Veterinarian training courses library : Cat / Expert

Teaching goals

• recognise abnormal EKG related to hyperkalemia
• understand treatment options for hyperkalemia
• differential diagnosis & work-up

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Teaching goals

• Recognition of RER, MER and DER, When and how to use
• Differences in energy requirements for dogs and cats
• Energy requirement during activity, puppies/kittens and reproduction state

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• The ECG is used to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias.
• Sinus rhythm originates in the right atrium.
• First-degree atrioventricular block is a form of atrioventricular block characterized by delayed conduction time between the atrium and ventricle.
• Second-degree AV block is a form of AV block characterized by incomplete AV node block. In second-degree AV blocks, a distinction is made between Mobitz blocks type I and II.
• Third-degree AV block is a form of AV block characterized by a complete failure of the conduction between the atrium and the ventricles of the heart.

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• Learn how to diagnose and treat most common nasal tumours in cats

Teaching goals

• Being able to identify pain and differentiate it from dysphoria
• Which molecules to use and how/when should we do multimodal analgesia ?

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• Know the advantages and disadvantages of using chilled and frozen semen
• Know how to prepare the semen to produce the least possible damage
• Know centrifugation and extenders’ effects on semen
• Know the duration of use of chilled and frozen semen
• Understand the processes that occurs in spermatozoa during chilling and freezing

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• General comments on the physiology of potassium
• Ca disturbance: hypokalemia Causes Clinical signs Treatment
• Ca disturbance: hyperkalemia Causes Clinical signs Treatment

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• Generalities on the physiology of calcium
• Ca disturbance: hypocalcemia – Causes – Clinical signs – Treatment
• Ca disturbance: hypercalcemia – Causes – Clinical signs – Treatment

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• Recognition of the importance of BCS and MCS systems
• How to correctly evaluate BCS and MCS
• Different methods to evaluate BCS
• How to use the BCS to calculate the pets’ ideal body weight

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• Hypotension, by definition, occurs when MAP is than 60mmHg
• The treatment of hypotension should depend on the cause of the hypotension.

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• Unlike dogs, external otitis (OE) is much less frequent in cats, being a reason for consultation in only 2% of cases.
• The primary causes of otitis externa in cats differ to some extent from those in dogs, requiring an adapted and specific diagnostic approach.
• The purpose of this talk is therefore to summarize the various causes associated with the development of otitis externa in cats.

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• Know how to perform an abdominocentesis
• Know which analysis should be performed on the abdominal effusion
• Understand the indications for emergency surgery

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• Recognition of the importance of including a nutritional anamnesis during the consultation
• What questions should be included
• How to formulate questions to assist in gathering information
• Tools that can be used to make the clinician's life easier

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• Technics and protocol of abdominal ultrasound
• Abnormal images and interpretation
• Updated literature

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• Definition
• Application fields of POCUS
• General technique
• Thoracic ultrasound
• Technics and protocols: progress in veterinary medicine
• Abnormal pictures and interpretation
• Updated literature

Teaching goals

• Perform correctly a diagnosis of the disease (part 2)
• Be aware of the various treatment options along with the side effects that each can carry