Surgical Pathology, Semeiotics and Veterinary Radiology

General objective of the course
This course will provide the students information about the disease mechanisms of surgical diseases in domestic animals. The basis of the methods and techniques for clinical examination and the rational about the use of collateral exams will be discussed. The goal is to teach each student about the practical work-up directly on hospitalized animals or on cadaveric models. The radiological aspects in collateral examination will be emphasized providing all the information to use x-ray units in clinical activities for the student.

1) Knowledge and understanding:
The student is required to demonstrate exhaustive knowledge on the pathogenetic bases in the surgical diseases both in large and in small animals. He will be able to show specific references to the tissue, organic and systemic diseases.

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
the student must be able to apply the theoretical knowledge to the practical work-up on animals in the clinical examination and in the use of radiographic apparatuses to obtain diagnostic x-rays.
3) Autonomy of judgment:
the student must learn critically and proactively both the information provided by the teacher and those derived from the recommended textbooks.
4) Communication skills:
The student should be able to acquire the correct professional lexical terminology both for the description of lesions and for patient history taking or professional description of diagnostic x-rays films both on large and in small animals.