Survey of Companion Animal Diseases

Catalog description

An overview of several more common companion animal diseases and injuries with which the credentialed veterinary technician will be familiar for purposes of case management, patient care, staff and referral communications and client contact. Topics covered include an introduction to the more common classes of etiologic agents including – infectious, congenital, metabolic, and endocrine, traumatic, neoplastic, nutritional and environmental, and degenerative. A survey of typical response patterns to these etiologies will complete the introduction followed by descriptions of disease situations on a systems basis. Course coverage will necessarily incorporate concepts and facts from previous work including medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, laboratory procedures/results, and nursing.