14I4O05 - Small animal medicine

Course specification
Course title		Small animal medicine
Acronym		14I4O05
Study programme		Veterinary Medcine,Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study		Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Vanja Krstić prof. dr Predrag Stepanović prof. dr Nenad Andrić doc. dr Darko Davitkov
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Predrag Stepanović prof. dr Nenad Andrić doc. dr Darko Davitkov dr Natalija Milčić-Matić doc. dr Anja Ilić Božović as. Miloš Đurić
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		8.0	Status	obligatory
Condition		Passed exams: Pathological Physiology, General Pathology, Special Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		Introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the pathology and treatment of diseases of small animals (dogs, cats and small pets) and mastering the necessary skills important for direct involvement in clinical practice.
The outcome		Student should be able to recognize the symptoms of certain diseases, do clinical examination and any necessary clinical procedures to diagnose and taking appropriate therapy and preventive measures in all cases of non-infectious and infectious diseases that are part of everyday clinical practice.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Introduction. Diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Diseases of the digestive tract. Diseases of the urinary system. Hematology disorders. Endocrine and metabolic disorders. Autoimmune and immunologically-mediated diseases. Disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous system. Diseases of the skin. Clinical toxicology. Clinical oncology. Diseases of small mammals and exotic pets.
Contents of exercises		Program exercises - application of medicines, basic principles of fluid replacement, clinical procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the skin, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, nervous, musculoskeletal and genitourinary system. Clinical practice - practicing clinical procedures: clinical examination, the application of drugs, intensive care, treatment of clinical cases.
Literature
Bolesti pasa i mačaka, autorizovana predavanja, FVM, Beograd, 2012. (Original title) Trailović D: Gastroenterologija pasa i mačaka, FVM, Beograd, 2011 (Original title) Popović N, Lazarević M: Bolesti kože malih životinja, FVM, Beograd, 1999. (Original title) Ćupić V, Kataranovski D, Popović N, Palić T: Egzotični ljubimci: biologija, uzgajanje, patologija i terapija. FVM, Beograd, 2002. (Original title) Ettinger SJ, Feldman EC: Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. Diseases of the dog and cat, 5th ed, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2000. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
4	4
Methods of teaching		PowerPoint presentations for each lecture, a collection of slides and films, demonstrations on healthy and sick animals, treatment of clinical cases.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper	20
Practical lessons		10	Oral examination	30
Projects
Colloquia		20
Seminars		10