Course syllabus: Lectures: Internal diseases of horses 1. Dermatological diseases 2. Diseases of respiratory tract, diseases of nasal cavity, sinuses, guttural pouch, larynx, pharynx, trachea, epistaxis 3. Diseases of bronchi, lung diseases, diseases of pleura 4. Diseases of cardiovascular system, arrhythmias, heart failure, pericarditis, thrombosis, thrombophlebitis 5. Diseases of gastrointestinal tract, diseases of oral cavity, esophageal diseases, stomach diseases 6. Diseases of the small intestine, large intestine, small colon and rectum, peritonitis, gastric ulcers, diarrheal diseases 7. Intoxications; Liver diseases, icterus, liver failure, hemolytic anemia, blood transfusion 8. Diseases of urinary tract, renal diseases, diseases of bladder, ureters and urethra 9. Diseases of nervous system, paresis, ataxia, trembling, behavioral changes, collapse, diseases of peripheral nerves 10. Diseases of skeletal muscles, myopathies 11. Endocrine diseases, metabolic diseases 12. Critical condition, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), shock 13. Diseases of foals Lectures: Surgery and orthopedics of horses 1. Diseases of tendons 2. Joint and bone diseases 3. Diseases of corium and hoof capsule 4. Laminitis 5. Navicular syndrome 6. Orthopedic diseases of foals 7. Diseases of axial skeleton 8. Dental diseases 9. Abdominal surgery 10. Hernias, castration, cryptorchidism 11. Head and neck surgery 12. Eye diseases 13. Urinary tract surgery Practical lessons Internal diseases of horses 1. Clinical examination of the horse, anamnesis, overview of the horse, basal parameters, examination of organ systems, sampling, medication administration, intravenous catheter placement 2. Clinical examination of the skin and hair, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pruritus, sampling, therapy 3. Clinical examination of the respiratory tract, upper and lower airways, auscultation, rebreathing bag exam, inhalation therapy, bronchoalveolar lavage, transtracheal lavage, cytology interpretation 4. Diagnosis of respiratory tract diseases by endoscopic methods, sampling, therapeutic possibilities with the use of endoscope 5. Clinical examination of the cardiovascular system, clinical examination of patient, additional diagnostic techniques - ECG telemetry, USG, therapeutic approaches 6. Clinical examination of gastrointestinal tract, anamnesis, clinical examination, topography of internal organs, functional tests of gastrointestinal tract, abdominocentesis 7. Diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract diseases, examination of oral cavity, placing a nasogastric tube, examination of esophagus and stomach, evaluation of peristaltic activity 8. Management of patient with signs of acute abdominal pain, rectal examination, causes of colic, signs of acute abdominal pain, differential diagnosis of patient with acute abdominal pain, puncture of the cecum and colon, fluid therapy and pain control 9. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of urinary tract diseases, catheterisation, urinalysis, serum chemistry, PU/PD, cystic calculi, dysuria 10. Diagnosis of nervous system diseases, special methods of examination, differential diagnosis, therapy 11. Doping 12. Management of emergency situation in horse, overtraining, exhaustion, overheat, comprehensive approach and treatment of painful patient, laboratory diagnosis, clinical, biochemical and hematological parameters of horse diseases, interpretation of laboratory results, monitoring of patient homeostasis 13. Management of diseases of foals, clinical examination and treatment Practical lessons Surgery and orthopedics of horses 1. Equine anaesthesia under hospital and field conditions Sedation, total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA), inhalation anaesthesia, peripheral blocks 2. Lameness diagnosis I Anamnesis, examination at rest, examination at exercise, flexion tests 3. Lameness diagnosis II Detailed adspection and palpation, joint examination, examination of the neck and back, perineural anaesthesia 4. X-ray examination of the locomotor system and head Projections: hoof - lateromedial, Oxspring, Morgan; coffin joint, pastern joint, fetlock joint, carpal joints, tarsal joints, stifle joint, perpendicular and oblique projections of the head 5. Diagnosis of tendons´ diseases Clinical examination of tendons, USG examination of the digital flexor tendons 6. Horseshoeing Importance of horseshoeing, examination of the horse before shoeing, hoof trimming, horseshoe description, demonstration of horseshoeing 7. Equine foot surgery Hoof wall resection, hoof pressure bandage, styrofoam support system 8. Joint injections Coffin joint, pastern joint, fetlock joint, carpal joints, tarsal joints, femorotibial and femoropatellar (stifle) joint 9. Traumatology and intensive care Evaluation of the horse in critical condition, anaphylactic shock and fluid therapy, external coaptation 10. Dental care Examination of the oral cavity, floating teeth, tooth extraction 11. Surgical therapy of the respiratory tract diseases Tie back technique, tie forward technique, sinus trephination, sinoscopy of the paranasal sinuses 12. Diagnosis and therapy of eye diseases Adspection, examination of different eye segments, Schirmer test, nasolacrimal duct lavage, fluorescein test, eye medication, subconjunctival injection, subpalpebral catheter 13. Stallion castration Practical lessons Infectious and parasitic diseases of horses 1. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of scabies Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of biting and sucking lice Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic dipteral 2. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of mycoses 3. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of malleus Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of strangles 4. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of equine influenza Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of herpesvirus infections 5. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of GIT nematodoses Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of GIT cestodoses and trematodoses 6. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of enteral infections 7. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of equine infectious anaemia (EIA) Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of equine viral arteritis (EVA) 8. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of tetanus and other clostridial infections Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of blood parasites (Babesia, Trypanosoma) 9. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of the nervous system infections 10. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infectious metritis of mares and other infections of the reproductive tract 11. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of tissue protozooses Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of tissue helminthoses 12. Vaccination and parasite control programs 13. Actual epizootological situation in Slovakia and EU |
