1	Course Title:	INTERNAL DISEASES OF SMALL ANIMALS I
2	Course Code:	VET4006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	4
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	VET 3019 Introduction to Clinics
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ZEKİ YILMAZ
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. Zeki YILMAZ Doç. Dr. Ebru YALÇIN Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hüseyin CİHAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	yalcine@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 2940811 Uludag Universitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Hayvan Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları A.D. Nilüfer 16059 Bursa
18	Website:	http://veteriner.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of this course is to educate the diagnosis of the important disease in small animal practice, treatment and prophylactic approaches of the diseases, and good communication with owners, colleagues and authorities and also to teach listening properly and to update their knowledge and skills.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To diagnose important digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary dermatological, neurological and endocrinal diseases in small animal practice; 2 To diagnose the above diseases by analytical approach.; 3 To decide for the appropriate medications, treatment methods ; 4 To learn to create good communication with patient owners.; 5 To take necessary measurements to prevent infectious diseases ; 6 To update knowledge ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction of the course; Hematology: Sampling, storage and transfer; interpretation of routine hemogram (complete blood cell count) in clinical setting; spurious results in leukogram, erythrogram and thrombogram; and anemia –definition and classification
2	Changes in platelet count and function, interpretation of mean platelet volume (MPV), plateletcrit (PCT) and platelet size distribution width (PDW) in clinical setting. Thrombocytopenia, immun mediated anemia and thrombocytopenia, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, heamobartenellosis, bleeding disorders (hemostasis abnormalities); shock – definition, diagnosis, and treatment
3	General approaches to respiratory system diseases (case studies - based on the clinical presentation, laboratory findings, imaging techniques, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and treatment), upper and lower respiratory system disease (nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia)
4	General approaches to cardiac diseases; practical electrocardiography, arrhythmias (supraventricular and ventricular) - diagnostic and therapeutic approaches; cardiomyopathy, right and left heart failure, dirofilariosis, ascites
5	Introduction of Gastroenterology : Stomatitis, pharengitis, dysphagia, diseases of oesophagus
6	Gastroenterology I: Vomiting, gastritis, GDVD, gastric hypomotility, Gastrointestinal ulcer, acute and chronic diarrhea, Lymphocytic plasmacytic enteritis-colitis, protein losing enteropathy, intestinal obstruction, constipation
7	Gastroenterology II: Acute and chronic diarrhea, Lymphocytic plasmacytic enteritis-colitis, protein losing enteropathy, intestinal obstruction, constipation
8	Liver diseases . Clinical findings, diagnose and treatment principles, chronic hepatitis in dogs, portosystemic shunt, acute toxic hepatopaties, neoplasias, hepatoencephalopathy; feline hepatic lipidosis, inflammatory hepatobiliar diseases, neoplasias, portosystemic shunt, acute toxic hepatopathy.
9	Pancreas: Clinical findings, diagnose and treatment principles, dogs; acute pancreatitis , chronic pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, neoplasias.
10	Common infectious diseases (canine parvoviral enteritis, feline parvoviral enteritis distemper, infectious hepatitis, canine coronaviral enteritis, Feline infectious peritonitis, FeLV, FIV)
11	Urinary system – physiopathology and diagnostic approaches based on the clinical and laboratory findings, Uremia, acute renal failure (ARF), chronic renal failure (CRF), cystitis, feline urologic syndrome (FUS), urolithiasis
12	General approach to neurological diseases : Rabies, distemper, Pb toxicity, toxoplasmosis
13	Diagnostic approach into dermatological diseases, pruritis in dogs and cats, alopecia in dogs and cats
14	General treatment principals in dermatology : Topical treatment, systemic treatment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Köpek ve Kedilerin İç Hastalıkları, Klinik El Kitabı. Nilüfer AYTUĞ, Özsan Matbaacılık, Bursa, 2011. 2. Köpek ve kedilerde elektrokardiyografi, Yılmaz Z, Kocatürk M, ÖzsamMatbaacılık, Bursa, 2010. 3. Köpek ve kedilerde pratik elektrokardiyografi& kalphastalıkları. Yılmaz Z, U.Ü. Basım Evi, 2005. 4. Köpek ve Kedilerin İç Hastalıkları, Reprodüksiyon, Besleme Bakım ve Eğitimi. Aytuğ N., Yavuz H.M., Soylu K., Bursa, 1997. 5. Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods. Tbedten W., 4th Edit., Sounders, Elsevier, 2004. 6. Clinical Medicine of the Dog and Cat. Schaer M., Manson Publishing, London, 2003. 7. Small Animal Internal Medicine. 3rd Ed., Nelson R.W., Couto C.G., Mosby Co., Missouri, 2003 8. Handbook Of Small Animal Practice, Morgan R. V., Bright R. M., Swartout M. S., 4th Edit., Elsevier Science,Pennsylvania, 2003 9. Common Small Animal Diagnosis, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2002 10. Laboratory Profiles of Small Animal Diseases, Sodikoff C. H., 3rd Edit., Mosby Inc, Missouri, 2001 11. Textbook of Veterinary Internal medicine. Ettinger S.J., Feldman E.C., 5th edit., WB Saunders Comp., Philadelphia, 2000 12. Veterinary Drug Hanbook (Pocket Ed.). Plumb DC., 3rd Edit., Iowa State University Press, USA, 1999.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	4	56
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	3	1	3
Homeworks, Performances	0	2	8
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	5	4	20
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			91
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 3 2 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 LO2 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 LO3 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 LO4 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 LO5 2 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 3 2 2 3 LO6 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 5 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High