Veterinarian training courses library : Internal medicine
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- Explain causes of inappetence in hospitalised cats
- Discuss effect of pain, nausea and anxiety on appetite
- Understand impact of inadequate food intake on recovery
- Discuss appetite stimulants
- Discuss feeding tube placement, indications and use
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- Remember basic life cycles of relevant feline retroviruses
- Identify the appropriate situations to test the patients for these viruses
- Learn how to interpret a positive or negative result depending on the patient’s clinical context
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- Explain diagnostic tests for chronic enteropathies in cats
- Discuss management techniques for intestinal inflammation
- Understand faecal transplants and their use in cats
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- General information on veterinary CPR
- Description of BLS
- How to do chest compression: description of the 2 theories, special numbers/tips to remember for chest compressions, videos
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- Know how to initially manage a weak calf
- Assess homeostasis
- Know which are the key parameters to follow
- Make the adequate recommendations to the farmer on taking care of the calf at the farm
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- Understand the physiology of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the systemic effects of aldosterone
- Identify the signs associated with feline hyperaldosteronism
- Learn how to diagnose the disease and what treatment options are available
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- Understand the importance of establishing a diagnosis when attending a weak calf
- Know the most pertinent questions to ask regarding a weak calf
- Know the most pertinent clinical signs to evaluate in order to make a diagnosis on a weak calf
- Know the most frequent causes of weak calf syndrome and how to confirm or rule them out
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- List the clinical signs of nasal disease in cats
- List the causes of nasal disease in cats
- Explain the investigation of nasal disease
- Discuss how chronic rhinosinovitis can occur and how to treat it
- Discuss the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis
- Discuss the types and treatment of nasal neoplasia
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- General information in human and veterinary medicine
- Pathophysiology depending on the type of drowning
- Treatment
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- Explain the definition of overweight and obesity in cats
- Describe the health consequences of obesity in cats
- Discuss the evidence on communication around body weight in cats
- Understand the comparisons between human and animal obesity
- Understand why the question ‘is obesity a disease’ is complex
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- Differentiate the different types of bacterial lung diseases and their clinical presentation
- Decide which treatment is best depending on the clinical presentation
- Be familiar with the monitoring of the treatment response
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- Understand common blood types in dogs and cats
- Understand how to monitor a transfusion
- Understand how to avoid transfusion reactions
- Understand how to recognise a transfusion reaction
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- Understand the difference between the pathophysiology of acquired myasthenia gravis and botulism
- Apply the best diagnostic and treatment for patients with neuromuscular junction disease
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- Review on mechanism of action of cannabis and chocolate on the body
- What are the clinical signs to expect with these intoxication
- What is the management of these patient depending on the degree of clinical sign
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- Understand the indications for bone marrow aspirate
- Understand which sites are suitable for bone marrow aspiration
- Understand how to perform a bone marrow aspirate
- Understand how to obtain a bone marrow core
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- Review in detail the physiology of steroids, the different classes and differences between classes, their role and their negative effects
- Consider whether or not steroids are useful in specific emergency cases: anaphylaxis shock, spinal trauma, ARDS, head trauma
- Finally we will review the use of steroids in specific neurological pathologies
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- Describe the typical presentation and clinical signs of steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis (SRMA)
- Discuss the diagnostic tools available in general practice
- Identify the appropriate treatment and prognosis
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- To understand the conditions associated with hypertension in cats and dogs
- To understand the different methods of blood pressure measurement available
- To understand how to choose the correct cuff sizes and accurately measure BP
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- Be familiar with the physiologic consequences of a congenital porto- systemic shunt (cPSS)
- Identify the clinical signs associated with cPSS
- Know how to diagnose a cPSS
- Be aware of the different therapeutic options available
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- During this talk, we will review the most important toxins that can cause Aki in our small animal patients. We will details mechanism of action and medical management for each and will also talk briefly about management of the oliguric/anuric patients
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- Review key elements from the physical examination
- Focus on orthopedic exam
- Lab work
