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Lecturer(s)
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Kabeš Radovan, MVDr.
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Krisová Šárka, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Žuffová Kristína, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Kološ Filip, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Sedlinská Markéta, doc. MVDr. Ph.D.
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Ottová Lucie, MVDr.
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Course content
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Lectures: Stallion castration, Ophthalmologic propaedeutics in horses, Surgery of the upper airways, The most common ocular diseases in horses (corneal ulcers, corneal wounds, ERU), Emergency care, Urogenital tract surgery in mare, The most common abdominal procedures in foals (urachus patens, omphalophlebitis, inguinal hernia, rupture of urinary bladder Practical lessons: Castration of the stallion - closed technique, TIVA, Basic diagnostic methods in ophthalmology, Dentistry I (patient preparation, basic examination, sharp teeth treatment, diastema), regional anesthesia, wound management in horses, Basic principles of handling a horse in emergent situations, Lameness diagnostics I (clinical patient examination, flexion tests and others)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lectures, Laboratory and desk-based work, Clinical work, Extramural practical training
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is for students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of soft tissue surgery in large animals - urogenital tract surgery, basic ophthalmologic methods, surgery of the upper airways, polytraumatic patient (stabilization, transport), regional anesthesia and dentistry.
competences The student is able to: - suggest a conservative or surgical treatment, if any, in the case of damage or disease of the horse's eyes, based on the taken anamnesis and results of the examination, - provide the referred patient with a veterinary report (history and history of treatment), - in lameness diagnostics, they will be able to perform basic diagnostics and determine the acuteness of the condition, or the need for examination at a specialized facility, - ensure safe transport of the patient in cooperation with carriers (e.g. a patient with tendon laceration), - in planned castration in field conditions, perform a basic preoperative medical examination, plan the procedure (choose the most appropriate type of surgery and anaesthesia) and educate the owner about the positives and negatives of individual techniques - assess patients with various types of injuries, perform their basic treatment and stabilization, or send the horses properly prepared to the facility to which they are being referred, i.e., sedation, analgesia, application.
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Prerequisites
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1) theoretical knowledge The student knows: - basic principles of soft tissue surgery in large animals, - basic orthopaedic diagnostics, - basic diagnostic methods in ophthalmology, - acute patient management, - basics of equine dentistry. 2) practical skills The student is able to: - perform an ophthalmologic examination of the horse including intraconjunctival and subconjunctival application of drugs, - sedate a horse and to suggest and maintain general intravenous anaesthesia, - classify wounds and to choose optimal treatment, - perform basic lameness diagnostics, - assess the dental condition in a horse, to determine the approximate age of the horse and perform a sharp tooth treatment.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral credit test
Credit requirements: - meeting credit requirements - practical skills
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Recommended literature
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English for Pharmacy and Medical Bioanalytics. The Karolinum Press, 2008.
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Auer, J. A. - Stick, J. A. Equine Surgery. ISBN 978-1-4160-0123-2.
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Fubini, S. L. - Ducharme, N. G. Farm Animal Surgery. ISBN 0-7216-9062-9.
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