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3.00 Credits
This course provides instruction in the principles of obtaining and examining blood samples from different species of animals commonly seen in veterinary practice today. The laboratory sessions include a practical approach to staining and evaluating the blood of animals in both healthy and disease conditions. Emphasis is placed on the recognition of the types and developmental stages of erythrocytes and leukocytes. Blood coagulation mechanisms, the immune system, preparation and handling of cytology samples and training in the use of automated cell counters are also included. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to nutrition concepts for large animals and small animals that they will utilize in veterinary medicine. Students will learn about commercial and therapeutic diets for companion animals and how to evaluate those diets. Students will learn to recognize feedstuffs and supplements for farm animals and develop rations for various species and life stages based on the feeds nutritional value. In addition, clinical signs of nutritional diseases, their prevention and treatments will be covered in lectures. 2 hrs lecture.
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to terminology that they will use in succeeding veterinary technology courses, report writing, professional practice, and professional reading. Emphasis will be placed on word usage, word meanings, and word pronunciations. 2 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
This class introduces the basic principles of the uses of therapeutic agents in veterinary medicine and the classification of therapeutic agents in common use. Specific subject matter includes definitions and terminology; routes of administration and dosage forms; history of pharmacology; measurements used in pharmacology; actions and effects of drugs; assimilation and elimination of drugs in animals; regulation of the manufacture, sale, and use of drugs; factors that modify drug action; and study of classes and examples of specific drugs. Laboratory exercises allow the student to actually practice filling prescriptions, writing prescription labels, making entries into medical records and into both written and computerized drug logs. Compounding of medications is demonstrated and students are required to formulate percent solutions and mixed solutions (medical cocktails) under direct veterinary supervision. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
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3.00 Credits
This is a one-semester lecture course. This course reviews basic mathematical operations used by veterinary technicians in the field of veterinary pharmacology. Topics covered in this course include: common abbreviations used in pharmacology, drug dose calculation methods (formula, ratio/proportion, and dimensional analysis [also called factor-label]), unit conversions, fundamentals of fluid therapy (fluid types, drip/flow rates, constant rate infusions and fluid deficit calculations), and solution preparations (dilutions). 3 hours lecture.
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the macro-parasites that commonly infect veterinary species. Students will learn how to collect samples, perform diagnostic tests on these samples, identify parasites, and will gain hands-on experience in these areas. In addition, material covering prevention, treatment, life cycles, and clinical disease will be presented. 2 hours lecture, 1 hour lab.
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4.00 Credits
A one-semester course providing students with the fundamentals of both chemistry and biology. Chemistry topics include matter and energy, atomic structure, periodic table, chemical composition and nomenclature, solutions, bonding, reaction rates, acids and basis, pH, and radioactivity. Biology topics to be discussed are basic cell structure and function, biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids), cellular respiration, cellular division through both mitosis and meiosis, protein synthesis through transcription and translation, and basic genetics/patterns of inheritance. 4 hours lecture.
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2.00 Credits
This is a one-semester (16-week) lecture only course. This course introduces students to terminology, basic facts and fundamental concepts of chemistry, and relates this information to the biological processes encountered in veterinary medicine. This course begins with introductory topics which include matter and its physical states, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonding, chemical reations and inorganic nomenclature. After the initial introductory material, the course covers more advanced concepts and clinical applications including solution chemistry (concentrations and tonicity), gas laws, and acid-base chemistry (pH, buffers, and electrolytes). 2 hours lecture.
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2.00 Credits
This is a one-semester (16-week) lecture only course. This course covers the basics of cellular biology to provide students with the foundation material required for future veterinary technology courses. Topics covered include biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids), basic cell structure and function, energy and enqymes, cellular respiration, DNA structure and function, mitosis and leiosis, protein synthesis, Mendelian genetics and inherited conditions/diseases in animals. 2 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to administer anesthesia and provide pain relief to common domestic species. The laboratory portions are small groups of approximately 6 students and consist of hands-on experience to safely manage small and large animals in all stages of anesthesia. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
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