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Haemato, Neurologic & Global Conditions (VETS90038)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
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- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 1
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-small-animal-emergency-and-critical-care
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-small-animal-emergency-and-critical-care
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject will teach you how to manage a patient with major trauma, septic shock, and severe anaemia; to perform and interpret an AFAST scan and give a blood transfusion. Both the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of the following conditions are covered: trauma, burns, hyperthermia, toxicities, coagulopathies, IMHA, IMT, anaphylaxis, diabetic ketoacidosis, Addisonian crisis, hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome, SIRS/sepsis and DIC. This subject will build on knowledge that was acquired as an undergraduate leading to a deeper understanding and improved clinical confidence of these conditions.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of the subject and for the following conditions: traumatic CNS injury, sepsis, haematological and global conditions such as sepsis, hyperthermia, IMHA, IMT, toxicities, anaphylaxis, and Australian zootoxicities, students should be able to:
- Identify sound management decisions based on pathophysiological principles.
- Interpret clinical pathology findings.
- Choose appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Interpret clinical and diagnostic findings in order to identify sound management plans.
- Recall the mechanism of action of medications.
Additionally, students should be able to:
- Apply the principles of transfusion medicine including appropriate indications, limitations and risks.
- Recall the cell-based model of coagulation and explain how this relates to inflammation.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
- problem-solving skills
- analytic skills
- increased confidence in tackling unfamiliar problems
- the capacity to manage competing demands on time
Last updated: 3 November 2022