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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This 16-week course in anesthesiology is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the various common chemical agents associated with modern veterinary anesthesia. In addition to drug pharmacokinetics, students will also learn and develop skills in the proper operation and maintenance of anesthetic machines, induction and monitoring of patients, maintaining accurate anesthetic records, and recognizing anesthetic emergencies. Three lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to provide the student with the cognitive skills to comprehend the principles of body function, which are basic to the performance of the skills expected of a Veterinary Technician. The course will cover comparative function of domestic animals beginning at the cellular level and progressing through the systems of the body. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to provide the student an opportunity to perform hematological techniques including; sample collection, preparation, identification and counting blood cells, determination of hematocrit, sedimentation rate, hemoglobin content, and red blood cell indices. Along with hematological performances, internal and external parasites are identified, and classified, with discussions of their significance within veterinary public health, epidemiology and prevention. Three lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This is an occupational experience afforded by cooperative effort between the student, Murray STATE COLLEGEVeterinary Technology Program and the approved professional veterinary medical or allied medical clinical practice establishment. Forty laboratory hours a week for eight weeks. Credit: Six semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to provide the student an opportunity to perform blood chemistry tests, urinalysis and aspiration techniques for cytological exam to aid in evaluating and interpreting physiological or pathological bodily functions. Hematology and parasitology laboratory applications will be carried over from Laboratory Tech. I. Other serological and body function tests will be incorporated during the course of study. Two lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to introduce the student to various aspects of radiology, including positioning, exposure, developing techniques and trouble-shooting. The course also includes exposure to ultrasonography, fluoroscopy, scintigraphy, and nuclear radiology. Safety and technique are emphasized throughout the course. Two lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. Nutrients and their functions, nutrient requirements of the various classes of livestock, composition and classification of feed stuffs and ration formulation are covered. Credit: Two semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to provide the student with the cognitive skills to recognize general pathology common to the domestic animal. The student will be expected to assimilate information and enter into a decision-making process at the level necessary for the practicing Veterinary Technician. Sections to be covered in this course include general pathology, immunology, toxicology and common diseases of domestic animals, including zoonotic diseases and preventive measures. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course is designed to introduce the student to the various aspects of pharmacology including: recognition of general types and groups of drugs, routes of administration and dosage regimen; pharmacokinetics; and labeling and packaging of drugs for dispensing. In addition the student will have the opportunity to expand skills acquired in VT 1214, and VT 1224. Three lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of preceding VT courses (as listed in the degree curriculum) with a grade of "C" or better or approval of Program Director. This course covers basic office procedures, staff, and client relations; the human-animal bond; ethics, professional conduct, and marketing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three semester hours.
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