Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry

There are 8 exam session, taking place in: January, February, April, June, July, September, October, November / December. Two extra exam sessions only for students enrolled in supplementary years take place in March and May.
To take the exam it is compulsory to register trough the SIFA online service (N.B.: registration closes 3 days before the date of the exam) and the propaedeutic exams must have been passed.
The examination takes place in a single session for the three modules of the integrated course and consists of a written exam of a maximum duration of 90 minutes. The final mark is calculated as a weighted average of the marks obtained in the sections of the three modules. An average of at least 18 points is needed to pass the exam. However, the examination is failed if less than 16 points in any of the modules is obtained. If even a single module scores less than 16 points, the entire examination must be retaken.
Anyone wishing to discuss the written paper and try to improve the score obtained in the written paper of one or more modules may request an oral supplement by sending an email to the teachers on the day the results are published. The timetable for the oral tests will be communicated by the following day.
During the oral examination, it will be assessed whether the knowledge and ability to understand and apply the knowledge, the ability to criticise and make judgements, the ability to present the acquired notions with appropriate language consistent with the course subjects are better than what emerged from the evaluation of the written examination.
The written paper can be viewed at the oral test or at any time by appointment.

MODULE OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
The examination consists of 18 questions divided into three sections: (A) twelve multiple-choice and/or univocal open-answer questions in which the student must demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand the theoretical principles and practical aspects of the main biochemical and molecular biology analysis methods used in veterinary diagnostic laboratories; (B) two open-ended questions in which the student must demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand the theoretical principles and practical aspects of the main biochemical and molecular biology analysis methods used in veterinary diagnostic laboratories. In addition, the ability to convert an instrumental result into a biochemical diagnostic parameter will be assessed; (C) five calculation exercises on transformations between concentration units, preparation of solutions, calculation of enzyme activity, simple questions on the transformation of the instrumental reading of an analysis into the analyte concentration.
The mark is expressed in thirtieths, with a maximum of 32 points. The three sections of the test are weighted as follows. Section A (12 points): 1.0 point for each correct answer, 0.5 points for each partially correct answer, zero points for each incorrect answer. Section B (14 points): 7.0 points maximum for each answer. Section C (6 points): 1.2 points for each correct answer, 0.6 points for each partially correct answer, zero points for each incorrect answer.

MODULES OF GENERAL PATHOLOGY
The examination consists of 8 questions divided into two sections: 1) 4 MCQs on general etiology or on pathogenesis of cell damage (1 question), on adaptive mechanisms, intra- and extracellular degeneration (1 question), on inflammation (1 question) on tumors (1 question); 2) 4 open question, each requiring 3 short answers, on general etiology or on pathogenesis of cell damage (1 question), on adaptive mechanisms, intra- and extracellular degeneration (1 question), on inflammation (1 question) on tumors (1 question);
The mark is expressed in thirtieths, with a maximum of 32 points. The two sections of the test are weighted as follows. Section A (8 points): 2.0 point for each correct answer, 1.0 points for each partially correct answer, zero points for each incorrect answer. Section B (24 points): 2.0 point for each correct short answer, 1.0 points for each partially correct short answer, zero points for each incorrect or absent short answer.

MODULE OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
The examination consists of 8 questions divided into two sections: 1) 4 MCQs on diseases of blood or plasma proteins (1 question), on endocrine diseases (1 question) on circulatory diseases, organ function tests or fever (1 question), on immunopathology (1 question); 2) 4 open question, each requiring 3 short answers, on diseases of blood or plasma proteins (1 question), on endocrine diseases (1 question) on circulatory diseases, organ function tests or fever (1 question), on immunopathology (1 question);
The mark is expressed in thirtieths, with a maximum of 32 points. The two sections of the test are weighted as follows. Section A (8 points): 2.0 point for each correct answer, 1.0 points for each partially correct answer, zero points for each incorrect answer. Section B (24 points): 2.0 point for each correct short answer, 1.0 points for each partially correct short answer, zero points for each incorrect or absent short answer.