COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC ANESTHESIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5003 BASIC ANESTHESIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIH ALTAN

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the necessary precautions to avoid complications in anesthesia applied in animal species, the necessary information about the ideal anesthetic drug, the preoperative - postoperative examination methods and the principles necessary for the creation of general anesthesia.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge about anesthesia and its definition.
2   Gain knowledge about anesthesia methods according to animal species
3   Gains and applies the necessary information about the anesthetic drugs used.
4   Creates information and solution proposals on the subject.
5   Makes lectures/presentations and discusses at the level of expertise in professional environments related to his/her field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anesthesia History
2 Theories of Anesthesia
3 Mechanism of Action of Anesthetic Agents
4 Properties of Anesthetic Agents
5 Nerve Physiology
6 Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
7 Respiratory Physiology
8 Midterm exam
9 Acid-Base Balance
10 Terms
11 Indications
12 Factors That Change Anesthesia
13 Preparation for Anesthesia
14 Premedication
15 General anesthesia
16 Final Exam (Final)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Topal A (2005) Veteriner Anestezi, Bursa: Nobel Kitap evi.
2. Hall LW, Clarke KW, Trim CV (2001) Veterinary Anesthesia, WB Saunders, England
3. Grim KA, Lamont LA, Tranquilli WJ, Greene SA, Robertson SA (2015). Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. 5th. Edition, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK.

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 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Case studies, problem-based solutions, homework preparation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.altan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will 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

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