård och sjukdomar för veterinärer; Kalle Hammarberg i samarbete med Jordbruksverket och Svenska Djurhälsovården. Elektronisk version nås via kursrum i Canvas.
Fårhälsovård och fårsjukdomar och djurskydd i fårbesättningar (kompendium för veterinärer); Kalle Hammarberg i samarbete med fårhälsovården inom Svenska Djurhälsovården, 2014, beställs från goatdoc.swe@outlook.com
Nordisk klövatlas; elektronisk version nås via kursrum i Canvas
Juverhälsa och juversjukdomar
juverportalen.se
Klinisk kemi
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Kompendium i Klinisk kemi finns tillgängligt i Canvas. I kompendiet finns även en lista på utökad litteratur för den som är intresserad.
Oftalmologi
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Slatter´s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophtalmology; Maggs, D, Miller, P, Ofri, P. 5th Edition
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Veterinær oftalmologi; Bjerkås, E. Norges Veterinærhøgskole, 2010. (nedladdas gratis från: www.oftovet.com)
Reproduktion och obstetrik
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics; Noakes et al.10th edition, 2019
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Small Animal Internal Medicine, Nelson & Couto, 5th ed
Pathways to pregnancy and parturition; Senger, PL, 3rd edition, 2015
Manual of equine reproduction; Brinsko et al., 2011, Finns på SLU biblioteket som e-bok:https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323064828/manual-of-equine-reproduction
Compendium on Equine reproduction, Canvas
Kompendium i nötkreaturens reproduktion, Canvas
Reproduktion, förlossning och juverfunktion hos gris, Canvas
Kompendium i kattreproduktion, Canvas
Kompendium i hundreproduktion, Canvas
Smådjur
Obligatorisk litteratur:
Small Animal Internal Medicine; Nelson, Cuoto, 6th ed, 2019,
Small Animal Surgery; Welch, Fossum, 5th ed, 2019,
Ovanstående titlar är lämpliga för studier i internmedicin och kirurgi på grundnivå.
Övrig rekommenderad litteratur:
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult, Johnston and Tobias, 2nd Edition
Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Cote, Ettinger, Feldman, 9th edition, 2024
Övrigt
FASS
SVA:s hemsida
Epiwebb