ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 45 Hours of tutorials: 6 Expository Class: 12 Interactive Classroom: 6 EEES Clinics: 6 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Animal Pathology
Areas: Animal Medicine and Surgery
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
To provide the student with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the obtention of biological samples, their laboratory processing and the clinical interpretation of the results.
Theoretical contents (14 hours). The subject is structured in the following thematic blocks:
1. Hematology (1 hour). Evaluation of erythrocytes, Evaluation of leukocytes, Evaluation of platelets and haemostasis.
2. Blood biochemistry (7 hours). Evaluation of electrolytes and the acid-base balance (2 hours), Evaluation of the hepatic function (1 hour), Evaluation of the renal function (1 hour) Evaluation of the skeletal-muscle and mineral profile (2 hours), Evaluation of proteins and plasmatic lipids, exocrine pancreas and intestine (1 hour) .
3. Urinary Analyses (2 hours). Evaluation of the physical and chemical characteristics of the urine. Urinary sediment.
4. Other specific tests (3 hours). Evaluation of effusions (pleural, peritoneal and pericardia) and fluid contents in corporal cavities (synovial and cerebrospinal) (1 hour), Evaluation of the ruminal fluid (1 hour) and Evaluation of samples obtained by fine needle aspiration (1 hour).
5. Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Management and practices (1 hour).
Practices contents (6 hours). It will board the study of the following subjects
ACV C1. Peripheral blood smear examination (2 hours).
ACV C2. Spectrophotometric determination of biochemical parameters (2 hours).
ACV C3. Lab management of effusions (2 hours).
Practice ACV C1 will be taught in the Veterinary Anatomical Pathology laboratory.
Practices ACV C2 and C3 will be taught in the General Patology laboratory.
Seminars (8 hours)
ACV- S1. Resolution of clinical cases connected to hepatic and musculoskeletal profiles (2 hours).
ACV- S2. Discussion of acid-base clinical cases in veterinary medicine (2 hours).
ACV- S3. The value of the laboratory tests in diagnosis (2 hours).
ACV- S4. Laboratory evaluation of kidney function: a case report (1 hour). Interpretation of blood disorders by using microhaematocrit and blood smear (1 hour).
Tutorials (2 hours)
ACV T1. Introduction to the method of study of Veterinary Clinical Analyses (1 hour).
ACV T2. Resolution of doubts and clinical cases of the different contents of the subject (1 hour).
Bush, B.M. (1999). Interpretación de los análisis de laboratorio para clínicos de pequeños animales. Ediciones S, Barcelona.
Cowell, R.L., Tyler, R.D., Meinkoth, J.H. (1999). Citología y hematología diagnóstica en el perro y el gato. 2nd ed. Editorial Multimédica, Barcelona.
Feldman, B.F., Zinkl, J.G., Jain, N.C. (2000) Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology. 5th edition. Lippincott Willians & Willians, Philadelphia.
Jain, N.C. (1993). Essentials of veterinary hematology. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia.
Kaneko, J.J. (1997) Clinical biochemistry of domestic animals. 5th ed. Academic Press, San Diego.
Latimer, k.s., Mahaffey, e.a., Prasse, k.w. (2003). Duncan & Prasse´s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine. Clinical Pathology. 4th. Ed. Blackwell Publishing, USA.
Merck, N.J. (2000) El manual Merck de veterinaria. 5th ed. Centrum Técnicas y Científicas, Madrid.
Meyer, D.J., Harvey, J.W. (2004). Veterinary Laboratory Medicine. Interpretation and Diagnosis. 3rd Ed. W.B. Saunders Company, USA.
Rebar, A.H., MacWilliams, P.S., Feldman, B.F. & col. (2002). Manual de hematología de perros y gatos. Multi Médica, Ediciones Veterinarias, Barcelona.
Sodikoff, CH. (2002) Pruebas diagnósticas y de laboratorio en pequeños animales. Una guía para el diagnóstico de laboratorio. 3rd ed. Harcourt, Madrid.
Stockham, S.L., Scout, M.A. (2002) Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Iowa State Press, Iowa.
Thrall, M.A., Baker, D.C., Campbell, T.W. & col. (2004) Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry. Lippincott Willians & Willians, Philadelphia.
Tizard, I.R. (2002) Inmunología veterinaria. 6th ed. McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
Underwood, E.J., Suttle, N.F. (2000) The mineral nutrition of livestock. 3rd ed. CABI Publishing, Wallingford.
General competences
GVUSC01 Ability to learn and to adapt.
GVUSC02 Capacity of analysis and synthesis.
GVUSC04 Planning and management work.
GVUSC05 Ability to apply knowledge into practice.
GVUSC06 Ability to work autonomously and within a group.
GVUSC09 Ability to communicate in different areas
Disciplinary competences
CEDVUSC04 Physical bases, chemical and molecular of the main processes that take place in the animal organism.
CEDVUSC07 Knowledge of the alterations of the structure and function of the animal organism.
CEDVUSC016 To know the basic analytical technicians and its interpretation.
Professional competences
D1VUSC02 To collect and remit specimens with its corresponding report.
D1VUSC03 To realise basic analytical techniques and interpret clinical, biological and chemical results.
D1VUSC04 To diagnose the most common illnesses, by means of the utilisation of the protocols and complementary diagnostic techniques.
D1VUSC17 To realise own technical reports of the veterinary competitions.
Academic competences
CEAVUSC01 To analyse, synthesize, solve problems and make decisions in the areas of the veterinary profession.
CEAVUSC03 To disseminate smoothly information gained during the professional practice of the veterinarian, both in oral and written ways, with colleagues, authorities and the society in general.
CEAVUSC04 To find and manage the information related to the veterinary profession.
CEAVUSC05 To know and apply the scientific method in professional practice including evidence-based medicine.
CEAVUSC06 To know how and when seek professional advice and assistance.
CEAVUSC08 To be aware of the need of maintaining current knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional skills through a process of lifelong learning.
Transversal competences
CTVUSC 01 Ability to reason and argument.
CTVUSC 02 Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information by various media, such as bibliographic information and the Internet, and to critically analyse it.
CTVUSC 03 Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CTVUSC 04 Ability to make a public exposition in a clear, coherent and concise way.
CTVUSC 05 Ability to manage ICT.
CTVUSC 06 Management of information in a foreign language.
CTVUSC 07 Ability to solve problems through an integrated application of their knowledge.
Theoretical contents. For scenario 1 (face-to-face), in the first part of the theoretical classes (corresponding to each thematic area) the learning structure for each thematic area will be presented (large and small animals). The second part of each session will deal with the study of main and the additional or complementary techniques and the results obtained, from the easiest to the most complex. In scenario 2, the development will be similar to the previous one, but everything will be done online, by agreement adopted by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. In the case of scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams platform. At the end of each session, questions may be asked to evaluate the student's learning progression of each of the contents taught during the session, and which will contribute to the final continuous assessment grade. Class dispensation is not applicable.
Clinical practices. For scenarios 1 (face-to-face), students will have a guide containing all the materials needed to know how interpretation of the results of the clinical analysis would be made, in large and small animals, including its clinical approach. Before the practical session, the student would autonomously work with this guide, so that each practical session will mainly focus on learning different ways to evaluate the results obtained in the analysis, and its application as diagnostic tools in pathological processes. In scenario 2, or in scenario 1 in which the conditions of social distance cannot be guaranteed by the facilities where the practical activities are carried out, the groups will be reduced to half the number of students, and the duration of the practice for each new subgroup will be distributed in 50% attendance, and the remaining 50% of the time must be spent on telematic activities, with learning through videos or activities related to the content of the practical classes. In the case of scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams platform, analyzing and evaluating both the procedures and the results obtained, in order to obtain the clinical approach as close as possible to reality. At the end of each session, questions may be asked to evaluate the student's learning progression of each of the contents taught during the session, and which will contribute to the final continuous assessment grade. Class dispensation is not applicable.
Seminars: For scenarios 1 (face-to-face), We will introduce the student into the main aspects related to manage different biologicals samples in the laboratory, under veterinary aspects, including the newest techniques, encouraging the active participation for the students. In scenario 2, the development will be like the previous one, but everything will be done online, by agreement adopted by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. In the case of scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams platform. At the end of each session, questions may be asked to evaluate the student's learning progression of each of the contents taught during the session, and which will contribute to the final continuous assessment grade. Class dispensation is not applicable.
Tutorials. For scenario 1 (face-to-face), the first tutorial session will consist on the introduction of the subject, the objectives and methodology, the mechanisms of evaluation and bibliography. The second tutorial session (once the student had received the theoretical, seminar and practical contents) will focus on the in-group resolution of questions emerging during the course; in addition, several clinical situations will be presented with the objective having a broad vision of the subject. In scenario 2, the development will be like the previous one, but everything will be done online by agreement adopted by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. In the case of scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams platform.
A Virtual Learning Environment for the course will be available for the students at the University’s virtual campus; where teachers will upload different files for the theoretical and practical contents. As well as supplementary materials such as further reading suggestions or clinical cases, among others.
The assessment of the course will be based on a continuous assessment system (30%) and a final exam (70% of the final mark), where students will be required to obtain at least a 40% in the written exam, in order to pass the discipline.
The continuous assessment includes, in a weighted way, the level of exploitation of lectures (where the student might have to answer, in written form, some multiple-choice questions during the lecture, about the content thereof), practices and seminars (through the exercises/clinical cases that the students will have to do) and other activities such as essays that will be proposed in relation to some topics. scale. For scenarios 1 and 2 (face to face), at the end of each activity (lesson, practices, seminars for the first and only practice sfor the second one), questions may be asked to evaluate the student's learning progression of each of the contents taught during the session, and which will contribute to the final continuous assessment grade, In the case of scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) and for scenario 2 (excluding practices) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams platform.
The final exam will consist of 4 clinical cases. The student will pass the subject if the sum of the marks of continuous assessment and the written examination exercise is above 5.0 on a scale of 0-10. For scenarios 1 and 2 (if the health situation allows it), the exam will be presential (face to face), and for scenarios 2 (if the health situation demands it) and 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching) the structure will be the same by using the Microsoft Teams and/or Moodle platforms.
In the case of fraudulent exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations on the Evaluation of Students' Academic Performance and Review of Grades shall apply.
The exam schedule, approved by the Board of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at its meeting on April 09rd 2021, will be available (room, data and hour) at the institutional webpage. For the call of July, exposed in the institutional webpage, it is only possible to improve the mark obtained in the written part of the assessment, maintaining the mark obtained in the continuous assessment.
IN CLASSROOM WORKLOAD (30h)
Lectures: 14 h
Clinical practices: 6 h
Seminars:8 h
Tutorials in small groups: 2h
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL STUDY OF THE STUDENT (45h)
Individual study: 18 h
Preparation of reports: 3 h
Use of learning resources: 4 h
Clinical cases resolutions: 16 h
Assessment: 4 h
TOTAL: 75 hours
For scenarios 1 and 2 (face to face), it is considered essential a regular attendance to theoretical and practical sessions to be able to take the maximum advantage of the contents. For the scenario 3 (closing of the installations and synchronous virtual teaching), it is highly recommended to attend all online sessions scheduled by the subject, consulting all the doubts that may arise immediately with the teachers, either for individualized questions by email or for general queries sent to the common forums created by the teachers for this purpose and access to all students in the Moodle platform.
In addition, it is highly advisable that the student has completed the subjects of Anatomy I and II, Veterinary Physiology I and II, Veterinary Immunology, , Biochemistry And Metabolism Integration, disciplines from the Function and Structure Block and Clinical Propaedeutic.
Contingency plan
In application of the Guidelines for the "Development of Safe Face-to-Face Teaching for the 2020-2021 academic year" elaborated by the Commission for Teaching Planning, which completes the document called Bases for the Development of Safe Face-to-Face Teaching" elaborated by the Committee for Health Security and approved by the Government Council, we have proceeded to differentiate the activities included in the teaching methodology, the evaluation systems and the recommendations for the study, considering the different scenarios. Thus, for scenario 2,
the presence in the practical classes will be maintained, although the number of students per group will be reduced to 50% to guarantee the safety distance, at the same time trying to advance the contents of the practical classes, leaving the rest of the activities (lectures, seminars and tutorials with synchronous telematic teaching) while for scenario 3, all the programmed activities will be synchronous, respecting the calendars and schedules approved by the Faculty Board. Exams will be presential (face to face) in scenario 1 and 2, if the health authorities allow it, and if the health authorities do not allow it, scenario 2 and 3 will be telematic .
Cristina Castillo Rodríguez
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Medicine and Surgery
- cristina.castillo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
María Marta López Alonso
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Medicine and Surgery
- marta.lopez.alonso [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Joaquin Ricardo Hernandez Bermudez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Medicine and Surgery
- joaquin.hernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Victor Pereira Lestayo
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Medicine and Surgery
- victor.pereira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /TI-ECTS01 | Galician, Spanish | Norvet Classroom |
| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /TI-ECTS02 | Spanish, Galician | Norvet Classroom |
| Thursday | |||
| 18:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Norvet Classroom |
| 12.03.2021 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | 5070-Boardroom |
| 07.06.2022 12:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 4 |