Veterinary Medical Semiotics and Legal Medicine

Frontal lectures (16 hours)
General physical examination (2 hours)
Clinical, laboratory and diagnostic imaging related to the blood and lymphatic system (2 hours)

Clinical examination and diagnostic imaging of the cardiovascular system (2 hours)
Clinical examination and laboratory diagnostics of the integumentary apparatus (2 hours)
Clinical examination, laboratory diagnostics and imaging of the digestive system (4 hours)
Clinical examination, laboratory diagnostics and imaging of the urinary tract (2 hours)
Overview of horse airway endoscopy (1 hour)
Overview of horse echocardiography (1 hour)

Exercises (16 hours)
Approach and containment of dogs and cats, topographic applied anatomy (1.5 hours)
Examination of the head and neck (examination of oral and oculoconjunctival mucous membranes, opening of the mouth, examination of the lymph nodes, inspection of the ears, palpation of the trachea, hemostasis of the jugular vein, 1.5 hours)
Chest examination of the dog and cat (breath test, palpation of cardiac injury, auscultation of the heart and lungs, palpation of the femoral pulse, 1.5 hours)
Examination of the abdomen of the dog and the cat (inspection of the abdomen, abdominal palpation, recognition of the main abdominal organs available by palpation; 1.5 hours)
Diagnostic exercises for images in dogs and cats: principles of abdominal ultrasound (1.5 hours)
Diagnostic Imaging for Images in the equine species: principles of ultrasound of the abdomen and thorax (1 hour);
Diagnostic Imaging for Images in the Equine species: principles of echocardiography (1 hour)
Classroom exercise seminar for all students on clinical examination of New Pets (rabbit, guinea pig, aviary bird, 2.5 hours)
Lectures in the classroom for all students on the clinical examination of the Reptiles (2 hours)
Classroom exercise seminar for all students on ultrasound clinical cases (2 hours)
[Program for not attending students with reference to descriptor 1 and 2]:
Not included, the course includes mandatory attendance

Frontal lectures (16 hours)
Physical semeiology (inspection, palpation, percussion, listening) (2 hours);
General Objective Exam (2 hours);
Digestive system (3 hours);
Respiratory system (3 hours);
Circulatory system (1 hours);
Urinary system (1 hours);
Dermal and attached gland (breast) (1 h);
Neurological examination (1 hours);
Horse's digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular system (2 hours).

Exercises (16 hours)
Projections of the organs on the skin surface (1 hours);
Accident prevention and containment of cattle and horses (1.5 hours);
Functional examination of the breath and examination of the apparent mucous membranes (1.5 hours);
Palpation: skin, wrist, cardiac area, lung area, lymph nodes, pharynx, rumen, abdomen, (1.5 hours);
Palpation: frontal sinuses, larynx, trachea, thorax, pleurodinia, succession, breast of the bovine (1.5 hours);
Percussion of the chest and abdomen of the bovine (1.5 hours);
Listening of the larynx, trachea, thorax (heart and lung), of the abdomen (rumen and intestine) (1.5 hours);
Clinical examination and neurological examination (1.5 hours);
Inspection, palpation, auscultation in the particular objective examination of the cardiovascular system in the horse (1.5);
Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation in the particular objective examination of the respiratory system in the horse (1,5);
Inspection, palpation, auscultation in the particular objective examination of the gastrointestinal apparatus in the horse (1,5)

FRONTAL LECTURES
- The Veterinary Legal Medicine. The sources of European law. The sources of Italian law (2 hours)
-Elements of administrative law. Elements of criminal law and criminal procedure. Elements of civil law and civil procedure for veterinary use (2 hours)
- The professional responsibility of the veterinarian for the acts of the veterinary surgeon according to the law (2 hours)
-Normative regarding animal protection and welfare. (2 hours)
- Permanent veterinary supervision and the EU Reg. N. 429/2016 (2 hours)
-The official controls and the EU Reg. N. 625/2017 and in L. n. 689/1981 (2 hours)
- Technical-legal analysis of legislation on food safety, food hygiene and feed law (2 hours)
- The legislation on the veterinary drug and the obligations of the veterinary surgeon (2 hours)

EXERCISES
-The responsibility of the veterinary surgeon, analysis and discussion of jurisprudential case studies: analysis of negligence, of skill and of imprudence; case studies of violation of the law (2 hours)
-Analysis of jurisprudential and veterinary case studies in the field of buying and selling animals, classification of defects, times of forfeiture, prescription times (2 hours)
-Analysis of forms of informed consent -Method of the medical record according to the law -Casista of certificates and reports for judicial purposes (2 hours)
-Analysis of technical advice and of medico-legal reports: drafting of an expert report (2 hours)
- Analysis of the jurisprudence of the offenses committed by the official veterinarian - Analysis of the behavior of the ASL veterinarian in the official certifications (2 hours)
-Activities of the official veterinarian: drafting of administrative measures (2 hours)
-Comparation of expert reports with judicial measures (2 hours)
-The role of the official veterinarian of P.G. (2 hours)
[Program for not attending students with reference to descriptor 1 and 2]:
Not included, the course includes mandatory attendance