COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CAT-CANINE ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5019 CAT-CANINE ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELIN FATOŞ POLAT DINÇER

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

Learns the physics and working principle of ultrasound. Gains knowledge about artifacts. It can perform ultrasound examination of the liver, vascular structures, pancreas, gall bladder, spleen and gastrointestinal tract, distinguish and diagnose pathologies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the working principle of ultrasound.
2   Learns artifacts.
3   Learns and applies abdominal ultrasonography.
4   Can use ultrasound in the diagnosis of diseases.
5   Can use ultrasound in his/her academic studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course content and description
2 Introduction and working principle of ultrasonography
3 Ultrasound anatomy and imaging methods
4 Artifacts
5 Liver ultrasonography
6 Liver ultrasonography
7 Vascular structures
8 Midterm
9 Pancreatic ultrasonography
10 Gallbladder ultrasonography
11 Spleen ultrasonography
12 Gastrointestinal system ultrasonography
13 Ultrasonography of other abdominal pathologies
14 Case presentations
15 Case presentations
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Holtgrew-Bohling, K. J. (2019). Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
2. Nelson, R. W., & Couto, C. G. (2019). Small animal internal medicine-E-book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
3. Mert A., Kılıç I. (1997). Ultrasonografiye giriş cilt 1. Eksen Matbaacılık, Istanbul.
4. Bayrakal A., Iskefli O. (2021). Kedi ve Köpeklerde Temel Ultrasonografi ve Ekokardiyografi. Güneş Kitapevi.
5. Pennick D., d'Anjou M. (2015). Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography. Wiley-Blackwell

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type course
Problem/Problem Solving
Problem-based teaching (PBL)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student's preparation for the subject, presentation skills, and participation in the discussions will be considered as Homework/Presentation. In the final exams, the skills of explanation, interpretation, decision making, and combining information will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pelinfatos.polat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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