Clinical veterinary medicine
This course is designed for students undertaking their 4th and 5th year of “Veterinärprogrammet”. The clinical rotations consist of several courses within different fields of veterinary clinical practice and aims to enable the student to independently participate in first opinion clinical work.
Please refer to the course syllabus for a complete list of course modules and credits. Examination takes place throughout the course and include written and oral exams as well as participation in mandatory clinical placements.
Information from the course leader
Undervisningsfria dagar första årsskiftet: 23 december 2021 - 6 januari 2022.
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
VM0131-20150 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Additional course evaluations for VM0131
Academic year 2024/2025
Clinical veterinary medicine (VM0131-20083)
2024-11-25 - 2026-05-07
Academic year 2023/2024
Clinical veterinary medicine (VM0131-20027)
2023-11-20 - 2025-05-01
Academic year 2022/2023
Clinical veterinary medicine (VM0131-20085)
2022-11-21 - 2024-05-02
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
VM0131 Clinical veterinary medicine, 95.0 Credits
Klinisk veterinärmedicinSubjects
Veterinary MedicineEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Large Animal Ambulatory practice 1 | 1.5 | 0102 |
| Large Animal Ambulatory practice 2 | 2.0 | 0103 |
| Large Animal Ambulatory practice 3 | 1.5 | 0104 |
| Large Animal Ambulatory practice 4 | 2.0 | 0105 |
| Veterinary Anesthesiology, Small animal 1 | 1.5 | 0106 |
| Veterinary Anesthesiology, Equine, Large animal a | 1.5 | 0107 |
| Veterinary anesthesiology, Oral and written exam | 0.5 | 0108 |
| Veterinary external clinical practice 1 | 1.5 | 0109 |
| Veterinary external clinical practice 2 | 1.0 | 0110 |
| Veterinary external clinical practice, Seminar | 0.5 | 0111 |
| Veterinary ethics, animal health and welfare | 1.0 | 0112 |
| Veterinary professional developement | 1.0 | 0113 |
| Clinical pharmacology, Clinical chemistry | 0.5 | 0114 |
| Diagnostic imaging, Seminars and practical tutoria | 3.0 | 0115 |
| Diagnostic imaging, Theory | 0.5 | 0116 |
| Diagnostic imaging, Written exam | 0.5 | 0117 |
| Porcine medicine, Practical tutorials and seminars | 3.5 | 0118 |
| Porcine medicine, Oral and written exam | 1.0 | 0119 |
| Equine surgery and medicine H1 | 6.0 | 0120 |
| Equine surgery and medicine, Surgery H2 | 4.0 | 0121 |
| Equine surgery and medicine, Medicine H2 | 4.0 | 0122 |
| Equine surgery and medicine OSCE | 2.0 | 0123 |
| Equine surgery and medicine, Written exam | 1.0 | 0124 |
| Ruminant medicine 1 | 5.0 | 0125 |
| Ruminant medicine 2 | 6.5 | 0126 |
| Ruminant medicine, Written exam | 1.0 | 0127 |
| Diagnostic pathology | 4.5 | 0128 |
| Meat inspection and food control 1 | 1.5 | 0129 |
| Meat inspection and food control 2 | 3.0 | 0130 |
| Reproduction, practical tutorials | 7.5 | 0131 |
| Reproduction, Practical exams | 0.5 | 0132 |
| Reproduction, Written exam | 0.5 | 0133 |
| Small animal surgery and medicine 1, Introduction | 1.0 | 0134 |
| Small animal surgery and med. S1, Clin practice 1 | 4.5 | 0135 |
| Small animal surgery and med. S1, Clin practice 2 | 4.5 | 0136 |
| Small animal surgery and med. S1, Practical tutori | 3.0 | 0137 |
| Small animal surgery and med. S2, Clin practice 1 | 4.0 | 0138 |
| Small animal surgery and med. S2, Clin practice 2 | 3.5 | 0139 |
| Small animal surgery and medicine, written exams | 3.0 | 0140 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1F)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
SwedishPrior knowledge
180 credits Veterinary medicine, of which• 3 credits diagnostic imaging
• 13,5 credits food safety
• 14 credits pharmacology and toxicology
• 4 credits animal welfare and veterinary legislation
• 7 credits propaedeutic veterinary proficiency
Objectives
Content
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
- For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
#### Discontinued practiceA student may receive a fail grade and be stopped from participating in the practical training with living animals if there is a tangible risk that the student, through severe incompetence, could injure animals, other persons, themselves, or valuable property if they continued to participate in the practical training. An individual action plan will be prescribed for the student and served to them in writing. The plan will be established by the department responsible for the course after consultation with a study counselor and the student concerned. This plan, which is decided by the programme director of studies, should indicate which deficiencies in knowledge and skills the student has, which kind of support the student can receive from the department, and when a control can take place that the deficiencies have been resolved. The plan will also specify how this control will be carried out. Each student has the right to a maximum of two control occasions, but no more than one per year. The student may not take part in practical training with living animals until the programme director of studies has controlled and confirmed that the student has the knowledge and skills that are required.
Responsible department
Department of Clinical Sciences
Further information
Grading criteria
Litterature list
- LITTERATURLISTA Kommentar: Nedan angivna böcker och kompendier rekommenderas man att läsa i och lärarna hänvisar framför allt till dessa. En sammanställning av litteraturen finns också i Canvasrummet för kursen. Det är naturligtvis inte nödvändigt eller rimligt att köpa alla angivna böcker. De allra flesta finns som referenslitteratur på Ultunabiblioteket och en del finns även i låne-exemplar. Det kan vara bra att avvakta en bit in på terminen innan man bestämmer sig för vilka böcker man vill köpa. Vissa kompendier finns i Canvasrummet Mediarum – veterinärmedicin.
Samma kurslitteratur används även för kursen Veterinärmedicinsk propedeutik i åk 4, i för den kursen relevanta delkurser .
- Klinisk farmakologi och Klinisk kemi Kommentar: För den intresserade: Riviere & Papich; Veterinary Pharmacology and therapeutics, 10th edition, Wiley Blackwell. Stephen Giguere m.fl. Antimicrobial therapy in veterinary medicine 5th edition, Wiley-Blackwell. Kompendium i Klinisk kemi finns tillgängligt i Canvas. I kompendiet finns även en lista på utökad litteratur för den som är intresserad.
1) Oftalmologi __Kommentar:__ Maggs, D, Miller, P, Ofri, P. Slatter´s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophtalmology 6th Edition Bjerkås, E. Veterinær oftalmologi, Norges Veterinærhøgskole, 2010. (nedladdas gratis från: www.oftovet.com)
1) Reproduktion __Kommentar:__ •Noakes et al., “Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics”,10th edition, 2019 •Nelson & Couto, Small Animal Internal Medicine, 5th ed •Senger, PL: Pathways to pregnancy and parturition, 3rd edition, 2015 •Brinsko et al., 2011: Manual of equine reproduction. Finns på SLU biblioteket som e-bok: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323064828/manual-of-equine-reproduction
Kompendier som finns i Canvas: • Compendium on Equine reproduction • Kompendium i nötkreaturens reproduktion • Reproduktion, förlossning och juverfunktion hos gris • Kompendium i kattreproduktion • Kompendium i hundreproduktion
1) Smådjurskirurgi och -medicin __Kommentar:__ Small Animal Internal Medicine; Nelson, Cuoto, 6th ed, 2019. Small Animal Surgery; Welch Fossum, 5th ed, 2019. Ovanstående titlar är lämpliga för studier i internmedicin och kirurgi på grundnivå.
1) Diagnostisk patologi __Kommentar:__ Rubarth, Sven; Obduktionskompendium Zachary, J.F.; Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 6th ed, ISBN: 9780323357753
Material som finns tillgänglig på BVF samt på SLU:s bibliotek:
Maxie; Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer´s Pathology of Domestic Animals (I-III), 6th ed
- Köttbesiktning och livsmedelskontroll Kommentar: Gemensam kurslitteratur
All gemensam kurslitteratur utom Lathund för besiktningsveterinärorganisationen finns tillgänglig i Canvas eller i elektronisk form (bok, SLU-bibliotek). Ni kan använda det mesta men förmodligen inte allt av litteratur från kursen i Livsmedelsäkerhet i årskurs 3. Lagstiftning rörande kontroll av livsmedel har delvis förändrats. Vi kompletterar/uppdaterar kurslitteratur vid behov.
Kompendium
Sveide, Rolf. 2003. Kompendium: Lathund för besiktningsveterinärorganisationen, bearbetat för kursen i livsmedelshygien/livsmedelssäkerhet och uppdaterad senast 2020. 29 sidor. (Liknande innehåll som i kompendium nedan men innehåller patologanatomiska bilder på besiktningsfynd)
Alternativt:
Lindberg, Ann & Holmlund, Allan. Kompendium i besiktningsfynd och sjukdomsregistrering, reviderat senast 2020. 23 sidor.
Bok
Ninios, T., Lundén J., Korkeala, H., & Fredriksson-Ahoma, M. ed. 2014. Meat Inspection and Control in the Slaughterhouse. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK. 698 sidor.
Instruktioner från Livsmedelsverket
• Livsmedelsverket. 2021. Beslut om kött från tama hov- och klövdjur. 34 sidor.
• Livsmedelsverket. 2021. Besiktningsgång för tama hov- och klövdjur. 15 sidor.
- Övrigt Kommentar: FASS
SVA:s hemsida
Epiwebb
- Allmän kirurgi Kommentar: Utvalda kapitel inom kurslitteraturen i kirurgi, smådjur och häst: Auer JA & JA Stick (ed): Equine Surgery. Elsevier Health Sciences, 4th ed. 2012. Ross MW & Dyson SJ: Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse. 2nd ed. Saunders, 2011. alternativt : Baxter GM: Adam’s and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses, 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011. Welch Fossum; Small Animal Surgery, 4th ed, 2013.
Kompendium tillgängligt på Canvas.
- Anestesiologi Kommentar: Det finns ingen obligatorisk kurslitteratur, men detta är förslag på litteratur för den intresserade:
Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia; W W Muir, JAE Hubbel. 5Th ed., 2013, Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-08069-9.
Veterinary Anaesthesia; KW Clarke, CM Trim. 11th ed., 2014, Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-2793-2
Handbook of Equine Anaesthesia; PM Taylor, KW Clarke. 2nd ed., 2007, Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-2835-9
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 3rd ed., 2016. BSAVA. ISBN 978-1-905319-61-9
- Bilddiagnostik Kommentar: Det finns inget krav på gemensam kurslitteratur i form av någon/några böcker för ämnet bilddiagnostik. Under Veterinärmedicinsk propedeutik och Klinisk veterinärmedicin bygger vi vidare på tidigare moment som undervisats under kursen i klinisk anatomi. Materialet finns på Canvas förutom kompendier i röntgenteknik, smådjur och häst. Den breddnings- och fördjupningslitteratur som listas nedan är gemensam för alla tillfällen då bilddiagnostik undervisas.
Breddnings- och fördjupningslitteratur i bilddiagnostik:
Fysik och teknik: Lavin´s Radiography for Veterinary Technicians. Brown M, Brown L. Techniques in Veterinary Radiography. Morgan JP (Editor).
Anatomi: An atlas of Interpretative Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Cat. Coulson A, Lewis N. Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse. Schebitz H, Wilkens H,
Diagnostik:
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Imaging
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology. Ed. Thrall DE.
Clinical Radiology of the Horse. Butler et al.
Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography. Penninck D, d’Anjou MA.
- Djuretik, djurskydd och djurvälfärd Kommentar: För den intresserade:
Keeling, L.J., Rushen, J and Duncan, I.J.H. (2016) Understanding Animal Welfare. In: Appleby, M.C., Mench, J.A., Olsson, A and Hughes, B.O. (Eds). Animal Welfare, 3rd edition. CABI Publishing, Wallingford.
- Fjäderfä Kommentar: SVA:s webbsida: www.sva.se
McMullin: A Pocket Guide of Poultry Health and Disease, 2004 ISBN 0-95300011105-5-X. Kan beställas från Bokus och www.thepoultrysite.com
Pattison, McMullin, Bradbury, Alexander: Poultry Diseases, 6th ed. Saunders Elsevier, 2008.
- Grissjukdomar Kommentar: Constable PD, Hinchcliff KW, Done SH, Grunberg W 2017: Veterinary Medicine, 11th edition, Elsevier ISBN 9780702052460. Finns tillgänglig i elektronisk form via SLU-biblioteket, sök på ISBN.
- Hästkirurgi och -medicin Kommentar: Taylor FGR & MH Hillyer: Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine. WB Saunders Co, 2010. Speirs VC: Clinical Examination of Horses. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia, 1997. Besiktning av häst: Sveriges Veterinärförbund
Kirurgi och ortopedi: Auer JA & JA Stick (ed): Equine Surgery. Elsevier Health Sciences, 4th ed. 2012. Ross MW & Dyson SJ: Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse. 2nd ed. Saunders, 2011. alternativt Baxter GM: Adam’s and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses, 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011. Dessa rekommenderas som fullt tillräckliga böcker i kirurgi och ortopedi. Vissa avsnitt stämmer inte överens med svenska förhållanden, vilket kommer att påpekas av lärare.
Rekommenderas också Equine dentistry 3d edition. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780702029806/equine-dentistry. Även Oftalmologi. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9781437708462/equine-ophthalmology
Medicin: Reed, Bayly and Sellon: Equine Internal Medicine 2nd ed. WB Saunders Co, 2010 alternativt Smith, BP: Large Animal Internal Medicine 4th ed. Mosby, 2009
Dermatologi:
Lloyd, Littlewood & Craig; Practical Equine dermatology. 2008.
Dermatologikompendium på Canvas
- Idisslarmedicin Kommentar: Constable PD, Hinchcliff KW, Done SH, Grunberg W 2017: Veterinary Medicine, 11th edition, Elsevier ISBN 9780702052460. Finns tillgänglig i elektronisk form via SLU-biblioteket, sök på ISBN.
Juverhälsa och juversjukdomar - material utdelat i samband med undervisning samt information på Juverportalen.se
Hulsen, J. 2008. Kosignaler – En praktisk bok om mjölkföretagande med kon i fokus. ISBN 978-90-810974-3-7.
Hulsen J. 2016. Klövsignaler – framgångsfaktorer för friska klövar. ISBN 978-91-982215-6-5.