SCAM25025U Companion Animal Internal Medicine -Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Haematological, Infectious and Critical Medical Diseases. Hands on: Cytology workshop
This course is a specialisation course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a post graduate education targeted small
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to perform diagnostic work-up, establish prognosis and elaborate therapeutic strategies for the management of:
1) dogs and cats with haematological disorders including haemostatic disorders.
2) dogs and cats with critical medical conditions including vascular emergencies and emergency acid-base disorders.
3) dogs and cats with infectious diseases.
To provide the student with hands-on knowledge in the field of cytology including accurate sampling and advanced interpretation in regards to haematological, infectious and critical medical diseases.
By theory and practical exercises to extend the students knowledge, practical skills and competences within the clinical decision-making and diagnostic procedures with regards to haematological, infectious and critical medical diseases.
Having completed the course, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic,
haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at
an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma
transfusion.
• Evaluate a transfusion plan.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic,
haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Skills
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms,
diagnostic, and treatment plans for both specialist and
non-specialist colleagues and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic,
emergency medical, or infectious diseases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic,
or infectious disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive
at a diagnosis, and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient
therapy, and management.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical
emergency, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, and
apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to plan
and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy, and
management.
• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.
• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical
conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.
• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with
haematologic, haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex haematologic, medical emergency,
or infectious diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based
new knowledge at a specialty level within complex haematologic,
medical emergency, or infectious diseases.
Updated literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation.
SCAM13001U, SCAM13002U, SCAM13003U, SCAM13004U or one of the following certifications in Companion Animal Diseases:
• Danish Certificate in Small Animal Diseases, in Danish known as "Fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hunde og katte".
• Swedish Specialist in Diseases of Dogs and Cats, in Swedish known as "Steg 1".
• Norwegian Specialist in Diseases of Dogs and Cats, in Norwegian known as "Specialisering i veterinærmedisin, spesialitet smådyr".
• Finnish Specialist in Diseases of Dogs and Cats, in Finnish known as “Pieneläinsairauksien erikoiseläinlääkäri".
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 16
- Preparation
- 90
- Theory exercises
- 16
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Exam
- 32
- Total
- 162
- Credit
- 1 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Type of assessment details
- The Ongoing Test consists of three parts.
a) A minimum of 80% active participation,
b) Preparation and presentation of, and participation in problem-oriented case discussions,
c) A written assignment: a master thesis protocol.
To pass the course, students must have passed both Exam 1 and Exam 2. However, students may attend Exam 2 without having passed Exam 1. - Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
.
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner.
- Exam period
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the grade passed, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic,
haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at
an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma
transfusion.
• Evaluate a transfusion plan.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic,
haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Skills
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms,
diagnostic, and treatment plans for both specialist and
non-specialist colleagues and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic,
emergency medical, or infectious diseases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic,
or infectious disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive
at a diagnosis, and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient
therapy, and management.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical
emergency, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, and
apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to plan
and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy, and
management.
• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.
• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical
conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.
• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with
haematologic, haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex haematologic, medical emergency,
or infectious diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based
new knowledge at a specialty level within complex haematologic,
medical emergency, or infectious diseases.
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment
- Type of assessment details
- The written assignment includes an exam with multiple-choice, short answer, and/or essay questions.
- Examination prerequisites
Students may attend this examination without approval of Exam 1 (SCAM25026E Ongoing Test).
- Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the maximum grade 12, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic,
haemostatic or infectious diseases.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at
an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Know the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma
transfusion.
• Evaluate a transfusion plan.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic,
haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Skills
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic,
emergency medical, or infectious diseases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic,
or infectious disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive
at a diagnosis, and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient
therapy, and management.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical
emergency, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, and
apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to plan
and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and management.
• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.
• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical
conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.
• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with
haematologic, haemostatic, or infectious diseases.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex haematologic, medical emergency,
or infectious diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based
new knowledge at a specialty level within complex haematologic,
medical emergency, or infectious
diseases.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM25025U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- 5 course days full time.
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- This course is offered in the Autumn semester (even-numbered years). For more information about the exact course dates, please visit the webpage.
- Course capacity
- 20
Price
Study board
- Study Board for the Professionel Master´s Degree Programmes at The Faculty og Health and Medical Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-6e746f6c4275777066306d7730666d)
- Rebecca Langhorn (3-82757c5083857e743e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
National and International capacities within the field.