Veterinarian training courses library : Dog / Internal medicine
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- To become familiar with the most common tests used to evaluate the cranial nerves, during the neurological examination.
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- Understanding mechanism of resistance of TKI
- Identify side effects of TKI
- Recognize potential new TKI treatment for different tumors
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- Understanding mechanism of action of TKIs
- Application of TKIs in MCTs and efficacy in other tumors
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- Preoperative stabilization of patients with heart failure is mandatory
- Normal to high-normal HRs and normal to low-normal BP are recommended
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- To be able to recognized the most common posture and gait abnormalities and to be able to associate them to specific parts of the nervous system
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- Be able to name two drugs commonly used for the management of giardiasis
- Understand the appropriate monitoring after treatment of giardiasis
- Understand the zoonotic risks associated with giardiasis
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- Preoperative stabilization of patients with heart failure is mandatory
- Normal to high-normal HRs and normal to low-normal BP are recommended
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- The key points of the second part on effusion will consist in reviewing the definition of each type of effusion using effusion criteria classification, how to diagnoses the most common effusion.
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- The key points that will be reviewed in this first part will be the interest of performing an in house cytology exam and we will review the different techniques with the pros and cons of each of them.
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- understand which fluids can be used to treat AKI
- understand how to use body weight and urine output to adjust fluid rate
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- How to perform a blood smear: get the good tips!
- How to assess a blood smear: Slide evaluation, Cell distribution
- Evaluation of the RBC
- Evaluation of the white blood cells
- Evaluation of the platelets
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- To understand the anatomical basis of sympathetic innervation of the eye
- To understand the clinical signs and main differential diagnosis associated with Horner’s syndrome in dogs and cats.
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- To know the most common acute myelopathies that dogs may suffer from
- By taking into account the patient signalment, obtaining a clinical history and performing neurological examination, we can narrow down our list of differential diagnoses
- With the most likely two or three differential diagnoses in our mind, we can choose the best diagnostic work-up or the best management for every case
- Advanced imaging and spinal surgery may be needed in some cases, but some other cases can be successfully managed without these
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- Description of the physiology and pathophysiology of DKA
- to better understand what happens in the body
- to recognize the clinical and biological signs and assess them
- to be able to start adequat treatment with a focus on insulin therapy
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- Description of the physiology and pathophysiology of DKA
- to better understand what happens in the body
- to recognize the clinical and biological signs and assess them
- to be able to start adequat treatment with a focus on insulin therapy
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- To recognise the most common clinical signs of vestibular disease
- To be aware of the most common clinical signs that can help in distinguish a central from a peripheral vestibular syndrome
- To be aware of the main differential diagnosis for both central and peripheral vestibular diseases
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- Understand key concepts about Giardia spp. lifecycle
- Understand the transmission of Giardia spp
- Understand the different tests available for the diagnosis of giardiasis
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- Steroid-responsive meningitis arteritis is an immune-mediate, systemic, multiorganic disease. It usually has a good outcome.
- Performing thorough physical and neurological examination is crucial, because in some cases, implication of other systems and organs may occur, due to the involvement of their vascular beds.
- In these cases, imaging of other body areas, like head and thorax, may be needed.
- Involvement of other organs/systems is often subclinical but it may result sometimes in severe neurological dysfunction.
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- Ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation: how to recognize these arrhythmias, how to treat them ?
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- To understand the main concepts for the assessment and management of head trauma cases.
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- Bradyarrhythmias : How to identify them & how to manage them
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- List the different immunosuppressive medications used for the management of IMHA
- Understand the role of blood transfusions in the management of IMHA
- Understand the use of anti-thrombotic drugs for the management of IMHA